Sawasdee Fasai, Thailand

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New for 2016 and the sister ship to MV Pawara is the Sawasdee Fasai. A custom built dive liveaboard offering trips to the amazing dive sites of the Andaman Sea between October and May each year. The enormous dive deck on board ensures that there is more than enough room for the 26 divers onboard, with ample space for gear storage and kitting up. Aboard the Sawasdee Fasai liveaboard divers can experience the amazing dive sites of the Andaman Sea, and explore famous dive sites of Richelieu Rock, Koh Bon, Elephant Head Rock or Koh Tachai in the Similan Islands.

Topside the Sawasdee Fasai has 15 air-conditioned cabins catering to a maximum of 30 guests. Located on the main deck are 2 master cabins and 5 deluxe cabins, each with sea views and en-suite bathrooms. On the lower deck are 4 standard cabins also with en-suite bathrooms, and 4 budget cabins with shared bathroom facilities. There is plenty of room for relaxation with the huge sundeck, outside lounge area, indoor lounge and refreshment bar.

Let the friendly boat crew and experienced and professional dive crew of the Sawasdee Fasai Liveaboard help to make your dive adventure a memorable one. Book your adventure today.

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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Cabin Towels.

Required Extras: National Park Fees (1,000-2,300 THB), Visas and Fees.

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Rental Gear.

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Boat features

  • Camera Station
  • Audio & video entertainment
  • Air Conditioned saloon
  • Aircon Cabins
  • Sun Deck
  • Indoor Saloon
  • Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
  • Warm Water Showers
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Custom built for diving
  • Charging stations
  • En-Suite bathrooms
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Outside Showers
  • Dedicated Local & International Crew
  • Bar
  • Available for Charter

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Vegetarian Options
  • Buffet style
  • Beer available
  • Snacks All Day

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.


Diving

  • DIN Adaptors
  • Nitrox available
  • Rinse Hoses
  • Dive deck
  • Tenders for diving
  • Shaded Diving Area
  • Free Nitrox

The crew speaks English, French, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese.


Gear Rental

There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.


Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Sawasdee Fasai Deck Plan floorplan

Boat Specifications

  • Year built 2004
  • Year renovated 2016
  • Length 36.8 m
  • Beam 7.8 m
  • Top speed 16 Knots
  • Cruising speed 12 Knots
  • Engines 2 x 520 HP
  • Max guests 30
  • Number of cabins 15
  • Number of bathrooms 11

Boat Navigation and Safety

  • Radar
  • GPS
  • Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
  • Emergency Rafts
  • Life Vests
  • Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
  • Oxygen
  • First Aid Kits
  • Satellite & mobile phones
  • Crew trained in first aid
  • Emergency flares

Sawasdee Fasai Reviews

  • 9.2 Superb
  • 111 Verified Reviews
  1. Vessel
    9.0
  2. Crew
    9.2
  3. Food
    9.7
  4. Diving
    9.1
  5. Value
    9.1
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Thomas W
  • United States United States
Beyond what we imagined, a very enjoyable trip

We felt like Kwan was exceptional in the prepae

Recommended for
The food !! The staff !! The diving !
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Nick Z
  • United States United States
Great trip

First time doing 4 dives a day on a liveaboard, had a great time. Boat staff was on top of keeping the boat clean and in good shape, making good food, and being generally friendly. Dive staff was all super helpful all around and tried hard to make sure everyone was comfortable and enjoying themselves. Only down side was that some of the dive sites were crowded due to other boats diving at the same time. The diving was still pretty great though as far as marine life. Would recommend.

Recommended for
Boat and dive staff, comfy boat, well organized
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Ronald C
  • United States United States
Awesome dive trip

This is our first live aboard and it exceeded our expectations. Can't speak for other dive masters, but ours was Kawalyn who was great. She made sure to ask us how we like to dive and tried to adjust to our style. Kwan, who was in charge, was awesome as well and really did everything in her power to make sure everyone had a good time. Weather prevented us for making to the Richelieu rock, and was more murky and choppy than ideal, but the abundance of sea life is amazing. Food was a cherry on top - extraordinary

Recommended for
dive masters, food, dives
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Bonnie L
  • United States United States
I never believed I could do 4 dives in a day!

