The Lobby
An air-conditioned lounge amidships — long sofas, a low table, and windows the length of the hull. The cool, shaded heart of the boat when the deck gets too bright.
The Charter
Arranged by avéPrice on requestwhole yacht · 7 nights
All-inclusive — every meal aboard, snorkelling, fishing and the water toys; GST and Green Tax included.
- The whole boat
- All meals
- Snorkelling
- Fishing
- Water toys
- Full crew
Cruising the central Malé area and Vaavu atoll is held in the price. Ranging further south — as far as Thaa atoll — carries a guest-borne fuel charge, quoted ahead.
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The Vessel · I
Blue Sea Explorer, booked whole.
Blue Sea Explorer is a private motor yacht — booked whole, never by the cabin. For seven nights she is yours alone: eight air-conditioned en-suite cabins for up to eighteen guests, an air-conditioned lobby, a shaded aft deck where every supper is laid, and a tender standing by for the reef. The week is all-inclusive — every meal aboard, the snorkelling, the fishing, and the water toys are held in the one price (taxes too). She cruises the channels and sandbanks of the central Malé area and Vaavu atoll, and will range further south on request. What she is not is a dive boat — this is a charter for the surface and the line, drawn for a party who would rather have the whole vessel than a room on someone else’s.
A private motor-yacht charter through the reefs off Malé and Vaavu — snorkelling, fishing and the water by day, the same deck and the same crew all week, held by avé from the first morning to the last.
The Vessel · 2
What's aboard.
- CharterThe whole vessel — booked entire, never by the cabin
- DurationSeven nights · eight days, all-inclusive
- GuestsUp to 18, across 8 cabins
- Cabins8 air-conditioned en-suite cabins
- Cruising areaCentral Malé area & Vaavu atoll · extendable to Thaa
- BoardFull board — breakfast, lunch, dinner + snacks; unlimited tea, coffee & water
- On the waterSnorkelling · reef & big-game fishing · water toys
- Not aboardDiving is not part of this charter
- CrewFull crew aboard — captain, deckhands and a cook
The Week
Seven nights, drawn to your window.
A sketched shape of the week — the home water is the central Malé area and Vaavu atoll. Yours will be redrawn for the season, the swell and the company you keep; nothing here is fixed.
- Day 1
Arrival & boarding
Met off the flight at Velana and tendered out to Blue Sea Explorer in the North Malé area. Settle the cabins, meet the crew, and ease into the first evening as she finds her anchorage.
- Day 2
South into Vaavu
A morning cruise down into Vaavu atoll. The first reefs by snorkel after lunch, and a line over the side as the sun drops.
- Day 3
The channels
Vaavu’s channels are the day — drift snorkels on the incoming tide, and the chance of the bigger pelagic life moving through. Supper at anchor.
- Day 4
Sandbank & water toys
A bare sandbank for the middle of the week — a laid lunch on the sand, the e-foil and boards out on the flat water, the deck standing offshore.
- Day 5
Fishing & a quiet island
A serious fishing morning off the reef edge, then an afternoon ashore on an uninhabited island. What’s landed can come back to the galley.
- Day 6
The reefs of the Malé area
A slow cruise back north, working the reefs and channels of the central Malé area — more snorkelling, a last troll for the line, sundowners on the deck.
- Day 7
A last day & the farewell dinner
One more session at the week’s favourite reef and a long afternoon on the water, closed by a farewell dinner laid on the aft deck.
- Day 8
Breakfast & transfer
A final breakfast aboard, then the tender ashore and the transfer back to Velana in time for the flight home.
On the Water
What the week holds.
Blue Sea Explorer is rigged for the surface and the line — snorkelling, fishing and the water toys, with sandbanks and quiet islands between. Diving is the one thing she is not for.
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Snorkelling
Vaavu’s reefs, by snorkelSignature
The home water — the reefs and channels off Vaavu and the central Malé area, read for the day’s tide and drift. The tender drops you on the line; the boat repositions to meet you.
