Aggressor Adventures · 41 m · 22 guests · Updated 8 November 2026 · By Abdulla Maseeh
Maldives Aggressor II is a 41-metre liveaboard for 22 guests in 11 en-suite staterooms, run by Aggressor Adventures, the American liveaboard brand that has sailed the Maldives since 2009. She runs Sunday-to-Sunday Best of Maldives weeks from Malé with up to 18 dives, plus 10-night trips south to Meemu and north to Lhaviyani and Baa. 7 nights from US$3,985, or US$2,185 on a special.
7 nights, Twin stateroom
US$3,985Specials from US$2,185 on 15 departures to May 2027. Port fee and fuel surcharge are added on board.
Aggressor Adventures runs 21 yachts around the world from Georgia in the United States, and the Maldives Aggressor II works the same way as the rest of the fleet: a fixed weekly schedule, a published rate that hardly changes from year to year, a big diving dhoni that keeps the yacht quiet, and an all-inclusive table with local beer and wine.
She was built in 2006 and refitted in 2017, with four decks: Twin staterooms below, the restaurant, salon and Suite on the main deck, Deluxe staterooms and an open-air lounge above, and a sun deck with a hot tub on top. A crew of 16 looks after 22 guests.
Book her if you want a predictable, well-run week with a brand you know. If you want the newest boat in the fleet or the lowest price, see our boat directory.
Most weeks are the 7-night Best of Maldives. A few times a year she runs 10 nights, either south to Meemu or north across the Kardiva (Kaashidhoo) channel to Lhaviyani, Noonu, Raa and Baa.
7 nights · up to 18 dives · all year except June
North and South Malé, North and South Ari and Vaavu: the classic first Maldives liveaboard.
Site by site in our Central Atolls guide.
10 nights · about 27 dives · Jan to Apr, Aug
The central route plus Meemu, a quiet atoll south of Vaavu with few boats and big channels.
10 nights · about 27 dives · Oct 2027, Sep 2028
North from Malé to Lhaviyani and Noonu, then down through Raa and Baa and back across the Kardiva channel to North Malé.
Read our Baa Atoll guide for Hanifaru.
| Stateroom | Rooms | Deck | Beds | Window | 7 nights | 10 nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin | 1 to 6 | Lower | Two singles | Porthole | US$3,985 | US$5,665 |
| Deluxe | 8 and 9 | Upper | Two singles or a king | Picture window | US$4,135 | US$5,865 |
| Deluxe | 10 and 11 | Upper | Queen, couples only | Picture window | US$4,135 | US$5,865 |
| Suite | 7 | Main, at the bow | Queen, couples only | Panoramic | US$4,835 | US$6,865 |
Lower deck Twins are the value and the steadiest place to sleep. Couples who want a window and a proper double should book Deluxe 10 or 11 early. Solo travellers can share a Twin with another guest of the same sex, or pay a supplement for a room alone; ask us for the figure on your dates.
Aggressor’s current specials, all on Twin staterooms; Deluxe and the Suite get the same saving.
Every 2027 and 2028 departure with at least one place in Aggressor’s reservation system on 9 November 2026. Weeks not listed are full, or are charters. Prices are per person in a Twin stateroom; a coloured dot marks the 10-night routes.
No cruises in June.
No cruises in June.
Meemu, 10 nights Lhaviyani, Noonu and Baa, 10 nights
Aggressor keeps one rate for every week from 2026 to 2030, and adds two fixed charges on board. Here is the full bill for a Twin stateroom at the published rate.
Deluxe adds US$150 and the Suite US$850 per person. On a special, take the saving off the first line; the port fee and fuel surcharge stay the same.
Deluxe adds US$200 and the Suite US$1,200 per person. On a special, take the saving off the first line; the port fee and fuel surcharge stay the same.
Every dive runs from the 18-metre (60 ft) dhoni, which follows the yacht and carries the compressors for air and nitrox. Each diver has a personal dive station where kit stays set up all week, and the dhoni has a toilet, hot and cold showers and fresh-water rinse tanks for cameras.
