A Blissful Thailand Diving Cruise: Surin, Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock
This trip to Thailand has been a bliss!
Four days exploring the Surin Islands, Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock, with a bunch of fun people from all over the world.
We were very pleased to welcome on board Fabrice, Marie, Sophie, Olivier, Jeremie, Thierry and Florence from France; Julien, Kamilla and Peter from Australia; Wolfgang from Germany; Jesper from Denmark; and Lynn from the USA.
Lots of laughing and diving would be the best summary of it!
Look at those smiling and charming faces 😉


Lots of laughing and diving aboard the MV Smiling Seahorse!
Huge schools of fish in Thailand
Underwater, the visibility was amazing and there were lots of fish all around! Batfish, emperors, barracudas, fusiliers, surgeonfish, snappers and jacks!





Surgeonfish, barracudas, soldierfish, jacks, yellowtail fish and batfish — just some of the fish we encountered during the cruise.
Beautiful coral reefs and underwater scenery
Beautiful scenery with amazing colourful corals…


Beautiful coral reefs and colourful underwater scenery in Thailand.
Turtles and rays in the Andaman Sea
Great encounters with turtles, unfortunately no picture, and lots of different rays: Jenkins, Kuhl’s and marbled rays!


A spotted Jenkins ray and a marbled ray with a cobia in the background.
Discover more about the rays of the Andaman Sea and the amazing marine life you can encounter while diving in Thailand.
The beautiful clown triggerfish
The beautiful clown triggerfish!

The beautiful clown triggerfish!
Cuttlefish, lobsters and crocodilefish
Cuttlefish…

A cuttlefish spotted during a dive in Thailand.
Lobsters…

A welcoming lobster!
Crocodilefish…

A well-camouflaged crocodilefish.
Pipefish and pufferfish
Pipefish…

A bent stick pipefish in Thailand.
Pufferfish all around…


Pufferfish everywhere, including this cute big-eyed individual.
The nicest shot of the week: a giant grouper
And the nicest shot of the week: a giant grouper!

A giant grouper — the nicest shot of the week!
And always our unbelievable sunsets…

And always our unbelievable sunsets…
Great people, great diving, great atmosphere
The reviews of this trip are a reflection of the general mood: “Great cruise with great people, both for the staff and guests!”

“We agree it was the nicest cruise of the season 😉 See you next year in Burma.”

“The top at every level, fantastic atmosphere, see you next year!!!”
Discover more about diving in Thailand
- Diving in Thailand — explore the Andaman Sea and its incredible dive sites.
- Surin Islands — discover colourful reefs and marine life around the Surin Islands.
- Similan Islands diving — explore one of Thailand’s most famous dive destinations.
- Richelieu Rock — discover one of the Andaman Sea’s most renowned dive sites.
- Marine life of Thailand and the Andaman Sea — discover the species you may encounter underwater.