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Fishing
Reef & big-game fishing
Dawn and dusk lines off the reef edge, and a troll across the channels for the bigger fish. What comes aboard can go to the galley for supper.
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On the water
The water toys
An e-foil, a wakeboard and paddleboards live aboard — the flat lagoon mornings are for learning the foil, the glassy evenings for a long paddle.
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Ashore
Sandbanks & empty islands
The tender runs you onto a bare sandbank for a swim and a laid lunch, or onto a quiet uninhabited island for the afternoon — the deck waiting offshore.
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Aboard
Sunset & night aboard
The aft deck is where the week settles — suppers under the awning as the light goes, a still anchorage, and the channel lights for company.
Aboard
The spaces of the week.
Where the seven days are lived — the cool lobby, the shaded deck, the staterooms below, and the water off the stern.
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The Aft Deck
The shaded teak deck where the week is lived — every supper laid here, the table set against the water and the light going down over the anchorage.
The Staterooms
Eight air-conditioned en-suite cabins below, made up each day — sleeping up to eighteen, with the boat held for your party alone.
The Water
A swim platform off the stern, a tender for the reef and the sandbanks, and the snorkelling, fishing and water toys all kept aboard — the boat is rigged for the surface, not the depths.
The Ledger
One price, and what it holds.
Held in the charter
- The entire yacht for the seven-night week — 8 air-conditioned en-suite cabins, up to 18 guests
- Full crew — captain, deckhands and a cook aboard throughout
- All meals — buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus early-morning and post-excursion snacks
- Unlimited tea, coffee and mineral water
- Snorkelling on the reefs and channels, gear aboard
- Reef and big-game fishing
- Water toys — e-foil, wakeboard, paddleboards
- Sandbank and uninhabited-island landings
- Fuel for cruising the central Malé area and Vaavu atoll
- GST and Green Tax
Held apart
- Diving — this is not a dive charter
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Crew gratuities — at your discretion, a customary courtesy at the week’s end
- Fuel for travel beyond Vaavu, up to Thaa atoll (guest-borne, quoted ahead)
- Flights and the airport arrival into Malé
- Photography & videography packages (on request)
- Specialised gear rental
Cruising · held
Central Malé area & Vaavu atoll
Cruising · on request
As far south as Thaa atoll
The reefs, channels and sandbanks of the central Malé area and Vaavu are the home water and are held in the charter. A wider route — south toward Thaa atoll — is open to you; the additional fuel for it is the only extra, quoted before you sail.
Field views
The boat, seen.
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Correspondence
Asked, quietly answered.
The whole vessel for the seven-night week — all eight air-conditioned en-suite cabins and the full crew — with full board (buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus early-morning and post-excursion snacks) and unlimited tea, coffee and water. The snorkelling, the reef and big-game fishing, and the water toys (e-foil, wakeboard, paddleboards) are all aboard, as is the fuel for cruising the central Malé area and Vaavu atoll — and GST and Green Tax are in the figure too. One price, one boat, one bill.
No. Blue Sea Explorer is a charter for the surface — snorkelling, fishing and the water — not a dive boat. If diving matters to your party, tell us and we will compose it differently from the start.
Her home water is the central Malé area and Vaavu atoll — held in the charter. She will range further south, as far as Thaa atoll, if you would like a wider week; the only extra is the additional fuel, quoted ahead.
She holds up to eighteen guests across eight air-conditioned en-suite cabins, and is booked whole for one party — a family or a group of friends taking the boat to themselves. Tell us the size of your group and we will hold the right cabin configuration.
The charter covers the whole boat for the seven-night week — all meals and the on-water activities above, with GST and Green Tax included. It does not cover diving, alcoholic or soft drinks, your flights and arrival into Malé, crew gratuities (at your discretion), or the fuel surcharge for travel beyond Vaavu. The full figure is quoted on request.
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A week aboard Blue Sea Explorer.
Tell us your dates, the size of your party and the water you'd like to cover. We hold the boat, the crew and every meal — and write back within a day.