I got over my fear of night dives. Kwan prepared us well in the briefing before the night dive. The octopus and big jellyfish. My kind dive master Frank who was always willing to help me set my dive computer.

Recommended for
The whole inclusive crew, the scheduling of dives gave us enough time to rest between dives, the boat.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Cynthia B
  • United States United States
Full service fabulous!

Great dives...great attentive crew...and yummy food!

Recommended for
The crew, the food and the fish
  • 10 Exceptional
  • William P
  • United States United States
Wonderful

Diving was so enjoyable! The crew was amazing, the boat was clean and comfortable! The food was delicious!

Recommended for
Friendly, welcoming and comfortable!!
  • 10 Exceptional
  • iouri M
  • United States United States
Great adventure

Amazing adventure and new people from difference place of the world.

Recommended for
Good environment, great people, joint stuff
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Reynaldo M
  • United States United States
Best crew and awesome food!

Diving at Richelieu rock

Recommended for
Crew, food, diving spots
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Matthew Q
  • United States United States
Awesome diving with amazing people!

4 giant manta rays!

Recommended for
Diving, room, and the staff.
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Tye J
  • United States United States
Very nice and kind crew

Would recommend the following adjustments 1. Serve Thai food as the crew had the best food. All foreigners eat continental breakfast don’t want that when in Thailand. 2. Guides could help give more feedback to divers as so many have advanced but are far far from it and could use lots of tips. Some basic rules and principles could be followed as even though PADI now pushes out certifications doesn’t mean can’t help people who need it. Don’t worry about being offensive as it will help them and others in long run.

Recommended for
1. Price to quality of service 2. Friendliness of the crew & passengers. 3. Cleanliness and organization and little extra perks crew does.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • BRIAN H
  • United States United States
Our first but definitely not our last liveaboard!

Wide array of new marine wildlife that the divemasters always helped us to learn by showing us what we saw in the photo books and teaching us the hand signals for them so we could be on the lookout on future dives. Community time with the other guests - all were friendly and we all got along very well Despite all being from different places - England, US, Korea, China, Norway, and the crew was from all over the world as well. Resting on the top deck between dives (thank you for the two hour surface intervals!).

Recommended for
1) The divemasters: first, there was a small divemaster to diver ratio - we had 4 people in our group and most other groups had the same And the divemasters really got to know us and our strengths and weaknesses and tried to help us become better divers by giving us feedback on how to do things better; 2) Delicious, fresh prepared food and snacks (the coffee was so good we exceeded our normal daily intake!); 3) the rest of the boat crew worked tirelessly to make our experience top notch - helping us don our gear for every dive, pulling us out of the water when there was waves, coming to get us in teh zodiac, keeping everything dry and clean in general - they were all friendly and quick to help.
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Jane W
  • United States United States
Awesome team leader and dive masters for a friendly and lively atmosphere, despite rough weather and conditions

Whaleshark and manta rays!

Recommended for
The trip felt uniquely tailored for this particular trip. Staff was attentive and very accommodating. As many dives as possible were made.
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Nicholas B
  • United States United States
Great Crew, Hospitality and Service But Diving was just Ok

Diving at Richelaliu Rock was the highlight. We repeated the same dive 3 times which I found unnecessary. Trip could have been a day shorter for how many repeat dives we had. Food was great and things like snacks, beer and medicine was readily available. The dive masters were well-qualified and kept manageable group sizes. I always felt safe and that they were doing their best to make the dives fun. Unfortunately, most of the dives we did had coral bleaching or damage from the 2002 tsunami, which is of course out of their control. But for the length of the trip and the reputation of the Similian Islands being some of the best diving in Southeast Asia, I had higher expectations.

Recommended for
Service, Food and Hospitality
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Meggie S
  • United States United States
First Live aboard Experience

sea horses and whale sharks, purple coral and gorgeous beaches. Great crew!

