Dive Review of Ocean Rover in
Thailand/Myanmar

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Ocean Rover, Jan, 2006, by Don & Michelle Major, NJ, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 2367.
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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	Probably the best run dive boat we've been on (over 25 live-aboards). The crew is absolutely magnificient: very friendly, very helpful, very competent. The best. The diving that we did around Thailand (except for Richelieu Rock) was quite mediocre. It was much better diving when were in Myanmar waters (Mergui Archipelago). There were lots of critters: harlequin shrimp, ghost pipefish, morays, snake eels, mmantis shrimp, decorator crabs, seran shrimp, stone fish, lots of scorpion fish (multiple species). As for bigger fish: some leopard sharks, nurse sharks, and 4 or 5 mantas. The food was quite good, although we were told to be careful with the Thai green spicy sauce (yikes!). After about a week, the food became repetitive. Hans, the head divemaster, while friendly, was preoccupied with doing his own photography, rather than leading or showing us the critters.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	KBR & Komodo Indonesia, Truk, Palau, Cocos, St. Vincent, Sipadan,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	120 depth max, follow computer, no alcohol before dive; treated like adults
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	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	No E-6 processing (so much for film cameras), good to great for digital still and video. They had lots of work areas and sufficient outlets for charging cameras and such in the main salon. It might be tight if all 16 (maximum) divers were photo/video heads. Large flat screen monitor for viewing pictures from cameras (direct) or from lap tops

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Dive Review of Ocean Rover in Thailand/Myanmar

Ocean Rover, Jan, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Ocean Rover in
Thailand/Myanmar