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Live-aboards

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Why Live-aboards?

If you like being pampered, having your every whim attended to, being chauffeured to the doorstep of the best diving on the planet and eating like a king for a week, then a live-aboard excursion might be the best way to fulfill your dive travel dreams. Because that’s pretty much it: You dive, dream of diving, snack between diving, look at photos of your last dive, get prepped for your next dive, lounge in the sun, read a book, maybe sea kayak or wander a beach, and then celebrate each day with a sumptuous gourmet meal.

More Reasons to Choose a Live-aboard

10 Live-Aboard Myths

1. You have to be an experienced, well-traveled diver. 

False. You’ll find every level of diver on many live-aboards. In fact, you can even get your Open Water certification on a live-aboard, and there have even been family-centric and teen-only live-aboard trips. That said, some specialty live-aboard destinations are suitable only for experienced divers. Check before you book.

2. You must dive five times a day.
False. Dive once a day, none or go for the record...

Check out the rest of the myths

Find a LIVEABOARD

Caribbean / Atlantic

British Virgin Islands

  • Trimarine Cuaw Law Logo
    Cuan Law is largest sailing trimaran in the world. Think of our boat as a luxury country inn with a sporting flavor that moves around the beautiful British Virgin Islands.
»Get the latest live-aboard info, destination details and travel deals for British Virgin Islands

Bahamas

  • Cat Ppalu Logo
    Cat Ppalu offers a leisurely liveaboard adventure in paradise. Each week, we set sail from Nassau to the Exuma Islands on the 65’ sailing catamaran, Cat Ppalu. This is the ultimate escape aboard your own private yacht. No crowds, no set ...
  • Aqua Cat Logo
    Aqua Cat cruises offer a large variety of dives; shark feeding dives, blue holes, high speed drift dives, walls and shallow patch reefs. Each week we cruise from Nassau, Bahamas to the remote islands of the Exumas, and especially the Exuma Cays ...
  • Scuba Diving Magazine
    Blackbeard's Cruises offers live-aboard scuba diving adventure vacations to the Out Islands of the Bahamas. Reef, wreck, wall, drift, night and shark dives are offered on each trip.   Blackbeard's Cruises sails each Saturday for ...
»Get the latest live-aboard info, destination details and travel deals for Bahamas

Pacific / Indian Ocean

Australia

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    TAKA operates to remote regions of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. We dive with the giant Potato Cod at the Cod Hole, feed the sharks in the crystal clear waters of Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea and visit some truly amazing sites up and down ...
  • Oceanquest Logo
    Come and join us for the adventure of a lifetime diving the magnificent Outer Barrier Reef with Cairns most established and renowned dive operator Deep Sea Divers Den. Ocean Quest caters for Snorkellers, Certified and Introductory ...
»Get the latest live-aboard info, destination details and travel deals for Australia

Indonesia

  • Arenui Logo
    Diving a Whole New Style. The Arenui liveaboard is a traditional and magnificent Phinisi, a classic Indonesian wooden sailing vessel.
  • Pindito
    You can join Pindito as she sails to and dives upon the most biodiverse coral reefs in the world. With a crew off 17 standing-by to look after you during your expedition you will be sure to discover the best diving in the world in style.
»Get the latest live-aboard info, destination details and travel deals for Indonesia

Galapagos

  • Buddy Dive Liveaboard logo
    Smooth, stylish, spacious and comfortable, M.V. Wolf Buddy and M.V. Darwin Buddy are much more than just two floating hotels. All suites have their own private bathroom with air conditioning and are serviced twice per day. Furthermore the suites are equipped with an entertainment system that includes a flat-screen monitor and a DVD player.
»Get the latest live-aboard info, destination details and travel deals for Galapagos

Costa Rica

  • Undersea Hunter Group - Logo
    We offer the most advanced scuba and submersible diving technology available, coupled with first-class service and comfort, all at the world’s preeminent dive location. This is a true live-aboard experience, kicked up a couple of notches!
»Get the latest live-aboard info, destination details and travel deals for Costa Rica

