Phuket operates as both an alongside and tender cruise destination. Ships using Phuket Deep Sea Port berth at Ao Makham on the southeast coast, while other vessels anchor offshore and tender passengers into Patong on the island's west coast.
The existing Ao Makham deep-sea facility is a mixed-use port rather than a cruise-only terminal. Public technical information commonly describes an approximately 360m quay with around 10m water depth. Deck7 records those as physical infrastructure figures without inventing a maximum cruise-vessel LOA or draught.
Patong is recorded separately as an anchorage/tender operation. Its tender landing points, pontoons and local-boat facilities are deliberately not counted as individual cruise berths.
The two operating locations give passengers very different arrivals. Ao Makham requires road transfers to many resort areas, while Patong tender calls place passengers directly in one of Phuket's principal west-coast tourism districts.
Thailand has pursued redevelopment plans for Phuket's deep-sea cruise infrastructure. Deck7 records only established operational infrastructure and does not add proposed or unfinished cruise berths to the database.