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Last reviews of the season ...

30/4/2018

" Thanks you guys, I enjoyed this trip a lot! "

" I have had an incredible week exploring the Mergui Archipelago with you all. When the conditions were rough, you all found a way to keep spirits up and something fun to do. Everything was perfect! "

" Une très jolie croisière de 7 jours avec une équipe professionnelle et sympa, ainsi que le staff toujours souriant et joyeux!!! De belles découvertes avec manta et requin baleine ... "

" A really nice 7 days cruise with a professional and sympathic crew, the staff is always smiling and happy!!! Nice discoveries with manta and whale shark ... "

Reviews of the last trip ;)

20/4/2018

" 2 croisières incroyables avec the Smiling Seahorse! Tout est parfait ... plongées inoubliables en Birmanie et en Thaïlande!!! Mantas, requins baleines, requin léopard, requin guitare ... le TOP!! "

" 2 incredible cruises with the Smiling Seahorse! Everything is perfect ... unforgettable dives in Burma and Thailand!!! Mantas, whale sharks, leopard shark, guitar shark ... the TOP!! "

" Croisière de 3 jours géniale! Equipe extraordinaire, repas excellents ... Et beaucoup de poissons: raie, requins baleine, requins pointe noire ... N'hésitez pas, c'est vraiment exceptionnel! "

" Amazing 3 days cruise! Great team, excellent food ... And a lot of fishes: ray, whale sharks, black tip sharks ... Don't hesitate, that's really exceptional! "

" Tout était parfait: les sites de plongée, les guides, l'ambiance, la nourriture, le comfort ... Et la cerise sur le gateau: le requin baleine à Richelieu !!! "

" Everything was perfect: the dive sites, the guides, the atmosphere, the food, the comfort ... And the cherry on the top: the whale shark at Richelieu !!! "

" Not fluent in Finnish ... sorry! But looks good, NO?!!! "

Last reviews ... thank you!

12/4/2018

" Big bravo à l'équipe du Smiling Seahorse ... ne changez rien."

" Big bravo to the Smiling Seahorse team ... don't change anything."

" The care taken by the staff was exceptional. This whole trip was fabulous. The experience was unforgetable. A total delight."

" Des images plein la tête qui resteront gravées! Une équipe au TOP du TOP!!! "

" My head filled with images which will remain! A over the TOP team!!!"

Still not fluent in German, sorry ... ;)

" I will remember this trip for the rest of my life. Truly incredible. Absolutely exceeded my expectations. Thank you for setting the bar high. "

" Super deuxième croisière, toujours aussi génial. Staff super, plongées incroyables. "

" Great second cruise, same great deal. Super staff, unbelievable dives. "

" C'est toujours super top. See you next time! "

" It's always super great. See you next time! "

" The entire crew was absolutely fantastic: from the atmosphere to the food, to all of the assistance with the dives. We could not have asked for a better experience. "

" Je repars les valises pleines de souvenirs. Un spectacle de la nature époustouflant à Richelieu! "

" I'm leaving with my suitcases full of memories. A breathtaking show from Mother Nature in Richelieu. "

" ... fasciné par le premier trip en Birmanie où on s'éclate avec les mantas à Black Rock ... Après la Birmanie, les Similans ont été l'apothéose finale. "

" ... fascinated by the first trip in Burma where we had great fun with the mantas in Black Rock ... After Burma, the Similans have been the final apotheosis. "

" Deuxième séjour avec le Smiling Seahorse et notre premier requin baleine! Equipage et staff toujours au top. Ici tout est possible!! "

" Second cruise with the Smiling Seahorse and our first whale shark! Top team and staff. Here, everything is possible! "

" Thank you all so much for an amazing wonderful time. Loved every minute!!! And of course the highlight seeing and swimming with a whale shark ... "

Reviews of the last trip in Thailand !!!

26/1/2018

" I can't wait for Burma in 2019! "

" Thank you so much for the trip! "

Not fluent in Italian sorry ;)

Last reviews from our dear guests from all around the world !

23/1/2018

" Lots of excitement and new experiences under water plus warm friendly, fun people above water! "

" The staff are this business's greatest asset, and made this trip a highlight of our 3 month adventure. "

" Our journey just started with this highlight, we don't know what is gonna be better than this! "

" ... trip can be categorized as gourmet-trip with excellent food. "

" High quality from first contact, nice website, friendly and professional team. "

" ... crew fantastique, sans parler de la nourriture, la meilleure de Thaïlande for sure! "

" ... fantastic crew, and the best food of Thailand for sure! "

" La Birmanie et la Thaïlande à la file et si on s'écoutait on repartirait bien pour les deux suivantes."

