Dive Review of Jolly Roger Dive Boat in
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Jolly Roger Dive Boat, Apr, 2012, by Karl Gustinger, LA, US ( 1 report). Report 6541.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Do not dive with this company!!!!!!!! We scheduled this dive through Eden Dive in Patong, Phuket, Thailand. Their boat was very crowded, the people on the boat were very rude, two of our divers had equipment stolen, no certifications were ever checked, NITROX was offered but no analyzer was available and the food was the worst that we had in Thailand. The dive deck on the Jolly Roger was small and cramped. Divers were packed with no room for preparation. The food tasted like it had been prepared the night before if not earlier in the day before. I doubt that my dog would have eaten it. The other divers on the boat were very rude, had poor hygiene and stole equipment from divers in our party. This boat caters to Russian divers. They were probably the rudest divers I have ever been on a boat with in my life. One of our divers had their mask stolen and another had wetsuit boots stolen on this dive. The worst things about the boat was the safety issues. I have been a diver for almost 30 years. I have been an instructor for about 5 years. The safety standards which were ignored are unacceptable. No certification cards were ever checked. They blended their own NITROX on the boat but they did not have an analyzer on the boat to verify the concentration of oxygen in your tank. When I complained they took the one off of the blender so we could do a half-assed check of the concentration. No tank log was available for the NITROX tanks. After this one day of diving we switched our dives to dive with Sea Bees Divers. Oh my god, what a different dive operation. Dive deck was much bigger and they considered the boat sold out with half the divers of the Jolly Roger. The food on the Sea Bees boat was cooked fresh on the boat and it was great food. The workers on the boat were very attentive to everyones needs on the boat. Anyone who dives on Phuket....... DIVE WITH SEA BEES DIVERS!!!!!!!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Indonesia, Fiji, Galapagos Islands, Philippines, Florida Keys, Honduras, Bahamas, Curacao, Jamaica, Barbados
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No! Certification cards were not checked, NITROX offered but no analyzer available to check O2 concentration. Dangerous operation!!!!!
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No Charging station available, poor facilities for photographers.

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Dive Review of Jolly Roger Dive Boat in Thailand/Phuket

Jolly Roger Dive Boat, Apr, 2012,

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Dive Review of Jolly Roger Dive Boat in
Thailand/Phuket