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( formerly Chameleon) "Join as a Guest leave as a Friend" Real People Real Comments and Photos where possible The list is a selection of charter comments but the most are the recent one's " How it is now". They will give a overall insight into the style of trips run and the standards aboard Oasis (formerly Chameleon). The excellence continues! Latest comments at the top now with photos - comments below are a compilation of earlier charters. To make it easier here is a summary of keywords from comments listed: Everything was perfect, Bob and Leanne did care for us, amazing trip, ' Flat out like a Lizard Punch" ( to be tried), excellent way to spend a honeymoon, awesome cooking, spectacular scenery, wonderful holiday, chef extraordinaire, special holiday, perfect, cooking was excellent, fantastic sail, good humour, fantastic cooking, fantastic, passionate about cooking, food was adorable, poetry of sailing, memorable, floating cinema, so relaxing, thoroughly adventurous, keep the boys amused, had a great time, good , good, good, recommend your services, everything I imagined, amazing, fantastic, quality, not to be forgotten, incredible, recommending Chameleon, Bloody Good Show!!, perfectly, marvellous, priceless, unforgettable, cooking from Wandee was excellent, way above our expectations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-2008-2009: Roli Tisher and group have been back three times! Swiss - - - - - Chartering again January 2012!!!     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26th June to 3rd July - German - Matt, Veronica and the boys family of 5
Thanks guys for making this trip for our 10th wedding anniversary truly remarkable & thoroughly enjoyable! Loved the remote beaches, the excellent snorkelling and the fun kayaking through caves. A special thanks to Chris for his advice on best snorkelling places and of course great work as the skipper. Fon, the food was lovely; I regret I didn't spend any time in the kitchen to learn some Thai cooking. Thanks for being so great with the kids and playing the numerous games of Solo!
    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27th February to 5th March - American ---------------------------- Unusual method of comments! Day 1: Food = Spectacular Massage = Personalised Scenery = Paradise Day 2: Food = amazing Massage = Gentle Scenery = Eden Day 3: Food = Tantalising Massage = Invigorating Scenery = Movie Set Day 4: Food = From the Gods Massage = Wow Scenery = Heaven Day 5: Food = Delicious Massage = relaxing Scenery = Untouched Day 6: Food = Mouthwatering Massage = no more knots Scenery = Unending Day 7 Food = Wonderfull Massage = wonderfull Scenery = Captivating Thanks Chris for your exper navigation and knowledge of the area. Thanks Fon for the amazing meals fit for a king. Thanks Chor for the personalised daily relaxtion routines. I dont want to go Home x Gen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7th March 2011 - 13th March Christiaan Karin JW & Pien - Dutch and German We had a wonderfull time on Oasis, exceptional food and what a great crew! Chris and Fon pampered us for the whole 6 days. As it turns out a very windy 6 days with plenty of sailing as well. I would recommend Oasis as very comfortable catamaran to charter. It felt like a luxurious hotel on the water where we had lot of fun and special moments. Special mention also of the special triangle cushions that were custom made - in which we spent hours lounging around on the bow nets under the awning each day - what a treat. So thanx Chris for the professional sailing, Fon for great cooking and giving me a 'look' in you kitchen. Dank u wel en tot ziens        
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14th February 2011 - 21st February Giuseppe and Group Italy. Thanks to the crew , Fon and the captain Chris for a very good cruise during the last week - We have been in beautiful places and the atmosphere was always very good (and the food also). Thanks Chris again, and all we hope to see you in the next year for a new adventure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd February 2011 - 6th February Families Berne - Leroy French from Singapore. Thank you so much Chris for the good time we had with you on the Chameleon. Thank you for your patience, your good advises, the beautifull landscapes and beaches you allow us to see and to enjoy. Have to see you again someday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 25th 2011 - 27th January Sergey, Yury and friends Russian from Singapore Just 20 minutes before I'll leave ...... If I can describe all what has happened in these 3 days ....... Simply perfect! when you meet with the new people you never know if they are good or bad. Here I found the best people with whom uoy would like to sail,... sail & sail Thank you a lot! and real Thai food. Sergey. Great boat, great people! We sailed all over the Andaman Sea and the trip was spectacular. 2 out of 3 days we had wind of up to 38 knots and Chris manouvered the boat as a real professional. Although we didnt catch a big fish this time. I hope we'll be able to catch it next time! Feel Good!!!! ;-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28th December 2010 - 4th January 2011 Marchev Family Mum, Dad and Daughter Russia Moscow Прекрасное путешествие! Спасибо Крису и Фон за доброжелательность и знание Тайланда, которыми они с нами поделились, за те прекрасные места, которые посетили – Пханг-Нга, Пхи-Пхи, Краби – за все, что сделало наш отпуск замечательным и запоминающимся. Виктор и Оксана Маршевы It was such a wonderfull holiday that I will never forget. Chris + Fon + Thailand means such an amazing time that I want to come back as soon as I can. Perfect boat! , perfect trip, perfect food! Everything was perfect! I hope that wasnt our last meeting!!! Photos requested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19th -24th December 2011 Alex, Molly & Sandra Whitehouse - Providence, Rhode Island USA. Similan Trip. What a amazing trip! Wandee makes the best food and Chris was a great skipper. Such kind people and amazing islands. Saw eels, sea snakes, turtles, octopus and may beautifull fish scuba diving. Sanna was our divemaster and she was great - took amazing photos for us and pointed out cool things under the water. Chameleon was perfect, loved sitting up front under the shade out of the sun. Overall an unbelievable trip! Thank You! Photos to follow: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th - 17th December 2011 Jacinta and family - Mum/Dad/ 2 daughters and 2 sons "Australian" Thanks Chris and Wandee for a wonderful trip. It was our first charter on a yacht in Phuket and what a way to see the area - aboard the floating restaurant Chameleon. Having read the story on Wandee before boarding we had our expectations - but they were well and truly better than we were expecting. Also thanks for the complimentry copy of the South East Asia Pilot and the navigation chart with the track of our trip which will be a constant reminder of our time aboard Chameleon in Phuket.      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd - 5th December 2010 Daniel and family - Mum/Dad/Grandma/Grandpa/ 4 kids and 1 x 6 month " British" We all had a fabulous time.
