Dolce Vita Group

The boats

The group operates its own boats and its own crews rather than booking space on someone else’s. The catamarans and the speedboats below are the group’s; the charter catalogue beyond them is brokered from other owners.

Three-deck catamarans

The flagship type on both coasts: a catamaran laid out over three decks, with the restaurant on one, the animation and the dancing on another, and loungers on the sun deck above. The Pattaya boat carries the group’s own name on the hull — Legend Dolce Vita — and works out of Bali Hai Pier.

Speedboats

The speedboats are classed by engine count: two engines for the short island hops, three for the longer routes and heavier loads, four for the furthest runs and the larger groups. Named hulls include Suleman, DolceVita ExPress and, at Pattaya, Mandarina.

On the catamaran deck

Water slides run straight off the boat into the sea, and the decks are laid out for a long day rather than a crossing — a restaurant deck, bars, a deck for the animation team, showers, and sun loungers on top. The sound and light rig and the foam cannons are for the run home.

Jet skis and longtails

Alongside the bigger hulls the group runs jet skis at Phuket — Sea-Doo and Yamaha — and traditional Thai longtail boats. A jet-ski island circuit is listed as in preparation rather than running.

Private charters

The VIP catamaran Princess and the motor catamarans Sea Devil, Ultra and Pearl of Siam go out privately, on a set route or one of your own, and beyond its own boats the group brokers charters from other owners at Phuket and Pattaya. On the motor-catamaran charters, alcohol, national-park tickets and the Russian-speaking guide sit outside the base rate rather than inside it.