Asia & Indian Ocean
The Maldives & Indian Ocean
Barefoot atolls and the exotic edge of the map.
An Indian Ocean voyage of coral atolls, spice-coast cities, and the clearest water we sail.
This is the far-flung sailing, one of Princess's exotic-season voyages, reaching the Maldives and the spice coasts of the Indian Ocean. Days pass tendering to uninhabited sandbanks in the Maldivian atolls, then calling at the trading ports of Sri Lanka and India, each a jolt of colour, temples and markets. Longer, warmer, and more remote than anything else we plan, it is the trip for travellers who have already done the Caribbean and the Med.
What you’ll do
- Travel style
- Exotic long-haul cruise
- Typical length
- 12+ nights
- Best season
- November – March
Sail it with
Book a CallThe route
4 stops, one seamless plan
- 01
Malé
The bright, walkable capital of the atolls.
- 02
North Malé Atoll
Tender to sandbanks and reef islands of impossible clarity.
- 03
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Temples, colonial arcades and Ceylon tea on the spice coast.
- 04
Cochin, India
Chinese fishing nets, Kerala backwaters and centuries of trade.
Why it’s special
Atoll sandbanks
Tender to uninhabited reef islands where snorkelling starts at your ankles.
The spice coast
Colombo and Cochin, colour, temples and centuries of ocean trade.
Big marine life
Manta rays, reef sharks and turtles along the Maldivian drop-offs.