Best Liveaboards for Open Water Divers

If you've recently qualified as an Open Water Diver (or hold an equivalent certification), you'll be pleased to know that many liveaboards around the world are suitable for your level of experience. This collection highlights dive liveaboards that welcome Open Water certified divers, making it easier to find trips that match your qualification.

Which Liveaboards Are Suitable for Open Water Divers?

The above table of liveaboards are all suitable for open water divers, which can be filtered using the filers on the left. You can easily filter this list of dive liveaboards by country, by price (Minimun to Maximum price you want to pay), cabin types, boat features what's included and much more.

How We Selected These Liveaboards Suitable For Open Water Divers

Every liveaboard in this collection has been assessed against the operator's minimum certification requirements together with our own Scuba Diving Earth database. We only include boats where Open Water certification (or an equivalent qualification) is accepted for at least some itineraries. We also consider customer ratings, onboard facilities and other factors to help divers compare their options.