Liveaboard diving in Similans, Richelieu Rock, Phi Phi
All cabins have ensuite bathrooms
Cabins for solo travellers - no surcharge!
Roof top bar and Jacuzzi
Thai massage service
Large, steel-hulled boat
MV DiveRACE Class X - a 35-metre steel monohull motor yacht launched in December 2025 - combines stability, safety, and premium comfort for unforgettable liveaboard diving adventures in the Thai Andaman Sea. Specialising in 4- to 6-night cruises, it explores world-class sites like the Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock.
Despite its unconventional name, DiveRACE Class X delivers a high-end liveaboard experience, accommodating up to 20 divers in stylishly appointed cabins. The owners collaborated with an award-winning interior design firm to create an elegant and inviting atmosphere, with all cabins featuring private ensuite bathrooms, including 2 dedicated single-occupancy cabins for solo travellers.
Guests can unwind on the spacious sun deck with loungers and shaded seating, relax in the air-conditioned saloon, or socialise in the open-air upper deck area. Additional luxuries include a rooftop bar, a Jacuzzi, onboard Thai massage services, and laundry facilities. There are also board games, snorkelling, beach visits and movies to enjoy.
The well-equipped dive deck features ladders, showers, and rinse tanks, while underwater photographers benefit from dedicated camera stations, multimedia charging points with international sockets, and nitrox availability. With an attentive crew of 18 aboard the DiveRACE Class X, divers are treated to thoughtful touches like post-dive hot chocolate, fresh juice, and warm towels.
Since 2009, DiveRACE has earned a stellar reputation for exceptional liveaboard experiences across Southeast Asia. Today, it stands as a trusted choice for divers seeking reliability, comfort, and outstanding service at sea.
There are 7 double / twin configurable bed cabins, 2 on the lower deck, 5 on the upper deck. There are a further 2 double bed Premium cabins on the upper deck, and 2 single bed cabins for solo travellers on the lower deck. All cabins have en-suite bathrooms.
All the cabins have:
Individually controlled air-conditioning units
Private bathroom with toilet and hot water shower
Hand basin, towels, toiletries
Sea-view windows (portholes on lower deck)
Reading lights
Personal safe
Daily housekeeping
Hotel quality linen and comfortable 10 inch mattresses
Dive sites and activities: Similan Islands, Boonsung Wreck, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands, Koh Ha, Hin Daeng, Hin Muang
Day 1
Afternoon transfer from your Phuket hotel to Panwa Pier, where the MV DiveRACE Class X crew welcomes you aboard. After a welcome drink and trip briefing, guests settle into cabins and prepare gear. Dinner is served before sailing overnight to Koh Ha.
Days 2-6
Up to 4 dives daily in the Similan Islands and beyond. Explore coral gardens, pinnacles, caves, and swim-throughs teeming with marine life. Dive highlights include manta rays at Koh Bon, strong currents and pelagics at Koh Tachai, vibrant marine biodiversity at Richelieu Rock, and soft coral-covered boulders at Hin Daeng and Hin Muang. Koh Ha offers fascinating cavern systems.
Day 7
Two final dives at Boonsung Wreck near Khao Lak. Breakfast and lunch are served before returning to Thap Lamu Pier for transfer to your hotel.
Note: Itinerary may run in reverse; check exact port details. [Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].
Every trip starts in the evening with dinner, after all guests have arrived. There will be chef-prepared meals each day, crafted from fresh local ingredients and aromatic spices. Enjoy buffet-style dining that blends Asian and Western cuisine, served in the main deck dining room. Throughout your cruise, help yourself to tea, hot chocolate, juices, and milk, along with fresh snacks throughout the day. Or have a freshly ground coffee on the house before you get ready for the next dive.
Each day begins with an early wake-up call and a light breakfast, followed by a well-paced schedule with up to 4 dives, interspersed with full meals and afternoon tea. The day winds down with dinner after a dusk dive, offering the perfect close to a day of exploration. Some example dishes: Sukiyaki Steamboat, Phad Thai, BBQ Chicken and Seafood. Beer, wine and soft drinks are also available onboard. A barbecue night is also normally scheduled during the trip.
The liveaboard is also happy to accommodate most dietary needs with advance notice, ensuring every guest enjoys delicious food, fine drinks, and great company after a thrilling day underwater.
DEPARTURE SCHEDULE & PRICES
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Dive experience: Requirement is an open water quallification with a minimum of 10 logged dives.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, return transfers to the boat from Phuket airport and hotels in tourist areas (Kata, Karon, Rawai, Chalong, Patong) and Khao Lak area, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (5 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, sales tax.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (USD25 per day), dive computer (USD8 per day), surface marker buoy, Similan and Surin park fees at approximately USD6 per day, with an entry fee of USD15 per park, dive insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only - THB).
Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (USD6 per dive, or USD77 per 14 dives), torch (USD8 per day), 15 litre tank (USD8 per day), Thai massage. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.
How to get there: DiveRACE Class X's Similan liveaboard trips depart from Tap Lamu, near Khao Lak. Trips to Hin Daeng & Hin Muang depart in the evening from Chalong Bay. A minibus service from all hotels in Phuket or Phuket Airport to and from the boat is provided with pick-ups usually between 4-5:30 pm, depending on the itinerary. Boarding begins at 6 pm, and the boat departs from the pier after dinner at 8-11 pm.
The last dive of the trip will be at around 10 am on the last day of the trip, and the boat will return to the pier at 1:30 pm. Please allow at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
For more details, including airlines, see our Thailand travel information section.
Non-diver rate: 20% off the published prices.
Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may reserve one of the 2 single cabins on the lower deck, or choose to share a twin cabin with another solo traveller, or pay a supplement of 80% of the published price for their own double bed cabin.
Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 10 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise free of charge (total 11+ guests).
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 18 guests and 2 additional persons can join free of charge. Offer valid until 15 November 2025.
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