10 Exceptional
Ryan S
United States

Fantastic experience for our first liveaboard experience

Diving the similan islands, meeting the crew and various dive instructors, experiencing a liveaboard for the first time!

Recommended for: Jona was a fantastic dive instructor, great dive sites in the similan islands, my girlfriend was able to complete her advanced open water certification.

10 Exceptional
Michael O
United States

The BMW of Liveaboards....literally!!

From seamless checkin to making the arrangements for post dive transportation with gear....Bavaria MV hit all the marks with perfection. Marco, Marcos, Christie, Ube and Frenchy (and the rest) are all masters of their craft in diving and service.

Recommended for: Staff, Comfort & Guides

8.0 Very good
susan K
United States

Great time on the Barvaria

This was our first Liveaboard and we loved it. I was concerned that I would feel cramped and didn’t feel Like this in the least bit! The dives were very well organized and we weren’t on top Of each other.

Recommended for: Food and drinks. Organized dives Spacious

6.4 Review score
Kevin M
United States

Good dive crew but spartan at best with little emergency info

Dive sites

Recommended for: Florian the dive master; the food; and some of the dive sites

10 Exceptional
Clovis D
United States

Fantastic

Leopard shark, octopus, hunting eels, cuddlefish

Recommended for: Sealife, efficiency/organization of crew/dive masters, food

8.0 Very good
deborah N
United States

A great dive trip.

Beautiful dive sites ..new friends

Recommended for: Organized into to groups Getting ready and going in the water ..food was fabulous..location

8.0 Very good
CHRISTINE C
United States

Fantastic! Clear water to see 30 meters and so many fish!!

Great experience! Special way to spend my 70th birthday snorkeling. United Nations of people on board.

Recommended for: 360 degree sunrise and sunset, clear water and hundreds of fish, comradery on the boat

9.2 Superb
Danielle F
United States

Great experience!

This was an amazing trip! We saw tons of underwater life, including octopuses, whale sharks, lobster, crabs, eagle rays, shrimp, eels, snakes, cuddle fish, and many others. The best dive site of the trip was definitely Richelieu Rock. Food was great, and crew were very helpful and friendly. My husband got his advanced open water certificate. Only thing that wasn’t five star was the comfort of the rooms. The AC went out sporadically, and by the third day our bathroom smelled a bit from the marine plumbing system. But this is a very minor complaint. Overall great experience and great value for money. This trip cost approximately half of what we have paid for similar liveaboards on the Great Barrier Reef.

Recommended for: Crew and instructor friendliness, dive sites, food

10 Exceptional
John K
United States

First Liveaboard experience and it didn't disappoint

Richelieu Rock was amazing. The seas were rough, so we couldn't complete all dives at this location, but the area was teeming with life. The night dive with Black Tip Reef Sharks did not disappoint.

Recommended for: The professionalism of the crew, both above and below water. The chef and her meals were amazing. The friendly atmosphere made our Christmas celebration perfect.

9.2 Superb
Robert M
United States

The Right Attitude

We took a short trip (3-4 days) as an intro to L/As for one of us, and re-intro for another. We also opted to “upgrade” our dive-certifications by taking a class from an instructor on-board. We appreciated the diving schedule which offered 4 dives plus snorkeling opportunities each day. This was welcome because it is easy to over-do it on a L/A. The crew was so incredibly kind, helpful, intuitive, efficient and experienced. Food was delicious and bountiful; not fancy-schmancy…just savory, diverse, fresh, wholesome goodness. We noticed right away that the Similan Islands have been well visited, and dived…but still saw many interesting critters. The dive masters were incredibly knowledgeable, and most important: patient. We came away feeling rewarded and completely satisfied with the experience, gained certification as ‘advanced’ open-water divers, had a great time, met many people from all-over the world, and would have no hesitation doing it all again.

Recommended for: Team Work/Camaraderie, Crew, Pace

8.0 Very good
RAVI T
United States

A fantastic diving experience. Friendly and cheerful crew helping with everything to make us feel home!

Meeting people from all parts of the world and sharing our stories and laughs! Khao Lak is a great place to spend your evening with vibrant nightlife.

Recommended for: Beautiful dive sites, professional dive masters, and helpful crew.

8.0 Very good
Jacqueline C
Australia

Great week!