" Burma and Thailand in a row and if we listened to ourselves we would go for two more. "

" Best crew! Best dives! Best food! Best instructors! Best experience ! "

" Every word of the reviews was true ... This will be a trip to remember. "

" It was an epic adventure. "

" ... staff did everything possible to make it an awesome experience! "

" The cook made great vegetarian food. "

" Great dives and night dives in Burma. "

" ... et le moment magique de la croisière : nager au milieu de raies mantas, une première pour moi! "

" ... and the magic moment of the cruise : swimming in the middle of manta rays, a first time for me! "

" This is the best dives I ever had. You guys are the best ... "

" Des mantas aux crevettes harlequin: du pur bonheur. "

" From the mantas to the harlequin shrimps: pure happiness. "

" Plongées magnifiques ... des vacances inoubliables!!! "

" Wonderful dives ... unforgettable holidays!!! "

Sorry my Russian is a little bit rusty at the moment ;)

" So posso dizer que essa viagem foi maravilhosa, tode a equipe e fantastica ... "

" I can just say that this trip has been wonderful, all the team is fantastic ... "

" Thanks again for a spectacular Burma dive cruise. There is a reason why I keep coming back ... "

" Underwater world gave its best ... I have loved each second, and can't wait to be back! "

" Excellent planning, good food, friendly & helpful dive guides & staff ... Best liveaboard to date. "

" Many thanks to all of you guys from The Smiling Seahorse Team to make this trip an unforgettable time. "

" Your staff excels at making us happy, making sure that everything is prepared in time for meals, dives and relaxing. "

" We think you have kindled for us a lifelong passion ... "

" Thanks for some unforgettable crazy fairy dives ... "

" Han sido unas vacaciones preciosas gracias al maravilloso equipo atento y muy eficiente, los buceos maravillosos ..."

" It has been beautiful holidays thanks to the great staff careful and very efficient, the dives were incredible ... "

" Vous êtes une équipe super et complémentaire. "

" You are a great and complementary team. "

" Dream come true! "

" Des vacances liveaboard inoubliables! The Smiling seahorse porte bien son nom. It was smily ... "

" Unforgettable liveaboard holidays! The Smiling Seahorse name fits well. It was smily ..."

Sorry my German is also a little bit rusty ;)

" Une organisation au top pour des plongées inoubliables ... "

" A top level organization for unforgettable dives ... "

" 2015, 2017, 2018 ... et toujours le même charme ... Etre sur et le Thaï Sea, et sous le Thaï Sea, est un plaisir incomparable. "

" 2015, 2017, 2018 ... and always the same charm ... Being on, and under the Thaï Sea, is an unrivalled pleasure. "

" There was nothing I missed during this trip and now leaving with one eye crying and the other one smiling. "

" We come on board as total new-beginners ... and now we're totally hooked! ... Thanks for making us safe and challenged at the same time! "

Last but not least: the reviews!

1/12/2017

" Thanks to Franck & Camille and all the crew for an incredible week. Vive la France! "

" Le top; super visi; super poissons; super nourriture; super instructeur; super staff ... que demander de plus? "

" The top; great visibility; great fishes; great food; great instructeur; great staff ... what more can you ask for? "

" Had an amazing trip - everything was so well organised, food was excellent, diving was great, can't recommend highly enough ... Best dive trip ever! "

" 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. "

Fresh start of the new season and already great reviews!

15/11/2017

Our two first trips just ended and already we can see that the customers are more than happy!
Of course, the fight between the Dive and the Cook team is back on track to be number one ;)

"Merci à votre staff, en particulier aux cuistos pour tous ces succulents repas que l'on va regretter ... J'espère revenir un jour."
"Thanks to your staff, in particular to the cooks for all these delicious meals we're gonna regret... Hope to be back one day."

"Fantastic trip with some great diving ... Loved the food and the crew ... Will definitely be back for more!"

"Super croisière ... un service impeccable, une nourriture délicieuse et de belles plongées. Heureuse d'avoir vu un requin pointe blanche, des hyppocampes, un poisson crapaud, des langoustes ..."

"Great cruise ...an excellent service, delicious food and beautiful dives. Happy to have seen a white tip shark, seahorses, a frogfish, lobsters ..."

"Un grand merci pour l'organisation et la patience de Camille pour répondre à nos questions ..., puis un grand bravo au cuisto ... Un staff super souriant aux petits soins ..."

"A big thank for the organization and the patience of Camille to answer all our questions ..., and congratulations to the cook ... A great super smily staff very caring ..."

"What a trip we had! Remember you always ..."
"Special thanks to my guardian angel ..."

"Thanks for all the advice and excellent photos!"

"Loved it and you guys!"

Guest book December 2016

15/5/2017

Our guest book posts from December:

"The food was delicious and plentiful""
"Thanks to the crew for their infinite helpfulness and patience"
" the burma trip was fantastic"
"great diving, great company, great food and overall great experience!
"amazeball trip with memories that will last a lifetime"
"la tete remplie de beaux moments, aussi bien dans l'eau que sur le bateau avec le meilleur staff de tout l'ocean"
"this trip was a wonderful experience for us! "

Guest book from April 2016

23/11/2016

Some reviews from February and March 2016

15/11/2016

I haven't posted our guest book for a while... here is a little sample:

More reviews in our blog | on tripadvisor | pics from our diving trips

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