Dive Review of MV Oceania in
Papua New Guinea/Kimbe Bay

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MV Oceania: "Excellent 10-days on Oceania Liveaboard across Kimbe Bay, PNG", May, 2023, by Rick Morgan, OH, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 12480 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Really, very few surprises. Travel to PNG is challenging--allow an extra day each way, or better yet, spend time diving at Walindi, where Oceania docks. No mention was made of COVID, and nobody onboard appeared sick. Oceania is a very solid 28-meter catamaran with diesel engines and redundant generators and watermakers, all of which seemed completely up to the task. Dan Johnson (owner, master, and cruise director) did an extensive, multi-year refit, the boat was launched as a liveaboard in 2017. Eight cabins (identical, I believe) accommodate 16 passengers. Our trip had 11 divers and tw ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	MV Oceania
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia; Bonaire; Costa Rica; Fiji; Florida keys; Grand/Little Cayman; Saba; St. Croix; Galapagos; Tuscany
Closest Airport	Hoskins via Port Moresby	Getting There	Long trip. Ohio-Atlanta-Sydney-Brisbane-Port Moresby-Hoskins
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	83-87°F / 28-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	10-90 Ft/ 3-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	70 minute max, not enforced, but most dives were deeper anyway
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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
UW Photo Comments	Oceania has a 4x8 foot table on the dive deck for cameras. There were five medium-size ( ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of MV Oceania in Papua New Guinea/Kimbe Bay

MV Oceania: "Excellent 10-days on Oceania Liveaboard across Kimbe Bay, PNG", May, 2023,

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Dive Review of MV Oceania in
Papua New Guinea/Kimbe Bay