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Emperor Virgo

1945 € / $2207 USD / 7 nights - Rates dependent upon Itinerary

Length: 32 meters / 105 feet

Beam: 9.1 meters / 30 feet

Engine: 500 HP Caterpillar

Nitrox Free

WIFI Available

Schedules & Availability

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Accommodating 18 divers, the Virgo is 32 meters in length. All cabins have double/twin beds, and cabin 3 can be booked as a triple. All cabins are ensuite. Upper and main deck cabins have large windows giving views of the ocean and islands beyond. The main deck has a large saloon with comfy sofas. The upper deck has lounges for sun bathing. A complimentary glass of wine is served with dinner. The Emperor Virgo offers free nitrox to EAN-certified divers.

Dive itineraries: South Central Atolls North Male Atoll: Beautiful Pinnacles & House Reefs. South Male Atoll: Grey reef sharks, eagle rays, other pelagics, beautiful macro wreck. Vaavu Atoll: Beautiful channels with magical soft corals and pelagic delights. Action packed night dive with Nurse sharks and others. Meemu Atoll: Enchanting channels with pelagic action, Sailfish, Grey reef sharks, Eagle rays and beautiful soft coral. Manta cleaning station. Thaa Atoll: Hammerhead sharks, Whale sharks at night. Laamu Atoll: Beautiful fish filled channels with great shark encounters.

Deep South Shark Dives Laamu Atoll: Beautiful fish filled channels with great shark encounters. Huvadhoo Atoll: Whale sharks at night, abundant grey reef sharks, oceanic black tip sharks, fast and exciting channel dives - don't take your eyes off the blue; silky sharks, great hammerhead sharks, mola-mola and bull sharks seen from time to time. Foammulah Island/Atoll: Tiger sharks, oceanic manta and thresher sharks. Oceanic Island rising from the deep with incredible visibility. Addu Atoll: The most southern atoll of the Maldives, which is located south of the equator and used to be a British Royal Air Force base

Text and photographs courtesy of Emperor Divers.

Dive Conditions

The conditions are generally good all the year around Maldives. Air temperature is 26°C to 32°C year-round. The average water temperature ranges from 27°C to 30°C year-round. Divers can expect visibility from 15m to 40m depending on the season and location. The visibility is not as good during the rainy season, May to August. Currents depend a lot on tide and location, and ranges from none in the lagoon to very strong in the channels. Dive depths range from 5m to 40m. The coral reefs are shallow and most of the dive sites are between 10 and 20 meters deep.

Due to the medium to strong currents, drift dives are common. Often divers have to do a negative entry, which means the moment you enter the water, you must descend to the bottom. The Maldives is recommended for the intermediate level or experienced diver. Because of the depths and currents, dives in the Maldives are usually 45 - 50 minutes for many divers. There are many dives sites which are suitable for novice divers as well which are protected from the currents, and novice divers can do drift dives on the long reefs not affected by tricky currents.