Dive Review of
Viking Cruises in
Thailand/Similian Islands - Patong

California, Hawaii, Florida,  Mexico, Cayman, Puerto Rico, Belize, Virgin
Islands, Indonesia

Dive Conditions

Great Dive Briefings and Profiles were provided and a dive master was
assigned to up to 10 divers.  600 PSI   

Separate dunk tanks, cleaning tables and storage area  

Overall Rating

The "Viking of the Orient" is a new beautiful custom boat
designed and built by Scandinavian owner/operator, Einar Meling, a fun
loving and enthusiastic personality who loves his boat and his clients. 
The "Viking of the Orient" has a large and well designed dive
deck which your gear is maintained at your station throughout your trip. 
Cameras are stored apart on special camera shelves.  Hot Showers are
available on the deck.  It is a short hop to the 10 double staterooms with
your own bathroom and windows and doors to the outside.  The air
conditioning on this boat was fantastic - never an issue.  On the next deck
up are the Wheelhouse (with a padded platform in front for Thai massages)
and the main saloon and outdoor area for lounging.  Did I mention that the
interior of this boat is beautiful crafted wood - it is amazing.  34"
TV, DVD, CD VCR and White Board for the fun dive briefings complete the
main saloon.  On the huge upper deck are mattresses for sun tanning or
lying out under the stars.
The Scandinavian and Thai crew is incredibly fun and helpful and make for a
fantastic diving trip experience.  Oh yes the diving - fantastic - start
off with a light breakfast while getting a dive briefing then into the
water.  When you come out back on board to a buffet of eggs, omelets,
bacon, fruit etc.  Then off to another dive and then a great lunch then go
ashore to the most beautiful white sand beaches in the world and perhaps a
hike to a look-out point.  Back in the water at a new site. A Great dinner
then a night dive.  During our five day trip we dove the great dive sites
at the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock.  So many
Lion Fish you stop looking for them, leopard and black tip sharks,
trevally, garden eels, moray eels, rays, frog fish, sea horses, cuttlefish
and all the thousands of small tropical fish fill the water and coral. 
Great coral and sponges.  Not quite as spectacular as Komondo but still
incredible diving.  The one drawback to this trip is that there is an
abundance of liveaboards constantly diving these sites so you often see
other divers in the water or anchored nearby at night.  We did not see a
whale shark or a manta but still it was a fantastic trip and 5-6 day trips
are easier to fit into our schedule and reasonably priced.
Viking Cruises www.viking-liveaboards.com info@viking-liveaboards.com (66)
76 294227

  

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