aboard diving seems expensive. Is it a good value?
a. If you like to dive in areas not easily accessible by land dive operators and if you like to dive more pristine and less often dived spots and if you like to do more than 2 dives a day, then live-aboard diving is an outstanding value. Remember, live-aboard dive boats are typically small all-inclusive resorts which include all meals, drinks and diving. Take, for example a low season 2003 all-inclusive package with diving in the Turks & Caicos. A 7 night package for one person will cost approximately $1,750 for 12 dives for a total cost per dive of about $145. Now take any one of the Turks & Caicos live-aboard dive boats any time in 2003. A 7 night package for one person will cost approximately $1,895 for up to 27 dives. Even if you did 20 dives, your cost per dive is only about $95 per dive! When customers comment that live-aboard diving is expensive, ask them to consider the total cost of their trip (meals, drinks, taxis and transfers) and have them divide that by the number of dive
