MV Ocean Rover Liveaboard
General:
The MV Ocean Rover is a 30-meter (100ft) triple-engine
steel hull motor boat. She operates in the Andaman Sea (Thailand
and Burma) for 6-months every year during the high-season; during
the low season she sails south to dive the east coast islands
of Peninsular Malaysia.
She was built in Phuket in the year 2000, specifically
to serve the needs of the conscientious diver, and meets many
international safety standards. She comfortably holds 16 guests.
Destination:
MV Ocean Rover offers trips all year round.
During the low season 2006 you can choose from
8-day/9-night or 9-day /10-night trips to North Sulawesi in
Indonesia, offering experience of the far-eastern reaches of
the Celebes Sea.
At the end of the low season 2006 MV Ocean
Rover is offering two 8-day/9-night trips to the east coast
islands of Peninsular Malaysia, a very beautiful part of the
South China Sea with wonderful scenery both above and below
the surface.
During the high season 2006 you can choose
from 8-day/9-night, 9/10, 10/11, 11/12 and 12-day/13-night trips
in Thailand and Burma, which means plenty of time to explore
all the great dive sites Similan & Surin Marine Parks and
Burma's Mergui Archipelago have to offer.
At the beginning and end of the high season
there are also a 7-day/8-night and a 9-day/10-night trip available
to explore the dive sites of Southern Thailand, from Phuket
and Phi Phi Islands down to Koh Rok Nok taking in the world
class Hin Daeng and Hin Muang.
January to March 2007 offers three trips to
the Andaman Islands, of 9-days/10-nights, or 12-days/13-nights
duration; for those wishing to go somewhere really remote and
unexplored this is a perfect opportunity.
Trips in Thailand and Burma depart from Chalong
Bay in Phuket. Trips in Malaysia depart from Teluk Chempadak
in Kuantan. Trips in Indonesia depart from Bituang Port in Lembeh
Strait. Trips in the Andaman Islands depart from Port Blair.