The Carpe Vita boat
Made of the finest wood
Carpe Vita
Introducing our second boat, the Carpe Vita, the upgraded sistership of the Carpe Diem. The Carpe Vita meaning “Seize Life” was built in the Maldives by the same person, Amir Mansoor, as the Carpe Diem. The Carpe Vita started operations in 2011. The Carpe Vita with her 38 meters in length is bigger than the Carpe Diem, but still catering for a maximum of 20 people. With 10 cabins divided over 3 decks providing a lot more space. The Carpe Vita like the Carpe Diem caters for dedicated scuba diving, wave surfing ,fishing and tailor made trips for both individuals as well as groups.
The Carpe Vita provides standard 3 dives a day on her dedicated scuba diving trips and offers some different itineraries from the Carpe Diem.
The Boat Carpe Vita
The MV Carpe Vita is a luxury 38 m long motor safari yacht with a wooden hull. Like the Carpe Diem she has a total of 10 cabins divided over 3 decks and can cater for a maximum of 20 divers.
The lower deck has
- 6 standard cabins
- 1 Directors cabin + 1 dive team cabin
- The engine room
- Crew compartment
Main deck
AC acclimatised lounge/restaurant area, with a coffee / tea /buffet table offering you coffee/tea throughout the day. It also has a wide flat screen TV, DVD/MP3 player, in house sound system, library and comfortable sitting area with plug points for laptop use.
Outside in front of the lounge area there is another sitting area in the shade with comfortable cushions, where you could have your afternoon tea while cruising and taking in the beautiful colours of the Indian Ocean.
- The gallery and a spacious cold room
- Linen storage room
- Dive rental storage area
- Business centre with internet and all business centre facilities.
- Camera table
- Camera recharging table
- Common toilet
- A platform at the back of the main deck with two fresh water showers
- Two comfortable superior rooms
Upper deck
From the outside as well as from the inside a staircase will lead you to the upper deck and bridge area with
- Bridge area with sofa seating area to accompany the captain while driving the boat
- Outside shaded sitting area in front of the bridge with fabulous view
- Our beautiful and very spacious two VIP Suite rooms.
- Main open air dining area and bar where you will be served semi buffet meals prepared by our fine dining chef while enjoying our fine selection of (non) alcoholic beverages.
Virtual 360 Tour
- Bow: Wonderful sitting area in the shade in front of the captains wheelhouse upper deck.
- Dhoni : Very spacious diving dhoni with Nitrox system and toilet with hot water shower.
- Dinning Area: Enjoy your meals on the upper deck with stunning views of the Maldives
- Lounge: Share your dive stories in a cool acclimatised social area.
- Sundeck: Enjoy the sun or shade and “hot tub” while sipping on one of our great cocktails.
Carpe Vita cabins
Enjoy our luxury cabins
Carpe Vita cabins
The Carpe Vita has 10 comfortable cabins of different standards divided over 3 decks. The different cabin types are VIP suite (2), Superior (2) and standard (6). All cabins have individually controlled AC, safety deposit boxes, life jackets and their own private bathroom with toilet and hot water shower. The electricity voltage on board is of 220V and the plugs are of 3 pins UK type.
Suite




The two spacious VIP suite cabins (nos. 1 and 2) have king size (California) beds which can be separated in two super single beds (39 inches), a wide flat screen TV plus DVD/HD player, desk/chair/dresser, two hanging closets, windows throughout the side of the cabin, bathroom with dual sink, bath tub and separate shower cubicle.
Superior


The two superior cabins (nos. 3 and 4), located on the main deck have king size beds which can be separated in two super single beds and desk/chair/dresser, hanging closet, large windows, private ensuite bathroom and shower cubicle.
Standard


A total of 6 standard cabins, nos. 5 – 10 are located on the cabin deck below the main deck. All cabins have one queen size bed and a super single bed, desk/chair, dresser, private ensuite bathrooms with showers. All standard cabins have portholes.
Virtual 360 Tour
- Bow: Two lines of text mentioning location and characteristic(s) of the cabin.
- Cabin Suit: Two biggest cabins in our fleet, located on upper deck with bath tub and shower.
- Cabin Superior: Total of two, located on the main deck and window views.
- Cabin Standard: Located on the lower deck, total of 6 standard cabins each with a double bed and single bed.
Technical details
Carpe Vita “Geek Section”
Maldives Travel Award
Winner 2015

Carpe Vita Technical
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General
General technical details
Built : | 2011 |
Port of Registration : | Male’ / Republic of Maldives |
Length (m) : | 38.2 (127 feet) |
Width (m) : | 10.36 (34 feet) |
Maximum Guests : | 20 |
No. of Cabins : | 10 (2 Suite, 2 Deluxe, 6 Standard) |
No. of Bathrooms : | 13 |
Air-Condition : | In any enclosed area of the Boat and in each Cabin |
No.ofCrew : | 10 + 3 on the divingdhoni |
Engine : | DoosanDaewoodMarine Diesel (Model No: V1 80219), HP 800 |
Fuel Tank Capacity : | 2 x Tanks of 6,000 liters per Tank (Total 12 tons) |
Navigation : | GPS, Sounder |
Communication : | VHF Radio, Internet, GSM |
Generators : | 2 x Zenith Isuzu 52KW Marine-Gen set
1 x Zenith Isuzu 16KW Marine-Gen set |
Electric Voltage : | 220 / 50 Hz, 3 Phase, 24hrs/ day |
Fresh Water capacity : | 10,000 Liters (10 Tons) |
Water Maker : | 1 x WASCODesalinator400 Liters / hr. 10 tons / day
1 x WASCODesalinator600 Liters / hr. 15 tons / day |
Safety equipment | Smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, life jackets, emergency alarm |
Laundry Service : | YES |
DivingDhoni: | YES (L: 61 feet/ W: 20 feet) |
Nitrox onBoard ? | YES |
HP Compressors : | 2 x L&W 420 electric |
Nitrox Gen : | Nitrox L&W |
FA Oxygen on board : | YES, 10,500 Liters |
Dive Gear Rental : | YES –Scubaprobrand |
Diving School : | YES |
Cabin Specifications
Cabin specifications
CABINS | NO. OF CABINS | MAX. PAX | DECK LOCATION |
VIP Suite (S) | 2 | 4 | Upper Deck |
Deluxe (DLX) | 2 | 4 | Main Deck |
Standard (STD) | 6 | 12 | Lower Deck |
10 | 20 |
Maldives Travel Award
Winner 2015

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Contact Us
Carpe Diem Maldives Pvt. Ltd.
H. Coalfield/ 1st floor B
Kalhuhuraa Magu,
Male’, 20085
Republic of Maldives
E-mail: info@carpediemmaldives.com
Tel: +(960) 3300883
Fax: +(960) 3306747
Skype: mvcarpediem
Facebook: Carpe Diem Maldives Pvt. Ltd.
Office:
Amir Mansoor
Managing Director
Tel: +(960) 3300883
E-mail: info@carpediemmaldives.com
Agnes van Linden
Asst. Managing Director
Tel: +(960) 330883
E-mail: agnes@carpediemmaldives.com
Alice Couranjou
Operations Manager
Tel: +(960) 7950883
E-mail: operations@carpediemmaldives.com
Christine Durrell
PR, Communications and Customer Relations
Tel: +(960) 7794003
E-mail: pr@carpediemmaldives.com
Shiva Kumar
Accountant
Mobile: +(960) 3300883
E-mail: accounts@carpediemmaldives.com
Office hours:
Sat – Thursday 9:00AM – 5:00PM (Local Time)
Friday (Closed), Mail (Every Day)