Main Menu
Join Undercurrent on Facebook

The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers Since 1975 | |
For Divers since 1975
The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers Since 1975
"Best of the Web: scuba tips no other
source dares to publish" -- Forbes
X
 

Dive Review of Ocean Rover in
Thailand/Similan Islands & Burma

Ocean Rover, Feb, 2005,

by Mark & Diana Woodward, WA, USA . Report 1581.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 1 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We booked this trip after the December 26 Tsunami. Divers considering a trip should not hesitate to visit or travel through Phuket,Thailand. Most of the island was unaffected and in 34 dives from the liveaboard operation I saw no evidence of tsunami damage to reefs. The Ocean Rover is the best of the 8 liveaboards I have experienced. Spotless boat,top notch service (12 crew for max of 16 guests), a spacious cabins and ensuite head/shower and effective in-cabin controlled air conditioning. Food was a so-so offering of western food and a rather bland and monotonous form of Thai food. Diving was great - many mantas, some leopard sharks, silvertip sharks, stingrays, potato cod, lots of cuttlefish, lionfish everywhere, seahorses, ghost pipefish, seahorses, harlequin shrimp, etc. etc. Most diving was from dinghy in some current. Excellent dinghy ladder system made re-boarding the dinghy easy - best design I've seen. Ocean Rover and her crew are the best.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving British Columbia, Washington State, California, Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Cozumel, Cabo San Lucas, Bonaire, Grand Cayman
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm, surge
Water Temp 78-82°F / 26-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 20-150 Ft/ 6-46 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Night diving limited to 1 hr
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas Squadrons
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 4 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Spacious camera and charging facilities both on dive deck and indoors. Plenty of 110 and 220 v charging stations. Crew was verh helpful and careful with camera gear handling before entry and two step rinse after.
Was this report helpful to you?
Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here
 

Subscribe Now
Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 107 dive reviews of Thailand and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

 

Want to assemble your own collection of Thailand reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home


Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email.
And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent

Free Undercurrent Issue
Get a free
monthly email and
a sample issue!


Find in  

| Home | Online Members Area | My Account | Login | Join |
| Travel Index | Dive Resort & Liveaboard Reviews | Featured Reports | Recent Issues | Back Issues |
| Dive Gear Index | Health/Safety Index | Environment & Misc. Index | Seasonal Planner | Blogs | Free Articles | Book Picks | News |
| Special Offers | RSS | FAQ | About Us | Contact Us | Links |

Copyright © 1996-2024 Undercurrent (www.undercurrent.org)
3020 Bridgeway, Ste 102, Sausalito, Ca 94965
All rights reserved.

Page computed and displayed in 0.06 seconds