Recommended for
Diving, Crew, Food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Mara K
  • United States United States
Phenomenal Experience

This live aboard was amazing. The boat is in great condition with comfortable amenities. The food was delicious and catered to all dietarles. The crew were second to none. V experienced/knowledgeable divers that made each dive run smoothly and safely. The dive sites were excellent - good corals, lots of fish, some rays, etc. There is no wifi on the boat, but I had cell reception 75% of the time. The Surin Islands were out of range.

Recommended for
Food. Crew. Dives.
  • 8.4 Very good
  • John M
  • United States United States
Dive, eat, sleep; what more is there to life?

Touring through underwater tunnels and seeing a range of underwater life.

Recommended for
The guides were conscientious and well-informed. The dive-sites were diverse. The food was unbeatable.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Brock T
  • United States United States
Amazing way to spend our holiday.

Support staff was excellent, from the guys on the boat helping us get in and out of the water to the drivers of the zodiacs getting us in and out of the boat. Food was always hot and fresh with a good daily variety. Excellent value.

Recommended for
Excellent staff, dives were as detailed, great food.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Cory S
  • United States United States
Great crew

Diving!!

Recommended for
Crew. Food. Diving.
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • William Q
  • United States United States
Great liveaboard diving at a reasonable price. Only negative was our toilet seat in our cabin was almost falling off.

Diving 4 times at Richelieu Rock!

Recommended for
Great food, friendly and helpful crew, friendly clientele
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Justin P
  • United States United States
Epic experience on this Liveaboard

I absolutely loved diving Richelieu Rock. I was completely caught up in astonishment by the amount of fish we were seeing during our dives there, and even got to witness two moray eels fight for territory. That was a first!! The crew was perfect and the food was great! 5 star experience all the way around.

Recommended for
The diving was really nice. The food was great. I really enjoyed the eclectic group of divers onboard.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Brittany S
  • United States United States
Amazing

Diving

Recommended for
Everything
  • 9.2 Superb
  • marcela M
  • Argentina Argentina
Fantastic

Richellieu rock. Kong bohno ando similand 9

Recommended for
The Shop, equipamiento ando the crew
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Mikael A
  • Sweden Sweden
Sawadee Fantastic (Fasai)

Great boat with great staff. Fits a huge amount of divers without getting crowded. Very modern and luxurious. The Similans are awesome as expected, really got the impression the staff knew where to find all the good stuff. Think we had 7 dive masters with us in total.

Recommended for
Boat size, Modernity, Staff
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Marta S
  • Poland Poland
Great trip, great crew

Very interesting diving spots, but should be recommended rather to advanced divers (depth, currents). A reef mayby not the best, but great rocks and diversity of sealife. The sea were not very calm even in high season, so people with seasickness can have some problem (there is a long distance between the diving spots). Because of wind, we did not manage to get to Richelieu Rock. We had a standard cabin on the lower deck, and our private bathroom did not smell well, especially in the morning we had dirty water on the floor. Everything else was perfect. The whole boat was confortable, with a lot of space. The crew extremely helpful and friendly. Very good food. A lot of diving.

Recommended for
manta ray and other creatures, crew and dive guides, perfect organisation
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Garry D
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Well run trip

Our trip on the Sawasdee Fasai was well run, the boat was very comfortable and the diving was excellent. The Dive Guides were helpful, knowledgeable and very friendly I would strongly recommend this boat if you are looking to visit the Similian islands in Thailand

Recommended for
Great Diving, Comfortable Boat, Great Value
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Evan R
  • New Zealand New Zealand
Excellent Liveaboard experience

The organisation on the boat was excellent. The comfort in the cabin was far better than expected. (Double cabin for myself & my partner) The bathroom was roomy too. A big plus was an excellent cook. I have food allergies and so did many others and the cook catered 100% for everyone. I had heard from other liveaboards that food was limited and you had to be quick. On this liveaboard this was not the case. Enough food for everyone and very tasty. Every dive site had something different for you to look at and the Dive guides knew exactly where to go to see new and exciting things. Recommend West Coast Divers to anyone booking a liveaboard.

