
Liveaboard boats for the single traveller with single berth cabins
In my time I’ve done loads of traveling as a single traveller. But if you’re a solo diver, perhaps not always so good. For safety reasons you shouldn’t dive alone. So what’s the solution if you’re looking for a Galapagos liveaboard with a single cabin?
Liveaboard single cabin all Galapagos: Liveaboard single cabin all Galapagos includes single cabins with a single bed. But it also includes twin or triple cabins for solo divers or single travellers who are happy to share with other single travellers, who are also looking to scuba dive the Galapagos Islands. This article includes non-diving liveaboards too.
The best way to dive the Galapagos Islands, and especially Darwin Island and Wolf Rock, is by a scuba diving liveaboard. You can check the latest and best deals on Galapagos liveaboards using the following window:
Liveaboard single cabin all Galapagos – for divers and non-divers
The Galapagos Islands are on many scuba diver’s and non-diver’s bucket lists. This region is a part of the Atlas of Marine Protection due to it’s incredible marine biodiversity. This includes being one of the best places in the world to see hammerhead sharks.
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The Islands of the Galapagos were of course made famous by Charles Darwin’s exploration. This gives them a huge historical background. But in particular in relation to the law of evolution.
However, Darwin only explored the islands themselves, but he didn’t explore the underwater world of the Galapagos Islands.
If you are planning your diving holiday to the Galapagos Islands and you’re single, this makes things slightly more difficult as a solo diver.
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But as a solo traveller and single diver and without a dive buddy, you will soon discover that a liveaboard is the best option.
If you’re travelling alone and you’re looking to explore the islands of Galapagos or the underwater world of the Galapagos Islands, a liveaboard boat with single, twin or triple cabins is the way to go.
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Liveaboard single cabin all Galapagos – the options as a solo diver or single traveller
I’ve reviewed a number of Galapagos liveaboard boats in this article. Included in this list are both luxury liveaboards and cheaper liveaboards. These are split, as follows:
- Galapagos liveaboards with single cabins.
- Galapagos liveaboards with single beds in shared rooms – either twin or triple.
You may prefer to have your own private cabin with a single bed. But you may alternatively prefer to share with another solo diver or single traveller in a room with more than one single bed.
Let’s take a look at the Galapagos dive and non-dive liveaboards available in both scenarios:
Galapagos dive and non-diving liveaboards with single cabins

The following Galapagos liveaboards all have single berth cabins, which are especially suited for solo travelers.
Galapagos non-dive liveaboards with single cabins
Unfortunately, it looks like there are no Galapagos dive liveaboards with single berth cabins. So this first list includes the non-dive liveaboards only that have single berth cabins.
These Galapagos liveaboards offer island exploration only.
- Mary Anne Cruise Ship – Rated Good and 7.7 out of 10, with 4 stars. A 52 metre (171 feet) sailing ship designed for up to 24 guests. She offers 6 single cabins for solo divers to enjoy the Galapagos islands.
- Endemic Cruise Ship – Rated Exceptional and 10 out of 10, with 5 stars. A 35 metre (115 feet) twin hulled dive liveaboard. She offers one single cabin for a solo diver or for a child for scuba diving families.
- Tip Top II Cruise Ship – Rated Exceptional and 10 out of 10, with 5 stars. The Tip Top II Catamaran offers diving for up to 16 guests. This 31.5 metres (104 feet) Galapagos liveaboard offers both a single cabin and has twin cabins too.
- Ocean Spray Cruise Ship – This 34 metres (112 feet) dive liveaboard has no ratings or reviews yet. But she is classed as a mega-catamaran with luxury interiors. She caters for up to 16 guests looking to dive the Galápagos Islands and has two single cabins on the upper deck for solo divers to enjoy.
- Elite Cruise Ship – This twin hulled dive liveaboard hasn’t been reviewed or rated yet. She’s a 37 metre (123 feet) boat suitable for up to 16 divers to enjoy the Galapagos diving. Designed with four twin cabins and two single cabins for solo divers.
