A lot depends on where.
First-time liveaboards are ready for the pervasive cold in winter or the torrid heat in summer — depending where you are.
The lack of space can drive one bat-krazy.
Don’t think of it as “cheap.” Quite often, it ain’t.
First-timers will almost always pick a boat too small.
It’s not an easy transition, no matter what anybody sez...
...meant to say:
First-timers are RARELY ready for winter/summer.
Some of the coldest and hottest periods in my entire life have been on luxury boats — and for stretches of many DAYS at a time. REALLY wears one out...
...and “shore power” doesn’t solve everything —