Pawara, Hallelujah, or... ?

[jarand]

We are considering a liveaboard in April. The Pawara and Hallelujah work best into our schedule, Similan 4 day/4 nights. We are both older and fairly new divers. This will be our first liveaboard. I'd love to hear feedback on the boats, the ease of the dives, and any other tips. Thanks!

 

[stevenl]

Both are quite big boats and stable, with Hallelujah being a bit wider. On Hallelujah nearly all cabins have a window/door to the outside, Pawara has quite a few cabins on the lower deck with direct outdoors access. Hallelujah has done less trips than Pawara, so both staff and boat will probably be in a bit better shape.

Having said all that, Pawara is the cheaper of the 2 boats which are very much comparable.

 

[bunty99]

I was on the pawara a year ago. Rooms were a bit small but fantastic food throughout the trip.

I would highly recommend pawara. Free nitrox was a plus.

 

[stevenl]

I was on the pawara a year ago. Rooms were a bit small but fantastic food throughout the trip.

I would highly recommend pawara. Free nitrox was a plus.

Yes, forgot about the free nitrox, definately a plus.