MV Hallelujah

MV Hallelujah is one of the most popular luxury liveaboard boats sailing to the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai & Richelieu Rock. This large and luxurious ship offers en suite bathrooms in all its cabins, and sails for four days & four nights to the best diving areas in Thailand.

Up to 25 lucky guests join each of Hallelujah’s 14-dive cruises. The boat sets sail in the evenings and guests enjoy a good night’s sleep before waking up at the Similans, ready to dive. The food, professionalism, fun and luxury all make for a very enjoyable time.

MV Hallelujah is 35 metres in length and has a steel hull. Therefore, it can easily withstand any sea conditions during the Similan Islands diving season. There is a large diving platform with plenty of space for divers to gear up, move around and even deal with their diving and/or photography equipment. There is a motorised tender dinghy. This is used to retrieve any divers who surface too near the reef, as well as take guests to the pristine Similan beaches. The boat has plenty of space and communal areas, including large sundecks on the roof and at the front of the boat. The main deck has a large air-conditioned lounge saloon, plus an equally-spacious outdoor covered dining area, where guests spend most of their non-diving time.

Delicious local & western food is served buffet-style and vegetarian options are always available. Alcoholic drinks are reasonably priced, and guests are also welcome to bring their own.

There are ten twin-bunk standard cabins on MV Hallelujah, two double-bed deluxe cabins, & one VIP single cabin upstairs. Each cabin is tastefully decorated with parquet wood, has air conditioning & a private en suite bathroom. Multi-lingual dive staff work throughout the season. The safety, service and professionalism onboard make each guest feel special, while the friendliness of the staff and crew ensure that everyone on board is one big happy family for the whole trip. MV Hallelujah really does deserve its excellent reputatipn.

Non-diving guests are also welcome, and there’s plenty for them to do, including island visits, sunbathing on the top deck, and enjoying books & movies from the library. Scheduled transfers from Phuket & Khao Lak are included for free at the beginning and end of each trip, too.

Finally, those wanting to take part in a PADI or SSI diving course can do so with confidence, convenience and ease. These include learning to dive, advancing a certification, & speciality courses.

Prices & Schedule

The trip begins with an afternoon pick-up service from guests’ hotels and from Phuket airport, transferring them to Tab Lamu Pier in Khao Lak, Phang Nga, which is north of Phuket. Guests are shown to their cabins and introduced to the staff and crew, as the ship departs in the early evening and dinner is served. Equipment fitting and first grouping of divers takes place before bed, in preparation for the first dive the following morning. Hallelujah sails smoothly and gracefully through the night, arriving at the Similan Islands before dawn. The very first dive of the trip is known as a ‘check dive’ enabling the course leader, instructors and Divemasters to assess each divers’ ability, thus making sure everyone gets as much good-quality diving by being with other divers of the most similar level. This ‘check dive’ takes place at a less-challenging dive site.