Liveaboards while single?

[drifter136]

How many people have done a liveaboard alone? Did you pay a premium to have a room by yourself? If you got roomed with a stranger, how did that go? Were you roomed with someone of the same or opposite sex?

Have any of you been buddied with someone on a liveaboard that was a poor buddy? If so, how did you go about getting another buddy without offending your previous buddy? You're going to be with that person in close quarters for a week.

[Defman]

I haven't done a liveaboard, but I do travel alone and have inquired with some of the liveaboards. Expect to pay around 50% more for a single supplement to get a solo room.

As far as "insta-buddies" go, I usually end up "buddied" with the DM... which means I usually do my own thing.

[Illini_Fan]

I did a liveaboard alone over New Years -- I went with group called singlerdivers.com -- which is designed for divers without buddies. They match you up with a same-sex roommate.

From what I read about other boats, it is the same thing. If you say you are willing to share a room -- they will try to find you a roomate and you will not pay the single supplement.

[chinacat46]

I've done many live aboards as a single. If you tell them you are willing to share there is no single supplement and they will usually match you with a member of the same sex but it depends on what country your in. At any rate I've scored my own room this way a few times on less then full boats.

I've usually had good luck with buddies but if I have one I can't dive with I'll just tell them our styles and objectives are different.

[drifter136]

Thank you all for the info. While still young and semi-moneyless, I would be willing to room with someone if it meant saving the supplement fee. It is nice to know that they do try to accommodate singles.

[Athena2c]

There were some single divers on out liveaboard in January. A couple of them ended up with their own rooms without paying more because it wasn't a full boat. Seemed to work out well

[mike_s]

Check out one of the liveaboard that is not automatically designed for "couples'.


Like the Ultimate Getaway out of Ft Myers that goes to the Dry Tortugas. They just have a couple big large berthing areas and you get a bunk.

It makes the trip a little cheaper because they can accomadate more divers this way and you don't have to worry about paying for part of a cabin that you dont use.

I think the caribbean explorer in the Bahamas or Turks & Caico's has a "single diver bunk room" also.

[sforbes]

I currently have a spot open in a twin room for a single male diver if anyone here is interested. It's aboard the Turks & Caicos Aggressor, 8/16-8/23/08. Great trip! Roommate is a great guy too. The group is mostly DM's and Instructors, so it would be fun! If you are interested, email me at sforbes@cfuels.com

[CompuDude]

Wow, sounds like fun, but it sounds expensive...

[pir8]

Wish I could get that time off, I love doing livaboards. Only way to go. You get the most diving you can for your buck