After a stormy start to the new high season, with the choppy seas subsiding we departed on MV Hallelujah for trip number five. Just how choppy the seas had been around the Similan Islands, I wasn’t exactly sure, I’d just returned from a holiday
MV Hallelujah Trip #8 27 Nov – 1 Dec 2017
The weather looked nasty for this Similan liveaboard trip. Day three especially with 3-4m waves forecast for the Andaman Sea. Day three, the day we usually head up to Richelieu Rock and the area of sea most likely to be effected by bad weather.
MV Hallelujah Similans Trip | 8-12 Jan 2018 | Dive Decisions
The Start of a New Year
Following the Turkey stuffing butties and New Years celebrations it very quickly became apparent that not everyone had stopped enjoying their vacation period. As we settled alongside island 4 of the Similans under the night sky ‘flexibility’ was the word that sprang to mind when we viewed many liveaboard boats set to dive the following day.
Rebranding the Similan Islands
The Similan Islands national park has now set very strict limits for both divers and snorkelers. Most importantly for Big Blue Diving, is the 525 divers per day allowed entry into the Similans. But before we go into the details, just a small amount of history…
Changement d’image de marque pour les îles Similan
Le MV Hallelujah, notre bateau de croisière-plongée aux îles Similan et Surin, vient de rentrer de sa première sortie de la saison. D’ordinaire, ce premier voyage est l’occasion pour nous d’évoquer les conditions de plongées rencontrées dans le parc national, mais cette saison 2018-2019 s’ouvre toutefois sur une nouvelle bien plus importante…
Space Dive
Strange days in The Similan Islands. We had 6 guests on board and there was hardly another boat in sight. The new national park restrictions are in full force and things are eerily quiet.