Dive Deals

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Scuba Diving Magazine
Located on the westernmost tip of Curacao near some of the best dive sites, Lodge Kura Hulanda offers a fully-equipped dive shop located on site for convenient and friendly service. Their excellent house reef - Alice in Wonderland - ranges from 25 to 100 feet in depth.
$1064.00
from 05/12 to 12/12 | 8
Scuba Diving Magazine
Gear up to get thru the Holidays by getting away  before the bedlam begins!  Dive the remote out island of the Central Bahamas. 
$1795.00
from 12/12 to 12/12
Sea Dragon - Liveaboard
For our 40th year summer live-aboard season we again return to the Southern Bahamas. The "SEA DRAGON" will offer a limited number of dive expeditions to our favorite Islands - "Conception Island" and "San Salvador Island".
$1895.00
from 12/11 to 08/12 | 7
Scuba Diving Magazine
Join world-renowned oceanographer and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau on sailings departing May 23, July 11, November 20 & December 1, 2012. Spend 10-14 Days aboard m/s Paul Gauguin and redefine "Liveaboard."
$4575.00
from 09/11 to 12/12 | 11
Related tags: Fiji | French Polynesia
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Book direct online and save 10%. We like to reward customers for booking and paying for thier trip early. Just click on our early bird discount button to get your 10% Discount . Some conditions apply.
$1230.00
from 10/11 to 03/13 | 7
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Buddy Dive Liveaboard, Galapagos - From $4,500 Package includes: 7 nights aboard the M.Y. Darwin Buddy or the M.Y. Wolf Buddy, diving as scheduled, Nitrox, all meals, snacks, and beverages (including alcohol), airport transfers day of departure.
$4500.00
from 05/12 to 05/14 | 6
Related tags: Galapagos
Scuba Diving Magazine
Located on the westernmost tip of Curacao near some of the best dive sites, Lodge Kura Hulanda offers a fully-equipped dive shop located on site for convenient and friendly service. Their excellent house reef - Alice in Wonderland - ranges from 25 to 100 feet in depth.
$1064.00
from 05/12 to 12/12 | 8
taka (2).jpg
Book direct online and save 10%. We like to reward customers for booking and paying for thier trip early. Just click on our early bird discount button to get your 10% Discount . Some conditions apply.
$1230.00
from 10/11 to 03/13 | 7
Scuba Diving Magazine
Gear up to get thru the Holidays by getting away  before the bedlam begins!  Dive the remote out island of the Central Bahamas. 
$1795.00
from 12/12 to 12/12
Sea Dragon - Liveaboard
For our 40th year summer live-aboard season we again return to the Southern Bahamas. The "SEA DRAGON" will offer a limited number of dive expeditions to our favorite Islands - "Conception Island" and "San Salvador Island".
$1895.00
from 12/11 to 08/12 | 7
Buddy Dive Main Image
Buddy Dive Liveaboard, Galapagos - From $4,500 Package includes: 7 nights aboard the M.Y. Darwin Buddy or the M.Y. Wolf Buddy, diving as scheduled, Nitrox, all meals, snacks, and beverages (including alcohol), airport transfers day of departure.
$4500.00
from 05/12 to 05/14 | 6
Related tags: Galapagos
Scuba Diving Magazine
Join world-renowned oceanographer and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau on sailings departing May 23, July 11, November 20 & December 1, 2012. Spend 10-14 Days aboard m/s Paul Gauguin and redefine "Liveaboard."
$4575.00
from 09/11 to 12/12 | 11
Related tags: Fiji | French Polynesia
Scuba Diving Magazine
Join world-renowned oceanographer and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau on sailings departing May 23, July 11, November 20 & December 1, 2012. Spend 10-14 Days aboard m/s Paul Gauguin and redefine "Liveaboard."
$4575.00
from 09/11 to 12/12 | 11
Related tags: Fiji | French Polynesia
taka (2).jpg
Book direct online and save 10%. We like to reward customers for booking and paying for thier trip early. Just click on our early bird discount button to get your 10% Discount . Some conditions apply.
$1230.00
from 10/11 to 03/13 | 7
Sea Dragon - Liveaboard
For our 40th year summer live-aboard season we again return to the Southern Bahamas. The "SEA DRAGON" will offer a limited number of dive expeditions to our favorite Islands - "Conception Island" and "San Salvador Island".
$1895.00
from 12/11 to 08/12 | 7
Scuba Diving Magazine
Located on the westernmost tip of Curacao near some of the best dive sites, Lodge Kura Hulanda offers a fully-equipped dive shop located on site for convenient and friendly service. Their excellent house reef - Alice in Wonderland - ranges from 25 to 100 feet in depth.
$1064.00
from 05/12 to 12/12 | 8
Buddy Dive Main Image
Buddy Dive Liveaboard, Galapagos - From $4,500 Package includes: 7 nights aboard the M.Y. Darwin Buddy or the M.Y. Wolf Buddy, diving as scheduled, Nitrox, all meals, snacks, and beverages (including alcohol), airport transfers day of departure.
$4500.00
from 05/12 to 05/14 | 6
Related tags: Galapagos
Scuba Diving Magazine
Gear up to get thru the Holidays by getting away  before the bedlam begins!  Dive the remote out island of the Central Bahamas. 
$1795.00
from 12/12 to 12/12
Scuba Diving Magazine
Gear up to get thru the Holidays by getting away  before the bedlam begins!  Dive the remote out island of the Central Bahamas. 
$1795.00
from 12/12 to 12/12
Buddy Dive Main Image
Buddy Dive Liveaboard, Galapagos - From $4,500 Package includes: 7 nights aboard the M.Y. Darwin Buddy or the M.Y. Wolf Buddy, diving as scheduled, Nitrox, all meals, snacks, and beverages (including alcohol), airport transfers day of departure.
$4500.00
from 05/12 to 05/14 | 6
Related tags: Galapagos
taka (2).jpg
Book direct online and save 10%. We like to reward customers for booking and paying for thier trip early. Just click on our early bird discount button to get your 10% Discount . Some conditions apply.
$1230.00
from 10/11 to 03/13 | 7
Sea Dragon - Liveaboard
For our 40th year summer live-aboard season we again return to the Southern Bahamas. The "SEA DRAGON" will offer a limited number of dive expeditions to our favorite Islands - "Conception Island" and "San Salvador Island".
$1895.00
from 12/11 to 08/12 | 7
Scuba Diving Magazine
Located on the westernmost tip of Curacao near some of the best dive sites, Lodge Kura Hulanda offers a fully-equipped dive shop located on site for convenient and friendly service. Their excellent house reef - Alice in Wonderland - ranges from 25 to 100 feet in depth.
$1064.00
from 05/12 to 12/12 | 8
Scuba Diving Magazine
Join world-renowned oceanographer and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau on sailings departing May 23, July 11, November 20 & December 1, 2012. Spend 10-14 Days aboard m/s Paul Gauguin and redefine "Liveaboard."
$4575.00
from 09/11 to 12/12 | 11
Related tags: Fiji | French Polynesia