- Galapagos Odyssey – A single hulled Galapagos dive liveaboard which will cater for up to 16 guests. She’s 41 metres (135 feet) in length and has one single cabin.
- Petrel Cruise Ship – No ratings or reviews yet for this beautiful Galapagos catamaran liveaboard with luxury amenities and catering for up to 16 guests. She’s 35 metres (115 feet) in length and has one single cabin for solo divers.
- Solaris Cruise Ship – No ratings or reviews yet on this 36 metre (118 feet) dive liveaboard with 5 single cabins. Designed with the solo dive traveller in mind and for up to 16 guests in total.
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Travelling families in need of single cabins
If you’re a travelling family and in need of single or twin cabins for your children, the above liveaboards will be ideal.
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The following Galapagos liveaboards all have single beds in twin or triple shared cabins. They are especially suited for solo divers and single travellers who are happy to share with other solo divers or single travellers.
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Galapagos dive liveaboards with twin and triple cabins
- Calipso Liveaboard – No reviews yet on this Galapagos liveaboard. A 35.4 metre (116 feet) liveaboard dive boat, which was refurbished in 2019. Designed for a maximum of 16 guests and has a number of cabins with twin beds for single travellers happy to share a cabin.
- Galapagos Master liveaboard – Rated Superb and 9.3 out of 10, with 4.5 stars. The Galapagos Master liveaboard is a 32 metres (105 feet) luxury dive boat. She offers plenty of cabins for solo divers willing to share. Catering for up to 16 guests in total across 9 cabins.
- Aqua Liveaboard – Rated 8.4 out of 10 and Very Good, with 4.0 stars. The Aqua liveaboard is a 26 metre (85 feet) dive boat catering for up to 16 divers across 9 cabins. There a number of options for single divers to share a cabin with another solo diver.
- Calipso liveaboard – No reviews yet on this liveaboard. The Calipso liveaboard is 35.4 metre (116 feet) dive boat catering for up to 16 guests across 8 cabins. Each of the cabins can be used as a double for couples or split into twins for two people sharing.
- Galapagos Sky liveaboard – Rated 9.5 out of 10 and Exceptional, with 5 stars. The Galapagos Sky is a luxury 33 metre (108 feet) dive liveaboard catering for up to 16 guests. All 8 cabins cater for singles. The master staterooms can be switched between two singles or a double bed. The deluxe staterooms have twin beds. This makes this the perfect dive liveaboard for solo divers happy to share.
- Blue Spirit liveaboard – No ratings yet on this liveaboard. The Blue Spirit liveaboard is a 31.5 metre (103 feet) dive boat catering for up to 8 guests. With 10 en-suite cabins with a choice of double, twin or triple cabins.
- The Galapagos Aggressor III liveaboard – Rated 9.1 out of 10 and Superb, with 4.5 stars. The Galapagos Aggressor III is a 32 metre (105 feet) dive liveaboard boat catering for up to 16 guests across 8 cabins. She caters for solo divers happy to share in twin rooms, as she has twin cabins as well as double cabins that can be converted into twins.
Galapagos non-dive liveaboards with twin and triple cabins
These Galapagos liveaboards only offer island exploration and don’t offer diving.
- Nemo II Cruise Ship – Rated Superb and 9.4 out of 10, with 4.5 stars. The Nemo II dive liveaboard is a sailing catamaran offering scuba diving for up to 14 guests. Two of the cabins have single bunks for solo travellers happy to share with like-minded solo divers.
- Nemo III Cruise Ship – Rated Fabulous and 8.9 out of 10, with 4.5 stars. Like Nemo II, the Galapagos Nemo III is also a sailing catamaran liveaboard for up to 16 divers. This Galapagos liveaboard has cabins with single beds and there are cabins with an extra single bunk too.
