MV DiveRACE Class E

MV DiveRACE Class E is a new luxury diving boat that was designed & purpose built by professionals to offer the best comfort to up to 20 lucky guests. The boat is 35 metres long & 7.5 metres wide, and therefore stable, safe & comfortable for all passengers and in all sea conditions. Its twin 1,200hp engines make sailing between the best dive sites of South East Asia smooth & fast.
Unlike some other diving boats at the Similan Islands which are wooden-hull fishing boats converted for diving, Dive RACE Class E was always planned to be a top-quality diving ship. From its large sundeck right down to the lower deck, every inch was designed to ensure that guests only have to think about the pleasures to experience during 4-day & 5-day cruises in Thailand.

There are guest cabins on two decks, each taking no more than two guests, and the maximum guest capacity is 20. This ensures that there is even more space in communal areas, such as the dining lounge, air-conditioned saloon, multimedia room, and sundecks.
In the saloon, there is a 60” television to enjoy movies and diving videos between dives and in the evening. The food is delicious local & western cuisine, served throughout the day. All cabins are air conditioned with en suite bathrooms. Guests are welcomed back from every dive with a hot towel, and the whole crew are service minded and friendly, while maintaining professionalism. It’s even possible to enjoy a Thai massage in a private room or on the deck. The diving crew are happy to help with all kinds of requests, such as finding particular types of marine life. PADI courses are available, too.

All cabins have air conditioning and private bathrooms. There are six luxury cabins are on the main deck, each with its own small balcony. Four of the luxury cabins have a large double bed, and two are set up with two single beds. The lower deck has four cabins, which are two doubles and two twins. 

There are several different itineraries for Dive RACE during the Thai diving season. The boat spends the first couple of weeks around Hin Daeng & Koh Haa, offering trips which are four days & three nights long. Then there is a 'crossing trip' which includes all the best Thailand dive sites, sailing from Hin Daeng to The Similans. For most of the season Dive RACE stays around the Similans (including Richelieu Rock), before it ends the dive season in Thailand with a 'crossing trip' to the south again.

IMPORTANT : There are several itineraries for Dive RACE in Thailand. We show the trips' lengths accurately to give clear and honest information, but some other websites show it in a different way. For example, a 14-dive trip on Dive RACE is 4 days & 4 nights (4D/4N) but other websites show it as 5D/4N. Although these trips do span five calendar dates, they depart in the evening and return less than 96 hours later. This is the same for Dive RACE's 18-dive trips. They are 5D/5N, not 6D/5N.