Nautica

Built and completed in Yangon, Myanmar in 2004, Nautica promises something different for the Andaman Sea liveaboard cruising scene. She is 24m (80ft) in length and 5m (17ft) across. Though not a huge vessel, she has a couple of big advantages: One, she takes only 12 guests and two she is IMO certified to travel very safely in international waters.

The vessel is of steel construction, so has more room than a wooden boat of equal size. Most of the cabins are on the same deck as the dive deck, the master cabin on the top deck near the outdoor dining area. There is a complete TV and DVD video system for playing back those memorable moments underwater or watching a movie. Music is available as well. You can choose from the boat's library or bring your own. Electricity is available 24-hours a day supplied by three generator sets.

There is a comfortable lounge area on the stern on the upper deck. The area forward has dining tables, and the area aft has cushions for relaxing lower to the deck, Thai style. This upper deck is the social or "party deck" and you'll do all of you dining here as well as socializing and hanging out. It's a nice, big, comfortable area.

MV Nautica has 1 master cabin on the top deck where the view can't be beat. Her 4 standard cabins on the main deck where the diving takes place are designed well in the way that she can either take couples in a queen-size bed, or two people in twin beds. All cabins feature en suite (private) bathrooms which are well designed and well appointed as well as individually controlled air conditioning units so you decide if you're too hot or too cold. There is 1 budget twin cabin located on the main deck and it is large, but has no private bathroom.

Nautica offers various itineraries and these trips include the best of the Similan Islands National Park, the Surin area, and the Mergui Archipelago in Burma or Myanmar.

The large dinghy transfers you from dive sites back to the main vessel after a dive, or to take you to some incredible beach somewhere in the Andaman Sea, Thailand or Burma.
The compressor system is designed to be as noise free as possible, and the dive deck is well laid out to make it as easy as possible to get in and out of the water. Our dinghy picks you up if you drift away from the dive site or boat. Nautica offers Nitrox or enriched air blending on all trips.

There are two places for handling your photo equipment: one table on the dive platform and in the saloon up top. Plenty of rinse-tank space is supplied.