Dive Review of Carpe Novo in
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Carpe Novo: "Not the best", Mar, 2023, by Paul Salembier, ON, CA ( Reviewer 3 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 12404 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	If you were an extremely fit smoker, you might have enjoyed this trip. I'm not, and I didn’t. First, the positives. Like its sister ship the Carpe Vita (on which I've been twice), the Carpe Novo is large for a liveaboard, and the rooms below deck are large. Our room, the first room at the bottom of the stairs below the main deck, had a queen size bed and a single bed, side by side, and a large bathroom with two sinks and a walk-in shower. There were also 2 cupboards and a narrow built-in desk on the far wall. Another plus was the sun deck, which had about 12 comfortable lounge chairs, plus generous built-in bench seating under a hard cover, so you could find shade if you wanted it. The boat also had a dedicated camera room, big enough for about 6 large cameras. There were some things about the boat I found somewhat concerning – small things that were broken and that went unfixed. The first thing I notice was the coffee pot. The lid was broken (and seem ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Carpe Novo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Palau, Fiji, Cozumel, Cuba, Red Sea, Madagascar, St. Lucia, etc.
Closest Airport	Male	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Onboard dedicated camera room, but no fan and smoky (smokers' table right outside the door) ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Carpe Novo in Maldives

Carpe Novo: "Not the best", Mar, 2023,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Carpe Novo in
Maldives