Phuket is Singapore’s playground.
Its only a short hop, about an hour and forty five mins and many low cost carriers doing this run so its easy to come up for a short vacation.
Subsequently we have many Singaporeans staying in our Villa and also chartering the YACHT SHANGANI OF TIGER MARINE CHARTER.
Singapore is famous for its good food so our Singapore guests naturally want good cuisine and that we certainly do.
In the Villa we have Khun Lily , now famous on TRIP ADVISOR for her excellent cuisine and on board the Yacht SHANGANI we have Khun Gai who never fails to produce fantastic freshly cooked food whether it be a family or 148 people as he did recently on a charter in April.
Now lets take our recent charter May1 st to May 3 rd, a lovely family and their friends also with a lot of young ones came up to Phuket for the long weekend. We met them at the airport in our “Tiger bus ” a 14 seat air conditioned Commuter Toyota van, by Khun Jon our trusted and excellent driver and we greeted them on board the YACHT SHANGANI with a lovely welcome from the crew , a cold towel and a freshly made refreshing lemon grass drink and showed them around the Yacht and gave them a safety briefing. All the little ones we donned with life jackets and they set about the spacious yacht to explore.
Captain Noom then cast the lines and they were off down to the Kai islands for some clear waters and wonderful snorkeling in addition to playing on our slides and frolicking in the Upper deck jacuzzi and also the floating jacuzzi trailing behind the Yacht followed by a sumptuous lunch prepared by our 5 star Chef Khun Gai, all the time being pampered by our wonderful Hostess Khun Boong , who is a qualified tour guide , has excellent command of the english language and has an extremely pleasant personality.
The Deck officers in the meantime were preparing the kayaks and the floating toys and are always watching all our customers especially the little ones to ensure their safety.
Then they set sail for our ” secret beach ” where you are guaranteed to be on your own there. A wonderful dinner was prepared by Khun Gai and they dined in fine style under the stars just off the beach to celebrate their wedding anniversary and what a fine way of doing this. With good food , fine wine , the kids happily playing and feet in the sand but dining on nice tables with crisp white table cloths . This is not picnicking, this is dining at its best !
A comfortable night on the Yacht SHANGANI with her spacious accommodation and in air conditioning to wake up with a smoothie and/or a freshly made cup of coffee from our on board machine using fresh coffee beans and a hearty breakfast.
Captain Noom then lifted the anchor and set sail over to the Krabi side where the scenery is spectacular and the waters clear. There is a lovely inner lagoon there where our crew took them after all the other tour boats had long gone home and then came back to SHANGANI for a fantastic dinner on board.
The next day , there is lots to do and much to see before they set sail back to the marina where I greeted them in and listened to their adventure and praise for the Yacht , the Crew , the Food.
Sadly all comes to an end and we transferred them back to the airport for their flight home.
What we do know is they had a fantastic weekend and we know they will be back on the YACHT SHANGANI, just take a look at the TRIP ADVISOR review which serene kindly filed for us .
So if you are in Singapore come and stay with us and we will give you the time of your lives and we look forward to having the pleasure of your company on board SHANGANI and /or the Villa SANYANGA.
Here is Serene’s TRIP ADVISOR review
“Super memorable trip!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 4, 2015 NEW via mobile
We decided to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary by chartering the Shangani for a private cruise around Krabi. We were onboard with our 8 year old son and another family which consisted on his godparents and their three kids, the youngest of which was less than a year old. We were all rather concerned initially due to the age and number of children on board, even going so far as to bring a nanny along….but we needn’t have bothered at all! The service staff of 7 were so attentive that our kids had the ball of their lives, being treated like absolute royalty! And the chef deserves a special mention – he fed us as if we were at a 5 star hotel instead of operating out of a small kitchen in a yacht with lamb chops, chicken burgers, seafood marinara and even special meals for the kids! They were so generous with the drink allocation that there was no way we could finish 5 litres of wine and 60 cans of beer between us few adults.
For our anniversary dinner, they set up table at a private beach, complete with floating platform and bonfire with a tree swing that the kids really enjoyed. The food was out of this world – huge grilled tiger prawns, salt baked fish, char grilled squid, salads and roasted potatoes etc – plus a complimentary bottle of Chardonnay and anniversary congratulatory card from the yacht owner and crew personally! The views around Krabi were spectacular but what made the entire trip so memorable were their staff – they even had a Thai masseur on board who gave everyone a good rub every day!
The deck hands were always accomodating and helpful, ferrying us between the yacht and various islands and keeping a watchful eye on us whenever we were kayaking or out on the open deck. Once when our two guys took a tumble off their first attempt at the kayak, the deckhands were off in the motor dingy and to the rescue before we could even say a word!
The best compliment on this holiday comes from my son – he asked me at the airport before boarding our return flight when we are going back again! We will definitely be back to indulge in the service of the Shangani crew! Thank you for everything!
Visited May 2015