Maldives Cruises
Maldives Cruise Itineraries, Ports & Prices
Maldives cruises offer a unique way to explore the turquoise lagoons and coral atolls of the Indian Ocean. Unlike larger regional sailings, most cruises to the Maldives focus on smaller ships, luxury yachts or expedition-style vessels that navigate between remote islands and secluded anchorages. Itineraries often include Malé, the capital, alongside pristine atolls known for snorkelling and diving. Some sailings combine the Maldives with Sri Lanka, Seychelles or Dubai as part of a wider Indian Ocean journey. For travellers seeking a relaxed, sun-soaked escape with crystal-clear waters and intimate island experiences, Maldives cruises deliver something truly special. Compare itineraries, ships and prices from trusted UK cruise agents with Hello Cruise.
Maldives Cruises from the UK
Maldives cruises from the UK are typically booked as fly-cruise packages, as there are no direct departures from British ports. Many itineraries begin in Malé, the capital, reached via flights from London and regional UK airports. Many travellers combine their cruise with a resort stay on one of the Maldives’ private islands, creating a cruise & stay holiday that blends island relaxation with small-ship exploration. Some longer Indian Ocean sailings also include the Maldives as part of routes visiting Sri Lanka, Seychelles or Dubai. Fly-cruise packages often include flights and transfers, making it straightforward to compare itineraries and pricing in one place.
What to Expect on a Maldives Cruise
Maldives cruises aboard ocean ships tend to be smaller or mid-sized vessels, offering a more refined and destination-focused experience than mega-ship cruising. Lines such as Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas and Azamara typically visit the Maldives as part of wider Indian Ocean itineraries, often calling into Malé and anchoring off surrounding atolls. These sailings focus on relaxed sea days, scenic approaches through turquoise lagoons and curated shore excursions rather than large-scale onboard attractions. Many guests choose to extend their holiday with a luxury resort stay before or after their cruise. If you’re seeking elegant ships, immersive destinations and a slower pace, Maldives ocean cruises deliver a distinctly premium experience.
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43 cruises
Norwegian Sun
Cruise: Singapore – Phuket – Male – Male – La Digue – Port Victoria – Nosy Bé – Port Louis
Oceania Regatta
Cruise: Singapore – Malacca – Port Klang – Georgetown, Penang – Langkawi Island – Phuket – Phuket – Hambantota – Colombo – Male – Mahé – Port Louis – Pointe des Galets – Maputo – Richards Bay – Durban – East London – Cape Town – Cape Town
Oceania Regatta
Cruise: Singapore – Malacca – Port Klang – Georgetown, Penang – Langkawi Island – Phuket – Phuket – Hambantota – Colombo – Male – Mahé – Port Louis – Pointe des Galets – Maputo – Richards Bay – Durban – East London – Cape Town – Cape Town – Lüderitz – Walvis Bay – Principe – Lome – Takoradi – Abidjan – Banjul – Dakar – Mindelo, São Vicente Island – Arrecife, Lanzarote – Agadir – Lisbon
Oceania Nautica
Cruise: Civitavecchia – Sorrento – Messina – Valletta – Dubrovnik – Kotor – Corfu – Katakolon – Santorini – Piraeus – Kusadasi – Bodrum – Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete – Rhodes – Limassol – Suez Canal Transit – 'Aqaba – Sharm El Sheikh – Safaga – Jeddah – Salalah – Dubai – Abu Dhabi – Doha – Dubai – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Male – Male – Galle – Phuket – Langkawi Island – Georgetown, Penang – Port Klang – Singapore – Singapore
Oceania Nautica
Cruise: Doha – Dubai – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Male – Male – Galle – Phuket – Langkawi Island – Georgetown, Penang – Port Klang – Singapore – Singapore
Volendam
