Would she want to kill me?

[Misplaced Priority]

I would love to to a liveaboard. My 16yo son and I are dive buddies but my wife is a certified bubble watcher. She loves being on a boat but I wonder if she would get really board after a day or so. She says she would be fine and would relax and read. Maybe she is being a good sport as usual. Has anyone ever taken a non diver on a liveaboard? What was their experience? If we decide to go, any suggestions on which liveaboards would be best for the non diver?

 

[DiveTexas]

I would say the best livaboard for my non-diving wife would be the one with the ugliest, dumbest, and fattest crew!

 

[H2Andy]

how long is the diveaboard for?

my wife could probably stand two or three days. more than that, it's asking
for trouble.

 

[DiveTexas]

That depends on the trip and boat... you can go anywhere from 2 - 14 days...

 

[TSandM]

I've never been on a real dedicated diving liveaboard, but we had one non-diver on our sailboat charter in the BVI this spring. She read, and swam and snorkeled where we anchored, and of course shared the great meals and wine and laughter after diving. She said she had a great time, and she wants to go again.

 

[Doc]

Would she want to kill me?

They all want to kill us at one time or the other. Does she have the means?

 

[Darnold9999]

On a dedicated dive boat - and I have only done two trips my partner would be bored very quickly. Both trips(Mike Ball Cod Hole and Nekton Belize) the snorkling was marginal - too deep and you were pretty much out of sight of land for the entire trip.

If she likes boats, likes to talk to divers about diving, look at pictures of fish and coral, and wants to hang out on the deck of a boat for X days then she will love it. Otherwise...

I wouldn't even consider it unless it was the kind of trip TSandM did. Then the sailing and different ports are part of the interest.

 

[TSandM]

Ports? You can't dive in ports . . .

 

[Darnold9999]

I seem to recall a stop in at least one port in the trip report - but my memory is failing - its an age thing

 

[divebuddy68]

I have been on boats were there were non-divers, mostly grandparents with their families. They did seem bored. The days can be long if you don't dive. However, if she is happy to just read and relax then she should be fine. Try it!