Dive Review of MV Nautica in
Thailand/Similan Islands

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MV Nautica, Jan, 2012, by Ian Chisholm, AB, CA ( 1 report). Report 6446.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The crew and divemasters were wonderful, helpful and friendly. It is a comfortable boat with tasty plentiful food. They accomadate a maximum of 12 divers so there is no feeling of being on a cattle boat! The Similan Islands can have strong currents. My wife is a beginner diver and some of the dives were beyond her abilities. There was another beginner diver on the boat that missed some dives due to the strong currents. The Similan Islands are serviced my a multitude of dive boats. So although you are often beyond the reach of the day trip divers, sometime the dive sites can still get a bit crowded.
Websites	MV Nautica
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Vancover Island Canada, Florida, Turkey, Honduras
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	85-87°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-130 Ft/ 30-40 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow the dive guide
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Camera tank on dive deck. The boat boys were great with handling camera's. No editing or downloading location. A cupboard with a power bar to charge batteries was the only facility

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Dive Review of MV Nautica in Thailand/Similan Islands

MV Nautica, Jan, 2012,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of MV Nautica in
Thailand/Similan Islands