Expect up to 18 dives on 7 nights, including two night dives, and about 27 on 10 nights. Dives run between 12 and 30 metres. Water is about 27°C in the wet season and 30°C in the dry, so a 3 mm suit is enough. January and February bring the strongest currents and the most sharks; mantas are around all year and best from May to November.
Bring a certification card, and your nitrox card if you have one. Unlimited nitrox is US$100 for 7 nights or US$150 for 10, and the course can be done on board. Our liveaboard diving guide explains channel diving.
Breakfast and lunch are buffets and dinner is served at the table, with fruit, snacks between dives, soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea and a limited choice of local beer and wine included. Spirits are not sold, because of the Maldives import duty, so guests bring their own from the airport duty-free.
Payment on board is in US dollars, euros or rufiyaa, or by Visa or Mastercard with a 3.5 percent fee. Gratuities are voluntary and shared equally between the 16 crew. If you arrive a day early, we can book a night in Hulhumalé close to the meeting point, or add a resort stay after the trip on the same booking.
Our getting to the Maldives guide covers flights and the visa on arrival.
Aggressor publishes one rate for 2026 to 2030: US$3,985 per person for 7 nights in a Twin stateroom, US$4,135 in a Deluxe and US$4,835 in the Suite; 10 nights cost US$5,665, US$5,865 and US$6,865. On top, a port fee (US$340 for 7 nights, US$425 for 10) covers the Green Tax, park fees and GST, plus a fuel surcharge of US$200 or US$285, both paid on board.
Yes. For bookings made by 30 November 2026, Aggressor takes US$1,800 per person off 7-night trips from 8 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, US$1,200 off selected 7-night weeks in January, March, April and early May 2027, and US$1,500 off the 10-night Meemu trips in February, March and April 2027. That makes a Twin stateroom US$2,185 for a December week.
Your stateroom, all meals and snacks, fruit juices, soft drinks, tea, coffee, iced water and a limited selection of local beer and wine, up to 18 dives in 7 nights (about 27 in 10), tanks and weights, guided diving from the dhoni, the airport transfers and daily housekeeping. The only meal not included is the final dinner ashore, about US$35.
Aggressor asks every diver to bring a certification card, and Advanced Open Water with some drift diving is the sensible level, because many Maldives dives are channels with current, strongest in January and February. Nitrox costs US$100 for unlimited 32 percent fills on a 7-night trip and the course can be done on board. A Nautilus GPS rescue beacon rents for US$25.
The six Twin staterooms on the lower deck have two single beds and portholes. The four Deluxe staterooms on the upper deck have picture windows: rooms 8 and 9 are twins that can become a king bed, rooms 10 and 11 have a queen bed for couples. The Suite, room 7, at the front of the main deck, has a queen bed and panoramic windows.
Every trip starts and ends in Malé. The crew meet guests at 15:30 outside the Burger King just outside the arrival hall at Velana airport, a dhoni leaves at 16:00 for the yacht in Hulhumalé lagoon, about 15 minutes away, and everyone must be aboard by 17:00. Check-out is at 08:00 on the last morning, with a transfer to the airport after breakfast.
Yes. Aggressor offers a non-diver rate of US$200 below the full published price (it does not combine with specials), and non-divers can snorkel when a site allows, use the hot tub and sun deck, and join the beach dinner.
Yes, Maldives Aggressor II can be chartered whole for up to 22 guests, which suits dive clubs and photo groups. Tell us your dates and group size and we will check the yacht’s calendar and send a quote.
Written by Abdulla Maseeh, HolidayVibe Maldives, Malé, an authorised Aggressor Adventures reseller. Yacht facts, rates, fees, specials and travel details from Aggressor Adventures’s published pages and reseller materials; dates with space from Aggressor Adventures’s reservation system, checked 9 November 2026. Photos, deck plan, dhoni layout and route map: Aggressor Adventures.
