Maldives Blue Force 3 Liveaboard

In the 2026 to 2029 brochure a 7-night Central Atolls week costs US$2,390 per person in a lower deck triple and US$2,490 in a double in November and December 2026, US$2,690 to US$2,990 from January to mid-April 2027, and from US$2,290 in July 2027. Southern Hemisphere weeks are US$3,190 to US$3,490. The upper deck sea-view doubles cost US$200 more than the lower deck doubles. On-board charges of US$579 per person are added for 7 nights.

On 10 November 2026 the Blue Force booking system showed the 19 to 26 December 2026 week at US$2,090 per person instead of US$2,590, in the lowest cabin still open, with 16 places left. Offers change week by week, so check with us before booking flights.

Both are 42-metre Blue Force yachts on the same weekly routes from Malé, with the same diving, dhoni set-up and inclusions. Blue Force 3 is narrower, takes up to 26 guests rather than 24, has simpler cabins with no suites, and typically costs US$200 to US$400 less per person for the same week. In 2027 she is also the boat that runs the 10 and 11-night Best of the Maldives and Hanifaru and Extended North trips.

Lower deck cabins 3 to 6 are the standard doubles, with a double and a single bed. Cabins 1 and 2 have a double bed and two singles, so they suit three or four friends or a family and are the cheapest per person. Main deck cabins 7 and 8 cost the same as the lower doubles but their windows are partly blocked. Upper deck cabins 9 to 12 have sea views and are the best choice for couples.

Best of the Maldives is a 10-night trip from Malé to Gan in Addu, or 11 nights the other way, diving Ari, Vaavu, Meemu, Thaa, Laamu, Gaafu, Fuvahmulah and Addu with 27 or 30 guaranteed dives. Hanifaru and Extended North runs 10 or 11 nights from Malé through Kaashidhoo, Baa, Raa, Lhaviyani and Noonu, sometimes with North Ari. The southern routes need Advanced Open Water, 100 logged dives and nitrox.

For 7 nights: Maldives taxes US$195, Green Tax US$84, a US$160 service fee and a US$20 a night fuel supplement, US$579 in total. For 10 nights it is US$830 and for 11 nights US$907. Add the US$30 Fuvahmulah dive fee on Best of the Maldives, or the US$30 Hanifaru snorkel fee on Hanifaru trips, plus nitrox and drinks.

Airport transfers, full board with water, tea and coffee, 18 dives a week (27 or 30 on the long routes) with an S80 tank, weights, guides and the dive dhoni, Starlink internet in the common areas, and Blue Force’s travel, diving and cancellation insurance. Flights, domestic flights on southern routes, the on-board charges, nitrox, drinks, rental gear and scooters are extra.

Yes. Blue Force says every Blue Force 3 cruise is a guaranteed departure, so a week will not be cancelled because too few guests have booked. She sails every Saturday for 11 months of the year; June is set aside for maintenance.