August Newsletter

MV Colona will be starting her ninth season. The trips offered will be a 4 day Similan cruise or a 2 day; Hin Daeng, Hin Muang and Phi Phi cruise. Why not combine them for a 6 day cruise? Not to be forgotten our special 6 day Similan trip MV Giamani the schedule will be made up of 4 trips to Burma of 9 days 9 nights, and a choice of either 4 days or 6 days in the Similans. For those that supported Giamani in her first season many thanks she was over 80% full and we had great feedback.

At present both boats are in the ship yard preparing for the new season… we are aiming to make some improvements as well as the regular maintenance, updates to follow.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our tour leaders for next season on MV Colona and MV Giamani.




















Steve is 29 and has been working in Thailand for five years and is returning for his 2nd season on Colona VI. He speaks French, Spanish and a fair bit of Thai as well as his native English. An experienced PADI Staff Instructor, SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor and Gas Blender Instructor, Steve is also working towards technical diving instructor ratings. He periodically goes home to the UK where he also teaches diving and plays waterpolo, but much prefers the warm clear waters of the Andaman Sea.


Dimitry is 34 years old from Oostende/Belgium, a nice city near Belgium’s north sea. He speaks French, English, a fair bit of German and Thai.
In 2005 Dimitry arrived in Phuket as a tourist and discovered scuba he has not stopped since, finishing his IDC in March 2006. He has worked as a tour leader throughout Thailand and Burma.

For those of you that aren’t familiar with our boats please check out the latest videos we have uploaded onto our website and our facebook network.
We wish you happy diving and hope to hear from you soon.
Colona Group Co., Ltd