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Maldives Association of Yachting & Cruise Advancement

One association.
Two sectors.
A wider mandate.

MAYA brings yachting and cruise together within one industry association, creating a platform for representation, professional standards, collaboration and responsible development.

Diagram: the yachting sector and the cruise sector converge through MAYA and continue forward as one shared platform.

  • 01

    Representation

  • 02

    Standards

  • 03

    Collaboration

  • 04

    Responsible Growth

The association

Built on established industry roots.

MAYA builds on its roots in yacht agency and expands that platform to the wider future of yachting and cruise in the Maldives. The association creates a place for members to coordinate, engage with government and international industry, strengthen professional practice and support responsible sector development.

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One association. Two sectors.

Yachting and cruise, connected through MAYA.

Yachting

A platform for the agents and operators supporting visiting yachts, built around reliable coordination, professional service and shared industry interests.

Cruise

A wider association mandate that creates room for cruise-sector participation, coordination and dialogue as the sector develops.

Member commitments

What partners should expect from a MAYA member.

  1. 01

    Reliable

    A MAYA member should be a known, established operator: a known quantity before a client arrives.

  2. 02

    Prompt

    Clearance, logistics and coordination move at the pace an itinerary actually needs.

  3. 03

    Elevated

    Members work toward a consistently high level of professional service across the sector.

  4. 04

    Ethical

    Moral and professional conduct is the baseline every member agrees to.

MAYA's mandate

What the association exists to advance.

  1. 01

    Representation

    Create a credible channel for shared industry interests in engagement with government and international industry.

  2. 02

    Standards

    Strengthen the professional basis on which members operate across both sectors.

  3. 03

    Collaboration

    Coordinate between members, authorities and international partners.

  4. 04

    Responsible Growth

    Support the long-term development of yachting and cruise without compromising the member commitments above.

Members

Find a MAYA member.

Choose an established member for local support across the yachting and cruise sectors. Member profiles should show only verified categories, services and contact information supplied or approved by MAYA.

Explore Members

Directory functionality in development

  • Verified member directory

    Structure only. Profiles appear once MAYA supplies verified records.

  • Sector filtering

    Planned filtering across the yachting and cruise sectors.

  • Confirmed service categories

    Categories are shown only once approved by MAYA.

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For membership, industry coordination, government engagement or international enquiries, contact the association.

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