Manthiri Luxury Liveaboard CRew

Manthiri’s close-knit crew of eleven prides itself on providing matchless service, ensuring that all your requests and comforts are met. It is our goal to anticipate every need, from providing fresh towels after each dive to meticulous laundry service. With nearly a one-to-one passenger-to-crew ratio, we are able to ensure the matchless service for which we are renowned.

Shifaz, our cool-headed skipper, has racked up more than thirty years of experience sailing Maldives’ islands and lagoons. Exploring the region since his teens, he’s gained an uncanny intimacy with the local waters, navigating our guests to exclusive dive spots unknown to other operations.

Dhonbé, our quiet engineer, is a painstaking professional who prides himself in maintaining the machinery to optimum condition, ensuring a safe and serene boating experience.

Our two chefs, Ammaday and Hema, hail from a similar background. Creating four-star meals, they delight in pampering guests with mouth-watering dishes and invigorating snacks each day.

Manthiri’s dive guides, Moosa and Ali, are without doubt the finest pair of dive guides found on any liveaboard. Moosa is a PADI certified diving instructor. Ali is a PADI certified Dive Master. They had logged more than 13000 dives between them in career spanning 18 years and 12 years respectively. In 2014 Moosa was honored in the United States based Diving and Equipment Manufacturing Association’s (DEMA) Hall of Fame as the youngest instructor to have completed 8500 dives. As of January 2024, he has logged over 12000 dives.

In addition to his role as head guide, Moosa is Manthiri’s photo pro. An acclaimed underwater photographer, Moosa is delighted to assist guests gain skills and will target advice to any level of experience. Photographic novices are frequently surprised and always delighted by how much they can improve their underwater shots in a single trip.

Guests can rest assured that Manthiri is owner-managed, so every element of your trip is championed by office staff who share the same passion for excellence as our boat crew.

Meet the crew of the Manthiri

The Manthiri offers a very unique dive experience. We are the longest running diving boat in the Maldives with the most experienced crew. Some of the crew has been with us since we opened in 1996. Our hard-working crew is dedicated to give you the best possible dive vacation. Moosa, our dive guide and cruise director, has over 12,000 dives in the Maldives. Both our dive guides Moosa and Ali will show you some amazing marine life underwater.

Our two chefs, Ammaday and Hemantha, hail from a similar background. Creating four-star meals, they delight in pampering guests with mouth-watering dishes and invigorating snacks each day. Every meal has multiple choices and you will never go hungry!

Our Manthiri boat crew will work hard offering limousine style service giving you the best dive vacation experience possible. Come join us for the Manthiri experience. The amazing marine life awaits you