The Junk Liveaboards

What The Junk Liveaboards does

The Junk Liveaboards is a Phuket, Thailand-based private for-profit company founded in 2016 that operates liveaboard diving cruises. According to the firm's stated profile, its offering centers on multi-day scuba diving trips conducted aboard a historic wooden sailing vessel, with itineraries covering destinations in Thailand and Myanmar. The company's website (thejunk.com) is its primary commercial surface, and the firm reports a headcount band of 11–50 employees, consistent with a small specialist operator running a single physical vessel together with charter booking, dive guide, marine operations, and guest services staff.

The underlying business is asset-heavy and operationally narrow: revenue is generated by selling berths and dive packages on scheduled cruises, supplemented by typical liveaboard ancillaries such as equipment rental, dive instruction, and onboard purchases. Distribution appears to be direct-to-consumer via the company website, alongside standard reliance on third-party dive travel agencies, dive shop referrals, and word-of-mouth within the recreational scuba community — though the available input does not explicitly enumerate these channels. Customer acquisition is geographically dispersed (international recreational divers visiting Southeast Asia), while the customer base is intrinsically tourist and discretionary in nature, exposing bookings to seasonality, regional travel sentiment, and visa/regulatory conditions in Thailand and Myanmar.

No information is available in the input regarding the company's ownership structure, investors, management team, funding history, financial performance, certifications, technology stack, or specific pricing. The bulk of the upstream source returned a loading/verification page with no substantive content, materially limiting the depth of analysis possible.

Name

The Junk Liveaboards

Website

https://thejunk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Junk Liveaboards is a Phuket-based operator that runs multi-day scuba diving cruises in Thailand and Myanmar aboard a historic wooden sailing vessel, serving international recreational divers seeking liveaboard dive experiences in Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Liveaboard Travel Services

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

River Cruise Booking & Distribution (Direct/Agents/OTAs) (THAEACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Island, Beach & Resort Travel Agencies (THAKAFAL)

Keywords

• Liveaboard travel services
• Liveaboard cruise services
• Marine tourism services
• Cruise vacation services
• Boat based tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Phuket

HQ country

Thailand

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Core offering

The company name indicates a focus on liveaboard travel. The available source contains no substantive details about destinations, itineraries, vessels, or the customer offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Mermaid Liveaboards: Thai- and Indonesian-flagged liveaboard operator running dive cruises in the Similan, Andaman, and Komodo regions. Closest direct peer given overlapping Andaman itineraries and Phuket-based departure point.
• Blue O Two: UK-based dive liveaboard operator with Red Sea and Maldives routes. Comparable in product format (multi-day diving cruises) and target customer (certified recreational divers).
• Aggressor Liveaboards: Global liveaboard diving operator with a fleet of vessels across the Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, and Red Sea. Direct competitor in the scheduled, multi-night scuba diving cruise segment that The Junk occupies.
• Emperor Divers: Red Sea-focused liveaboard operator based in Egypt. Direct comparable on multi-night dive-cruise product, mid-luxury pricing, and resort-diver customer base.
• Carpe Diem Maldives: Maldivian liveaboard operator offering multi-night diving cruises in the central atolls. Comparable premium-priced diving cruise format for international travelers.
• Phinisi Liveaboards (by Worldwide Dive and Sail): Operates traditional Phinisi schooner liveaboards across Indonesia (Komodo, Raja Ampat, Banda). Comparable heritage-vessel positioning and Indo-Pacific diving cruise model.
• The Smiling Seahorse: Thailand-based boutique liveaboard specifically running Myanmar (Mergui Archipelago) and Andaman itineraries. Direct head-to-head competitor on the same routes and customer segment.

Others

• Liveaboard.com: Online reservations platform aggregating liveaboard operators worldwide. Functions as both a competitor for direct bookings and a distribution channel for The Junk's itineraries.
• Planet Dive Holidays: UK-based dive travel wholesaler packaging liveaboard trips across Asia and the Indian Ocean. Comparable in product but operates as an intermediary rather than a vessel owner.

Regional players

• Sea Safari Cruises: Indonesian liveaboard and phinisi operator covering Komodo, Raja Ampat, and Banda Sea. Comparable vessel-based diving experience but concentrated in Indonesia rather than Thailand/Myanmar.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TJLiveaboards
• Facebookfacebook.com/The.Junk.Thailand
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-junk-liveaboards

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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