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MV Sawasdee Fasai
- All trips are confirmed
- Most cabins have private bathrooms
- Dive The World Gold Range product
- Master Suites have TV and video player
- Large boat with steel hull
At just under 37 metres in length, she is one of the largest steel-hulled liveaboards in Thailand. Despite being a large boat, most diving is done from the very spacious dive deck, although there are 2 tenders on hand when necessary. The MV Sawasdee Fasai is now also equipped with free enriched air nitrox, so that suitably qualified divers can make use of this feature, very useful at some of Thailand's deeper sites.
As you might expect of a liveaboard of this size, there is ample space on board and with 4 decks you can always find a spot to yourself. The large, air-conditioned saloon is where most guests spend their time enjoying the TV, DVD, music system, computer and extensive scuba diving and reference library, well stocked in both English and Japanese.
There are 4 categories of cabin to choose from, the majority being on the middle deck and therefore commanding impressive views over the glinting ocean. The Master cabins (suite) boast excellent views over the front and side of the boat.
MV Sawasdee Fasai runs 4 night dive trips to the Similan Islands so if you are looking for a short Thailand liveaboard on a sturdy and impressive boat with excellent communal facilities then look no further.
Dive experience: Just an open water license is required to join these Similan liveaboard trips.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinking water, hot drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (it must be ordered in advance), return transfers to/from the boat from Phuket or Khao Lak areas, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (4-5 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, travel accident insurance, all taxes.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 15 per day), Similan and Surin park fees at approximately US$ 6 per day, with an entry fee of US$ 15 per park. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).
Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, torch, dive computer, 15 ltr tanks available for rent US$ 9 per day), dive insurance. 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: The MV Sawasdee Fasai liveaboard departs at 20:30 hrs from Khao Lak, after boarding at 19:30 hrs. There is a minibus transfer to the boat - from Phuket: 16:30-18:30 hrs / from Khao Lak: 19-19:30 hrs. The last dive of the trip will be at around 10:00 hrs, and the boat arrives back in Khao Lak at 14:00 hrs. The transfer arrives back in Phuket about 16:00 hrs. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. For details, including airlines, on how to get to Phuket, see our Thailand travel information section.
Non-diver rate: Approximately US$ 87 off the published price.
Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of the non diver price.
Dive clubs and group discounts: See whole boat charter rate below.
Whole boat charter rate (per night): US$ 6,830.
The Master Suites have a private toilet, hot water shower, and an additional TV and video player, refrigerator and minibar.
All the cabins have:
- Air conditioning (plus additional fan in Master Suites)
- Toilet and shower with hand basin, towels and toiletries (except Budget cabins)
- Reading lights
- Mirror, shelves and cabinet
- Bedding, towels and toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Safe box
- International socket 220V mains outlet - 24 hours per day
- Life jackets
No. of bathrooms / showers - 12 / 14 - hot water
- 2 Cruise Leaders
- 2-7 Divemasters
- Captain
- 2 Cooks
- 2 Maids
- 2 Massuesse
- Engineer
- 4 Deck hands
- Thai, Italian, Japanese, international and barbecue dinners, lunch and breakfast.
- Buffet service in the upper deck saloon - choose from 4 main dishes per meal.
- All dietary requirements can be catered for - please send prior notice.
- Cruise dining service begins on the first day with a light evening meal.
- Operator rates their dining as good quality and second most important aspect of liveaboard cruise.
- Coffee, tea, drinking water, fruit, biscuits are provided free of charge.
- Beer, wine, fruit juice, iced tea and iced coffee are available for purchase.
- Built in year 2004
- Size - 36.8m x 7.8m
- Weight - 180 tonnes
- Top speed - 16 knots
- Cruising speed - 12 knots
- 2 x 520 HP Nissan engines
- 3 x generators
- 2 x Bauer scuba tank compressors
- 12 & 15 litre K-valve aluminium tanks
- Electricity 220V - 24 hours per day
- Water capacity - 25,000 litres
- Fuel capacity - 15,000 litres
- Fresh water maker - 4,800 litres per day
- Environmental waste storage tank
- 2 Life rafts
- 2 x 20/40 HP dive dinghies
- Global positioning system (GPS)
- Radar
- Sonic altmeter
- Fishfinder
- Plotter
- Depth sounder
- VHF and HF radios
- Searchlight and loudhailer
- Full-feature medic first aid box
- Oxygen 3,000 litres - continuous flow
- Life jackets in each cabin
- Fire detectors and alarms
- Fire extinguishers throughout
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- Large boat with steel hull
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- Large, steel-hulled boat
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- Steel hulled boat
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