Liveaboards: the diving you can't day-trip to
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The world's best remote diving — Tubbataha, the Brothers, Cocos, Socorro, the outer atolls — is liveaboard-only. This directory organizes the established boats by region and route.
Fleets change; verify everything
Vessels are sold, renamed, rerouted and retired constantly. Treat every entry as a starting point and confirm schedules, prices and the boat itself with the operator before paying anyone.
The Americas & Eastern Pacific 11
Vessel Typical routes Trip Guests Price band
Galapagos Aggressor III Aggressor Adventures Follows the national park's fixed dive-cruise itineraries centered on Wolf and Darwin…
7 nights
16
$$$$
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Galapagos Sky A long-running dedicated dive vessel sailing the archipelago's northern route to Wolf and…
7 nights
16
$$$$
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Humboldt Explorer Explorer Ventures Fleet Seven-night park-approved dive circuits anchored by multiple days at Wolf and Darwin…
7 nights
16
$$$
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MV Argo Undersea Hunter Group The larger of the Undersea Hunter vessels, running 10-night Cocos expeditions and…
10-11 nights
16
$$$$
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Nautilus Belle Amie Nautilus Dive Adventures A large modern vessel built for the Revillagigedo run, spending the winter season at San…
8-10 nights
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$$$
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Nautilus Explorer Nautilus Dive Adventures The original Nautilus expedition ship, alternating Revillagigedo winters with summer…
7-10 nights
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$$$
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Okeanos Aggressor (Cocos) Aggressor Adventures Crosses roughly 36 hours of open Pacific from Costa Rica to Cocos Island, then spends the…
8-10 nights
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Quino el Guardian Sister operation to Rocio del Mar with a simpler, expedition-style fit-out, known for…
7-10 nights
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Rocio del Mar A family-run Mexican boat splitting the year between winter Revillagigedo expeditions and…
7-10 nights
20
$$$
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Sea Hunter Undersea Hunter Group A purpose-built expedition platform that has served Cocos Island for decades, diving the…
10-11 nights
20
$$$$
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Solmar V A veteran of the Revillagigedo run, sailing from Cabo San Lucas to San Benedicto, Socorro…
8-9 nights
22
$$$
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Caribbean & Western Atlantic 5
Vessel Typical routes Trip Guests Price band
Avalon fleet (Jardines de la Reina) Avalon Cuban Diving Centers Avalon holds the concession for Jardines de la Reina, running several vessels and a…
6-7 nights
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Bahamas Master Master Liveaboards Seasonal Bahamas circuits that can include Tiger Beach's shallow shark banks, Bimini, Cat…
7-10 nights
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$$$
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Belize Aggressor III Aggressor Adventures Runs offshore to the atolls, spending most of the week at Lighthouse Reef with dives…
7 nights
18
$$$
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Cayman Aggressor V Aggressor Adventures Circles the Cayman Islands with weather deciding the route: Grand Cayman's wrecks and…
7 nights
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$$$
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Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Aggressor Adventures Week-long loops along the walls of West Caicos, French Cay and Northwest Point, with up…
7 nights
18
$$$
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Indian Ocean & East Africa 4
Vessel Typical routes Trip Guests Price band
Carpe Vita Carpe Diem Maldives A large Maldivian-built vessel on the classic central route, with seasonal itineraries…
7-10 nights
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Emperor Maldives fleet Emperor Divers Several boats running the central-atoll best-of route between Malé, Ari and Vaavu, plus…
7 nights
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Maldives Aggressor II Aggressor Adventures Runs the proven central Maldives circuit — Malé atolls, Vaavu channels and Ari's thila…
7 nights
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$$$
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Scubaspa Maldives Scubaspa Twin yachts pairing a full dive program with an onboard spa, aimed at mixed groups of…
7 nights
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$$$
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Australia, New Zealand & East Asia 2
Vessel Typical routes Trip Guests Price band
Spirit of Freedom A 37-meter vessel running three-, four- and seven-night combinations over the Ribbon…
3-7 nights
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Spoilsport Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Mike Ball's twin-hulled expedition ship pairs the Ribbon Reefs — Cod Hole's potato cod…
3-7 nights
28
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Pacific Islands & Micronesia 11
Vessel Typical routes Trip Guests Price band
Fiji Siren Siren Fleet (Worldwide Dive and Sail) Sailed the central Fijian grounds — Bligh Water, Namena and the Somosomo Strait area — on…
7-10 nights
16
$$$
