An unexpected and dramatic event on the 4th May 1997 made
Phi Phi Island famous worldwide, the passenger ferry "King Cruiser" sank and gave Phi Phi a new location for divers and marine life to explore.
The "King Cruiser" was on its normal route from Phuket to Phi Phi Island. The weather was perfectly fine, It was a bright, but partially cloudy day, the sea lay calm, there was no wind.
Everything was business as normal … until the ship all of a sudden hit an undersea rock, gently shuddered to a halt and began to take water in through a hole in the port side hull of the catamaran's twin hulls. Slowly, the big ferry began to sink.

The sinking process took just over an hour, all 600 passengers were brought to safety. The surprised traveler captains and crew watched the big ferry sink to the bottom of the Andaman Sea, only 30 meters down under the passengers life-boats.

The Kings Cruiser sank with the portside forward, under a thundering delivery of bubbles.

The King Cruiser was built in Japan 30 years ago and plowed the sea between Phuket and Phi Phi island until she sunk on the 4th May 1997. She was a comfortable catamaran-hull passenger-cruiser with 4 decks
Gross Tonnage: 3,000 tons - Length: 85 m - Breadth:25 m - Depth:8 m - Engine capacity:10,000 Hp
Max.Speed: 22 knots - Passenger Capacity: 888 passengers

There is nothing like the thrill of diving on or into a wreck, imagination runs wild, as you meander over the furniture and superstructure.
The "King Cruiser" is an easy dive. The ship has large openings that grant divers easy access to the spacey interior.

For divers the "King Cruiser" is a sensational and wonderful opportunity to study the process of marine life-forms taking possession of a new part of their environment. Huge shoals of colorful fish are already occupying the ship. Groupers guard the holes and crevices. Even the sedentary settlers - shells and corals - have begun to move in. Conveniently, the "King Cruiser" has seated itself in an upright position in fairly shallow waters. The steering house hovers just 17 meters under the surface. The propellers (deepest point) rest 30 meters deep. Therefore, Divers who have never dived a wreck before can enjoy the supreme fascination of wreck-exploring!
The most interesting areas are the passenger decks between 18 and 25 meters.

Wreck Dive Package:
(Our wreck dive boat leaves the pier at 08:00 & returns at 15:30)

Wreck + Shark Point ( 2 dives ) 3'500 baht per person

Wreck + Adventure Dive ( 2 dives ) 3'900 baht per person
includes instructor and adventure dive certification on full completion ( two customers to one instructor)

Wreck + Shark Point + Local ( 3 dives ) 4'300 baht per person

Included in these dive prices is the use of the following equipment.
BCD / Weight Belt / Mask / Snorkel / Booties / Fins / Regulators / Wet Suit Shortly / 12 ltr tanks (21% air)
Food & Drink on the dive boat
Divemaster - dive guide or Instructor if doing adventure dive.
Nitrox available to certified nitrox divers also 15 ltr tanks (21% air) also available
500 baht discount if using own equipment
10% discount to DMs & Instructors