Liveaboard Guide

Living aboard your dive vessel means that you can get to the more remote sites because you do not have to return to your home port each night. The vessel is self-sufficient, with enough food and supplies for the duration of the trip and you dive, eat, sleep, and chew the fat with like-minded passengers.

Boats vary in the degree of luxury they offer and according to the price you pay but they all have the same over riding thing in common. They float on water and hence are at the mercy of the changing sea and weather conditions, and itineraries must be adjusted continually to consider that.

Itineraries are often organised so that the vessel travels the longer sections of the route during the night. This means that you can dive a different location each morning at first light. Early morning dives tend to be the best of the day because, at this time, the larger predators hunt on the reef before retiring to deep water once the sun has fully risen.

The number of passengers will vary from six to 26. Although you may not know the other passengers, most groups bond fairly quickly because everyone is there for the same reason – to go diving!