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I've done a few trips in July and August and have generally had decent weather. The closer you get to Sept, the higher the chances of wind and rain.

Having done hundreds of dives in the Maldives, I highly recommend having your own reef hook. The currents can get pretty strong, especially in the channels during shark dives. The rental price on most boats is about the same as buying one.

If you can’t get tested on the boat, you can do it at the local hospital once you get back to port. They take 6 hours to get the results back to you.

I’ve been on the Vita many times and never had a bad experience.

That sucks! I hope they’re able to extend your trip or otherwise make up for the 2 days of diving you’ll miss. How can they have not known about the positive case before you all flew down to Gan??

If you’ve got a long layover in Dubai, let me know. Happy to meet you for a beer or coffee.

The Carpe Vita used to offer four dives per day. My first few trips with them had four each day, once in a while five if we did a night dive. They switched to three per day a few years ago.

I have a very basic setup using the stock Olympus housing and a YS-01 strobe. I shoot TTL, and while I’m far from an expert photographer, enough of my shots come out fine for sharing with friends/family or for printing that I keep trying. :)

Hope these upload okay

That swim from the dhoni back to the Novo after the night dive was pretty epic, eh? Was a really fun trip. Hope to see you on another one sometime.

We’ve stayed at Kurumba several times. Excellent resort with great service and good Eurodivers dive team.

Great trip report! I did two weeks on the Vita in Feb, and now wish I’d written a live trip report while on the boat. Your approach is much better than my trying to piece it all together afterwards.

Is this still for sale or have you sold it to Leisure Pro yet? Since I'm not a wealthy person with money to burn or a clueless newbie, I’m interested for the right price.

I always bring a power strip. This way I'm only using one of the boat's outlets, leaving more room for others.

I did a trip with Pro Dive a few years ago. Not the fanciest boat but good crew and good diving.

Never been there in November, but i know you'll love the Carpe Vita. Great boat, terrific crew, and excellent service on board & in the water.

Bring it. The trips to that area that I've been on have all had excellent macro life

I've been on the Carpe Vita each of the past three summers. It's a great boat with a fantastic crew. The diving is excellent, and you'll see everything from the smallest critters to mantas, sharks, and whale sharks.

You'll be fine. Agnes & her team run a great operation and will take good care of you.

Thanks for the advice. Cabin 3 it is.