A place that rates the liveaboards?

[buster243]

Is there a website, forum, or resource that rates liveaboard dive ships, similar to TripAdvisor? When we plan a dive trip, we always try to gather as much information as possible. It’s easy to find tons of reviews for hotels with dive shops on site, but liveaboard reviews seem scarce and often overly positive. On the big travel sites like Liveaboard.com they don't always post a bad review, so we consider them tainted. While I’ve found some decent reviews here, there just aren’t enough of them. Does anyone know where to find more reliable reviews? Thanks!

 

[VsubT]

Undercurrent, Consumer Reporting for Serious Divers Since 1975

Undercurrent, published since 1975, called 'the Consumer Reports of diving' by Business Week, provides authoritative, unbiased, well-organized reviews of scuba diving liveaboards, resorts, and dive gear. We're a dive magazine providing timely information as well as access to back issues and...

www.undercurrent.org

 

[buster243]

Undercurrent, Consumer Reporting for Serious Divers Since 1975

Undercurrent, published since 1975, called 'the Consumer Reports of diving' by Business Week, provides authoritative, unbiased, well-organized reviews of scuba diving liveaboards, resorts, and dive gear. We're a dive magazine providing timely information as well as access to back issues and...

www.undercurrent.org

Thank you!

 

[chaad]

Definitely join Undercurrent like @VsubT recommended, but also take a look at the reviews on Liveaboard.com for the boat you're considering.

 

[living4experiences]

+1 for Undercurrent.

 

[buster243]

Definitely join Undercurrent like @VsubT recommended, but also take a look at the reviews on Liveaboard.com for the boat you're considering.

Liveaboard does not post all reviews. I know I've complained on one and it never was posted. We have heard others have had the same thing. So their reviews are skewed.

 

[chaad]

Liveaboard does not post all reviews. I know I've complained on one and it never was posted. We have heard others have had the same thing. So their reviews are skewed.

Noted! I wonder what they filter out since there are some scathing reviews on there.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Noted! I wonder what they filter out since there are some scathing reviews on there.

You've seen a scathing review on liveaboard.com?!

 

[chillyinCanada]

Is there a website, forum, or resource that rates liveaboard dive ships, similar to TripAdvisor? When we plan a dive trip, we always try to gather as much information as possible. It’s easy to find tons of reviews for hotels with dive shops on site, but liveaboard reviews seem scarce and often overly positive. On the big travel sites like Liveaboard.com they don't always post a bad review, so we consider them tainted. While I’ve found some decent reviews here, there just aren’t enough of them. Does anyone know where to find more reliable reviews? Thanks!

Have you asked for input on any certain boat, here on Scubaboard?

 

[Centrals]

Trip Report - *live* Indo Aggressor Komodo deep South trip quarantine @ LBJ March 2024

I had previously been on this same trip in 2022 & truely enjoy diving in central & South Komodo with help of the same fine crew. So I jumped on the booking with liveaboard.com when there was a holiday special without hesitation. On hind sight now, I wished I had dug deeper into how Aggressor...

scubaboard.com

Both parties will take your money and throw you under the bus if there is any issue.
Put you on board first and the trip is commenced. The boat actually never ever left port.