The boat was well maintained but the cabins left a bit to be desired. The beds were like rocks and we got towels for blankets. The dive crew were great and the Thai crew were fun but you could tell there was some conflict between them in regards to diver safety which should be addressed immediately. The trip director Gerben addressed any issues that came up and was great to deal with. The food was abundant and amazing!! The diving was good although not as good as I was expecting. The visibility and landscape were incredible but there was a pretty evident lack of marine life that I assume is because of overfishing which was a bit sad. Coral bleaching has also done a number on the reefs. We did see a whale shark which was pretty special!

Recommended for: The staff were great, diving was great and the food was amazing!

10 Exceptional
Anthony W
Belgium

Worth every euro!

Every dive sites!

Recommended for: Dive guides, food, boat

8.0 Very good
Rok S
Slovenia

Very nice trip, unfortunately one month too late, because of weather conditions

Whale sharks on Richelieu Rock Peace. We were the only Liveaboard on dive sites. Nature.

Recommended for: Nature on islands in Myanmar, Dive guides, Crew

10 Exceptional
Paul L
United Kingdom

A fabulous week's diving.

See above. Also, Caroline, the chief of the dive crew was brilliant. Very experienced, safe, observant and knowledgeable. The captain was a damn good one too. And It makes fantastic bread :-)

Recommended for: Fantastic mixture of dive sites. Friendly and helpful crew. The best liveaboard food I've ever had.

10 Exceptional
Guadalupe F
Argentina

Best liveaboard experience!

Diving is just GREAT! Couldn't ask for anything else. Crew is friendly and they work really hard to keep the boat going. Plenty of food as well.

Recommended for: Great diving, nice boat and friendly crew

8.0 Very good
Joanna D
United Kingdom

Great team of people running the outfit.

Richlieu Rock. Sooooo many fish. Amazing site.

Recommended for: Richlieu Rock, food excellent, our guide, Kirsten, was wonderful.

9.6 Exceptional
Pieter S
South Africa

It was really excellent and we enjoyed it very much.

The diving was of course our highlights. Especially Richeulau Rock were the best. The food were good prepared and tasty. The staff always went the extra mile.

Recommended for: Good and well maintained liveaboard. The crew were fantastic and always very helpful and friendly. The dive guides went out of their way to make our dives wonderful.

9.2 Superb
Bruno P
Portugal

Great dives with great weather

Diving in Richelieu The schools of big fish

Recommended for: Food Dives weather

8.8 Fabulous
Ge L
China

nice diving trip however not many big fishes

black rock dive site; beautiful corals; exploring a totally new underwater formation.

Recommended for: the food is great; the crew members are very friendly and helpful;

8.8 Fabulous
Peter S
Denmark

Breathtaking area to dive

Elephant head dive, followed by 3 Trees and North Point, where we saw a big Turtle

Recommended for: Lots of dives, assisted by super efficient and friendly crew

8.4 Very good
ANTONIO R
France

So many good discoveries in a very good atmosphere

Perfect organisation with very kind crew. Some dives were top level, maybe Black Rock the 'weak' point. The chance: really interesting people on board

Recommended for: People (crew and other divers) , Sea Fan Forest dive, Food

8.4 Very good
I CHUN L
Taiwan

Good trip but ......

We had 4 days cloudy weather and poor visibility. But the temperature is comfortable. Next trip I should come early like in April or March. Very helpful and friendly crew on board.

Recommended for: Friendly crew, convenient en-suite cabin, stable trip

9.6 Exceptional
Alicia M
Spain

Great team .

The dive spots

Recommended for: Itt the Dive master, she always find the way to avoid the strong currents . The dive spots.

7.2 Good
Charles F
United Kingdom

Nice boat and crew and dive guides. Disappointed with the diving

Meeting lots of nice people.

Recommended for: The friendly crew and dive guides and drinks on offer

8.4 Very good
Tomoko O
Japan

Fun trip with friendly crew and divers but bad visibility...

Very impressed with the cleanliness of the boat and organization of the diving trips. Communication between staff were great and tripe were operated smoothly. Really enjoyed meeting diverse group of people with interesting backgrounds and experiences. Diving was not as good as expected especially the visibility and did not see much marine life as I though I would but the dive master, Freshy ensured our safety and looked after our group well. Plus was awesome waking up to freshly baked bread in the morning! Thank you everyone for making this trip satisfactory.

Recommended for: Organization of the trip, friendly staff, dive guides

8.0 Very good
EVI N
Cyprus

Amazing... I will doing again! Worth it!

See whaleshark!!!

Recommended for: Professional Services, excellent guide's, unique dive sites!

9.6 Exceptional
Mie Balle H
Denmark

Amazing experience for our first live aboard trip!

