Dive Review of MV Rhapsody in
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MV Rhapsody, Jan, 2004, by John Crossley, CA, USA ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 1358.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	[NMV Rhapsody Livaboard, Phuket, Thailand January, 2004 John Crossley The MV Rhapsody is a medium size wooden V hull livaboard that primarily does four and five day trips out to the Similan Islands from Phuket. It’s a pretty good ship but not quite as nice as one of the better ships of the Aggressor fleet. There are only four air-conditioned ensuite cabins for eight divers, and there is pretty good space though not many shelves. It lacks a decent camera table so you have to do your camera work in the spacious salon. The dive deck is small, so we suited up four divers and a guide in each of two groups. A definite highlight is the food, which is cooked to order from your choice on a huge menu. Its excellent food too, with plenty of western and Thai choices. Overall the ship is very clean but it does rock a bit in even normal seas. Rhapsody’s dive operation is very well organized and safety oriented. Its dive guides are decent but not great at finding critters. Visibility was typically in the 60 to 90 foot range, with a high of 100 plus and a low of about 40. Dive sites were the typical popular locations, with nice corals, lots of colorful fish, some nice formations to swim though and interesting macro critters. However we did not find the Harlequin Shrimps found on previous trips. On the other hand, we had several up=close encounters with Leopard Sharks, and a dive at Koh Bon Ridge in beautiful water on a sunny day with three huge mantas that circled around us for 30 minutes. Overall this ship is a good value because it’s better than most, but not quite at the reputed level and price of the top rated Ocean Rover. one]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Sipadan, Galapagos, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Truk, Palau, Yap, Florida, Cayman Islands & more
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-0°F / 27--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-90 Ft/ 18-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limits
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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	Small Camera table, adequate rinse & charging stations

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Dive Review of MV Rhapsody in Thailand/Phuket

MV Rhapsody, Jan, 2004,

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Dive Review of MV Rhapsody in
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