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Best Discounted Liveaboards Maldives (Diving on a Budget)

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Emperor Serenity – Maldives Liveaboard – image courtesy of Liveaboard.com

Last minute liveaboards to the Maldives

These are the best last minute liveaboard deals to dive the Maldives. Dive the famous North Ari Atoll, South Ari Atoll, Ari Atoll and more remote dive sites of Maldives in style and arrive by Maldives liveaboard, whilst saving money by booking a cheap last minute deal.

Please be aware these liveaboard discounts and deals sell out fast, so act fast to avoid being disappointed.

The Best Time To Dive The Maldives to see Whaelk Sharks

If you want a few good reasons why you might want to bag a discounted liveaboard trip to dive the Maldives, you are spoilt for choice. When you consider there are 1,192 coral islands that are grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, your best option is to dive the Maldives by liveaboard.

By doing so, you’ll cover a wider area, dive more dite sites and arrive early before the day boats for those dive sites accessible by land-base holiday-makers. When you dive the Maldives you’ll be treated to whale sharks, manta rays, colourful coral reefs with an abundance of marine life, which is almost second to non. Which means if you bag a discount on your liveaboard trip, even better!

These last minute Maldives liveaboard deals are sorted in descending Deal Date” order, where deals with the furthest “Deal Date” are at the top of the list. If you want to re-sort the table into last minute offers in ascending order select “Ascending” and press “Sort“.*

Browse the deals, compare prices, choose your date and book your Maldives diving safari at the best rates online! With flexible booking terms.

If you would like to sort this last minute Maldives liveaboard deals list in order of “Discount“, “Liveaboard Discount Total“, “Price Before Discount“, “Price After Discount” or “Tour Days“, select one of these from the “Sort by” dropdown menu and press “Sort“.

You can also filter the liveaboard discounted deals table by using the “Search” function too.

To do so, click “(select)” under “Search:” and choose the column you want to filter by. Type your search criteria in the search box, and click “Search“.

For example; if you want to search for all “8 day last minute Maldives liveaboard deals“: Select “Tour Days” from the “(select)” dropdown, enter “8 days” in the search box, and click “Search“.

To start your search afresh, click the “Clear button”.

* Note: If you change this list to ascending order with the earlier deals first, you may find you’ll need to scroll past expired deals where the “Deal Date” has past.

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Maldives liveaboard last minute deals

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Total Liveaboard Deals: 667
Liveaboard/View OfferDeal DateDiscountLiveaboard Discount TotalPrice Before DiscountPrice After DiscountTour Days
Ariyal 04/07/2026 30% £827 £2,757.00 £1,930.00 8days
Theia 04/07/2026 10% £171 £1,714.00 £1,543.00 8days
Theia 27/06/2026 10% £171 £1,714.00 £1,543.00 8days
Theia 20/06/2026 10% £171 £1,714.00 £1,543.00 8days
Theia 13/06/2026 10% £171 £1,714.00 £1,543.00 8days
Theia 06/06/2026 10% £171 £1,714.00 £1,543.00 8days
Theia 30/05/2026 10% £171 £1,714.00 £1,543.00 8days
Seafari Explorer 2 24/05/2026 Pay 10 get 1 FREE £1,806 £21,672.00 £19,866.00 8days
Seafari Explorer 2 24/05/2026 Pay 20 get 2 FREE £3,612 £39,732.00 £36,120.00 8days
Felicity 23/05/2026 10% £300 £2,999.00 £2,699.00 8days
Theia 23/05/2026 10% £179 £1,792.00 £1,613.00 8days
Seafari Explorer 2 17/05/2026 Pay 10 get 1 FREE £1,806 £21,672.00 £19,866.00 8days
Seafari Explorer 2 17/05/2026 Pay 20 get 2 FREE £3,612 £39,732.00 £36,120.00 8days
Felicity 16/05/2026 10% £300 £2,999.00 £2,699.00 8days
Theia 16/05/2026 10% £202 £2,026.00 £1,824.00 8days
Seafari Explorer 2 10/05/2026 Pay 10 get 1 FREE £1,806 £21,672.00 £19,866.00 8days
Seafari Explorer 2 10/05/2026 Pay 20 get 2 FREE £3,612 £39,732.00 £36,120.00 8days
Felicity 09/05/2026 10% £300 £2,999.00 £2,699.00 8days
Theia 09/05/2026 10% £202 £2,026.00 £1,824.00 8days
Seafari Explorer 2 03/05/2026 Pay 10 get 1 FREE £1,806 £21,672.00 £19,866.00 8days

Important note: The discounts for liveaboards in the list of Maldives liveaboard deals may not be the same when you click to view the offer. This can be because the offer ended or it has been changed since it was entered on Scubadivingearth.com, or due to exchange rate movements. By clicking the view offer link, you accept that these discount deals may be different to those shown here or are no longer available.

Happy liveaboard diving deal hunting! The team at ScubaDivingEarth.com.

Maldives liveaboard comparison table and review ratings

Use this Maldives liveaboard comparison table to see the review ratings for each of these Maldives liveaboards. You can filter the table by using the check boxes to search for your perfect Maldives liveaboard. Then combine these reviews and ratings with the best discounts and bag yourself a budget liveaboard trip.

