ssssnake529
Contributor
It seems for experienced divers that the liveaboard experience offers the most diving across a broad spectrum of sites.
My wife and I are new to diving and want to get out and do more of it. We've got trips booked to Jamaica and Cozumel this summer, and are looking to do another trip in the fall or winter.
For our fall/winter trip, I was initially considering a 7-10 day liveaboard in either the Maldives, Australia, or Raja Ampat.
However, as I dig into the itineraries and read various trip reports, I wonder if we should do more resort based diving and become better divers before we sign up for a liveaboard.
It seems that liveaboards tend to attract more experienced divers and I'm worried we would be out of our depth on a diving liveaboard.
As an alternative to liveaboards, there are lots of shore based diving options in all of these areas, and I'm wondering if we would be better off basing out of a dive-centric resort rather than signing up for a liveaboard.
What is the wisdom of the collective? Should we forego the liveaboard trips until we become better divers?
My wife and I are new to diving and want to get out and do more of it. We've got trips booked to Jamaica and Cozumel this summer, and are looking to do another trip in the fall or winter.
For our fall/winter trip, I was initially considering a 7-10 day liveaboard in either the Maldives, Australia, or Raja Ampat.
However, as I dig into the itineraries and read various trip reports, I wonder if we should do more resort based diving and become better divers before we sign up for a liveaboard.
It seems that liveaboards tend to attract more experienced divers and I'm worried we would be out of our depth on a diving liveaboard.
As an alternative to liveaboards, there are lots of shore based diving options in all of these areas, and I'm wondering if we would be better off basing out of a dive-centric resort rather than signing up for a liveaboard.
What is the wisdom of the collective? Should we forego the liveaboard trips until we become better divers?