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Ocean Rover
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.
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
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OCEAN
ROVER DECK VIEWS
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Upper
Deck
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E:
Guest cabins, G: Sun-deck, H: Wheelhouse,
I: Captain's cabin, J: Divecrew cabin
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Main
Deck
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A:
Dive-deck, B: Whale-deck, C: Salon,
D: Galley, E: Guest cabins, F:
Camera room.
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Lower
Deck
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K:
Rudder room, L: Engine room, M: Tank
room, N: Control room, O: Crew quarters.
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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).
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