Chris and I became friends he also helped my kids and made their experience one they will never forget.
Wandee. "Just magnificent". Without my Thai wife looking over my shoulder that was the best thai food I have ever eaten.
Great boat.
     
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23rd - 30th October 2010 David and Family - 2 x 1 year old twins 1 x 3 year old, Mum and Dad, Nanny, Chef and skipper The Boat – Very nice sailing boat and everything works. Definitely good value for money in comparison to bareboat charter, and I think more could be made of that in the website and elsewhere. I am an experienced sailor – but the fact that you can be sailing within minutes of first getting on board, and that you can sail until minutes before your charter ends easily adds a day to the holiday – we hope to be back for more (but for your crew’s sake will wait until the kids are less of a handful!). None of the bareboats available would offer the sailing performance, nor would we have had the resources to take advantage of it even if they had. I would love to come back for more of the sailing performance and instantly went looking for second hand examples from the same designer – bit of a pipe dream for the time being sadly. Chris – Clearly very experienced and an excellent temperament for the task – I think you are lucky to have someone with his maturity doing this job for you. A young family is certainly a challenge and I hope he has recovered from it. Would love to meet Chris again.
Wandee – Fantastic food, each meal better than the last! Way above our expectations. Sorry no photos available from this charter as everyone was to busy with taking care of the kids!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 - 2009 - October 17th - 21st 2010: Atle and Morten from Norway and freinds - BoysTrip and coming back again! 2011 We came back for our third trip on Chameleon in October 2010. Best trip so far. Wandee’s cooking is superb.No wonder Wandee was selected to represent Thailand in Los Angeles for promoting Thailand and Thai food. We would be hard pressed to find a restaurant that can cook with such passion and quality. Wandee's a real pleasure to have on the yacht with us. Friendly and a very pleasant personality. We had Chris as our captain this year. A professional and safe captain with good sailing and local experience of where there are good places to go see. He exhibited the right attitude. There when needed and leaves us to ourselves (including sailing) when that is what we wanted. Chameleon sails very well. This year we had decent sailing wind every day. 15-20 knots wind and had te boat up to 16 knots on the first day. FUN. We also got to fly the kite (spinnaker) on a downwind leg from Phi Phi island.
As well the recent interior refit/restyle this year makes her look just that much younger, much lighter and airy. We were the first guests to charter Chameleon this year who new how she was before. We are already planning our 2011 trip on Chameleon. I can recommend Wandee, Chris and Chameleon to anyone who wants to have a few relaxing days on a comfortable catamaran in Phuket. Atle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 7th - 11th 2010: "Cheryl, Angie, Penny and Bridget all Girl Crew" from KL Malaysia: ‘It was reassuring to know we were in good hands with an experienced skipper who always made us feel safe. Thank you Simon!’ ‘Wandee was a marvellous Thai chef whose professionalism and love for food had us always looking forward to the next meal.’
‘The Chameleon was well equipped and afforded all the necessary items to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable journey.’ Cheryl --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
April 14th - 20th 2010: Jenny & Phil Malone & Family Just wanted to pass onto your company our appreciation for a great trip we just did on Chameleon . I know often businesses only hear from clients when something went wrong, but I'm pleased to say that we don't have any complaints and in fact we had one of our best holidays. We thought Chris's captaincy of the boat was excellent - he was very knowledgeable of the area and did an awesome job of giving us the experiences we wanted to have on this trip. We appreciated that a Captain is more than just a Yachtsman but needs to be a mechanic and tradesman as well, as he had to fix water problems on route - all this with no inconvenience to us as the clients.
Also, the cooking from Wandee was excellent - some of the best food we have tasted. The variety was amazing and the care taken in preparing the food was highly commendable. We always looked forward to meal times :-) We would highly recommend your company to any potential customers. Thanks again for making this special family holiday memorable. Jenny and Phil -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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