Dive Review of Master Liveaboards in
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Master Liveaboards: "Trip of a lifetime", Nov, 2026, by Richard Thomas, TX, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 14007.
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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
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Comments	We arrived just before Sonkran the Thai New Year. Leaving out of Phuket we boarded our boat the Thailand Master AKA the Phinisi a 34m Ironwood Sailboat that accommodates up to 18 divers. Our itinerary is called the Best of Thailand, and it lived up to it’s name. During our 10 days of diving, we enjoyed Surin Islands, Similan Island and Koh Phi Phi along with other stops. Richelieu Rock was truly amazing. The granite island featured outstanding visibility and the densest sea life I have ever encountered. There was barely a moment in our dives that we weren’t surrounded with schools of fish. During the entire trip my biggest concern was should I go wide-angle or shoot macro. There was always plenty of both and our photographers were delighted with the abundance of epic shots to take. We enjoyed 4 dives daily and I was surprised that because of the ease of diving and the outstanding quality most of our divers missed only a dive or two. The guides are very engaging and quickly became close with our divers. I ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Caymans, Belize, Mexico, Malaysia, Fiji, Philippines, Bahamas, Thailand, Australia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-200 Ft/ 21-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	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	While no camera room per say the crew is very good with cameras and they had plenty of room for us to all spread o ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Master Liveaboards in Thailand/Best of Thailand

Master Liveaboards: "Trip of a lifetime", Nov, 2026,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Master Liveaboards in
Thailand/Best of Thailand