We had an absolutely fabulous excursion!!! We were two couples in our 60s and the crew could not have provided a more amazing experience. We were extremely well cared for, and the crew was so mindful of our physical limitations. They offered us great choices and honestly, I can't put into words how wonderful our day with them was. They were delightful to be around. A beautiful fresh fruit platter was elegantly arranged. The office excelled at prompt communications. Our private van pick up from the cruise ship went perfectly and drop off as well. They are extremely mindful of cruise ship departure times. In fact, we saw the tour group from our cruise ship at the pier also using 5 Star Marine, but getting on a boat with 30 other people. Our tour was private and cost less as well! Everyone on the group tour was jealous :)
Unglaubliche Erfahrung beginnen zu beenden. Schöne Landschaft, wunderbares Team und flexibler Zeitplan. Das Essen war eines der besten, die wir unsere ganze Reise hatten!
5 Star Marine already has so many excellent reviews on TripAdvisor, but I'm happy to add another!
From the initial planning stages to my last minute questions in the days leading up to the tour, to the day of the trip, 5 Star Marine provided a great service.
It felt like money well-spent, to have the private tour to James Bond island. Many times, when you visit famous destinations, the experience can be a bit of a let down due to crowds, but that was not the case with this experience. This was absolutely the way to go!! James Bond island itself was indeed busy, and the 5 Star crew let us take a look and decide what to do, and we opted to stop at the island, anyways. We were so happy with that decision, and they made it as easy as possible for us to navigate. One note about footwear: it might be smart to wear or bring sandals that you don't mind getting wet, to protect your feet because of the broken shells at James Bond island.
We were alerted prior to our trip to expect a bumpy ride for parts of our tour. It was bumpy, but manageable, and we didn't have issues with seasickness. We felt very safe in the hands of the capable crew, who were always looking out for our safety and comfort.
For the inflatable canoe portion, it was very much a surprise to us that we didn't have to actually do any paddling! Such a cool experience, and the crew made everything so easy for us, getting in and out of the canoe, etc. I was shocked at how easy everything was to manage. We had waterproof phone holders to use for the canoe portion, which were handy but perhaps not totally necessary. We had some Thai baht cash with us, which was helpful to tip the paddle man.
The cooling towels provided during the trip were very much appreciated, as were the drinks and fruit.
Also, to our surprise, we found that we had cell coverage for the duration of the tour.
Although we didn't need to use the toilet on board the boat, but were thankful to have it close by.
The restaurant we stopped at was unique and delicious - so pleased with that!
Huge shout out to Spicy, our guide, for being so fun and fabulous and for taking great photos of us!