Cruise: Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Manta – Callao – Callao – Hangaroa, Easter Island – Cruising the Pitcairn Islands – Papeete, Tahiti – Papeete, Tahiti – Moorea – Bora-Bora – Apia – Savusavu – Suva – Easo, Lifou Island – Nouméa – Sydney, New South Wales – Sydney, New South Wales – Airlie Beach – Townsville, Queensland – Darwin, Northern Territory – Benoa, Bali – Benoa, Bali – Surabaya – Semarang – Singapore – Port Klang – Georgetown, Penang – Phuket – Hambantota – Colombo – Male – Mauritius – Possession – Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth) – Cape Town – Cape Town – Cape Town – Lüderitz – Walvis Bay – Saint Helena – Saint Helena – Banjul – Dakar – Praia, Santiago Island – Mindelo, São Vicente Island – Tenerife – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – Arrecife, Lanzarote – Casablanca – Lisbon – Porto – Bilbao – Bordeaux – Bordeaux – Cherbourg – Rotterdam – Oslo – Copenhagen – Copenhagen – Aarhus – Dover – San Juan (Puerto Rico) – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Oceania Vista
Cruise: Miami, Florida – Georgetown, Grand Cayman – Cartagena – Panama Canal Transit – Puerto Quetzal – Acapulco – Cabo San Lucas – San Diego, California – Los Angeles, California – Kahului-Maui, Hawaii – Nawiliwili, Hawaii – Honolulu, Hawaii – Hilo, Hawaii – Bora-Bora – Uturoa, Raietea Island – Moorea – Papeete, Tahiti – Huahine – Rarotonga – Alofi – Crossing the International Date Line – Vava'u – Savusavu – Port Denarau – Lautoka – Port Vila – Lifou Island – Nouméa – Sydney, New South Wales – Mooloolaba, Queensland – Airlie Beach – Cairns, Queensland – Cairns, Queensland – Darwin, Northern Territory – Darwin, Northern Territory – Komodo Island – Lombok – Benoa, Bali – Semarang – Jakarta – Singapore – Ko Samui – Laem Chabang – Laem Chabang – Ho Chi Minh City – Chan May – Hanoi – Hong Kong – Shanghai – Shanghai – Incheon – Nagasaki – Hiroshima – Kochi – Kobe – Shimizu – Yokohama – Yokohama – Miyako Islands – Keelung (Chilung) – Kaohsiung – Manila – Coron Island – Puerto Princesa, Palawan – Muara – Singapore – Singapore – Port Klang – Georgetown, Penang – Phuket – Galle – Male – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Dubai – Abu Dhabi – Doha
Oceania Vista
Cruise: Miami, Florida – Georgetown, Grand Cayman – Cartagena – Panama Canal Transit – Puerto Quetzal – Acapulco – Cabo San Lucas – San Diego, California – Los Angeles, California – Kahului-Maui, Hawaii – Nawiliwili, Hawaii – Honolulu, Hawaii – Hilo, Hawaii – Bora-Bora – Uturoa, Raietea Island – Moorea – Papeete, Tahiti – Huahine – Rarotonga – Alofi – Crossing the International Date Line – Vava'u – Savusavu – Port Denarau – Lautoka – Port Vila – Lifou Island – Nouméa – Sydney, New South Wales – Mooloolaba, Queensland – Airlie Beach – Cairns, Queensland – Cairns, Queensland – Darwin, Northern Territory – Darwin, Northern Territory – Komodo Island – Lombok – Benoa, Bali – Semarang – Jakarta – Singapore – Ko Samui – Laem Chabang – Laem Chabang – Ho Chi Minh City – Chan May – Hanoi – Hong Kong – Shanghai – Shanghai – Incheon – Nagasaki – Hiroshima – Kochi – Kobe – Shimizu – Yokohama – Yokohama – Miyako Islands – Keelung (Chilung) – Kaohsiung – Manila – Coron Island – Puerto Princesa, Palawan – Muara – Singapore – Singapore – Port Klang – Georgetown, Penang – Phuket – Galle – Male – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Dubai – Abu Dhabi – Doha – Dubai – Salalah – Jeddah – Safaga – Safaga – 'Aqaba – Sharm El Sheikh – Ain Sukhna – Suez Canal Transit – Suez Canal Transit – Limassol – Rhodes – Kusadasi – Piraeus – Igoumenítsa – Bari – Zadar – Koper – Ravenna – Split – Dubrovnik – Valletta – Messina – Sorrento – Civitavecchia – Livorno – Monaco – Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca – Motril – Cádiz – Gibraltar – Lisbon – Porto – La Coruña – Bilbao – Saint-Jean-de-Luz – Bordeaux – Bordeaux – La Rochelle – Saint Hélier – Honfleur – Southampton
Oceania Vista
Cruise: Miami, Florida – Georgetown, Grand Cayman – Cartagena – Panama Canal Transit – Puerto Quetzal – Acapulco – Cabo San Lucas – San Diego, California – Los Angeles, California – Kahului-Maui, Hawaii – Nawiliwili, Hawaii – Honolulu, Hawaii – Hilo, Hawaii – Bora-Bora – Uturoa, Raietea Island – Moorea – Papeete, Tahiti – Huahine – Rarotonga – Alofi – Crossing the International Date Line – Vava'u – Savusavu – Port Denarau – Lautoka – Port Vila – Lifou Island – Nouméa – Sydney, New South Wales – Mooloolaba, Queensland – Airlie Beach – Cairns, Queensland – Cairns, Queensland – Darwin, Northern Territory – Darwin, Northern Territory – Komodo Island – Lombok – Benoa, Bali – Semarang – Jakarta – Singapore – Ko Samui – Laem Chabang – Laem Chabang – Ho Chi Minh City – Chan May – Hanoi – Hong Kong – Shanghai – Shanghai – Incheon – Nagasaki – Hiroshima – Kochi – Kobe – Shimizu – Yokohama – Yokohama – Miyako Islands – Keelung (Chilung) – Kaohsiung – Manila – Coron Island – Puerto Princesa, Palawan – Muara – Singapore – Singapore – Port Klang – Georgetown, Penang – Phuket – Galle – Male – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Dubai – Abu Dhabi – Doha – Dubai – Salalah – Jeddah – Safaga – Safaga – 'Aqaba – Sharm El Sheikh – Ain Sukhna – Suez Canal Transit – Suez Canal Transit – Limassol – Rhodes – Kusadasi – Piraeus – Igoumenítsa – Bari – Zadar – Koper – Ravenna – Split – Dubrovnik – Valletta – Messina – Sorrento – Civitavecchia – Livorno – Monaco – Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca – Motril – Cádiz – Gibraltar – Lisbon – Porto – La Coruña – Bilbao – Saint-Jean-de-Luz – Bordeaux – Bordeaux – La Rochelle – Saint Hélier – Honfleur – Southampton – Edinburgh – Invergordon – Kirkwall, Orkney Islands – Portree, Isle of Skye – Greenock – Belfast – Dun Laoghaire – Cobh – Le Havre – Dover – Zeebrugge – Amsterdam – Kristiansand – Oslo – Aarhus – Kiel – Helsingborg – Copenhagen – Copenhagen – Warnemünde – Rønne – Gdynia – Klaipeda – Liepaja – Riga – Tallinn – Helsinki – Stockholm – Stockholm – Visby – Karlskrona – Copenhagen – Gothenburg – Haugesund – Flåm – Bergen – Ålesund – Seydisfjørdur – Akureyri – Isafjørdur – Reykjavík – Reykjavík – Grundarfjørdur – Cruising Prince Christian Sound – Paamiut (Fredrikshaab) – Nuuk (Godthaab) – Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador – Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – Sydney, Nova Scotia – Halifax, Nova Scotia – Boston, Massachusetts – New York, New York
Seven Seas Splendor
Cruise: Miami, Florida – Miami, Florida – Cruising the Caribbean Sea – Cozumel – Costa Maya – Harvest Caye – Roatán Island – Cruising the Caribbean Sea – Georgetown, Grand Cayman – Ocho Rios – Cruising the Caribbean Sea – Puerto Limón – Cruising the Caribbean Sea – Cartagena – Panama Canal Transit – Panama City – Panama City – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Puntarenas – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Acajutla – Puerto Quetzal – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Puerto Vallarta – Cabo San Lucas – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Los Angeles, California – Los Angeles, California – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Honolulu, Hawaii – Kahului-Maui, Hawaii – Hilo, Hawaii – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Cruising the Pacific Ocean – Bora-Bora – Moorea – Papeete, Tahiti – Papeete, Tahiti – Papeete, Tahiti – Moorea – Huahine – Uturoa, Raietea Island – Bora-Bora – Cruising the South Pacific Ocean – Cruising the South Pacific Ocean – Pago Pago – Crossing the International Date Line – Apia – Cruising the South Pacific Ocean – Suva – Lautoka – Cruising the South Pacific Ocean – Mystery Island (Inyeug) – Lifou Island – Cruising the Coral Sea – Cruising the Coral Sea – Brisbane, Queensland – Cruising the Tasman Sea – Sydney, New South Wales – Sydney, New South Wales – Cruising the Tasman Sea – Cruising the Coral Sea – Townsville, Queensland – Cairns, Queensland – Cairns, Queensland – Cooktown, Queensland – Cruising the Coral Sea – Cruising the Arafura Sea – Darwin, Northern Territory – Cruising the Timor Sea – Komodo Island – Benoa, Bali – Benoa, Bali – Surabaya – Semarang – Cruising the Java Sea – Singapore – Singapore – Port Klang – Georgetown, Penang – Phuket – Cruising the Andaman Sea – Cruising the Bay of Bengal – Colombo – Colombo – Cruising the Laccadive Sea – Male – Male – Cruising the Laccadive Sea – Cochin – Mangalore – Mormugao, Goa – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Mumbai (ex Bombay) – Cruising the Arabian Sea – Cruising the Arabian Sea – Muscat – Dubai – Doha – Abu Dhabi – Cruising the Gulf of Oman – Cruising the Arabian Sea – Salalah – Cruising the Arabian Sea – Cruising the Gulf of Aden – Red Sea Seas – Jeddah – Red Sea Seas – Safaga – Safaga – 'Aqaba – 'Aqaba – Suez Canal Transit – Suez Canal Transit – Haifa – Haifa – Limassol – Rhodes – Kusadasi – Piraeus – Cruising the Mediterranean Sea – Sorrento – Civitavecchia
