boat hire in Phuket · Custom — Cruiser 52' (2012)

The problem was I booked the wrong boat to be able to go to PhiPhi Island and I did not know this. So we moved to a speed boat. The boat was not a great one also for PhiPhi island because they kept me in same price bracket that I paid for. I wished they had said you need to pay more for a better boat. But I understand they were trying to keep me in the same price point. But I would have paid more for better comfort. But I wouldn’t recommend the speed boat we were in for the Phi Phi Island. There are also Thai rules that it needs to be Thai captain and skipper. As I thought our captain would be Matt. They were hard to communicate with. Matt’s communication on the other hand is amazing!!!! He as a person deserves high stars.

There were many things i appreciated about this trip... many positives and some very important negatives. It was a nice trip for someone who had never snorkeled anywhere in the world. As a seasoned traveler and someone whi has snorkeled in the caribbean, hawaii, and australia, it was way below average . The accommodation was promised to be a snorkel trip and they suggested a fishing boat ... but because Matt was a seasoned dive instructor with understanding, (which was why i chose this trip) i hoped my expectations would be met. He accommodated the request at a very late bookin time ... but while much if the trip waa better than expected (including lunch and and the stability if the boat through bad weather) the snorkelling accommodations were terrible. We were surprised to arrive at the snorkel 2.5 hours into the trip with no snorkels or fins. The guide tried to get the captain/crew to find other gear, from other boats, but as you might imagine they offered up the worat of what was left over to accommodate us. It helped in that ut wasnt a total waste of time and ... but the gear and accommodation was for shit. If i bargained with guy and got this great deal then ok ... but i didnt because i expected him to come theough. He knew my expectations up front and was too happy ti take the money without xonfirming the readiness. I chatted with him multiple times throughout the the trip to express my frustrations. He coyld only do so much while we were 30 km off shore. Hi only offer on a $700+ trip was to pay for my cab ride .. which was 30 bucks ... dont take this guy or his trip or his offeea anywhere unless you are inexperienced and dont know any better; then you will enjoy it . But if you have been anywhere else in the globe to snorkel, this us not worth the timeor money. They are greedy and act like they give you something ... but it is shit.