Live aboard
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Live aboard (noun or verb) refers to living aboard a boat for some period of time, either as a residence or as part of a multi-day diving trip.
In the general sense, a liveaboard is a person who makes a boat, typically a small yacht in a marina, their primary residence. Living aboard can be very economical when compared to living ashore, costing less than a small apartment, and is much less expensive than maintaining both a residence on land and a boat with its associated moorage fees. Powerboats and cruising sailboats are commonly used for living aboard, as well as houseboats which are designed primarily as a residence.
The liveaboard lifestyle has many attractions and many downsides. Most boats are much smaller than nearly all shoreside residences, they are more exposed to weather, and require special maintenance skills. However, they are mobile, provide inexpensive water access, and allow the person living aboard to integrate recreation with their housing.
In the recreational Scuba diving industry, a live aboard service offers its guests to stay on board for one or more nights, unlike a day boat operation. This allows time to travel to more distant divesites. Normally a live aboard operation charters for ten to thirty passengers.