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OCEAN ROVER - LUXURY DIVE CRUISES IN THAILAND, BURMA & MALAYSIA

After becoming the best liveaboard in Thailand Ocean Rover is now in Indonesia most exciting dive region: North Sulawesi and Raja Ampat. The new owners are ambitious to improve on what was already legendary service on Ocean Rover.

Dive Destinations

Ocean Rover's home port is Bitung in North Sulawesi. It offers two itineraries in North Sulawesi and one in Raja Ampat.

 

Departures and Prices

2009 | 2010

THE BOAT

Ocean Rover is a stable steel-hulled vessel, 100ft (30m) in length, fully equipped with the latest electronics and with an IMO Passenger Ship Safety Certificate.

The diving is conducted from the spacious dive deck. The adjoining "Whaledeck allows for easy entry and exits and for "live" boat entries for drift dives.
NITROX is easily available.

A professional crew of twelve looks after a maximum of 16 passengers accommodated in eight spacious cabins, all with private ensuite bathrooms. On board amenities include a wireless computer system for guest e-mails and digital fotosl, satellite radio and 42-inch home theatre.

Features
• Private cabins with en-suite bathrooms • Guest email service • Daily cabin service • Delicious dining and snacks • Individually controlled air-con in all cabins • Ice-maker and espresso machine • Daily fresh towels in cabins • Warm towels after every dive • Hot fresh water showers (unlimited) • Dive deck and camera assistance • Hair dryers and toiletries in all cabins • Revolutionary "whale-deck" design
• Souvenir giveaways for all guests • Open air sun-deck with shaded area • 220V & 110V electrical currents • Huge dive-deck with fresh water showers • 2 camera charging stations, light tables • Romantic fore-deck star gazing area • Multiple camera tables indoors and on deck • 8 cabins, maximum 16 passengers, 12 crew • Huge fresh water camera rinse tanks • Up to 5 dives per day • Air-conditioning in all indoor areas • Nitrox system for increased dive safety • Audio and video entertainment centers • 2 fast chase boats with boarding ladders
• Computer for digital photographers • Patient and knowledgeable dive crew

OCEAN ROVER DECK VIEWS

Upper Deck

E: Guest cabins, G: Sun-deck, H: Wheelhouse, I: Captain's cabin, J: Divecrew cabin

Main Deck

A: Dive-deck, B: Whale-deck, C: Salon, D: Galley, E: Guest cabins, F: Camera room.

Lower Deck

K: Rudder room, L: Engine room, M: Tank room, N: Control room, O: Crew quarters.

Departures and Prices

2009 | 2010

ITINERARIES

NORTH SULAWESI
Lembeh Strait, Bunaken, Bangka, Siau, Sangihe and more

Part of each cruise will take place in the Lembeh Straits. The reefs surrounding Lembeh Island offer an immense variety of marine life and have become the destination of choice for underwater photographers in search of unique macro subjects: wasp fish, weedy/lacy scorpion fish, pygmy seahorses, frog fish and nudibranchs to name but a few.

Passengers on our cruises will also spend time enjoying the world-class diving around Bunaken National Marine Park as well as Bangka Island. Here divers will encounter spectacular walls and reefs of hard and soft corals, an underwater environment that has enchanted divers from all over the globe.

Ocean Rover then journeys further north to a chain of volcanic islands, the Sangihe Archipelago: dozens of islands, some of which are over fifteen hundred meters high and densely covered by coconut palms. This area has some of the deepest and clearest water on the planet. Some of the highlights include an underwater lava flow, a natural hot spring jacuzzi and a dive at Mahangatang, an underwater volcano which releases silver bubbles into the sea, an unforgettable sight.

Passengers staying at Kungkungan Bay or Lembeh Resort before or after the cruise will be picked up and dropped off at the resort docks in Lembeh Strait.

A typical 9 day itinerary will do 38-42 dives (night dives only when location is suitable).

RAJA AMPAT
Waigeo, Gam, Kri, Wai, Batanta, Kawe and more

The cruises visit the best sites of Raja Ampat. Diving here means diving with current, for that reason we have to remain flexible because if the current, which will be check regularly by the dive guides, is too strong we will move to another location. The next dive site is waiting just around the corner!

On cruise departure day we pick up passengers from the airport or from a local hotel if they arrived a few days earlier. After boarding of all guests we will have a welcome aboard briefing at approx 1800hrs before getting underway.

During the itinerary we will cross the equator several times between longitudes 130°-132°E while enjoying the best of the underwater world of Raja Ampat’s many dive sites, predominately in the north-west region around the islands of Waigeo, Gam, Kri, Wai, Fam and Kawe.

On disembarkation day some passengers will have to get up extra early because of flights leaving in the morning. Guests who are staying in Sorong longer will disembark after breakfast. Your hotel transfer will be organized by us.

A typical 12 day itinerary will do 45-54 dives (night dives only when location is suitable).

Departures and Prices

2009 | 2010