Recommended for
Comfort, FOOD, Dive sites
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Tanja T
  • Germany Germany
Awesome

On time planning, flexibility, quick helping to ensure fully functional equipment Dive master personal input after each dive and then obvious the diving.

Recommended for
Organisation of the trip, Dive Master, helpfullness of all staff
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Ann-Kristin W
  • Norway Norway
Good boat and great crew, well organised trip

Diving at Richelieu rock. Don't miss it! We had hoped to see sharks, f.ex. reef sharks, but unfortuneatly that is no longer likely in these dive sites.

Recommended for
The boat, the crew and the diving
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Jens P
  • Sweden Sweden
Great experience.

Meet new people and dive with healthy coral and a great variety of fish.

Recommended for
Food, boat and staff
  • 8.0 Very good
  • junho L
  • Canada Canada
Excellent

School of barracudas, whale shark,

Recommended for
Vegetarian food, friendly service, shuttle bus service,
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Edwin Hans M
  • Austria Austria
excellent dive trip

whaleshark at ko bon

Recommended for
much space on board, stuff and dive crew perfect, food excellent
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Christian K
  • Germany Germany
Pleasant diving in the Andaman sea

Perfect weather, perfect water and famous divespots.

Recommended for
The friendlyness of the whole team. Crew, tour managment by Kwan and dive guides
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Westy W
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Totally amazing !!!

First off all, the WHALE SHARK!! it was really amazing! The places we've been to and dived! And the crew was really amazing, it was one big happy family

Recommended for
The diving, the crew of the boat and the food was really good!!
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Xiangtong X
  • China China
Great Diving sites,friendly and helpful staff,good food and comfort cabin

We spent 4 days on this liveboard,and went to Similan island and Richelieu Rock etc. We had 4 dives every day,all the dive sites are amazing.Food are great,including Thai food,western food and friut. We stayed in master cabin,so had enough place for us to hang out in there.

Recommended for
Dive sites,food and lots space on boat
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Cristina W
  • Argentina Argentina
AMAZING EXPERIENCE

The dive masters and the manager Kwan were really good people and we were like friends that met each other for whiles. Apart from that, we also saw a whale shark during the trip which can’t be more amazing.

Recommended for
Atmosphere, all the dive masters and crew, food
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Sew Youne K
  • Mauritius Mauritius
Great trip. Very good DM and lots of things to see. Nice live corals in the Similan Islands. The highlight for us was to dive and swim with the whale sharks on this trip.

Whale sharks and sea horses

Recommended for
Experienced DM - Whale Sharks - comfortable cabins
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Rupert K
  • Germany Germany
Nice, functional boat; friendly crew

Dive guides were knowledgeable, attentive and fun - they worked really hard to make our trip special. We had the master suite and the extra space and double bed are worth the mark-up - very comfortable. The food was pretty basic and could use an upgrade!

Recommended for
Cabin, dive guides, divies
  • 10 Exceptional
  • SEONGHEON L
  • South Korea South Korea
very very GOOD!!!

I was touched by all my considerations. . We made it as easy as possible for divers, and we were able to ask for any inconveniences immediately.

Recommended for
1. Good guidie for Diver 2. Very clean A delicious meal 3. kindness
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Christine W
  • Australia Australia
A great experience, great diving, good food and a very friendly crew

Again the Dive sites, all were good for different reasons. The Dive crew were also fantastic nothing was too much trouble and the crew on the back deck were always there to assist either getting into your BCD before a dive or getting out of the water after a dive. The food was was lovely, I don't eat meat however the girls in the kitchen were tremendous in ensuring I had plenty of other options. Yes I would definitely consider booking another trip.

Recommended for
Definitely the Diving especially Richeleiu Rock, Friendly Crew and great organisation
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • TAEHOON K
  • South Korea South Korea
easy & fantastic!

Richelieu rock and global diving friends. I am already miss the sea. Whenever I close my eyes, I still see the fishs and pinnacles.

