Dive Review of Phinisi Liveaboard in
Thailand/Phuket

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Phinisi Liveaboard: "Phinisi Liveaboard - Thailand", Mar, 2023, by David Insley, FL, US ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 12388.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Ten days of incredible Thailand diving on board the Phinisi. Thirty extraordinary dives on mostly healthy diverse reef systems. Five extra pounds on the waistline after consuming five meals per day. The Phinsi holds up to 18 divers in seven comfortable cabins. There are five double and two quad cabins. Each of the cabins has an escape hatch to the open deck directly above for emergencies. The boat hull is of heavy wood construction that provides a stable and safe dive platform. The dive deck is comfortable. Each diver is assigned their own space for the duration of the trip. Diving is conducted from two rib tenders. The tenders are boarded from the starboard side of the vessel from a platform. Boarding can be somewhat tricky in rough conditions. Both the loading platform and tender each have two crew members assisting the divers on and off the tenders. The crew washes the diver’s wet suits, rash guards and boots after each dive. They are hung to dry on the dive deck for the next dive. The trip consisted of two legs. The first four days were in Southern Thailand. Amazing variety of hard and soft corals plus many reef and macro specimens. The southern formations tended to be limestone based. The visibility in the south was obscured by much plankton and spawning clouding the water. The second leg of the trip took us north along Phuket to the Similan and Surin Islands. The initial northerly trek was along large granite deposits (think magma from far below). There were some amazing boulders to see. The visibility as we headed north was mush improved 80-100 feet consistently. The water temperatures on both legs was in the 82 degree range. The highlight of the north for me were the famous Richelieu Rock pinnacles. The amount and variety of marine life was amazing. The glass minnows were chased around the pinnacles by the abundant Trevally. If you like scorpion fish you have found heaven. The mostly Thai crew was extremely caring and safe! They made you feel as a part of their family. There was abundant food (fed five times per day) to fuel the diving and wine or cold cervezas for evening relaxation when the days diving was done. The Phinisi is part of the Master Liveaboard Fleet.
Websites	Phinisi Liveaboard
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida Keys, Jupiter FL, Roatan Honduras, Belize, Cozumel Mexico, Grand Cayman, Grand Turk, South Bimini Bahamas, Cayman Brac, Aruba, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, Hawaii, Saba, St. Maarten, Utila, Bonaire, Socorro, Sea of Cortez, Indonesia and Thailand.
Closest Airport	Phuket	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-80 Ft/ 21-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Phinisi Liveaboard in Thailand/Phuket

Phinisi Liveaboard: "Phinisi Liveaboard - Thailand", Mar, 2023,

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Dive Review of Phinisi Liveaboard in
Thailand/Phuket