MV Oktavia

Dive experience: Participants need to be at least Advanced Diver certified. Otherwise Adventure Deep Diver course is mandatory on board.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, Khao Lak transfers to/from the boat (available for 2 and 5 night trips only), dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (4-5 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (approx. US$ 20 per day), Similan and Surin park fees at approximately US$ 6 per day, with an entry fee of US$ 14 per park. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only).

Optional extras: Phuket hotels/airport transfers to/from the boat, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, diving computer, dive insurance, Master cabin surcharge. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: Most MV Oktavia liveaboard trips depart from Khao Lak at 18:30 hrs, while the shorter trips start with an 08:00 hrs speedboat transfer to reach MV Oktavia when it is moored in the Similans. A transfer service from all hotels in Khao Lak, Phuket or Phuket Airport is provided. Pick-up: Phuket - 14:30-16:00 hrs (05:30 am for short trips), Khao Lak - 16:45-17:15 hrs. Boarding is at 17:30 hrs.
The last dive of the cruise will be at around 14:30 hrs, and Oktavia arrive back at the pier at 18:00 hrs. Return: Phuket - 19:30-20:30 hrs, Khao Lak - 18:15-18:45 hrs. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. For more information see our Thailand travel information section.

Non-diver rate: 25% off the published price (except 12.5% off the published price for 2 nights Similan Islands & Khao Lak itinerary).

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): Add 33% to the published price of a standard cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for at least 10 guests on the same cruise and receive a customised discount on the normal rates. Please check with us for more details.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Ask us. Price excludes the use of Master cabins and divemasters service fees. For alternative trip prices, please check with us.
Full boat charter is not available for the following trips on the 2017-2018 Season: Nov 23-28 (Thanksgiving); Dec 17-22; Dec 23-28; Dec 29-Jan 3; Jan 4-9 (Christmas & NY Period); Jan 28-Feb 2 (Chinese New Year); April 16-20 (Easter Holidays)

• Thai and international meals, with 4 different dishes per sitting.
• Open-air buffet-style dining on the upper deck.
• Pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner with snacks in between.
• Coffee, tea, drinking water, fruit, toast and biscuits are provided free of charge.
• Soft drinks and beers are also available for purchase.
• Vegetarians, halaal and special diets catered for.
• The dining service begins with dinner on the first evening of the liveaboard cruise.
• Operator rates their dining as very high! - safety is top but guest comfort is second.

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