Recommended for
Staff, Richelieu rock, beautiful sea
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Peter V
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Absolutely the best liveabaord experience

I was at the Similans 12 years ago and the coral (as all over the world) was much better in those days, nevertheless diving at the Similans is still great and the best in Thailand. Richelieu Rock is still as I remembered, beautiful hard and soft coral ans loads of fish, the absolute highlight of the trip!

Recommended for
The ship was in a great condition, lot of space on the diving platform as well as on the rest of the boat. The crew did everything that was in their possibilities to make it an forgettable experience, nothing was to much for them. Diving in small groups of 4-5 divers per guide.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Perttu V
  • Finland Finland
Amazing overall experience

The crew, dive masters and the other guests - all were friendly and professional. Great dive sites. Good food. Excellent overall organizing. Did my Advanced Open Water during the trip, got to learn new skills in excellent locations - at an affordable price!

Recommended for
Beautiful diving sites, friendly staff and co-divers, trip organizing
  • 8.4 Very good
  • JING Z
  • China China
A bit crowded boat with very friendly crew service and professional diving guides.

The delux room in boat is a bit crowded for living, but the crew servcie and diving guides are so friendly and professional. I had a good time in Similan and some dive sites is really amazing.

Recommended for
Friendly boat man, Professinal diving guide, Some nice dive sites.
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • bo H
  • China China
the second time to similan

we met whale shark ,this is my third time to watch for my 300+ dives, it is amazing.

Recommended for
whale shark, friendly crew,
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • rory J
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
great diving, great people

Kho bon and Richelieu rock were very impressive. The fellow divers were a mixed bunch but all on the same vibe.

Recommended for
dive masters (Kwan) the fellow divers the boat (crew) were fantastic
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Manfred Z
  • Germany Germany
Tauchsafari Thailand

Richelieu - Roch ist einfach super schön. Sehr, sehr viel Fisch, tolle Korallen sehr intaktes Riff. 4 Tauchgänge pro Tag sind danke der guten Organisation "gut zu schaffen". Lieder zu viele Boote an den Riffs - von daher auch zu viele Taucher unter Wasser.

Recommended for
super organisiert - großes Schiff mit viel Comfort - guter Tauchguide in 4er Gruppe
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Ben A
  • Israel Israel
An explosion of marine life in a dive site

Though we didn't get to see whale sharks nor Mantas, the sheer amount of fish and small marine life was amazing! The guides were very professional and the crew did anything they can so we could enjoyond I think we did.

Recommended for
The sheer number of fish and marine life. The guides and the crew
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • FERNANDO J
  • Brazil Brazil
Perfect and Safe!!!

Everything was very well organized. The groups were small for each divemaster (3-5 persons). The dive masters know very well the places where we dived and it was everything very safe. We saw tons and tons of fishes, huge school of them. We saw sharks, whale shark, turtle, moreas, manta shrimps , barracudas, lobsters, etc... Besides, we could see some dolphins smwimming close to the boat on the last day. It was really perfect!!! The leader Kwan is an amazing person!!!

Recommended for
Safety, friendliness of all crew tripulation and Dive Master. Finally, The food was quite delicious.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Lai Man C
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
Sawasdee fasai makes me want to go back to similan again.

The tour leader gave clear instructions that made things go easy.

Recommended for
Good organized makes everything goes very smooth. All the crews are very helpful. The environment is very comfortable.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Armin H
  • Germany Germany
Best Dive Base

Seeing a oceanic manta ray Every dive was perfectly orchestrated Enough space on the boat to find also a secluded area to relax

Recommended for
1) Probably the best organized dive base I have ever experienced 2) the cabins where perfect 3) the dive spots
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Won Jeung L
  • South Korea South Korea
amazing first experience of liveaboard

Every dive, there is something to be astonished. Diverse marine life, beatiful corals, sometimes strong current and surge, temperature changes that make the dives more interesting. Richelliu rock was the highlight, there is everything. Sadly, we missed the whale shark and manta but that would be the reason to come back. Enthusiastic insturctors were very helpful every moment, thanks to the video they showed us on the last night. Many thanks to the boat boys and the chef as well. I would recommend this liveaboard to anyone intersted in visiting Similan!

