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Personally, if I have the option to do training in advance of a vacation, I will. I would rather use my vacation time to do the dives I want to do rather than doing training dives....
In your case (the OP), it sounds like you live where diving is convenient and at least somewhat comparable to the diving you'd do on vacation. If that is the case and it were me, I would do my OW at home. I would try to get a few dives in at home. I would research the local options for my AOW course to find an instructor that I think would do a good job. Your experience taking your OW course should help with that. Then, I would do AOW at home before going on vacation....
I am with Stuart here. If its convenient at home, I suggest taking your OW including theory, confined water, and open water modules before your vacation. Post-OW certification, try to get a few additional dives in at home. I have taught OW classes while on a LoB, I find that its sometime hard for students to focus on learning. For a new divers, a LoB is somewhat distracting. While on LoB's, it my experience that OW or AOW classes are a bit rushed, with dive briefings, scheduled meals, external distractions, or rushing to get on the dingy with more experienced divers. My personal feeling is that you will enjoy your LoB experience and have more fun on the trip after completing your OW class.