Dolphin Queen | Similan Islands

Boat

Dolphin Queen is a classic Thai liveaboard built with a sturdy wooden mono hull and three decks designed for diving and cruising around the world-famous dive sites of the Similan and Surin marine national parks. The vessel measures approximately 24 m in length with a beam of about 5.5 m, offering open-air deck space and a relaxed, social atmosphere.

Dolphin Queen onboard facilities include a spacious upper deck dining and lounge area with seating, shade, and scenic views — perfect for meals, dive briefings or relaxing between dives. The sun deck has hammocks, chairs, and open space for sunbathing, marine life spotting and enjoying sea breezes.

The main deck aft features a well-organised dive platform and gearing up area with ample room for equipment, camera stations, tank storage, and easy water access. There are multiple fresh water deck showers and rinse tanks, and onboard air supply is handled by two compressors to ensure high-quality fills.

Food onboard is freshly prepared by the cook and assistant, with Western breakfasts and Thai lunches and dinners, including vegetarian options and special dietary requests catered for with advance notice.

Cabin

Dolphin Queen accommodates up to 18 guests in 8 well-ventilated cabins:

All cabins have AC, opening sea-view windows for fresh air, and 220 V plug sockets for charging cameras and dive lights. All cabins use shared bathrooms.

2 Double Cabins：
Located on the upper deck, each cabin comes with one double bed, sea view window.

2 Double Cabins：
Located on the main deck, each cabin comes with one double bed, sea view window.

3 Twin Cabins：
Located on the main deck, each cabin comes with two single beds (bunk style), sea view window.

1 Quad Cabin：
Located on the main deck, comes with four single beds (bunk style). These cabins are fitted with curtains on each bunk bed for your privacy.

The 3 Shared Bathrooms :

Located on the main deck, with closet, wash-hand basin, shower, toilet. Ocean friendly bio-degradable soap and shampoo are available. Two more showers are located on the dive platform.

Diving

• 6D/5N Similan trip: up to 18 dives
• 4D/3N Similan trip : up to 10 dives
• No dive will be provided on the embarkation day
• 2 dives will be provided on the departure day.
• All diving will provide experienced guide to lead the dive.
• Small groups: 4 divers with 1 guide

Other Information

• Nitrox：Available with additional charge
• 15L Tanks：Available with additional charge
• REBREATHER Dive：Not available at the moment yet
• Technical Dive：Not available at the moment yet
• Dive Equipment Rental：Available with additional charge
• Dive insurance：Divers must have valid dive insurance
• Wi-Fi Internet ：Not available at the moment yet
• Laundry Service：Not available at the moment yet
• Massage Service：Not available at the moment yet
• Payment on board：Cash only (THB)
• Crew Number：Unknow, include 4 - 5 dive guides

Itinerary M/V Dolphin Queen

All Live-aboard guests must arrive at our dive center no later than 16:30 for equipment fitting and to arrange for any balance due to be paid before departure.

Depending on the trip, our Similan & Surin liveaboard departure (~ 8pm) and arrival (~ 4 - 5pm) will be at Thaplamu pier directly opposite the Similan Islands (15 to 20 minutes drive from our dive center).

Once onboard MV Dolphin Queen you will be introduced to our dive staff and boat crew. After, you will be shown to your cabin and once all guests have settled in, we will gather everyone for a full boat briefing about the running of the boat along with the rules and safety procedures aboard our Similan liveaboard.

After our boat briefing you will be shown to your tank position to organize your dive crate and familiarize yourself with the dive deck and check your dive gear. Once everything is done and prepared, you will have time to enjoy the nice and relaxing cruise out to the Similan Islands.

MV Dolphin Queen will depart from the pier at approximately 20:00 sit back, relax, and enjoy the journey. Travelling at night is our preferred option, so you can enjoy the night sky and wake up to crystal clear water and a cool breeze first thing in the morning.

6D/5N Similan Trip

After your Wake up call, you receive a light breakfast, fresh coffee & some toast. After your 1st dive a full western and Thai breakfast buffet will be served, menus will differ throughout the trip, but it will generally be fried potatoes, baked beans, fried eggs, or scrambled eggs or omelette, rice soup and tropical fruits. We also serve German brown bread, muesli, cornflakes, oats, and lots of fresh fruits always available in the dining area: water melon, banana’s, pineapple, oranges. Electrolyte sachets are free for you to use, at any time during the safari, these help to prevent dehydration.

You will receive a Dive site and Dive Safety briefing before every dive. All dives are Multi level dives and each diver must dive with a buddy.

All of our dive guides have computers and are experienced with all the dive sites so if you have any special requests e.g. Sea Horse, Ghost pipe fish, Nudibranchs, this is the team who can find them for you. Our guides speak all major European languages.

Day 1 – Similan Islands (4 Dives)
Day 2 – Similan Islands & Bon Island (4 Dives)
Day 3 – Bon & Tachai Islands (4 Dives)
Day 4 – Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock (4 Dives)
Day 5 – Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck (2 Dives)