Dive Review of Ocean Devine in
Maldives/Several islands and reefs

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Ocean Devine: "Luxury diving at its best.", Apr, 2017, by Steve Clayman, ON, CA ( Reviewer 6 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9791.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	The Maldives has been one of my bucket list destinations. I opted to treat myself to a luxury liveaboard and I wasn't disappointed. David and Gaelle Mesnard are the owners and live on the boat with their beautiful young daughter. In fact, David built the boat (there is a video of him doing that). The owners are active in the day-to-day operations of the trip and they overlook nothing. They are highly respected by the crew, and it shows. The air-conditioned cabins were very comfortable and clean and came with a full-sized washroom (head). I was fortunate in that there wasn't a full compliment of divers, so I had a cabin to myself. During breakfast, the cabins were cleaned and the beds made. Food was plentiful and delicious. Before the evening meal, the chef would come to the community table and describe the offerings that evening. A paid bar is available. The service was efficient and the food was always served with a smile. David and Gaelle joined us at meals and were always approachable. There were a number of repeat guests which speaks highly of the quality experience. The public areas of the boat were very comfortable. The crew was always available, friendly and helpful. Everything on the boat worked. There had to be a very high level of preventive maintenance to keep the boat working in first class condition. WiFi was available as well as a charging station. The diving was excellent overall. The dive masters were knowledgeable about the various sites. They knew when the large animals would appear and that's where we went. At a site we visited we were told to sit on the sand, and it seemed that on command literally dozens and dozens of white tipped sharks came out, going back and forth in from of us for at least 20 minutes before they decided to leave. At another site we were treated to a similar experience, but this time it was manta rays by the dozen. When the manta rays became comfortable with our presence, they began swimming overhead. We were told they like the feeling of the bubbles on their undersides. Once they had enough, the manta rays were gone. We were also treated to large schools of different species of fish (too numerous to mention). The reefs were healthy. The entire ecosystem was a pleasure to be in. Some sites were silty due to the strong currents in the area. The current was so strong at times, we were relegated to the neutral part of the reef. The dive masters were always there to assist anyone. The tender followed us. No one floated away. We always made it back onboard. David (the owner) is an experienced freediver and anyone who was interested could learn freediving techniques. One caveat had to do with a whale shark sighting. The word went out and numerous boats converged in the area. It seemed as if hundreds of divers (with snorkels) jumped into the water at the same time. The surface became all churned up. I'm sure the whale shark couldn't wait to get out of there. I was on the surface and never did see the whale shark. I returned to the Ocean Devine when I felt the propeller backwash of a nearby tour boat. Too many boats in too close proximity to too many people in the water made for a potentially dangerous situation. Overall I throughly enjoyed myself. The other divers were a congenial group. They hailed from several countries. I would return.
Websites	Ocean Devine
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Canada, U.S., Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Greece, Caribbean, Maldives
Closest Airport	Malé	Getting There	From Toronto to Frankfurt then on to Malé. Return was from Malé through Hong Kong back to Toronto. All long flights with long layovers, but to be expected to such a far destination.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	70-80°F / 21-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Restricted to maximum 100 ft. Although divers were buddied up, we dove as a group.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	None	Whales	None
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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	The boat is very spacious allowing the UWP's ample space to tend to their equipment.

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Dive Review of Ocean Devine in Maldives/Several islands and reefs

Ocean Devine: "Luxury diving at its best.", Apr, 2017,

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Dive Review of Ocean Devine in
Maldives/Several islands and reefs