{"id":106,"date":"2017-11-13T00:58:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T00:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bricoadventures.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2017-11-13T01:20:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T01:20:47","slug":"dive-eat-sleep-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricoadventures.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/13\/dive-eat-sleep-repeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Dive, Eat, Sleep, Repeat: Our First Trip on a Liveaboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

We got scuba certified in 2009 and since then have taken 1 or more annual dive trips to destinations all over the world.\u00a0 We quickly became enamored with the intriguing creatures and brilliant colors of the underwater world.\u00a0 One way to maximize the diving on a given trip is to join a liveaboard, in which you eat and sleep on a boat for several consecutive days.\u00a0 The main benefits of a liveaboard are the ability to visit more remote dive sites not accessible on day trips, diving up to 5 times a day including at night, the comradery from hanging out with people of all nationalities, and being secluded at sea out of the range of cell phone towers and away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.<\/p>\n

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Underwater Selfie<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our first such experience was during our honeymoon in the Andaman Sea off Thailand\u2019s West Coast.\u00a0 We used Dive the World<\/a> to research the multitude of liveaboard options available in Thailand.\u00a0 We chose the itinerary to the Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock on the M\/V Pawara departing from the resort town of Phuket.<\/p>\n

We were greeted at the airport after an afternoon flight and transported to the Pawara\u2019s home port in Khao Lak.\u00a0 We boarded the boat and checked in with the dive master, filling out all the necessary paperwork, before being served dinner and cocktails as the other guests trickled in.\u00a0 In total, there were 19 other guests, 9 crew members, and 6 dive masters\/guides.\u00a0 Although it sounds like a lot of people, it never felt crowded on the boat.\u00a0 Of the guests, nine different nationalities were represented, and everyone was eager to get know each other.\u00a0 We retired to our room, featuring a double bed and private bathroom\/shower, and the boat departed overnight so that we could wake up atop our first dive site.<\/p>\n

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Dining Area<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sleeping Quarters<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The daily schedule on the boat was as follows:<\/p>\n