76 liveaboards available

MV Smiling Seahorse is a 25-metre steel-hulled liveaboard built in 2018 by divers, for divers, running cruises from Ranong to the Mergui Archipelago and Burma Banks in Myanmar and to the Surin and Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock in Thailand. She takes only 16 guests in 8 air-conditioned cabins spread over 4 decks, with an open-air design, a rooftop sun deck, a large common area and a fully equipped camera room. Small groups of up to four divers per guide, a nearly one-to-one crew-to-guest ratio, Thai and international cuisine and one blackwater dive included on every trip.

AMBA is a 34 metre, 10 metre wide liveaboard built in 2004 and run by her German owners, who live on board and guide the trips themselves. She takes 22 divers in 11 air conditioned cabins with private bathrooms, including two luxury cabins with their own private terrace on the upper deck. Diving is run from an 18 metre dhoni with six wide exits, Bauer Pure Air compressors and free Nitrox 32 on every dive. Routes run from Male across the central atolls, up to Baa and Raa for the Hanifaru mantas, and down to the Deep South and Fuvahmulah for tiger sharks and hammerheads.

M/Y Topaz is a 41-metre Red Sea liveaboard, fully renovated in 2018, operated by Seafari from Hurghada and Port Ghalib. She takes up to 32 guests in 16 air-conditioned cabins with private bathrooms over five decks: restaurant on the lower deck, dive platform on the main deck, lounge and outdoor area on the upper deck, a jacuzzi on the sun deck and a panoramic high deck. Cruises cover the North and Ras Mohammed, Tiran and Dahab, the Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone, Fury Shoal and St John's, with 16 dives a week and free Nitrox when available.

Maldives Blue Force One is a 42-metre premium liveaboard, awarded best boat built in the Maldives by the Liveaboard Association of Maldives. She takes 24 guests in 12 hotel-style cabins with private bathrooms, and adds an outdoor jacuzzi, three sun decks, an outdoor restaurant on the bow, a full-service bar and a large column-free lounge. She sails the Central Atolls, Hanifaru, the Deep South and the Southern Hemisphere from Male, with a dive dhoni, Nitrox membranes and spare compressors.

Maldives Blue Force 3 is a 42-metre steel liveaboard launched in November 2018 and designed by divers for divers. She takes 26 guests in 12 air-conditioned cabins with private bathrooms, with an air-conditioned dining room and lounge, an outdoor bar and two large sun decks. Four dive guides keep groups small on the Central Atolls, Hanifaru, Best of the Maldives and Southern Hemisphere routes, diving from a dedicated dhoni.

Red Sea Blue Force 2 is a 28-metre liveaboard operating from Sharm El Sheikh for over 25 years, ideal for a first liveaboard. She takes 18 guests in nine twin cabins with air-conditioning and private bathrooms, with an air-conditioned lounge and dining room, an outdoor bar and two sun decks. Three dive guides run small groups on the North and Extended North routes: Ras Mohammed, the Strait of Tiran and wrecks such as the Thistlegorm.

Adelaar is a 38-metre Dutch schooner built in 1902, meticulously restored and sailing Indonesian waters for over 30 years. She takes only 8 guests in four teak-panelled staterooms, each with en-suite bathroom, individual air-conditioning and an entertainment system, looked after by a crew of 12 including a Western cruise manager and two dive guides. Cruises follow the seasons: Raja Ampat from October to April, Komodo (with departures to and from Bali) from May to September, the Banda Sea and Alor in April, September and October, and Triton Bay in mid-November. Nitrox is available at extra cost for certified divers.

The Seven Seas is a 40-metre traditional Buginese schooner built on an ironwood hull and operating since 2006, one of the pioneering liveaboards of eastern Indonesia. She takes a maximum of 14 guests in eight air-conditioned en-suite cabins over three decks, with a large sun deck, shaded lounges and a spacious dive deck with three tenders. Cruises cover Komodo and Sumbawa, East of Flores and Alor, the Forgotten Islands, the Banda Sea, Triton Bay and Raja Ampat, with up to four dives a day and Nitrox included.

Supraba is a 33.7-metre traditional phinisi completed in 2020 in South Sulawesi, built from teak and ironwood with seven sails and bronze portholes. She takes up to 12 guests in six air-conditioned en-suite cabins, including two master cabins, with an indoor lounge, outdoor dining terrace and sun deck. Diving and leisure cruises run in Komodo from April to November and in Raja Ampat from October to April, with expedition crossings through the Banda Sea and Halmahera.

Horizon 3 is a 36-metre steel and fibreglass motor yacht operated by Blue Horizon, a Maldivian liveaboard company running since 1994. She takes up to 24 divers in 12 air-conditioned en-suite cabins across three decks, with an indoor saloon, bar, sun deck with hot tub and an on-board massage therapist. Diving is run from a separate dive dhoni with five guides, and itineraries cover the central atolls, Baa Atoll and Hanifaru Bay, and the deep south.