stevenl
Contributor
Take into account that also the companies that own the hired boats offer these boats to guests. So make sure the DC has their own boat' does not always help. Some DC's that book people on other boats will preferably use small boats with comfort, others don't, so again no guarantees there.yes from past experience, when diving in thailand, make sure the dive operators have there own boats,
done phuket day trips this year with a very bad dive centre, got loaded on a hired boat, with 50 divers,
absolutey terrible, gave them the sack, and done the rest of my diving with sea fun divers, there own boat
and only 12 on it with 2 guides, so a recommendation for them,
just had a very nice chat with a german guy at a dive show, who owns sea bees diving out there
seems to have a very professional out fit, and there own liveaboards, so may go in february 2017,
Some of the 'hired boats' take less people than some of the boats owned by a DC.
And since you mention them, last season Sea Bees got fined for putting more people on board than legally allowed, which is a lot more than comfortably possible.
It is IMO much more important to find somebody you can trust and who knows what he is talking about. Since you're happy with Seafun, why even consider changing? From what I read from you you'll be happier where you are now.