QL,

i was in phuket that week as well.i was set up to do a liveaboard and when i arrived in phuket the nite before i was to sail (i'd come from cambodia) i was told the boat was broken. it was also less than half full for a one week trip...

i wound up spending all (but that one nite) in cambodia...phuket and bkk shockingly touristy after cambodia!