- Galaxy Cruise Ship – Rated Exceptional and 9.6 out of 10, with 5 stars. This is a 35 metres (115 feet) Galapagos liveaboard suitable for up to 16 guests. She’s configured with a few twin-bed cabins for solo divers to share.
- Tip Top V – No reviews yet of this 34 metre (112 feet) Galapagos dive liveaboard that caters for single travellers. She has 6 cabins set up as twin cabins with single beds. This Galapagos dive liveaboard for single divers caters for up to 16 divers.
- Letty liveaboard – No reviews or ratings yet. Letty is designed for up to 20 guests and is a 25 metre (82 feet) dive liveaboard. This Galapagos liveaboard has both twin cabins and triple cabins designed for solo divers willing to share a cabin.
Dive liveaboards for singles
This list of liveaboards with single cabins and twin cabins is in descending customer rating order, followed by Scuba Diving Luxury Rating (SDE Lux Rating, see below), so the liveaboards with the highest customer rating and the best SDE lux rating will be at the top of the list. If you want to change the list order, use the “Sort by” dropdown below.
Table of dive liveaboards with single cabins
The following table includes dive liveaboards with single cabins from around the world:
Discover Liveaboard | Customer Rating | SDE Lux Rating % | Flexible Booking | Dive Courses | Dietary Requirements | Nitrox | Country | |
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Review: MV Seaisee; Book: MV Seaisee | 10 | 90% | YES | NO | YES | YES | Indonesia |
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Review: MV Ocean Hunter 3; Book: MV Ocean Hunter 3 | 9.8 | 73% | YES | NO | YES | YES | Micronesia |
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Review: MV Scubaspa Yang; Book: MV Scubaspa Yang | 9.6 | 87% | YES | YES | YES | YES | Maldives |
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Review: MV Bilikiki; Book: MV Bilikiki | 9.6 | 75% | YES | YES | YES | YES | Solomon Islands |
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Review: MV Scubaspa Ying; Book: MV Scubaspa Ying | 9.4 | 87% | YES | YES | YES | YES | Maldives |
Table of dive liveaboards with twin cabins
The following table includes dive liveaboards with twin cabins for sharing from around the world (Note: You will only have to share with another diver of the same sex, unless you come as a mixed sex pair who are happy to share):
Discover Liveaboard | Customer Rating | SDE Lux Rating % | Flexible Booking | Dive Courses | Dietary Requirements | Nitrox | Country | |
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Review: MV Seaisee; Book: MV Seaisee | 10 | 90% | YES | NO | YES | YES | Indonesia |
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Review: Scubaspa Zen; Book: Scubaspa Zen | 10 | 88% | YES | YES | YES | YES | Indonesia |
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Review: Jardines Avalon Fleet; Book: Jardines Avalon Fleet | 10 | 83% | YES | NO | YES | YES | Cuba |
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Review: Jakaré; Book: Jakaré | 10 | 81% | YES | YES | YES | YES | Indonesia |
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Review: All Star Cuan Law; Book: All Star Cuan Law | 10 | 79% | YES | YES | YES | NO | Virgin Islands |
The Scuba Diving Earth Luxury Rating (SDE Lux Rating) is explained on each liveaboard review when you click the “Discover Liveaboard” link, and is my own Liveaboard Luxury Rating I’ve assigned to all liveaboards. Choosing between liveaboards is helped by customer scores, and if you get stuck choosing between two or three liveaboards, where each one has a high customer score out of 10, you can use the SDE Luxury Rating to help narrow down your choice.
Think about it like using Booking.com when searching for the best hotel. Booking.com also use a customer score where each customer rates hotels out of 10. This is similar to the liveaboard customer rating, which is also rated out of 10. But let’s say you only like to stay in hotels rated 8 and above on Booking.com, but you also want the hotel to have WIFI or parking, or to have a swimming pool etc. The features each hotel has is usually secondary to the score out of 10.
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