Dive Review of M/Y Blue Voyager (Maldives Master) in
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M/Y Blue Voyager (Maldives Master): "Maldives: Great Boat, Questionable Diving", Apr, 2018, by Tim, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 10243 has 3 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Blue Voyager and The Master Fleet are merging and while the brand is yet to be consolidated, it is a well-run organization. The 120’ boat is well appointed with a large dining area, a very large sky lounge and a large sun deck with a hot tub. There are 13 cabins. They run a “dhoni”, Blue Shadow, which is a 62’ dive boat that follows the Master. All dive gear is stored on the dive boat and all dives are conducted from the dhoni. This was a very convenient set-up and kept the live-aboard dry and free of clutter. The food was good and there was a nice variety. Fresh snacks followed every dive. The crew does a good job maintaining and addressing any issues that arise. The Dive Crew had a great attitude and excellent dive briefings. The customary approach is to dive in a current and hook on the corner where the channel and reef meet and observe Mantas, Rays, White Tip, Gray Reef Black Tip Sharks. Unfortunately we saw very limited action and were told the changing season played havoc with anticipated currents. Often there was no current and only a couple small sharks. On a couple of occasions at depth there was a ripping down current flowing out to the channel resulting in a challenging dive that was not enjoyable. Visibility was mediocre on most dives, but there were a few spots where it was excellent. Coral was brilliant on a few sites, but mostly dead rubble. We hope that our bad fortune – 2 mantas and no whale sharks – was our timing and the change of seasons. It could also be that when 150+ divers (we encountered this) regularly diving on the popular sites is changing animal behavior. Many live-aboards, including this boat, left Egypt after their political issues and are now based out of Male. Getting to The Maldives is a very long trip to just to see “the usual tropical suspects”, mediocre viz and unhealthy reefs.
Websites	M/Y Blue Voyager (Maldives Master)
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Hawaii, Florida, Cuba, USVI, BVI's, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, La Paz, Indonesia, Chuuk, Palau, Fiji, Egypt, Saba, Dominica, St. Maarten, Bahamas
Closest Airport	MLE	Getting There	LAX -> HGK -> MLE
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	90' depth limit by Maldives Law
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	2 stations: one in the Sky Lounge upstairs on top of a cabinet. One on the aft deck not enclosed.

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Dive Review of M/Y Blue Voyager (Maldives Master) in Maldives/Central Atolls

M/Y Blue Voyager (Maldives Master): "Maldives: Great Boat, Questionable Diving", Apr, 2018,

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Dive Review of M/Y Blue Voyager (Maldives Master) in
Maldives/Central Atolls