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M/V Dolphin Queen (Similan and Burma liveaboard)

Our live-aboard, M/V DOLPHIN QUEEN has a wooden monohull. The Dolphin Queen has 3 decks.

The main deck has 6 cabins for our guests. 2 Double bed, 1 Twin Bunk bed, and 3 Quad (4) Bunk bed cabins these cabins are fitted with curtains for each bunk bed for your privacy.
All cabins are air conditioned and have a sea view window that opens. There are 2 more cabins with double beds on the upper deck these are our sea view cabins when you open the cabin door the view is the ocean and islands. All cabins have 220v plugs, so you can charge your battery packs or your lights.

The upper deck is where you can find the wheel house
(captains quarters) at the bow. At the stern is the eating area. Here you can help yourself with coffee, tea, toast, water, electrolyte drinks, fruits which are always on the table for your convenience.

The dinning area consists of 1 large table in the center and 2 additional tables on the side ample room for dining the sides of the boat are open so you can enjoy the good weather to the maximum. Our food is very popular with our guests, Please check our guest comments link! We have a large collection of fish identification books in several languages, your dive guide will enjoy explaining about the fish you have seen together, the dining area is a great place to relax and read a book.
Breakfast is European style: we serve Brown Bread, Omelettes, Fried eggs, Sausages, Corn Flakes, Muesli, fruits, and fresh ground coffee or Nescafe. Lunch and Dinner are served with traditional Thai food. We cater for Vegetarians, just tell us your needs.

We also have a TV and DVD player so any videos made on the trip can be reviewed, or relax and watch a movie. There is also a stereo so you can relax with some of your favourite CDs. Don't forget your MP3 player you can connect it to our stereo.

On the main deck at the stern is the Dive Platform and gearing up area for your diving equipment which has more than ample room to put on and store your dive gear we also have 40 Luxfer 12 ltr Tanks we use INT connection, we do have DIN adapters. There are also 2 Bauer Mariner II compressors with an air cooling system with P41 air filters to give you the best Quality air. Close at hand are the Similan Diving Safaris boat crew, who are there to help you gear up and help you on your dive entry and exit. The crew will fill the tanks so all you do is dive. Most of the time you will be picked up by our boat or our dingy.

There are 3 spacious toilets with showers and 2 showers on the dive deck.
The galley is also on the main deck. The food is prepared by the cook and her assistant cook. We cater for Veg and none Veg, and any other special needs you require. Don’t worry about the famous Thai chilies! we can cook to your requirements.

The Sun Deck. Lots of room here for getting your tan, we also have a couple of hammocks & sundeck chairs under our new shade on the back of the sun deck, This is a nice place for spotting Dolphins, Manta rays and Whale sharks while travelling to new dive sites and up here your always the one to spot the Dolphins first. Traditional Thai Massage is available on request.

Similan Diving, MV Dolphin Queen

 

 

Similan Diving, Similan island # 4

 

 

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Technical Data M/V Dolphin Queen





1 Dive platform 8 Crew cabins 15 Self service counter 22 Nitrox blending station
2 Deck showers 9 Guests cabin (4 bunk beds) 16 Double bed cabin 23 Fire extinguisher
3 Gearing up area 10 Anchor 17 Wheelhouse 24 Sundeck shaded area
4 Compressors 11 Dinghy 18 Sundeck 25 Satellite phone
5 Stairs from main to upper deck 12 Bench 19 Oxygen station 26 Guest cabin (2 bunk beds)
6 Toilet/shower 13 Covered dining area 20 Depth sounder & GPS    
7 Galley 14 Stairs from upper to sundeck 21 Life raft ( with survival equipment)    

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M/V Dolphin Princess (Similan speed boat)

Diving Day Trips. The Dolphin Princess is a custom built dive speedboat built in October 2007. Aboard the Dolphin Princess. 2 x 200hp Yamaha outboard engines. Toilet, Radio, GPS, First aid box, Oxygen with DAN demand valve. Life jackets for all persons aboard, 30 Tanks, 1 Captain, 1 boat crew, PADI Instructors or Divemasters. All major European languages are spoken on our boats.

We make Daily trips to the Similan Islands. With the Dolphin Princess you can arrive in the Similan Islands in 1hr -30 min. You can choose from diving day trips or snorkeling day trips and you can also sleep over night on the Similan Islands. Read about our day trip packages, like our spectacular 2 days & 1 night overstay diving package, on our daytrip page.

You can read all about and book our daytrips on our daytrips page !

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Similan Diving Safaris
13/19 Moo 7, Khao Lak, Kukkak, Takuapa,
Phang-Nga 82190, Thailand
Tel: +66 (0)76 485 470
Fax: +66 (0)76 485 471
Mobile: +66 087 8918912 
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        +66 089 5900588
  

Email: info@similan-diving-safaris.com
Website: www.similan-diving-safaris.com
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