15 Catamaran Diving Liveaboards: + 5 Catamaran Advantages

You may be looking for the perfect catamaran diving liveaboard for a dive trip. If you are, this article lists all 15 catamaran diving liveaboards (including one trimaran liveaboard) from across the world. When you look at the table of catamaran diving liveaboards, you’ll notice that most of these are in Australia. This is probably because there are four times more power catamarans in Australia and New Zealand per capita compared to the rest of the world.

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What are the advantages of catamaran liveaboard diving?

There are a few advantages of catamaran liveaboard diving, as follows:

1. A catamaran liveaboard is much better in a following sea, as a monohull will plow under the wave ahead as it comes down.
2. Catamarans offer a smoother ride than a monohull, especially in our rough water.
3. Catamaran liveaboards are superior in every way in rough seas.
4. Due to the twin-hull design, catamarans perform better in head seas compared to monohulls.
5. Catamaran liveaboards offer more stability, which is better for those divers who don’t have great sea-legs and are prone to seasickness.
6. Multihulls provide for much more space.

A Choice of catamaran liveaboard diving

The following table of catamaran diving liveaboards includes both sailing catamarans and motorboat catamarans. Depending on which style of catamaran you prefer, sailing style catamaran dive liveaboard vs motorboat style catamaran dive liveaboard, sort the following table by this column.

This list includes all available catamarans from around the world, so take your pick of dive destinations.

Catamaran Diving Liveaboard

Catamaran Diving Liveaboard	Country	Enquire	Sailing Catamatan	Review Rating Out of 10	Cost Per Day (From Price)	Flexible Booking	Min Trip Nights	Max Trip Nights	Nitrox	Internet	Diet	Vegan	Vegetarian	Dive Courses	Length	Max Guests/Cabins/Bathrooms	Ensuites	Family Friendly	Air Con Cabins	Seaview Cabins	Non-Diver Friendly	Other Activites	Sidemount Diving	Rebreather Support	Tech Diver Friendly	Min Experience	Min Logged Dives
Aqua Cat Liveaboard	Bahamas, Caribbean	Enquire	No	9.2	£170/$231/€190	Yes	7	7	Paid	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	31m/102f	30/11/13	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Kayaks	Yes	No	No	OW	Enquire
Aqua Tiki II Catamaran Liveaboard	French Polynesia	Enquire	Yes	8.8	£304/$413/€341	Yes	7	15	No	Paid	Yes	No	Yes	No	18m/59f	08/04/05	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Fishing. Kayaks.	No	No	No	AOW	50
Cat Ppalu Catamaran Liveaboard	Bahamas, Caribbean	Enquire	Yes	0.0	£184/$250/€206	Yes	6	6	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20m/66f	12/06/02	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Kayaks. Fishing. Stand Up Paddleboard.	No	No	No	OW	Enquire
Cuan Law Trimaran Liveaboard	Virgin Islands, Caribbean	Enquire	Yes	10.0	£328/$446/€367	Yes	6	6	No	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	32m/105f	20/10/10	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Kayaks	No	No	No	OW	Enquire
Explorer 1 Catamaran Liveaboard	Seychelles	Enquire	No	0.0	£291/$396/€326	Yes	5	6	Paid	Paid	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	17m56f	06/03/02	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Fishing	No	No	No	AOW	50
Gros Plan Liveaboard	Madagascar	Enquire	Yes	0.0	£122/$166/€137	No	3	5	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	14m/45f	08/04/04	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	AOW	30
Nyaman Catamaran Liveaboard	Indonesia	Enquire	No	0.0	Enquire	Yes	3	3	No	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	10m/33f	04/01/01	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	AOW	50
Ocean Quest Liveaboard	Australia	Enquire	No	9.0	£119/$162/€133	Yes	1	5	Paid	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	36m/118f	44/23/23	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	OW	3
Oceania Liveaboard	Papua New Guinea	Enquire	No	0.0	£286/$389/€320	No	8	10	Paid	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	27m/89f	16/08/09	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	OW	Enquire
Odyssey Liveaboard	Australia	Enquire	No	8.6	£247/$336/€277	No	8	13	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	24m/79f	20/10/4	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Enquire	Enquire
Phoenix Liveaboard	Bahamas, Caribbean	Enquire	Yes	8.5	£164/$223/€184	Yes	6	6	No	Paid	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	14m/46f	08/04/04	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Fishing	No	No	No	OW	Enquire
Reef Prince Liveaboard	Australia	Enquire	No	10.0	£296/$403/€332	No	7	10	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	38m/125f	36/18/14	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Fishing	No	No	No	Enquire	Enquire
Shore Thing Catamaran	Australia	Enquire	Yes	9.8	£278/$378/€312	Yes	3	9	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	16m/51f	10/04/04	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Kayaks	No	No	No	OW	Enquire
Solitude Adventurer	Indonesia	Enquire	No	9.5	£239/$325/€268	Yes	6	6	Paid	Paid	Yes	No	Yes	No	36m/118f	18/08/08	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	AOW	Enquire
Spoilsport Liveaboard	Australia	Enquire	No	9.4	£215/$292/€241	Yes	3	7	Paid	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	30m/98f	28/14/14	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Enquire	Enquire

Catamaran Diving Liveaboard notes:
1. The exchange rate used for GBP to USD 1.36 and GBP to Euro 1.12.
2. If you love one of these catamaran scuba diving liveaboards, but the price is above your budget, please always check the most up to date cost of the trip by clicking on the "Enquire" link, as there may be special offers or a significant price change for a specific catamaran liveaboard not yet reflected in the above table of catamaran dive liveaboards.
3. The 'Cost per day' column will make it easy to sort these catamaran diving liveaboards by cost, but these prices may vary when you visit to book. The prices listed are a cost guide and were correct at the time of compiling this table.
4. Under review rating '0.0' means no rating received at the time of compiling the table.
5. To scroll on desktop select table and use arrow keys. On touch screen including mobile devices scroll the table using the screen.
6. Min dive certification: OW = Open Water Diver. AOW = Advanced Open Water Diver.
7. When the minimum logged dives has "enquire" this usually means the number of minimum dives varies by trip.

Caribbean catamaran liveaboard diving

In the above table of catamaran diving liveaboards, four are Caribbean liveaboards as follows:

1. Aqua Cat Liveaboard – Bahamas catamaran liveaboard customer review rated 9.2 out of 10.
2. Cat Ppalu Catamaran Liveaboard – Bahamas catamaran liveaboard not yet reviewed by customers.
3. Phoenix Liveaboard – Bahamas liveaboard customer review rated 8.5 out of 10.
4. Cuan Law Trimaran Liveaboard – British Virgin Islands catamaran liveaboard review rated 10 out of 10.

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