Surface intervals are not always enjoyed by eager divers but they are so important!
Multiple dives per day make you accumulate a lot of Nitrogen into your body which makes these breaks even more necessary during a dive cruise. Those times between the dives are essential to lower Nitrogen in your tissues and avoid Decompression Sickness (DCS)!
Safety first !
Multiple dives per day make you accumulate a lot of Nitrogen into your body which makes these breaks even more necessary during a dive cruise. Those times between the dives are essential to lower Nitrogen in your tissues and avoid Decompression Sickness (DCS)!
Safety first !
Here are 5 things you should do during your surface intervals
|  Coconut water is great to stay hydrated and oh so yummy! |
 | We provide unlimited drinking water and soft drinks onboard including hot drinks like tea and coffee, juices, milk... Be careful with too much caffeine though, as it is a mild diuretic… Here is a little chart to check your hydration level next time you go to the loo. |
2. Play Games
On the MV Smiling Seahorse, we love to play ! Are you ready to be part of the game ? Playing games is an easy way to spend some surface interval while having some fun ! So...Chess, dice or cards?
3. Visit the nearest dream beach
One of the biggest advantage to being on a liveaboard is to cruise amongst the most beautiful dreamy deserted islands. Here, in Mergui Archipelago and other South and North Andaman islands in Thailand, we often take our zodiac to the most beautiful virgin beaches found here and love dipping our toes in their fine white sand. You can also borrow our sea kayak if you want to go explore by yourself. It is available at anytime.
4. Review, sort and edit your diving photos
Sorting and choosing the best shots from the previous dive is a time consuming job. There are so many photo opportunities it is always difficult to pick which ones are best. You better start early and do it when the memories are fresh and use the photos (good and bad) to fill your log book while you're at it !
Did you know that our new boat, MV Smiling Seahorse is equipped with a large photo room for all your precious gear and plenty of space with power sockets to plug your computer and work on your favorite editing software.
Did you know that our new boat, MV Smiling Seahorse is equipped with a large photo room for all your precious gear and plenty of space with power sockets to plug your computer and work on your favorite editing software.
5. Take a nap !
In today's day and age we never have time to relax and just take a nap whenever we like. Use this precious time you have onboard to do just that: relax!
And what a better place to do this than in our hammock under the shade of the upper deck with a fresh sea breeze...
And what a better place to do this than in our hammock under the shade of the upper deck with a fresh sea breeze...
 |  enjoying the Sundeck in between 2 dives |
Does it feel like your surface interval has lasted long enough?!
Join us from Mid October till mid-May for a Scuba diving adventure on the Andaman Sea
Join us from Mid October till mid-May for a Scuba diving adventure on the Andaman Sea
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