Due to 2 factors very poor diving.
1) The weather in combination with the boat. No one can do anything about the bad weather, but the Atoll + the donngy are totally not suitable for bad conditions, (high waves). It took us a very long time to sail from one place to another (Virgo was 2x faster) and many dive sites were cancelled because the donny could not handle the waves. You can NOT use this boat in May. You should NOT take that risk.
2) physical constitution other divers. There was 1 person on the boat with a severe disability who could not dive well. She had indicated beforehand that she would need assistance and it was true! She could not dive in currents or waves. She could not even put on her own set on the boat. This limited our dive site options tremendously. We only went to the sites with no currents and and no waves and they were definitely not the most beautiful sites :-(. This was really disappointing, I have never made such bad dives and seen so little in my life.

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The Emperor Atoll is, in my opinion, outdated: although it was said to have been overhauled in 2014, walls between the cabin and bath area were rotten at the bottom. The air conditioner in our cabin (3) was not functioning, but this was quickly remedied by swapping it with the staff. We were also asked (correctly) to plug in the equipment to be charged in the "salon", but the plugs there fit so badly that it is not safe: loose plugs cause sparks! Furthermore, after 2 days I had to point out that a suitcase in the downstairs corridor was not put away, that this causes problems when problems (e.g. fire) occur on the boat: the escape route is then obstructed. We had to discuss it with the staff before it was removed. Furthermore: on the doni (the "Luna") one of the 3 (!) compressors was loose! Due to the rolling of the boat, it slid several times: life-threatening!
Then about the diving itself: every time you went into the water and gave the "ok" sign back to the boat, nobody paid attention anymore: that is not according to the procedures, and it is up to the guides to make sure they are followed. Also, almost every time we were diving with Nitrox, we were told that they had already checked and filled in the %-age: it was up to us to accept this and initial it: this is not according to the procedure either! What is also decent is that the first dive of the day is the deepest, and that every next dive is shallower: this procedure was not followed either.
When leaving the (rather turbulent) water, one of the divers needed extra help (she had a bit of a limp), which was given (by the guides who were very helpful by the way), but when you take her fins off first, she is helpless when she gets away from the boat with the rest of the equipment on). I had to point out to them that the flippers are the last thing to go. It's a question of understanding, and that's what I expect from the guide!

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This is a small boat with a small group of divers, which certainly adds to the overall experience.

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One comment and please pass on to Emperor. Happy hour only for alcoholic beverages in a disgrace and incitement to alcoholism. Perhaps a bit of an overreaction on my part, but if you live with an alcoholic an important item.

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Emperor's live aboards at the Maldives are always fantastic. I have been on 3 of their boats already and everything is always just fine. I would like to see more attention paid to safety during the initial briefing, i.e. fire extinguishers, escape routes, routines etc. Then they would totally score a 10. Highly recommended!

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