Recommended for
diverse marine life, dynamic diving experience, friendly staff
  • 5.2 Review score
  • Jeeyoun S
  • South Korea South Korea
First experience of Liveaboard but quite disappointed

First day we saw manta ray and whale shark and third day we dived Rechellieu Rock only once. Bad weather but crew's excuses was terrible. One and half day stuck in Surin with really bad visibility and there was no other boat at all.. Really disappointed arrangement.

Recommended for
First day diving was the best and got worse.
  • 6.0 Review score
  • Bjorn A
  • Sweden Sweden
dissasterous tour leader on a nice boat

There were no highlights The tour leader made some very poor and dangerous choices She managed to avoid the main goal of the trip : Dives at the Similan Islands

Recommended for
Ackommodation and food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Mohit J
  • India India
Exceptional, very well organised, friendly crew, attention to detail!!

Everything was the highlight in the trip, straight from the airport pickup, to briefing of the entire trip, to well planned dives & schedule, to attention to detail, to delicious food, to super friendly crew, to expert dive masters (mine was assigned 'Mark', he was awesome!!), to smooth boat cruising (awesome captain!), to makes everything ready on time and last but not the least, drop to the hotel!! It was a breeze with no worry of anything, just relax and enjoy the diving!! Highly recommend for all!! Thanks for the awesome experience 'west coast divers', Kudos!!

Recommended for
Well-planned schedule, Expert Dive Masters, Super friendly crew
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Raffaele D
  • Italy Italy
Great experience I would definitely recommend

similan islands are an amazing place expecially Richelieu Rock is a must for diving lovers I wish the trip was longer than 4 days so I would definitely go back again

Recommended for
very professional dive team, attentive crew to all the guests needs, always putting safety first
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Jan H
  • South Africa South Africa
A fantastic diving experience, can't wait for my next trip

Richelieu Rock was simply unbelievable diving, any video does not do it justice, an amphitheater of sea life.

Recommended for
Lovely boat, amazing dive sites, fabulous crew, fantastic food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Myeongjin K
  • South Korea South Korea
Food was great and the boat was very comfortable

I loved the liveaboard itself. Everybody was very kind and the boat was in a very good condition. I felt comfortable on the boat. In most of times when i go diving, I can not eat. But in sawadi fasai, food was so good so that i can eat happily. Only thing I was a bit disappointed was visibility of the sea was not good. And inside of the water, there are too many divers so divers bumped each other. Because there are so many people, it seems watching whale shark is impossible.

Recommended for
Boat crews were all very kind. Food great. Boat was clean.
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Emily-Rose H
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Incredible trip!

Waking up at a new island every morning, straight into diving.

Recommended for
Staff, diving, food
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Suk Kyoung S
  • Canada Canada
Excellent

Similan diving

Recommended for
Crew, diving, guide
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Andy T
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Best boat crew ever.

The diving!

Recommended for
Service. Knowledge. Fun.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Sherri L
  • Canada Canada
Amazing

The marine life we saw, the friends that we made and the delicious food.

Recommended for
The diving, the crew and the company
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • David K
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Excellent Similans trip

Finding a zebra moray for the first time. Lots of other interesting stuff too, not a disappointment even with no mantas or whale sharks this trip

Recommended for
The crew who were very friendly and helpful, the boat which is large and comfortable and the itinerary which meant not too much cruising and engine noise at night
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Stefan Z
  • Austria Austria
Richelieu rocks!

Whaleshark and small eagle Ray not shy at all!

Recommended for
Dive Guides, Ford, Whaleshark
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Maurice V
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Fabulous 4 days / 4 nights trip!

We had a brilliant dive trip on the Sawasdee Fasai. The crew is super professional, fun and helpful. Every dive starts with a clear, enthousiatic briefing and ends with a hot/cold drink when you come out of the water :) The customers are number 1 on this trip and decisions are made to make it as good as possible for everybody aboard. You really feel taken care off. The boat is spacious and comfortable. The master cabin we stayed in was lovely! We were a bit unlucky with high waves on some divesites, but it didn't spoil the fun. We didn't see manta's or whalesharks but hey, that's nature. A lot to see and to explore underwater though!

