Azalea Cruise

Private Charter, Maldives

An Archipelago, Entirely Your Own.

A 41-metre private yacht. Ten crew, eighteen guests, twenty-six atolls. Each morning arrives at a different island — the course set only by where you'd like to wake next.

2018 Edition

Private Charter

The Start of a Private Itinerary

Share your dates, and who's joining you. A cruise director shapes the rest — a single night at anchor, or the length of an atoll chain, entirely at your pace.

Private Charter

The Yacht, Entirely Yours.

Whether two, or the circle closest to you — every suite, every deck, reserved for your time alone together. The days ahead stay unwritten.

The Details Are Already Settled.

Wine chosen before you arrive. Toys fuelled before you ask. Every cost of the voyage is already accounted for — there is nothing left to arrange, and nothing to sign.

Curated Days

Each morning shaped around how you feel, not a printed itinerary. A private questionnaire before departure, then quiet adjustments every day after.

At the Table

Wine selected before you arrive, spirits stocked to your taste. The chef sources what's freshest at each anchorage, and serves without asking.

The Water, Unlimited

Jet skis, Seabobs, e-foils, kayaks — fuelled and ready at first light. Nothing to sign for, no session to count.

From Arrival

Met at Velana International, guided from terminal to tender to yacht — one continuous movement, without a queue in it.

The Yacht

Built for the Space Between Islands.

Azalea holds her course through the atolls, unhurried — the calm of one anchorage carried into the next. Travel through the evening, and wake to a horizon that wasn't there the night before.

Recognised By Guests,In Their Own Words.

Guests have shared their time aboard Azalea across Google, Tripadvisor and Facebook — unprompted, in their own words. Read them before you plan your own passage through the Maldives.

Accommodation

A Room of Your Own, and a Horizon Shared.

Some suites open to the widest ocean views. Others sit quieter, lower in the hull. Every cabin is en-suite — and every one of them belongs, for these days, only to you.

Ocean View Master Suite
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Ocean View Master Suite

King bed · Jacuzzi · Panoramic views

Ocean View Junior Suite
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Ocean View Junior Suite

Queen bed · En-suite · Ocean views

Superior Twin Room
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Superior Twin Room

Twin beds · Private bathroom · Lower deck

Walk the Decks

Open yacht gallery

38 photos10 spaces5 decks

A quiet house upon the sea

Who's Coming With You?

Azalea is chartered by one group at a time — the yacht is yours, and the itinerary shapes itself around who's aboard.

Azalea has carried guests from stages, screens, and boardrooms alike. Discretion isn't a policy here — it's simply how we work.

Three Generations. No Compromises.

Everyone occupied. No one managing a schedule.

The children find the waterslide, then the sea pool. The adults find the Jacuzzi, and a new lagoon each morning. The chef handles what's left. No one says they're bored.

Plan a Family Charter

Breaks No One Else Can Reach.

A dive dhoni runs ahead of you. The yacht stays dry.

Full Nitrox support, a photo lab for the day's footage, and channels so remote they don't appear on resort maps. The surf stays uncrowded because so few can reach it.

Plan an Expedition

A Venue With No Neighbours.

No shared terrace. No coordinator within earshot.

Cocktails above an empty lagoon. Dinner on a beach that appears on no itinerary. Ten crew attend to what you haven't yet thought to ask.

Plan Your Celebration

A Day Aboard Azalea.

There is no schedule, unless you'd like one. Everything begins with 'would you like to,' and ends only when you decide.

Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving

A custom dive dhoni carries you straight to reefs alive with manta rays, nurse sharks, and coral — Nitrox available throughout.

Snorkeling

Snorkeling

Slip into glass-clear lagoons and drift over coral gardens thick with reef life. Gear is already waiting on deck.

Sandbank Picnic

Sandbank Picnic

Breakfast, or sundowners, on a sandbank with no other footprints on it — set by the crew before you arrive.

Fishing

Fishing

Cast lines with the captain at sunrise or sunset, then watch the chef plate the catch that same evening.

Watersports

Watersports

Jet skis, paddleboards, kayaks — fuelled and waiting at the swim platform, between one atoll and the next.

Manta Rays, Dolphin & Whale Shark Cruise

Manta Rays, Dolphin & Whale Shark Cruise

Cruise Ari Atoll's blue corridor for the encounters Azalea is known for — manta rays, dolphins, whale sharks, in open water.

Water Golf

Water Golf

Tee off biodegradable balls into open ocean — an afternoon particular to Azalea, drink in hand.

