Thank you, Acelockco, for your views on this situation.

In my review I have tried to provide facts to other divers who are contemplating on taking a Burma liveaboard trip with AICD. Clearly, not all facts are the fault of AIDC (e.g. dynamite fishing). Nevertheless they are facts that potential customers should be aware of.

W.r.t. the boat breaking down, of course this can happen, but what is not reasonable is that there is no apology from the management. The owner stated that he apologised to everyone after we had left, but this is not true: a few divers actually left before us with private transport from the harbour.

Obviously given my experience it is hard for me to claim my review is objective - it cannot be. And if we were provided with reasonably professional service during our trip, I would not even have mentioned waiting for a few hours before departure on the first day. This is a minor point, that should not distract from the major flaws of the Adaman International Dive Center and the MV Thai Sea.