The Phinisi, Thailand
- from $ 247 / day
- 9.2 Superb
- 61 Verified Reviews 61 Verified Reviews
- Nitrox available
Highlights
The Phinisi is a custom-designed sailing vessel with structures built carefully with scuba divers in mind. Divers designed the 37m Phinisi’s 7 cabins for divers and can cater to 18 guests at a time. All cabins are air-conditioned and have en-suite bathrooms with hot water, towels, and storage space. There are sundeck lounges and indoor and outdoor dining areas serving buffet-style food with provisions for vegetarian food and other dietary options. Guests can access the library for reference books to identify the fish just seen on dives or catch a quick fiction story to relax; movies or games are also available.
A large shaded dive deck, personal set-up area, storage area, rebreather support, nitrox refills, and dive equipment is available to rent. There is also a diving tender. Dive sites visited include Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, and Richelieu Rock, and in Southern Thailand: Koh Phi Phi, King Cruiser, plus two top dive sites in Thailand: Hin Muang and Hin Daeng. The yacht also visits the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar between December and April. Famous dive sites include Black Rock, High Rock, Tower Rock, and Torres Island.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Land Excursions, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (50-115 USD per trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages (2.50-3.75 USD), Nitrox (25 USD per day), Nitrox Course (100 USD), Rental Gear (25 USD per day), Scuba Diving Courses (200-250 USD), Snorkel Gear.
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
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
The crew speaks English.
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
Boat Specifications
- Year built 2007
- Length 34 m
- Cruising speed 8 knots
- Engines 1x 380 hP
- Max guests 18
- Number of cabins 7
- Number of bathrooms 7
- Tenders 2
Boat Navigation and Safety
The Phinisi Reviews
- 9.2 Superb
- 61 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 8.5
- Crew 9.3
- Food 9.7
- Diving 9.1
- Value 9.1
- 9.2 Superb
- Mona S
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Denmark
Best boat crew in Thailand
Nice big wooden boat. Better than the smaller boats which I was on in 2020. Didn't have a dive guide as I only Snorkel but boat crew catered for this and made sure when possible to get us to the reefs and shallow parts. Nice that we could sleep anywhere as I couldn't stand the AC...
- Recommended for
- Crew, food and sharks
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Jukka Arimatias R
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Finland
Excellent crew
Fantastic, skillful and super friendly crew was the highlight of this liveaboard. Excellent food also. 4 dives a day is a lot but everything worked seamlessly! Thank you!
- Recommended for
- Crew, food, Richelieu Rock
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Phillip R
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Australia
Diving in paradise, sleeping on beauty!
Picturesque scenery above and below the water. Plenty of tropical fish and corals. Great itinerary.
- Recommended for
- Crew were great, food was amazing and plentiful, diving was fantastic.
- 8.0 Very good
- Steven T
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Australia
Great diving and good information given from all on board particularly cruise director.
Unexpected manta sightings out of season.
- Recommended for
- Diving, boat crew and boat.
- 9.6 Exceptional
- David R
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Canada
Excellent Dive Experience In The Andaman Sea
I had a great experience during my 7 day liveaboard on the Phinisi. The dive sites were fantastic, if a bit crowded with divers from other boats. The Phinisi carries a relatively small number of divers, but some of the competing companies bring a lot of divers so it can get crowded. Our cruise director was good at avoiding the worst of the crowds. The reef life was fantastic. We had bad luck and didn't see any big pelagics, but that's uncontrollable. The dive instructors and dive masters were excellent. I enjoyed the food, a mix of Thai and western, it was tasty and there was more than enough. Overall the Phinishi made a good dive boat with all the necessary facilities. My one minor complaint - sharing 4 to a cabin wasn't the most comfortable, but we made it work.
- Recommended for
- Coral Reef Life
- 8.4 Very good
- Angela W
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China
Enjoyed A Happy Week in The Phinisi
It was a happy and safe trip with this beautiful boat. We had total 5 DMs for 15 divers, each group being small and efficient.
- Recommended for
- Helpful crew members, well-organized daily activities, and efficient dive groups.
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Arthur A
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Canada
Awesome diving, on a beautiful boat with a wonderful crew
Just back from an amazing 7D/6N dive trip aboard the Phinisi, visiting the Similan and Surin islands with my dive buddy. The best dive site (by far!!) was Richelieu Rock. We dove there four times, and I would have been happy to have just dived that site over and over. Our dive guide was Amelie, and she made sure to always find something cool and obscure on each dive. The rental gear was brand-spanking new, and so was pretty much everything else on this newly renovated boat. The boat is beautifully appointed, and we lacked for nothing. My buddy and I felt like kings, lavishly attended to do by the entire crew throughout our trip; from delicious and bountiful meals to assistance getting in and out of our dive gear. Deano’s dive briefings were entertaining and amazingly accurate. The whole team oozed experience and I highly recommend this boat, crew, and itinerary to anyone seeking to eat, sleep, dive, repeat :)
- Recommended for
- Richelieu Rock, Fun & Friendly people, impressive boat
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Marie H
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Austria
Meine erste Tauchsafari hätte nicht besser sein können!
Meine erste Tauchsafari hätte nicht besser verlaufen können. Die Crew war außerordentlich hilfsbereit und freundlich, die Tauchguides super sympathisch und das Essen war richtig gut. Das Schiff selbst war ebenfalls sehr gemütlich. Alle waren stets bemüht, dass man zufrieden war. Auch die Tauchgänge waren super schön, und ich habe mich mit den Tauchguides auch super sicher gefühlt (hatte erst 20 Tauchgänge, bevor ich auf der Phinisi weitere 18 Tauchgänge gemacht habe - ich war daher noch nicht so erfahren). Auch die Tauchcrew, die das Equipment immer für uns vorbereitet hat, und uns mit dem Zodiac zu den Tauchplätzen geführt hat, war spitze. Alles in allem eine wirklich tolle Erfahrung, die ich nicht missen möchte!
- Recommended for
- Tauchgänge, Crew, Essen
- 8.4 Very good
- Marion P
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France
Great cruise on a beautiful boat
Memorable moments shared with the team
- Recommended for
- Confortable and spacious boat, very professional crew
- 9.6 Exceptional
- patrice V
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France
Très joli bateau, propre et opéré par un équipage remarquable
Les 6 six jours
- Recommended for
- La personalité du chef de bord, l'équipage et...le site
