A most wonderful experience diving the Similans and Richelieu Rock! - A most wonderful experience! The crew of The Junk were fantastic from tour leader to dive guides to deck hands to cooking and cleaning staff. The service was excellent. Food... read more was exceptionally good and served buffet style. Most of the offerings were Thai dishes with fruit and pastries for dessert. It was nice to be on a boat with a colorful history.

The cabins were comfortable with AC and a oscillating fan. The beds were raised above the floor allowing some space beneath to stow bags. Collapsible bags are best to take advantage of this aspect of the cabins. The lounge area where briefings are conducted and dinner served is rather tight and not air conditioned. Many divers opted to eat dinner out on the main deck in the open air and beneath a large tarp.

Air temperature and relative humidity could affect divers who are not accustomed to heat and humidity. For late March and early April, air temperature was high of 32 Celcius and low of 28 Celcius. Very high humidity. The only relief from it all was escaping to the cabin below deck.

Diving the Similan Islands was very good diving. From south to north the diving gradually became better. The night dives were underwhelming, unfortunately. And the crown jewel of the trip was Richelieu Rock, which was stellar!! A total of 19 dives on the trip with four at Richelieu.

I am happy to have opted for The Junk to dive Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock versus taking day boats from Tap Lamu or Khao Lak to visit the same sites.

  This trip slapped! - The Junk is a badass old-school sailing boat full of character and good vibes. The crew? Absolute legends super chill and always ready to help. The food? Straight-up fire, every... read more single meal.
And then Richelieu Rock just WOW. It’s an absolute must-dive: tiny seahorses, ghost pipefish, swarms of barracudas and trevallies, more anemones with clownfish than I’ve ever seen, plus porcelain crabs hiding everywhere. The coral gardens are simply mind-blowing.
Could’ve stayed there forever, seriously.
If you’re looking for sick dives, epic vibes, and memories for life – absolute recommendation!

  Wonderful diving safari on a boat steeped in history!  - It was an amazing diving safari on the historic over 60 years old boat The Junk. It would even have taken James Bond's breath away!!!
We had wonderful dives with... read more an excellent crew! Our dive guide, Kwan, knows all the dive sites by heart and showed us so many beautiful creatures. Furthermore we were spoilt with culinary delights of the highest standard. Brian managed and organised the whole tour very professionally and even let set the sails as a highlight for souvenir photos.

  Trip of a lifetime! The joy and adventure of this boat and crew will stay with me for a lifetime. Thank you!  - This was a last minute add on to an exploring trip. I haven’t done another live-aboard so I don’t have much to base this experience on. What I can... read more tell you is this- I had the experience of a lifetime! I am so pleased to have Chosen this boat with its amazing crew. Brian, the captain, is one of those guys who you want to follow in any crisis. One of those rare breads who can lead and knows where to go and what to do when you get there. His team is top notch as well. You can see their respect for each other in everything they do. No detail or person is left out. In my opinion, if you don’t like your experience with this amazing crew on this amazing boat, well it would be you that is the problem. If you are considering this boat for the six day island adventure, I say go for it. I would totally join them again!