For example, if you like the Emperor Serenity liveaboard in the list below, you can then select “Liveaboard/View Offer” from the Search dropdown in the above last minute deals table, and then enter “Emperor Serenity” in the search box. This will filter the best discounted liveaboard deals to show just those for the Emperor Serenity liveaboard.

If you are beginner diver, use the search for either “Open Water Diver” or “No Certificate Needed” to search for liveaboards that take divers who are not advanced.

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Better then expected. On the trip we saw everything you can see in Maldives: 3 whale sharks, 30 manta rays, schools of white , black tip sharks, grey reef sharks, tiger shark, guitar shark, school of spinner sharks, giant hammerhead. The crew took us on the best dive sites, and almost everywhere we were the only boat. Staff was kind and they did everything for us. The room was very comfortable. The only thing I would change is about food. I would like to have more local food and fish dishes and less Eurpean. Otherwise 10/10 Will come back.” Recommended for: Dives, dive guide Sam, staff.

Review: MV Iruvai; Book: MV Iruvai 10 Exceptional from £146; $184; €169

Marvelous Maldives. The diving was fantastic and well planned. The meals were a genuine delight. The dinners on the beach under the milky way were very special. The crew was extremely friendly.” Recommended for: Diving, food, deck.

Review: Pearl 111; Book: Pearl 111 9.8 Exceptional from £264; $333; €306

Superb boat, fantastic diving and lovely crew. One of us dives and one doesn’t but on Scubaspa we each had an equally great holiday. Think of a floating five star boutique hotel with an award winning spa and the best staff you could hope for. Add to it top quality diving that just kept giving with attentive and knowledgeable guides. Throw in some super travelling companions great food and lots of fun and you have a trip aboard the Scubaspa Yang. I must also thank Liveaboard.com for making sure everything worked smoothly and all requests were looked after. Recommended for: Crew and guides, Diving and Boat.

Review: MV Scubaspa Yang; Book: MV Scubaspa Yang 9.6 Exceptional from £230; $290; €267

”Whitepearl has now set the standard by which I will measure all future liveaboards. A few firsts, night diving with Sharks, at last my first Manta’, the ease and professional organisation on the boat, the calm leadership of Tony and the luxury of the boat.” Recommended for: The Crew, the diving, the food.

Review: White Pearl; Book: White Pearl 9.6 Exceptional from £244; $307; €283

Checked all the boxes for the best trip ever. Dolphins- manta rays – nurse sharks” Recommended for: The food, the snorkeling, the crew.

Review: Sea Farer Dhoni; Book: Sea Farer Dhoni 9.6 Exceptional from £209; $263; €242

Look no further book this one. The boat is very luxurious just what you require after three spectacular dives a day. The food is plentiful, varied and delicious. The accommodation is very comfortable and spotless. The diving guides are very calm, knowledgeable and helpful. The dive sites are varied with lots of sea life great for spotting sharks.The added bonus is the spa and yoga. The attention to detail from staff and facilities on this liverboard is remarkable. Thanks Scubaspa for a wonderful experience!Recommended for: Crew, attention to detail, food, diving and boat.

Review: MV Scubaspa Yin; Book: MV Scubaspa Yin 9.5 Superb from £230; $294; €269

Exceeded my expectations, great liveaboard! Was on the central maledives cruise starting December 4th 2023 and it was an absolute blast! The boat is in great condition and very spacious. Food was superb – Buffet for breakfast and lunch, set menu for dinner. The crew catered for all special diets like vegan food perfectly. The dives were phenomenal. Channel and thila dives with dozens of grey sharks, eagle ray, manta rays, whaleshark, turtles, octopus, so nothing else to wish for. You should consider that there are many dives at 30m with very strong currents, and with four instructors for 20-30 guests, you should be comfortable to dive alone with your buddy in challenging conditions. The guests and instructors were mostly French natives. But Lucila, one of the instructors, mostly took care of the six international guests. She did an amazing job to make sure that all info and briefings were provided in English and that we had a great time under water and on board. Thanks Lucila and the whole team for such a great experience! Recommended for: Sharks and Mantas, Variety in dive sites, engagement of instructors.

Review: Ocean One; Book: Ocean One 9.5 Exceptional from £159; $200; €184

Stay tuned for more dates, more discounts and more great affordable diving opportunities! Happy Diving!!

Best liveaboard deals

If you are looking for some of the best liveaboard deals, the following posts will give you just that:

These last minute deals are updated regularly, so if you are looking for the best discounts, I recommend you check this regularly.

I hope you enjoyed this list of the best and latest deals and discounts for Maldives liveaboards

I’d love to hear from you. Tell us about your adventures of diving and snorkeling, in the comments below. Please also share your photos. Either from your underwater cameras or videos from your waterproof Gopro’s!

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Best Discounted Liveaboards Maldives (Diving on a Budget)

Article written by Russell Bowyer who has been a scuba diver since diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in 1989. After his first dive he trained as a BSAC diver in the UK. He attained his Diver Leader certification with BSAC. He then went on to become a scuba diving instructor, teaching others how to dive and was voted as Diving Officer and Treasurer for the Saffron Walden BSAC club too. Russell has dived all over the world, including the UK, on liveaboards in the Red Sea, the Caribbean, South Africa and the USA. Russell is experienced in all dive types, including drift diving, deep dives that involved decompression stops and recreational dives too.

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