Never been on a liveaboard and would appreciate some input if anyone is so kind as to weigh in.
I've got a little vacation coming up at the end of January and was trying to decide between some last minute specials/options:
1. A week on a liveaboard, maybe the Nekton Pilot - Central Belize
2. A week on one of the NCL Hawaii cruises, with some diving in Maui and maybe Kona if the timing works out
3. A week or so in Cozumel
4. A non diving or minimal diving vacation (shocker!)
My travel buddy bailed, so it's just me. I've done about 75 dives and and AOW course. I've traveled solo before but never gone on dive trip by myself. I loved Cozumel pre-Wilma though part of that was probably the company on that trip. Oh, all right, the diving was pretty impressive too. Never been to Belize and always wanted to do a liveaboard, but the thought of 5 dives a day (and the premonition I'll catch a cold right before I go) is a little daunting when I've never done it before. And I've never been to Hawaii so it'd be new and exciting, though maybe not quite as good on the diving front.
If anyone has any experiences anything to add to the pros and cons, I'd really appreciate your thoughts. It's been a busy few months for me (am now 1/6 of the way through residency), and I can't decide if I should weigh things on the "relax" or "adventure" side of the equation.
Thanks for any input!
I've got a little vacation coming up at the end of January and was trying to decide between some last minute specials/options:
1. A week on a liveaboard, maybe the Nekton Pilot - Central Belize
2. A week on one of the NCL Hawaii cruises, with some diving in Maui and maybe Kona if the timing works out
3. A week or so in Cozumel
4. A non diving or minimal diving vacation (shocker!)
My travel buddy bailed, so it's just me. I've done about 75 dives and and AOW course. I've traveled solo before but never gone on dive trip by myself. I loved Cozumel pre-Wilma though part of that was probably the company on that trip. Oh, all right, the diving was pretty impressive too. Never been to Belize and always wanted to do a liveaboard, but the thought of 5 dives a day (and the premonition I'll catch a cold right before I go) is a little daunting when I've never done it before. And I've never been to Hawaii so it'd be new and exciting, though maybe not quite as good on the diving front.
If anyone has any experiences anything to add to the pros and cons, I'd really appreciate your thoughts. It's been a busy few months for me (am now 1/6 of the way through residency), and I can't decide if I should weigh things on the "relax" or "adventure" side of the equation.
Thanks for any input!