Rhapsody Phuket Coral & Racha Sunset Catamaran Cruise

This catamaran keeps groups small — a maximum of 10 guests — which is unusually tight for a boat covering both Coral Island and Racha Island in one day out of Phuket. Check-in is at the Long V office on Chalong Pier, with boarding cut off before 10:40am, so the day starts earlier than most Phuket island-hopping trips.

Snorkelling equipment, a beach towel and travel group insurance are bundled into the price, along with lunch served over the 8-hour day. SCUBA gear and alcoholic drinks are the two exclusions — this is a snorkel-and-swim day rather than a dive charter, and travellers wanting either should look elsewhere. Seven Plus Travel asks for at least a moderate level of fitness to join, and flags the trip as unsuitable for travellers with spinal injuries, pregnancy, or poor cardiovascular health.

Watch out: infants are allowed only on a parent’s lap, and the operator specifically doesn’t recommend bringing infants at all — this is a swimming- and snorkelling-focused day with boat transfers between two islands, not a family outing built for babies.

Insider Tip: arriving at Chalong Pier with time to spare before the 10:40am cutoff avoids the scramble other Racha/Coral boats create at check-in — Long V’s own desk handles boarding separately from the shared pier queue.

At 4.8 from 67 reviews, the rating holds up against busier Racha Island operators running double the group size. The smaller catamaran trades some economy of scale for a calmer boat and shorter waits for the water at each stop.