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Guam Tropical Dive Station/Marriott, Mar, 2003, by John and Sandra Quick, MI, USA . Report 674.
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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
Advanced
Comments	We wouldn't necessarily make Guam a dive destination but since we were enroute Truk, Yap and Palau we thought we would stop to recover from jet lag and check it out. It also afforded us an opportunity to get in the water after 5-6 months and make sure all the gear was operative before moving on to more remote locales. Diving was okay. Lots of the typical Pacific tropicals. We didn't encounter any big stuff other than Dolphins on the surface during surface interval. Coral we saw looked beat up. Could have been from storms and wave action. Saw lots of equipment on the bottom: Anchors, tank treads, ordinance, etc. Evidance of a strong military prescence. Read about this operator in Chapbook. It wasn't our first choice but was the only one that could accomodate us as walk-ins. Pleasant folks. I wouldn't have wanted to be a raw beginner as their hands were full with a large group of Asian divers who were beginners (or just bad) divers. Lots of flailing about underwater. Boat was nice. Lunch was provided. Guam was still suffering from the effects of a December 2002 typhoon. Lots of damage evidant to buildings, trees, etc. A number of rooms in our hotel (Marriott) were still not habitable. This coupled with the Gulf war, Asian SARS crisis, etc and these folks seem to be hurting! All were pleasant and the Island has some beautiful beaches and hikes. An around the island drive to check out Pacific war battle sites and memorials was sobering but beautiful. Definately worth a stop if in the neighborhood.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, Roatan, Belize, Florida Keys, assorted other spots in the Caribbean.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	70-80 Ft/ 21-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Given a recommended profile. Mostly did our own thing as crew had their hads full with large number of Asian divers with limited diving skills and even more limited English skills.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Guam Tropical Dive Station/Marriott in Guam

Guam Tropical Dive Station/Marriott, Mar, 2003,

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

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Dive Review of Guam Tropical Dive Station/Marriott in
Guam