live aboards and the buddyless diver

[Quero]

That's so funny, Mossman!

What I like about not sharing a cabin is having a little extra space. I say "a little" because boat cabins are so tiny already that each person in a cabin only gets "a little" space to start with. If I don't have to share the space at all, I can leave stuff on the upper bunk or the other bed rather than packed away in a suitcase that I continually have to open and close. Stuff like all my camera junk....

 

[Mossman]

That's so funny, Mossman!

What I like about not sharing a cabin is having a little extra space. I say "a little" because boat cabins are so tiny already that each person in a cabin only gets "a little" space to start with. If I don't have to share the space at all, I can leave stuff on the upper bunk or the other bed rather than packed away in a suitcase that I continually have to open and close. Stuff like all my camera junk....

Arrangements like many Aggressors with a top single and a bottom double work out great for couples as well as singles as you say, lots of extra storage. And room-sharing woes aren't limited to liveaboards. I did a dive shop trip to Bonaire a few years back where I was supposed to be rooming with an old dive buddy/friend. At the last minute, his cardiologist nixed the trip and he ended up transferring as much as he could to the daughter of a mutual friend, a very cute 30ish blonde. Imagine my excitement.

Unfortunately, after we checked in, she somehow managed to swap roommates around and I ended up with some guy that turned out to be a little psycho, not to mention horrible snoring. However, my original female roommate ended up getting some nasty festering mosquito bites after day one that spoiled my attraction to her, then I heard from her new roommates that she had gotten some sort of food poisoning another night and, to keep things family oriented I won't discuss the details, but suffice it to say that I was probably happier that I ended up with my psycho snoring male roommate than the hot blonde with intestinal disorders

 

[ocdiver1]

lol Mossman..while I'm not sure I'd want to room with you, I do absolutely agree about having one's own room. Who wouldn't want as much space as possible in the small rooms on liveaboards? Actually, I've only had to share a couple of times. If you are able to go fairly last minute, and approach a boat (not via an agent) you know has a good amount of space with something along the lines of "I'm on a budget and wanted to see what special last minute discounts you might have regarding this departure," I've received nice discounts, my own room, and frequently things like free nitrox as well. Never hurts to go direct to the boat owner and see what happens.

 

[Quero]

Actually, a good agent will get the same deals for you, ocd. The boat operators are wanting to fill that space, and whether the customer comes from an agent or a direct booking doesn't matter to them, and in fact, chances are better that they can fill the space through an agent since that increases their number of sales outlets. The operators extend to us (agents) the same price breaks, and often even other ones than are publicly available. Just ask my own customers and a fair number will tell you how I got them free nitrox or a last-minute price....