Hi,
I just got back from the best experience I have had in diving. I spent 5 days and 4 nights aboard the Deep Andaman Queen diving at various locations in the Similan Islands. I will post more later when I get back to the US but I wanted anyone considering a trip in the near future to have my general impression. Accommodations were clean, comfortable, and relaxing. The food was great and always on time. The dive staff was organized, professional and able to communicate with divers from all over the world. The dive deck is perfect with no steps to negotiate after donning your gear. The deck crew helped with everything if you liked it or left those who preferred to do it themselves alone. The captan is a magician! He can put the boat on the exact spot to enter the water and I never had to do more than a few fin kicks to get to the two ladders at the stern to exit. No small boats to climb into or out of or rope drags from the inflatable back to the big boat The deck crew was on the spot to grab fins and steady those who needed it (me). Plenty of fresh water available on the dive deck. My favorite thing was showering and a brief nap after a dive. A high quality boat, crew, and dive staff combined to give me a terrific first live aboard experience.
Jeff Perrin
I just got back from the best experience I have had in diving. I spent 5 days and 4 nights aboard the Deep Andaman Queen diving at various locations in the Similan Islands. I will post more later when I get back to the US but I wanted anyone considering a trip in the near future to have my general impression. Accommodations were clean, comfortable, and relaxing. The food was great and always on time. The dive staff was organized, professional and able to communicate with divers from all over the world. The dive deck is perfect with no steps to negotiate after donning your gear. The deck crew helped with everything if you liked it or left those who preferred to do it themselves alone. The captan is a magician! He can put the boat on the exact spot to enter the water and I never had to do more than a few fin kicks to get to the two ladders at the stern to exit. No small boats to climb into or out of or rope drags from the inflatable back to the big boat The deck crew was on the spot to grab fins and steady those who needed it (me). Plenty of fresh water available on the dive deck. My favorite thing was showering and a brief nap after a dive. A high quality boat, crew, and dive staff combined to give me a terrific first live aboard experience.
Jeff Perrin
