Dive Review of Ocean Hunter I/Carolines Resort in
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Ocean Hunter I/Carolines Resort, Mar, 2013, by Susan Fanfarillo, VA, US ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 6928.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	OCEAN HUNTER I- this boat only carries 6 passengers and should not be confused with Ocean Hunter III. I would recommend this liveaboard. As expected, the diving was great and we went to all the signature dive sites: Blue Corner, Ulong Channel, Pelelui, two wrecks, etc and with only 6 divers had the sites pretty much to ourselves. There was one occasion when we pulled up to a dive site and it was crowded so we went elsewhere and came back later when it was much quieter. The Captain, Troy, also is a DM and is exceptionally good in both roles. Richard, the other DM, is relatively new in this role and is a bit of a nanny DM but I must admit I appreciated seeing the Crocodile fish he pointed out. They ran the dive deck well and helped me out when I had a problem with my gear. Half the diving was off the big boat and the other half off the tender. The food was great and abundant. Roy is excellent and worked well with my seafood allergy. I was told that the seafood served was fresh and well prepared however. I don't know how he produced these great meals out of that little galley but he did so with good humor and efficiency at all times. All meals were served at the table, family style, with Roy frequently checking to see who needed seconds, etc. The accomodations are cramped but the boat is as advertised. The salon is not suitable to hang out in for a long time but you can tell that from the deck plans. If I were to go back to Palau I would book the Master Cabin. We had a problem with our AC but stuff like that can happen- it was confined to our cabin. It happened on Saturday night and they had someone out there Monday who came out on a boat- it must have cost a fortune. So I would do this one again. We booked through Reef Rainforest and Mike did a good job too. He gave me several options for pre-LOB rooms and Carolines Resort was one of them. We loved it there. You cannot beat hot breakfast delivered to your private balcony overlooking the great view. The staff was friendly and extremely halpful and the resort includes passes to the beach at Palau Pacific Resort with the price.
Websites	Ocean Hunter I
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Galapagos, Truk, Fiji, Hawaii, Cozumel, Soccoro,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-82°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dives of an hour or less, start up when air at 750 psi, one dive guide really wanted everyone to stay together
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	This is a small boat so there was not a lot of room on the camera table. Need more outlets. Good enough that I would not let this deter me from going on this boat[None]

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Dive Review of Ocean Hunter I/Carolines Resort in Micronesia/Palau

Ocean Hunter I/Carolines Resort, Mar, 2013,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Ocean Hunter I/Carolines Resort in
Micronesia/Palau