We really enjoyed our first live aboard trip! The boat The Bavaria is perfect for diving and relaxing :) The tour was very well organized and we felt safe every minut. The boat is big with more relaxing areas which are perfect between dives. We were served delicious food and had water, soft drinks, electrolyte water easily and free available which helped us fast recovering after dives so we could perform all 10 dives in 3 days. Unfurtunately we had cold sea water with bad visibility which was unusual for the period, but everything else perfect!

Recommended for: Boat, food, organization

8.4 Very good
marie alix P
Switzerland

Very nice and competent crew!

We had a surprise show from one of the staff. Very unexpected and very fun.

Recommended for: The chilled yet professional atmosphere, the good knowledge of the divesites, the very helpful and nice staff

10 Exceptional
Peng G
China

Very impressive trip

The Myanmar trip was arranged properly, I feel very safe during all the trip. Food was crazily delicious, especially all kinds of Thai food. Dive sites were amazing!

Recommended for: Dive with Freshy, delicious food, very very friendly staff

6.4 Review score
Poul V
Denmark

Beautiful dive sites ruined by bad visibility

Helpfulness of crew - boat boys, cooks and divemasters. Meating other expetienced divers - almost all with 100+ dives.

Recommended for: 1. Healthy, beautiful dive sites with many fish. 2 Great crew. 3.Wonderful food and snacks

6.8 Review score
Mai S
Denmark

Goods and bads

The trip had both good and bad. The boat was overall really good with room for all guest to laze about between dives and a shaded sun deck. The cabins were very small though, and there was absolutely no room to put personal belongings. Definitely pick ensuite as the two communal bathrooms are shared by four guests and all staff. The diving in the Similans was really disappointing, but the islands to the north made up for that plentiful.

Recommended for: Diving at Richelieu, the people onboard, and more diving.

9.2 Superb
Carlos B
Chile

great diving, friendly and professional guides, great overall time!

we had a great time overall, the diving was great, the weather was great, the dive guides and crew where great, and made us feel at home. I would definitely do it again. Very happy with the experience.

Recommended for: diving, the people we met, the liveaboard experience

7.2 Good
Louise L
Canada

Disappointed dives

The fisherman's net and trap for the fish. No big stuff. Dynamite fishing

Recommended for: Handman crew, organisation, Jona our guide

9.6 Exceptional
Eszter B
Hungary

Laid back holidays with flexible organisation, friendly staff and knowledgeable crew, and a lot of mantas

Relaxing six days on Bavaria, although we packed in four dives a day, including sunset or night dives. I appreciated the passion of the dive guides for their trade, the simple but good Thai food (plus Wiener Schnitzel), the helpful staff, the optional outdoors sleep overnight. I loved the smaller dive sites around the Similan Islands for their tranquility and occasional big finds, but of course it is difficult to override Cousteau's Richelieu Rock, and Koh Bon.

Recommended for: Beautiful and rich dive sites, trained-eyed guides, comfortable sun deck

9.6 Exceptional
Annegret P
Germany

Great trip, absolutely recommended!

Seeing a seahorse! (and whale sharks and mantas besides lots of beautiful small creatures).

Recommended for: Friendliness of crew, variety of sea life, Thai food on board

10 Exceptional
sharon S
United Kingdom

Magical experience

The staff, the boat and the standard of service delivery - as above- we had a excellent trip - have no criticism at all - Highly recommended

Recommended for: The staff, the boat and the standard of service delivery

6.8 Review score
Laura W
United Kingdom

Great trip but lacking communication

The wreck dive on the Boonsung

Recommended for: Whalesharks, food, sun deck

8.0 Very good
Alba R
Spain

Great diving and boat crew. Filthy room

Positive: Great 12 dives, including probably one of the best dives in the world: Richelieu Rock. Surin and Similan are good but you can see how the bleaching is affecting the corals and therefore the rest of the marine life. Boat crew were great, from the captain, to the kitchen staff, guides and the rest of the team. The food was very good quality and abundant. Always available inmediatly after diving. Negative: Room very dirty (Walls, ceiling, toilet, ...) and smelly due to the humidity of the lower floor. The bed linen and towels supplied were slighly wet and filthy. On my opinion the room was quite overpriced. No wifi on the boat.

Recommended for: Boat crew, food and dives

8.4 Very good
Kirsi I
Finland

Nice trip and the best diving that Thailand has to offer!

