Dive Review of Ocean Rover in
Malaysia/East

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Ocean Rover, May, 2007, by Leona Holaday, HI, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 3383.
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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
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Comments	Ocean Rover is the best liveaboard that I have been on. Unlike other operations, the crew and service on this boat is consistently good from what I have heard, and my experience confirmed this. There were 10 on board, and only three were new to this boat including myself. The rest were repeats, some more than once. The cabins were spacious and nicely appointed. I liked the fact that each shower had its own self-contained water heating unit so you couldn't run out of hot water. The crew was always there to help you - I could barely put on or take off my own wetsuit. The boat was built in 2000 and most of the crew had a hand in its construction, so they were like one big family. The diving was very easy. Water extremely warm, I almost fell asleep underwater. Had my 5 mil, as I get cold easily but it was still warm with 4 dives a day. No big critters, but lots of nudibranchs. Limited visiblity. I'm glad I went to Malaysia. Wouldn't go out of my way to go there again, but I would choose Ocean Rover as a repeat liveaboard in a heartbeat.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	PNG, Red Sea, Palau, Coral Sea, Cozumel, Galapagos, Malpelo, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	86-88°F / 30-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Ocean Rover in Malaysia/East

Ocean Rover, May, 2007,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Ocean Rover in
Malaysia/East