Dive Review of
Ocean Hunter I in
Micronesia

 Caribbean; PNG; Solomons; Cocos; Red Sea; Mexico; California; Micronesia;
Australia; Maldives 

Dive Conditions

No restrictions  

The space for UPWs is very small, but it's only a six-passenger boat. 
Fortunately on this trip, there were only two of us using cameras, so it
didn't become a problem. Crew was very accommodating in assisting the UPWs
with their cameras and equipment.  

Overall Rating

We hit bad weather and couldn't get to many dive sites and visibility was
affected.  Runs to the dive sites we could get to were long and difficult
but this may have been attributed to the weather. Managed to dive Blue
Corner three times and it's still one of the best dives we've ever
experienced. Ocean Hunter I carries only six divers.  Because a trip costs
about $500 more per person than other liveaboards, our expectations were 
high, but we were rather disappointed.  Boat looks a bit run-down and is in
need of cleaning and maintenance.  Bed was extremely hard and uncomfortable
(which could be easily rectified with a foam pad). Towels were changed only
once in 7 days. We felt "nickled and dimed" with the charges for
soft drinks, beer and wine--and wine was exhorbitantly expensive at $30 and
$40 per bottle.  Other quality liveaboards include all drinks in the cost
and we would have expected such because of the higher per person cost of
this trip (and the fact that so little alcohol is consumed on a dive boat).
And the major discomfort--the toilet, which sits up too high off the floor!
 On the plus side, the food was plentiful and quite good. Because the boat
is so small, there were only 3 crew members--a captain, a divemaster and a
cook. All three were very pleasant and competent young men and most
accommodating.  This was our fourth trip to Palau and our 28th liveaboard
trip and while we intend to return to Palau, we'll probably choose another
boat next time. 

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