Resort Day Trip

Resort Day Trip

A day at a partner resort — spa, fine dining, a palm-shaded beach club — arranged entirely by the cruise director.

Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving

A custom dive dhoni carries you straight to reefs alive with manta rays, nurse sharks, and coral — Nitrox available throughout.

Snorkeling

Snorkeling

Slip into glass-clear lagoons and drift over coral gardens thick with reef life. Gear is already waiting on deck.

Sandbank Picnic

Sandbank Picnic

Breakfast, or sundowners, on a sandbank with no other footprints on it — set by the crew before you arrive.

Fishing

Fishing

Cast lines with the captain at sunrise or sunset, then watch the chef plate the catch that same evening.

Watersports

Watersports

Jet skis, paddleboards, kayaks — fuelled and waiting at the swim platform, between one atoll and the next.

Manta Rays, Dolphin & Whale Shark Cruise

Manta Rays, Dolphin & Whale Shark Cruise

Cruise Ari Atoll's blue corridor for the encounters Azalea is known for — manta rays, dolphins, whale sharks, in open water.

Water Golf

Water Golf

Tee off biodegradable balls into open ocean — an afternoon particular to Azalea, drink in hand.

Resort Day Trip

Resort Day Trip

A day at a partner resort — spa, fine dining, a palm-shaded beach club — arranged entirely by the cruise director.

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Descend Further.

The infrastructure is already in place.

Diving aboard Azalea is treated with the same rigour as everything else on board. A dedicated dive dhoni accompanies the yacht to every site, so the main vessel stays undisturbed at anchor while your entry into the water remains effortless. Equipment is serviced with the same care throughout, and nitrox is available on request.

The dive team is local — they know the currents, the seasons, and which sites are worth the crossing. Groups stay small. First dive or fiftieth, they adjust to meet you there.

The Maldives Rewards Those Who Go Further

  1. Manta rays working the channels
  2. Whale sharks in open water
  3. Nurse sharks resting on the reef
  4. Coral walls that take a full dive to descend

Dining

The Kitchen Moves With You.

The menu is built around where you are — reef fish caught that morning, Maldivian lobster grilled at sundown, wagyu when the mood shifts. The chef works from the ocean and the market alike: whatever's freshest, wherever you've anchored.

Breakfast on a sandbank. Lunch on deck. Dinner beneath open sky, on an island most people will never see. As evenings deepen, the yacht becomes something else entirely — live sets, beach fires, dinners in places no itinerary lists. These are the nights guests return for.

Chef
Ocean-to-table · every meal
At the Table
Wine selected before you arrive, spirits stocked to your taste. The chef sources what's freshest at each anchorage, and serves without asking.
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Crew

Ten People. One Purpose.

The ratio matters. Ten crew for eighteen guests means there is rarely a wait — not for coffee, not for the tender, not for anything.

The captain has navigated these atolls for years. The dive team knows which channel the mantas favour this season. The chef is at work before you wake. None of it is scripted — it's preparation, so that everything feels effortless once you're up.

Before You BoardA short questionnaire, completed before departure. By the time you arrive, the crew already knows how you take your coffee, what you're celebrating, and how much space you'd like between one thing and the next.

Captain
Years navigating these atolls
Dive masters
Local · channel specialists
Chef
Ocean-to-table · every meal
Service ratio
10 crew · 9 cabins
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Where We Sail

From the northern frontier to the equatorial south

No shared reef. No neighbouring villa. No other yacht on the horizon. From the untouched north to the equatorial deep south — all twenty-six atolls, and most of them empty when you arrive.

Our Commitment

To Move Lightly Through These Waters.

Preserving the atolls: onboard desalination replaces every single-use plastic bottle, eco-anchoring protocols protect the coral below, and all seafood is sourced through sustainable local Maldivian line-fishermen.

A Commitment to Zero Waste
Reducing unnecessary waste through more mindful and responsible onboard practices
Anchored With Care
GPS-tracked mooring at every site. The reef stays untouched.
Sourced From the Islands
Fresh seafood sourced locally whenever possible, complemented by live catch brought aboard directly from the surrounding waters

What Stays With People.

Can't recommend this yacht enough — definitely better than staying in one resort. We cruised all the most amazing dive and snorkel spots. From the moment they picked us up from the airport you feel like a celebrity. The food is the best I've ever had on any boat. The only bad part is to leave.

Lilian L. — Perth, Australia

Begin Here.

Share your dates, and who's joining you. A cruise director shapes the rest — a single night at anchor, or the length of an atoll chain, entirely at your pace.

Year-round. Every atoll. Yours to chart.

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