Dive Review of Mandarin Queen 9 in
Thailand/Phuket

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Mandarin Queen 9: "Bad Air, Mediocre Food, Liveaboard Maintenance Issues", Feb, 2025, by William Stohler, HI, US ( 1 report). Report 13622.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	We booked two four-day trips through Sunrise Divers. I chose the Mandarin Queen 9 as it was only two years old, had ensuit bathrooms, and a photo center. I sent the following email to Phuket Dive Center in April 2025 (who owns the boat), but never heard back from them. "I'd like to ask if you [the MQ9 owners] have the compressor air quality checked periodically? During my first dive, as I descended below 20m, I ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Mandarin Queen 9
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Bahamas, Bonaire, California, Caymans, Florida, Japan, Hawaii (2, 500+), Maldives Palau, Wake Island
Closest Airport	Phuket	Getting There	Honolulu-Incheon-Phuket
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	84-84°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	4
Water Visibility	10-75 Ft/ 3-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The photo center was small. There were only four stations, so the photographers had to share them. The crew al ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Mandarin Queen 9 in Thailand/Phuket

Mandarin Queen 9: "Bad Air, Mediocre Food, Liveaboard Maintenance Issues", Feb, 2025,

Photos Submitted with this Report

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Mandarin Queen 9 in
Thailand/Phuket