ALICE

ALICE is a 31-metre motor yacht built by Salted Fibre Works in 2019 and based year-round in Malé, purpose-built for the kind of Maldivian charter that revolves around what happens under the surface. She carries her own 19-metre dive dhoni, White Rabbit, equipped with air and nitrox compressors, tanks from 8 to 15 litres, and a full gear locker for up to five divers at a time. The programme runs two to three dives a day, including a weekly night dive.

Twenty guests sleep across nine cabins: a master with king berth, a VIP queen, three doubles, and four twins, generous for a 31-metre hull and clearly designed around group charters. The crew of twelve includes a dive instructor, a marine biologist for reef and pelagic briefings, and a professional masseuse. Surf sessions with a dedicated guide and yoga on deck (or on floating mats, if you want to take it literally) round out the programme.

On the main deck, a jacuzzi and open sun areas handle the downtime between dives, while three paddleboards, a wakeboard, water skis, a kneeboard, and snorkel gear fill the gaps. The emphasis here is clearly underwater, and the boat is set up accordingly.

ALICE operates exclusively in the Maldives, where the atolls, channels, and reef systems are the whole point, and she has the dive infrastructure to do them properly.