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MV Giamani
- Visits Similan, Richelieu Rock, Hin Daeng, plus Phi Phi, Racha Noi
- Trips of 2 to 6 nights
- Maximum of 10 divers only
- All cabins have ensuite bathrooms
- Steel hulled boat
Accommodating a maximum of 10 scuba divers, the high-bowed Giamani is very spacious and there is always plenty of room for the guests to find their own space. The cabins are all air conditioned with sea view windows and are comfortable and tastefully furnished. The 4 Deluxe cabins are en-suite and 1 Master double/twin cabin are all air-conditioned and have ensuite bathroom facilities.
You can choose to spend your relaxation time in the air-con lounge which is fully equipped with all the entertainment facilities you could wish for including TV, DVD player, music system and library. If you prefer to hang out in the open air, cooled by the sea breezes, then you can either sit in the shade in the liveaboard's roomy outdoor dining area on the upper deck or head to the bow and catch some rays on the sundeck.
The dive deck is spacious and the boat features separate camera rinse tanks and a camera table, so it's ideal for serious underwater photographers. Firmly established as a leading light in the Phuket liveaboard scene, the steel hulled MV Giamani could be a great choice for you.
Notes: These 6 night trips visit the Hin Daeng, Hin Muang and Phi Phi area, stop at Chalong pier and then proceed to the Similan islands.
Dive experience: Participants are recommended to have PADI Advanced Open Water or Adventure Deep Dive certification to get the most from the trip. Certified divers who have not dived for more than 2 years are strongly recommended to hire a private dive guide.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, soft drinks, hot drinks, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (max. 5 divers per guide), dive insurance, tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 23 per day) to be paid in advance, dive computer (US$ 9per day), Similan, Surin and Koh Haa park fees at approximately US$ 6 per day, with an entry fee of US$ 14 per park, dive insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.
Optional extras: Scheduled transfers to the boat from Phuket airport and hotels (approx. US$ 14 per person per way), alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (approx. US$ 9 per fill), torch (US$ 3per day), 15 litre tank (US$ 9per day). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.
How to get there: M/V Giamani liveaboard trips depart in the late afternoon from Phuket (boarding 15:30-16:00 hrs). A minibus service from all hotels on the island or Phuket Airport to and from the boat can be arranged. For more details, including airlines, see our Thailand travel information section. The last dive of the trip will be at 18:00 hrs on the 3 night Phi Phi itinerary and the 7 night Similan itinerary, no later than 13:00 on the 2 night Hin Daeng itinerary, and no later than 09:30 hrs on the Similan itinerary. The boat returns to port and disembarks at 15:30-16:30 hrs, apart from the 7 night Similan itinerary (returns to port early morning and disembarks at 09:00 hrs). Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
Non-diver rate: 10% off the published price.
Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): Add the non-diver price to the published price.
Dive clubs and group discounts: See whole boat charter rate below.
Whole boat charter rate (per night): 10% off the published price.
The spacious Master cabin is on the upper deck, has a sofa-bed to allow for twin sharing.
All the cabins have:
- Air-conditioning
- Ensuite bathrooms
- Small windows
- Ensuite Deluxe cabins have toilet, mirror, hot water shower, towels and hand basin
- Reading lights
- Mini fridge
- Twin flat prong mains outlet 220 volts - 24 hours per day
- Bedding and cabinet
- Life jackets
- Cruise leader (who also acts as a divemaster)
- Additional divemaster
- Captain
- Cook
- Engineer
- Stewardess
- Deck hand
PADI certification courses including Advanced Open Water Diver, EANx, Deep Diver and Underwater Digital Photography.
The ice maker means that you will never go without chilled liquid refreshment, and you can watch the sun go down over remote Burmese waters with a delicious ice cream.
- Thai, Italian and international meals.
- Open-air buffet-style dining on the upper deck.
- Coffee, tea, drinking water, fruit and biscuits are provided free of charge.
- Soft drinks, wine and beers are also available.
- The dining service begins with dinner on the first evening of the cruise.
- Operator rates their dining as very important.
- Built in year 1998
- Refurbished in 2007
- Size - 24m x 6.5m
- Weight - 62 tonnes
- Top speed - 12 knots
- Cruising speed - 10 knots
- 2 x 230 HP Nissan engines
- 2 Isuzu generators - 25 KVa & 30 KVa
- 2 x L&W dive tank compressors
- Enriched air nitrox
- 12 litre aluminium tanks with international fittings. DIN adapters are available free of charge.
- Electricity 220V - 24 hours per day
- Water capacity - 10,000 litres
- Watermaker - 10,000 litres per day
- Fuel capacity - 9,900 litres
- Environmental waste storage tank
- Life raft (for 25 passengers each)
- 1 x 25 HP Yamaha dive dinghy
- CB, SSB and VHF radios
- Garmin global positioning system (GPS)
- Lowrance X-65 fishfinder
- JRC JMA 2254 radar
- Autopilot
- Seiwa plotter
- Furuno FCV-665 depth sounder
- Engine room CCTV and fire alarm
- Motorola satellite telephone
- Mobile telephone
- 2 x medic first aid boxes
- This operator has not confirmed the presence, or quantity of, oxygen on their liveaboard dive boat
- Life jackets throughout
- Fire extinguishers throughout
- Searchlight and loudhailer
- Emergency signalling device
- Customer dive insurance is included
- All guests must use a dive computer on every dive.
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