Liveaboards

Queen Scuba

This luxury 28 meter liveaboard vessel is designed to sample the delights of some of the best dive sites in the world while living on the sea. It can reach even the furthermost dive sites at Similan Islands National Park, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and the famous Richelieu Rock.

Queen Scuba amenities and facilities:

Queen Scuba has 1 master cabin with luxurious sea views, 5 VIP cabins and 3 standard cabins. All cabins have en-suite toilet, hot water shower facilities and air conditioning.
Queen Scuba also features a large lounge area, two sun decks, large dive platform and gearing up area and a saloon with DVD entertainment centre.

Below you find an example of a schedule for a normal 4 day / 4 night trip. This schedule depends on weather conditions, safety considerations and the wishes of the customers.

Departure day:

20:00
21:00

Introduction & gear up
Dinner on board Queen Scuba
Day 1:
07:00
07:30
08:30
11:00
12:00
15:00
19:00
20:00
Early bird breakfast
Dive 1, Similans
Breakfast
Dive 2, Similans
Lunch
Dive 3, Similans
Dive 4, night dive Similans
Dinner
Day 2:
06:30
07:00
08:30
10:30
11:30
14:00
17:00

19:30
Early bird breakfast
Dive 1, Similans
Breakfast
Dive 2, Similans
Lunch
Dive 3, Koh Bon
Dive 4, Koh Tachai
(sunset dive)
Dinner
Day 3:
07:00
07:30
08:30
11:00
12:00
15:00
19:00
20:30
Early bird breakfast
Dive 1, Richelieu Rock
Breakfast
Dive 2, Richelieu Rock
Lunch
Dive 3, Surin Islands
Dive 4, Surin Islands
Dinner
Day 4:
07:00
07:30
08:30
12:00
13:00
14:30
Early bird breakfast
Dive 1, Koh Bon
Breakfast
Dive 2, Boonsung wreck
Lunch
Arrival Thap Lamu

• The Queen Scuba departs from Thap Lamu Pier,
about 80 km north from Phuket and about 10
km south from Khao Lak.

• Make sure to bring your latest certification card
and your logbook, as we would like to check this before departure. If you do not have a
certification card (with you), please let us know
in advance.

• On your dives, our experienced divemasters/
instructors will guide you, but if you would like
to dive independently as a buddy team, you are more than welcome to do so. The dive staff
gives a proper dive site briefing before every
dive.

• The maximum depth for PADI Open Water divers and equivalent certification levels is 18 metres.

• The maximum depth for PADI Advanced Open Water divers (or equivalent level) and above is 30 meters.

• The PADI Advanced Open Water Course is available onboard with Instructor for only 8,000 Baht.
Queen Sscuba
• Open Water Certified Divers wishing to dive deeper than 18metres or dive at night can opt for PADI Adventure Dives- Deep or Night for only 1000 Baht each.

• The tanks on board Queen Scuba are 12 litre aluminium tanks with yoke valve. If needed, we can provide you with a DIN adaptor free of charge (make sure to book your adapter in advance).

• Nitrox Tanks are available at 200 baht per dive

• Nitrox Course is available for only 6000 Baht.

• Torches on the night dives are included in the
price.

• Safety Marker Buoys are free of charge.

• You can rent a dive computer for 200 Baht/day
(only 500Baht for the whole trip).

• You can rent a digital camera for one or more
days (1250 Baht/day).

• Marine park fees (1600 Baht per person per trip) will be collected at the beginning of the trip.

• Money for any outstanding expenses - for example purchased alcohol or cigarettes - will be collected at the end of the trip.

• Alcohol and cigarettes are possible to pay with VISA / MasterCard. There will be a surcharge of 4 %.

• Every customer will be automatically insured by PADI recommended Horsell Insurance, at no extra cost.

Technical Data:
• Length: 28.00 Meters / Beam: 6.50 Meters
• Cruising Speed: 12 Knots / Generators: 2x5000kW

• Compressors: 2x Bauer / 80 x 12 liter tanks
• Safety Equipment / Advanced first aid kit
• Onboard patient area / DAN 100% Oxygen Kit

• 50 Liters of Oxygen / 30 Lifejackets
• 1 Radar range 78 KMT / GPS
• 1 Dinghy (4 meters) / DVD Entertainment System
• 2 VHF Broadband Radio sets / 3 CB Portable Radios
• Freshwater rinsing tanks for photo gear

Pick up times:
• Phuket Town
15:30
 
• Chalong
16:00

• Kata
16:15

• Karon
16:30
 
• Patong
17:00
 
• Kamala / Surin
17:30
 
• Phuket Airport
18:00
 
• JW Marriott
18:15
 
• Khao Lak area
19:00
 

If your holiday schedule doesn’t fit to these car transfer times, please contact us in advance and we can arrange a private taxi for you (extra charge).

Note: the meeting point at the Airport will be downstairs at the arrival lounge at Chester’s Grill, our staff will carry a sign board with the customer names.