Recommended for
Crew, food, professionalism
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Anthony S
  • Australia Australia
Boat needs to be really clear that it will not allow divers without advanced certification proof that they will be limited to 16m depth. Regardless of experience elsewhere or number of deeper dives.

Awesome to travel and dive again. The other guests and the overall diving was amazing.

Recommended for
Diving, Food, location.
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Adam F
  • Canada Canada
A very pleasant trip. Definitely an upgrade from the most budget options (which I've also been on)

Seeing a Manta at Koh Bon.

Recommended for
The crew, the diving and the food.
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Martina S
  • Germany Germany
Dive, eat, sleep, repeat.

Eagle Ray, nitrox course, rainbows

Recommended for
beautiful dive sites, stunning islands, lovely and helpful crew
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Elaine C
  • Singapore Singapore
Won't go anywhere else

Fooooood, love the drinks after dives, big comfortable boat

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Food was amazing! Cabin was clean, captain was very experienced
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Wai Mun C
  • Malaysia Malaysia
Fantastic crew and dive guides and beautiful dive sites.

The highlights were the wonderful dive site we went coupled with great crew and partipants around the world. Albeit it could have been better had there been greater visibility. But all in, really had a great experience for the trip with this crew.

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Well Organised, Great Dive Guides and crew..
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Sharangdev M
  • India India
A very well planned and perfectly executed trip

- The diving in the Similans was good, but not great. Koh Bon and Koh Tachai however were phenomenal and Richelieu rock was just magic - Boat crew and dive guides were on point with everything and made this a super smooth experience - Were lucky enough to see whale sharks at all the dives at Richelieu - The boat was large with enough space to accommodate around 30 guests comfortably with lots of common space - My first liveaboard experience and I am sure going to make many more

Recommended for
Whale sharks, crew / dive guides and great organisation
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Lee F
  • Australia Australia
Terrible weather but OK diving

Great vis on the first 2 days, beautiful warm water, but total lack of anything big. Negatives were the weather, no provision of dive towels, room towels were never changed & were very damp, one compressor failed as well as one engine, the last dive was skipped. Overall only average to below average.

Recommended for
The food, the attitude & attentiveness of the crew, the other guests
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Shimon K
  • Israel Israel
Great trip. Could be better dive planning and guiding

May be it was due to early season... but the boat was very crouded and not all dive master was perfect and caring. 2 out of 5 dive masters were ocasional rather than permanent guides... may be it is the reason. We had very rough see and limited visibility while a dive planning was not at the best.... Too many divers at the same time in a water. Overall, regardless of all mentioned above, I might consider doing it again :-)

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The support crew was superb. The cabivn was very good.
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Sophie L
  • France France
Challenging weather conditions but over all a good trip

It was the first cruise of the season and weather conditions were not exceptional but the crew and dive guides managed to still make these few days a worthwhile experience. thank you to all! We were in cabin S2 which is near the engine room (would not recommend as it stinks of fuel). Prefer cabins on the upper deck

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Amazing staff, great food, friendly dive guides
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Keith K
  • South Korea South Korea
It was my first liveaboard trip, and it great way to diving experience with great crew.

Richelieu Rock was a great diving spot.

Recommended for
Crew, variety of diving
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Claire S
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Unforgettable diving experience in a beautiful location

Waking up every morning to wonderful dive sites. Victor and the crew's organisation and friendliness. Suited to all abilities Great food

Recommended for
Dive site quality, organisation, food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Eldon P
  • Canada Canada
Excellent trip

This boat was sparkling clean, cabins were good and it was set up nicely for diving and relaxing. The crew was exceptional and the food very good. It was one of the cheaper live aboards which at first had me wondering if I should book it but I’m glad I did. Hats off to the whole crew, you made this a memorable trip.

