| Liveaboard scuba diving boats are for divers | | | | an experienced and dedicated scuba diver, |
| who just want to dive and nothing more. They | | | | this is a slice of heaven but for the |
| don't care about shopping, watching TV in a | | | | beginning scuba hobbyist it can be very |
| hotel room or site seeing other than | | | | boring. For the dedicated diver, the |
| beautiful coral reef.Liveaboards come in all | | | | positive attributes of a liveaboard are: |
| kinds of shapes and sizes. They are built to | | | | |
| serve as hotel, restaurant, dive shop and | | | | More pristine dive sites More adventure |
| sometimes even a photo lab all in one | | | | Flexibility Ability to make new friends due |
| package.Most liveaboards are power boats, | | | | to close quarters More dives per day |
| although some motors boats are rigged for | | | | Lesstravel time Less hauling of gear Like all |
| sails also. In general bigger boats are more | | | | things in life, there are a couple of |
| luxurious than smaller ones; smaller boats | | | | negative things about liveaboards that scuba |
| though are more accomodating to more intimate | | | | divers need to be aware about. They are: |
| group settings. Big boats have more room | | | | |
| which means larger cabins, more fresh water | | | | |
| and more deck space. Larger boats also mean | | | | |
| more people on board and that could mean | | | | Confined spaces Rolling and pitching of |
| larger groups of divers. As a rule, anything | | | | boats - sea sickness Limited scenery Limited |
| under 65 feet is a small boat; anything over | | | | menu No shopping and no escape Again, if you |
| is considered large.The liveaboard boats | | | | are an inexperienced diver and just want the |
| travel from site to site usually at night | | | | thrill of the dive, the pluses far outweigh |
| when you're sleeping and arrive at the sites | | | | the negative qualities of liveaboard scuba |
| by morning ready for an intense schedule | | | | diving vacationing. |
| which can be four or five dives a day. For | | | | |