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Our great Christmas trip

27/12/2017

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Christmas dive cruise to Burma

Our great Christmas trip
Another great trip on MV Thai sea in Burma and for Christmas we were pleased to dive with people from a very international group : Jolene and Erik from Norway, Gordon and Jen from Canada, Olivier from Switzerland, Ivan from France, Felix and Stefanie from Austria, Lise and Marcus from Denmark, Ying from U.S. and Tobias from Germany.
On Christmas we were pleased to dive with people from a very international group
Christmas diner on the MV Thai Sea
We could admire our first ghostpipe fish of the season, frogfish, marble rays, and all the cool stuff that we are use to see, during our dives.
Nudibranch
Frogfish
Cuttlefishes
Still a pleasure to admire  beautiful sunsets and landscapes...
So beautiful sunset on Mergui Archipelago
And of course, Santa Klaus came to visit us for christmas with a basket full of chocolates.
Dear Santa Klaus!
Santa Klaus on the MV Thai Sea...
"No troubles, just bubbles"
​To be continued.....
So perfect 2017 Christmas cruise

About the Andaman Sea marine life...
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First manta at Black Rock!!!

15/12/2017

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What a great news on this last trip in Burma! We already saw our first manta


What a great news on this last trip in Burma! We already saw our first Manta at Black Rock ;)
Unfortunately, we don't have a picture to prove it, so you will have to take my word for it!

You can guess how happy our customers were ... 
It was an international team: Harald, Geert and Marc from Belgium; Marie-José and Manuel from France; James and Charly from England; Adam and Tracee from Canada; Cigdem, Simon and Matthias from Germany; Hanna and Johan from Sweden.

It has been an amazing trip for several reasons...
​The first being a fantastic atmosphere on board and an epic  barbecue night, we will not soon forget!

​Soft at the beginning ...
It has been an amazing trip for several reasons...
 
Little did we know that every party with this Belgium triplet...
Little did we know that every party with this Belgium triplet...

​... ends wild! ;)
No no no... Please!
Transcendental dance...

The second reason being that it was still full of fishes everywhere ...
The second reason being that it was still full of fishes everywhere
Angel fishes in the deep sea
Fish school and seafan...

The third one being... newcomers on our favorite dive sites!
Funny face frogfish...
Do you see this little one?

Smily faces underwater!
Smily faces underwater!
Beautiful underwater in Burma...

​Nudis were everywhere ...
One nudibranch...
An other Nudibranch
Yes! Again a beautiful Nudibranch!

​A kaleidoscope of colors and patterns...
A shiny red starfish...
It look like a Murray eels...
​A kaleidoscope of colors and patterns...

Also in the sceneries...
Burmese underwater... Like an aquarium...

Our usual ones were also present!
Burmese octopus
Sleepy eye of the Cuttlefish
A stonefish
Snake fish on corals

​The curious mantis!
Curious is the Mantis shrimp...

So many different kinds of crabs ...
Decorated spider crab
Porcelain crab

​And our mascot!
So cute Seahorse!

​Can you find this one?
Yes yes, a Seahorse...

​Between the dives, it was chilling time and having fun!
​Between the dives, it was chilling time and having fun!
Those 3 are swimming... So cool!

​Careful with the paparazzi!
​Careful with the paparazzi! Ha ha ha!

Wonderful sunsets ...
Sunset on the Mergui Islands
Red sunset on Mergui...

Congratulations to Tracee, Adam and Cigdem for passing their Advanced Open Water!
Congratulations to Tracee, Adam and Cigdem for passing their Advanced Open Water!

​And to Charly, James and Matthias for their Nitrox certifications!
​And to Charly, James and Matthias for their Nitrox certifications!

​Let's finish with this beautiful one!
An eagle eye on the Burmese seas...

Environment preservation and conservation projects around Mergui Archipelago
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Because we have the best customers ... thanks Alex!

2/12/2017

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The kind of present that makes me smile from Alex, a customer that had already been diving with us last year ...
When he came back one week ago, he offered me this cute painting made by his daughter:
Because we have the best customers ... thanks Alex!

Indeed, last year, I had a slight tendency to forget everything in a few minutes ... Dori!
That's the best thing about having happy satisfied customers that come back, we get to connect and know each other better! Thanks Alex ;)

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Last but not least: the reviews!

1/12/2017

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" Thanks to Franck & Camille and all the crew for an incredible week. Vive la France! "
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" Le top; super visi; super poissons; super nourriture; super instructeur; super staff ... que demander de plus? "
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" The top; great visibility; great fishes; great food; great instructeur; great staff ... what more can you ask for? "
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" Had an amazing trip - everything was so well organised, food was excellent, diving was great, can't recommend highly enough ... Best dive trip ever! "
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" Cette croisière a été exceptionnelle , et l'ambiance et la convivialité étaient encore au RDV. "

" This cruise has been exceptional, and the atmosphere and the friendliness were still there. "
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