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Boat was clean. Everything functioned as it should l.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Jorge R
  • Spain Spain
Really enjoyable experience!

Amazing coral reefs and beautiful islands

Recommended for
Crew, diving buddies and coral reefs
  • 10 Exceptional
  • brian P
  • Australia Australia
OUTSTANDING LIVEABOARD

Just did the 4 day liveaboard with these guys and will definitely do it again. Exceptional diving, fantastic boat, top food and a professional, enthusiastic and fun crew that made the trip. 5 stars all round. Dont waste your time searching the others, this is the one!

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GREAT BOAT, GREAT CREW, GREAT DIVING
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Angeline C
  • Malaysia Malaysia
Amazing Trip

It’s a family away from home!

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Staff, Space & Cleanliness
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Rami R
  • Lebanon Lebanon
Amazing boat crew and overall experience

Similands islands are amazing for diving but you will need to get lucky on the weather. The boat and crew are highly recommended. Amazing coherent team that makes sure you get the best out of your liveaboard.

Recommended for
Dive guides & Boat Crew
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Seungsub P
  • South Korea South Korea
음식이 맛있어요.

음식이 맛있음.

Recommended for
1. 태국요리 / 2. 매끄러운 진행 / 3. 친절함
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Tomoko O
  • Japan Japan
Excellent!!

Richelieu Rock was amazing. Even though the visibility was not perfect, we saw such a beautiful marine life there. we will definitely come back there in the future. Thank you for the nice experience!

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food, dives and people
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Kenneth C
  • Canada Canada
Not bad

Richelieu rock is phenomenal diving. Food was great. Most staff was great. The boats tired, my sink and toilet leaked. Complete lack of a safety briefing, no fire plan and didn’t see an extinguisher anywhere. (Wood boat)

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Food, diving, great other guest
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Oren T
  • Israel Israel
Great time diving the similan islands

After a couple of dives at the rock the sea became quite rough. So the crew adapted and we had another 2 great dives at surin island.

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The boat is very big and comfortable. We’re quite tall and the deluxe room and beds were big enough for us to sleep comfortably. The diving was great and the guides very helpful and professional.
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Michael F
  • Germany Germany
Perfect dive safari 😍 with a lovely perfect crew. They made a perfect job. Super Thai and international food.

Divespots are amazing Making new friends Crew is perfect Diveguides are nice Boats is super nice and comfortable and very stable at roughly sea Service Thanks to all

Recommended for
Divespots, Crew, Comfort
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Poh Tong L
  • Singapore Singapore
Great diving site

Improve my diving skills and learn a lot of tips from the guide.

Recommended for
Staff is friendly, food is good and meets friendly people
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Marjo T
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Wondefull Trfip

Richelieu Rock

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Beuatifull Boot, Nice Dive sites, Friendly Crew
  • 8.0 Very good
  • John M
  • Norway Norway
Overall very good

To diverse with clown fish

Recommended for
Foods, guides, dives
  • 10 Exceptional
  • David T
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Great first time on a liveaboard with a good variety of dives

Richelieu Rock was the best and most interesting dive site.

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Spacious and comfortable boat, friendly crew and dive guides, great food
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Stephen B
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Great boat and staff

The boat was great but probably too many divers for my taste (30 people); crew were excellent as were all the DMs. Food was good. Diving was quite average: Similans not as good as I hoped, but Richelieu Rock was the highlight.

Recommended for
Staff, boat, food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Yuting L
  • Australia Australia
Great Liveaboard in Thailand

The boat is spacious and comfortable

Recommended for
Big, comfortable boat, lovely, helpful crew.
  • 6.8 Review score
  • Randy B
  • Canada Canada
Great dive sites but boat issues

Richelieu rock, the reason however that I would NOT recommend this boat are that the owner is clearly cutting corners: crew sleeps in the lounge because their cabins are sold to guests. That’s just greed!! They don’t provide adequate towels, the toilet seats don’t even fit, the cabins are never cleaned and the boat looks unsanitary. This is truth.

Recommended for
Crew, dive sites, crew
Origin: US