Liveaboard dive boats based in Florida

[Capt Scotty]

Here is a list of some of the Liveaboards that are located in Florida. I’m sure there are more. They are in no particular order other than I tried to list them alphabetically. Anyone know about ones that I missed?


Dolphin Dream
Home Port: West Palm Beach
Bahamas
Dolphin Swim and Swim With Dolphin in the Wild.

Easy Goin
Home Port: Fort Lauderdale
(Website not working?)

Juliet
Home Port: Miami
Bahamas, Keys
Liveaboard Diving Vacations - Juliet Sailing and Diving

Kate
Home Port: Key Largo
Florida Keys, Bahamas
Blue Iguana Charters | Florida Liveaboard Dive Charters | Call Us at 561-797-2540

Playmate
Home Port: Key West
Tortugas
Custom Charter Company Lower Florida Keys - SeaClusive


Sheerwater
Home Port: West Palm Beach
Bahamas
Bahamas & Palm Beach, Florida Scuba Diving :: Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures

Spree
Home Port: Key West
Florida Keys, Tortugas, Gulf Mexico
Spree Expeditions


Tiburon
Home Port: Key West

Research Vessel Tiburon


Ultimate Getaway
Home Port: Fort Myers Beach
Tortugas
Dry Tortugas Scuba Diving liveaboard, The Ultimate Getaway. Scuba Dive the Dry Tortugas out of Ft. Myers Florida.

 

[bennettdivecharter]

Thanks for the list. Here is an update. The Easy Goin was sold to www.bennettdivecharter.com July 2012. She has been re-named
The Samantha Marie. She has been in dry dock in Stuart, FL since July 2012 undergoing a complete renovation. Renovations include:
1. Engine Overhauls (2 Detroit 1271's)
2. All new electronics.
3. Brand new steel bottom.
4. New Paint.
etc.
All in all she has undergone $200,000.00 of upgrades and improvements.

Her new home will be Panama City Beach, FL. Expected operational date is May 2013. We will begin booking live aboard dive charters
June 2013.

Thanks
Tim

 

[Wookie]

Thanks for the list. Here is an update. The Easy Goin was sold to www.bennettdivecharter.com July 2012. She has been re-named
The Samantha Marie. She has been in dry dock in Stuart, FL since July 2012 undergoing a complete renovation. Renovations include:
1. Engine Overhauls (2 Detroit 1271's)
2. All new electronics.
3. Brand new steel bottom.
4. New Paint.
etc.
All in all she has undergone $200,000.00 of upgrades and improvements.

Her new home will be Panama City Beach, FL. Expected operational date is May 2013. We will begin booking live aboard dive charters
June 2013.

Thanks
Tim

Sweet. Good luck. Will you be set up for liveaboard tech? I would love to run a tech charter not on my own boat. That way I can dive too. I'd love to get on the Ozark.....

 

[Token]

Thanks for this... I'm looking to do a week-long liveaboard in May or June of next year, and I'm exploring my options now...

 

[ppatin]

The Juliet will be gone next spring.

 

[gypsyjim]

Does anyone have a current list of Florida liveaboards?

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Does anyone have a current list of Florida liveaboards?

The list is definitely smaller!

 

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Thankfully Juliet is still around

Juliet
Home Port: Miami
Bahamas, Keys

Juliet Sailing and Diving Scuba Liveaboard

 

[gypsyjim]

Just jumped on a Juliet trip. Friends from our Bonaire trips were booked, and an opening appeared this week.

Thanks all.

Others I know are looking for FL based trips, so any additions to this list will be welcome.

 

[Wookie]

Juliet seems to be it.

Ultimate Getaway is somewhere in the Great Lakes doing something or more likely nothing.

Playmate is in Jacksonville sitting in Palm Cove Marina, doesn’t appear to be running.

Spree is in Cuba

The OP’s boat (RV Kate) will likely not run again, shut down for Coast Guard deficiencies.

Maybe Dolphin Dream will make a season out of Dolphin watching? I hear that Bahamas won’t open now until July for Liveaboards.

Jimmy Abernathy’s shark boat? Maybe? Season is over...