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French Polynesia Master Master Liveaboards Works the Tuamotu atolls, timing pass dives at Rangiroa, Fakarava, Apataki and Toau to…
7-10 nights
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$$$
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MV FeBrina Walindi Plantation Resort Operates out of Walindi in Kimbe Bay, working the bay's seamounts and reefs and ranging…
7-11 nights
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$$$
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Master Liveaboards Truk Master Liveaboards Runs standard Chuuk Lagoon wreck weeks and, in some years, long-range expeditions to…
7-12 nights
16
$$$
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NAI'A NAI'A Fiji Fiji's best-known liveaboard, working the Bligh Water, Namena, Wakaya and Vatu-i-Ra…
7-10 nights
18
$$$
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Odyssey (Truk) Odyssey Adventures Dedicated to the Japanese fleet sunk in Operation Hailstone in 1944, moving between…
7 nights
16
$$$
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Palau Siren Siren Fleet (Worldwide Dive and Sail) A 40-meter sailing-style yacht covering the classic Palau circuit of channels, walls and…
7-10 nights
16
$$$
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Rock Islands Aggressor Aggressor Adventures Week-long loops through Palau's headline sites: Blue Corner, German Channel, Ulong…
7-10 nights
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$$$
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SS Thorfinn A veteran steam-powered ship that has served Chuuk Lagoon for decades, operating as a…
7-10 nights
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Solomons Master Master Liveaboards Cruises from Honiara through the Florida and Russell Islands and toward Marovo Lagoon…
7-10 nights
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Spirit of Niugini Associated with the Milne Bay area at Papua New Guinea's eastern tip, the region where…
7-10 nights
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$$$
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Vessel Typical routes Trip Guests Price band
Emperor Echo Emperor Divers Concentrates on Egypt's deep south — St John's, Fury Shoals and the Marsa Alam offshore…
7 nights
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Emperor Elite Emperor Divers A flagship of Emperor's Red Sea fleet, favoring the marine-park circuit of the Brothers…
7 nights
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Red Sea Aggressor fleet Aggressor Adventures The Aggressor franchise has operated several vessels in Egypt covering the classic menu…
7 nights
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Scuba Scene A large modern motor yacht marketed for Red Sea marine park and northern itineraries with…
7 nights
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blue o two Red Sea fleet blue o two A British-run fleet of large steel motor yachts sailing the full Egyptian repertoire…
7 nights
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$$$
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Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle 11
Vessel Typical routes Trip Guests Price band
Atlantis Azores Atlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards The liveaboard arm of a long-established Philippine resort company. Sails Tubbataha…
6-10 nights
16
$$$
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Blue Manta Explorer White Manta Diving A large purpose-refitted steel vessel covering the main Indonesian circuit: Raja Ampat in…
6-11 nights
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$$$
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Damai I Dive Damai Roams the Indonesian archipelago on a seasonal circuit that can take in Raja Ampat, the…
7-12 nights
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$$$$
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Dewi Nusantara A 57-meter three-masted vessel built in traditional style, sailing Raja Ampat itineraries…
7-12 nights
18
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Mermaid I A steel-hulled boat running Komodo itineraries from Bali and Labuan Bajo through the dry…
6-10 nights
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Philippine Siren Siren Fleet (Worldwide Dive and Sail) Runs Tubbataha Reefs during the short spring season, then Visayas and Coron itineraries…
6-10 nights
16
$$$
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Pindito One of the longest-serving liveaboards in eastern Indonesia, sailing since the early…
8-12 nights
16
$$$
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Raja Ampat Aggressor Aggressor Adventures Round trips out of Sorong through the Dampier Strait, Penemu and Misool, with some…
7-10 nights
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$$$
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Thailand Aggressor Aggressor Adventures Andaman Sea itineraries built around the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and…
5-8 nights
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$$$
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The Arenui A hand-finished wooden phinisi that splits its year between Komodo National Park and Raja…
7-12 nights
22
$$$$
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White Manta Explorer White Manta Diving Sister vessel in the same fleet as Blue Manta Explorer, historically serving Southeast…
6-11 nights
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$$$
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