Dive Review of MV Ocean Dancer in
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MV Ocean Dancer, Mar, 2008, by Susan L Welch, FL, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 3691.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The Ocean Dancer is an incredible boat, just beautiful, designed and built by David Mesnard with hand picked wood form different areas in asia. It is an extremely stable vessel with a shallow draft, perfect for navigating the waters of the Maldives. It is roomy in all aspects, particularly the cabins and main saloon. It has 8 cabins for 16 divers, all with ensuite bathrooms that are also quite roomy. You can have a massage onboard or just relax between dives on the bow or upper deck. The Maldivian crew are friendly, accommodating, and always ready to help you, whether on the dive boat or the mother ship. They assist with a big, beautiful smile. David (owner/operator)and Gaelle live onboard, as the Ocean Dancer is their home. Their enthusiasm and love of the Maldives permeates all aspects of the operation of the boat. They add a charm and energy to vessel that is contagious. You feel like honored guests in a beautiful floating lodge. The diving is done from a 32 ft dhoni. Your dive gear will never touch the beautiful floors of the MV Ocean Dancer. Nor will your shoes!!! Nitrox is available and highly recommended due to the dive profiles. Seldom does the top of the reef go above 35 or 40 ft. All safety stops are done in the blue. It is all drift diving, using sausages in the safety stop for the dive boat to locate you and pick you up. We were there in the wrong time of the year for whale sharks (november) but did see the large mantas. Beautiful coral, beautiful reefs, and lots of fish life. Also, if you have any interest in free diving, David is an accomplished free diver who will be happy to share some instruction and insight to this fascinating sport. I highly recommend this boat and this location. Book through his usa agent, Peter Hughes.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	png, palau, fiji, yap, caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-125 Ft/ 15-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	surface w/ a buddy and maldives government has a 98 ft depth restriction
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	saloon area was used to store/charge camera gear adequate setup

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Dive Review of MV Ocean Dancer in Maldives

MV Ocean Dancer, Mar, 2008,

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Dive Review of MV Ocean Dancer in
Maldives