The boat crew are extremely helpful and efficient in getting divers into and out of the water. You can really see that they have been at this for a long time and everything on the boat is well thought out with regards to diving. Briefings are thorough and it was nice to be able to visit some of the white beaches of the islands between dives. Richelieu Rock offers some of the best diving we have ever experienced. The diversity there is amazing. Big stuff, small stuff and everything in between, it's all there. The diving at Richelieu is simply spectacular. At times it felt like we were diving in fish soup and it was hard to see the corals from all the fish. We would gladly do this liveaboard again in the future.

Recommended for: Richelieu Rock, the boat crew, the weather

9.6 Exceptional
Georg P
Austria

Great diving with an amazing crew and perfect organization from start to finish

The dive trip was very well organized, great crew, fantastic food, everything perfect from start to finish !

Recommended for: Leopard shark, great people,

7.2 Good
Gennaro S
Sweden

generally good

diving

Recommended for: quality vs cost

8.0 Very good
Stephane C
Netherlands

Well organised

new years eve

Recommended for: crew, facilities, communication

10 Exceptional
Svetlana K
Japan

Amazingly organized trip

Amazing crew and staff made this trip perfect. There was plenty of food and drinks, also hot showers in the cabins, and comfortable beds. Dive sites are beautiful with good visibility. Seven days aboard passed extremely fast!

Recommended for: Markus, Richelieu Rock, Rescue Diver Course

8.4 Very good
Jessica D
Germany

Nice trip

We also went to the beaches of the similan islands which was really nice . Many dives at Richelieu Rock which was beautiful. The food at the boat was really good and the dive guides were also very friendly and helpful. The cabin was okay . Could be a little bit more comfort.

Recommended for: Dive sites, friendly staff, good food

7.6 Good
Myoungjoo L
South Korea

good tript

see tuna

Recommended for: good point .room. restroom.

10 Exceptional
gemma T
United Kingdom

Excellent - Highly Recommend

Comfortable and practical boat for a liveaboard. Great dive masters, boat crew and the kitchen support. Well organised trip. Good choice of dive sites and entry times.

Recommended for: Dive masters, Boat Comfort, food

8.0 Very good
Martin W
Australia

An Awsome experience never to be forgotten.

Rochelle rock bed dive I’ve ever done.

Recommended for: Dive sites / food / staff

9.2 Superb
Francis N
United Kingdom

Everything that I expected!

Overall a very easy experience

Recommended for: Excellent organisation. Great staff & guides. Good diving

9.2 Superb
Edith D
Netherlands

Awesome trip, very comfortable boat

Seeing the beautiful corals, abundance of fish, having fun with the group and crew and enjoying the great food 🤩

Recommended for: The dives (of course), people, food

10 Exceptional
Carolin W
Germany

Highly recommended

All dive sites were great, we always felt safe and the boat was in great shape

Recommended for: Dive Masters, Food, People

8.4 Very good
Davide B
Australia

Very good

Perforation of my drum ear and stop to dive but all the crew is been very polite during all my trip. Thank you very much.

Recommended for: Professional friendly good food

9.6 Exceptional
DIANE J
United Kingdom

Excellent Crew and amazing food

An international group of divers. The boat crew were excellent and could not be helpful enough. The food was amazing. The diving was good but not much pelagic action. The reefs are good with good coral and sea life, lots of little things to see. Not much current and visibility was good. Diving was both from the main boat and zodiacs. Cabins are small, recreation areas were good with good shade on the sun deck. I would recommend this boat

Recommended for: Crew, Food, People

8.0 Very good
Duncan H
United Kingdom

Great staff, cabin could do with refurb.

Richelieu Rock.

Recommended for: Boat Staff, Richelieu Rock diving, Dive guide.

9.6 Exceptional
Jacqueline C
United Kingdom

All round great service!

Fantastic diving, usually not to busy at the dive sites. The boat is very well organised and the support staff are all brilliant.

Recommended for: The staff, the diving organisation, the food.

10 Exceptional
Gaetane L
Belgium

Extraordinary

Well it was an amazing week on board and underwater

Recommended for: Food-kindness-organisation

9.6 Exceptional
Liam K
Canada

Stellar

I was the odd man out of my German speaking group and that only made me more popular with my fellow divers. I had a blast following my camera buddies underwater and having them point me towards every lady nudibranch in Thailand. The crew on Bavaria was incredible, it was essentially a resort at sea. I can’t wait until my next dive trip with them.

Recommended for: Excellent guides, delicious food, thriving atmosphere

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