Do you do all the dives?

[robint]

I do most of them, occasionally skipping a night dive or an afternoon dive. My husband will do every dive, regardless. On the dives I sit out he always has someone to dive with though, no issues ever on a liveaboard!

robin

 

[DiveMaven]

We typically skip most of the night dives, but have always done ALL of the day time ones offered.

 

[drl]

I do most but not all of them. I find 4 dives a day to be enough, especially for many days in a row. (I'm no spring chicken anymore!) So usually I will sit out the late afternoon dive if I plan to do the night dive, or skip the night dive in favor of a beer.

 

[mafiajoe]

All of them.I wouldn't know how to pass my time on a liveaboard otherwise.They're boring.

 

[Damselfish]

Most I've been on are 5 a day which I find is a bit too much, especially after a day or 2. I like to have a little more time to just relax, and my ears appreciate the break. I tend to skip late afternoon dives in favor of a night dive. If it's 3-4 dives then I'll usually do them all as long as my ears are cooperating.

If there's a night dive every night I don't do them all, and most people don't seem to, especially as the week goes on. Some people don't like to night dive, and as for the rest - it always sounds like a good idea until you're warm, dry and fed and someone has stuck a bottle of wine in front of you...

 

[The Chairman]

I love to dive, but I don't love to dive in rough water or with lots of wind. The easier the diving, the more I dive! First rule of any diving trip? HAVE FUN! If the diving begins to be like work, then I cut back a bit.

Also, some of the shore excursions are way awesome! I found this to be true with Explorer Ventures a few years ago. My trips ashore to Nevis, Statia (St Eustacia) and Saba were incredible and I did not miss the afternoon dives at all. While the diving was spectacular, the cultural and history of these islands were even more so.

 

[DeputyDan]

Depends on which is calling louder - a cold beer or a cold wet suit for the night dives!

 

[cruiser]

Depends on my nitrogen absorption as the day progresses. I dive a conservative profile; if the absorption is kind of high, I'll skip the next dive.

 

[ncchuck]

I've done at least 8 liveaboards. I almost always skip a couple at night because the beer sounds better than a cold wet suit.
Someone said they were boring, I couldn't disagree more. I find liveaboards much more interesting than resorts and there is always someone to talk with if you happen to skip a dive.

 

[under water]

I might skip one out of 25 or so. My wife will probably skip 3 or 4 out of 25.
I don't dive every week, so when I do get to do a liveaboard, I really love it.
And I'm always thinking in the back of my mind that I'll miss what everyone else saw on the dive I didn't do. On the dives my wife sits out I usually mention the school of mola mola that she just missed