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Pelileu Divers/ Storyboard/Dolphin Bay Full report   Pelileu   The Storyboard and the new Dolphin Bay Bungalows, a mile or so apart, are operated by the same people. We found Storyboard online... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
12/2007   Brooke Briggs
1000+ Dives 		 
Treelodge & Nautilus Full report   Kosrae   I live here and dive every week. I rarely see anything in print about diving on the north side of the island. North side diving ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2007   Cindy Haro
250+ Dives 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   Prettiest Corals anywhere - extremely pristine. Some Giant Clams (Tridacna) plus a clam farm a short walk away. Great 4 night ad... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2007   Golitzen, Peter & Kathy
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours Full report       Sam's Tours is an excellent operator. They have excellent fast and covered boats. The dive crew catered to their American clients. ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2007   James Knieling
500+ Dives 		 
Palau Aggressor Full report       I live in Hawaii so my trip was okay, however, the group I was joining from Connecticut had a very long and tiresome trip from the... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2006   Tom Dwyer
1000+ Dives 		 
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Fish'N'Fins/ Palau Pan Pacific Resort Full report       Fish'N'Fins dive operation is a very good. Well organized and easy to arrange dives via e- mail. The boats are fast which helps t... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2006   Steve Dussault
500+ Dives 		 
Traders Ridge Full report   YAP   We were the only two divers at Traders Ridge during our stay so we had our own boat and was able to pick the dive locations and ti... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2006   Steve Dussault
500+ Dives 		 
Sleeping Lady Divers/ Kosrae Village Resort Full report   Kosrae   Ladies will feel more comfortable in muumuus or longer skirts (cooler than clingy pants, shorts on women are frowned upon outside ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2006   Debbie Husby
500+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter I Full report LiveAboard     we wish the weather had been better we were told by locals that weather is usually good in August but there were typhoons b... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
8/2006   Mike Plante
500+ Dives 		 
Blue Lagoon Full report   [N/A]Truk   The resort is aging but kept well. They are always working on the upkeep. You don't go to Truk for the ambience, you go to dive so... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   D Dempsey
1000+ Dives 		 
Palau Agressor/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report LiveAboard     THE BAD: The Palau Pacific resort was over priced and under serviced. They lost our reservations and then moved us to smoking tw... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2006   Mark Meredith
250+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter II Full report LiveAboard Palau   It was 30 hours door- to- door from San Francisco and I would do it all over again in a minute. I used United frequent flier miles t... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2005   Cres Van Keulen
100+ Dives 		 
The Village Hotel Full report   Pohnpei   We arranged the trip through Lisa Wallner of Trip- N- Tour (Continental Cool Vacations) and she does a great job. It takes a while ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2005   Henry Ziller
100+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Full report   Palau   This is a good operation and the boats are nicer than the cattle boats used by other operations in Palau. This is important becaus... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
5/2005   John Kendall
100+ Dives 		 
Blue Lagoon Dive Resort Full report   Truk (Chuuk)   I enjoyed the diving here so much that I returned 5 years later. The Blue Lagoon Resort is simply beautiful with all of its Palm T... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Charles Menbeck
100+ Dives 		 
Beyond the Reef/ [same] ESA Hotel Full report   [N/A]Yap   EXCELLANT SMALL very personal operation, good local Divemasters with lots of local info, each boat had captain and DM, one t... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   embry rucker
250+ Dives 		 
The Village Full report   Pohnpei   Pohnpei was great - a beautiful island & the Village is a super place to stay . each room is like a treehouse looking over the jun... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   embry rucker
250+ Dives 		 
Fish N Fins/ West Plaza Desekel Hotel Full report   Palau   Palau was a wonderful place and the locals were always very polite. I put together my two week trip by calling Fish N Fins [. . . ] ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   Lucius Foster
100+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Hotel & Yap Divers Full report   Yap   The typhoon in April or so of 2004 had an impact on the trip; home- grown fruits are non existent, everything has to be shipped in;... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
9/2004   John Kendall
100+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter I Full report LiveAboard     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 l... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2004   Bob & Doris Schaffer
1000+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Full report LiveAboard Truk   This was our fourth trip to Truk and second on Odyssey. Unfortunately, we encountered bad weather, arrived 2- 1/ 2 days late (becau... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
8/2004   Bob & Doris Schaffer
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'N Fins/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Second trip to Palau, arranged on short notice when previous destination messed up by a typhoon- - kudos to Trip 'n Tour for their h... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2004   John Sommerer
250+ Dives 		 
Palau Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Palau   The Palau Aggressor is a great boat. The crew, extremely helpful, friendly and fun. The cuisine, superb, given the limitations of ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2004   Greg Regnier
250+ Dives 		 
Sleeping Lady Divers/ Kosrae Village Edolodge Full report       Most people fly from Truk Lagoon to Hawaii via Guam; we experienced the island- hopping route—Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kwajalein, and Majur... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
2/2004   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ West Plaza Hotel Coral Reef Full report   Palau   One huge difference is always the dive guide and other crew. I reserved a week with Jonas Bernburg, but he was busy with another ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
1/2004   Carl Scott
100+ Dives 		 
Sleeping Lady Divers/ Kosrae Village Resort Full report   Kosrae   This was our second trip to Kosrae and Kosrae Village Resort. Bruce and Katrina and the rest of the staff are so friendly that it... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2003   Michael N. Hofman
250+ Dives 		 
Beyond the Reef/ Oceanview Hotel Full report   Yap   Spent a week in Yap, diving with Beyond the Reef. Small, boutique- type operation. Just about every dive was just our two divers ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Phil Hamilton
100+ Dives 		 
Beyond the Reef/ Traders' Ridge Resort Full report   Yap   The accommodation and food at Traders' Ridge is first class and the staff there do everything to ensure the visitor has no problem... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Julian Lamborn
500+ Dives 		 
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     We chartered the entire boat for our dive group of 16 from our friend's dive shop in Pennsylvania, all experienced divers. The Ag... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2003   JoAnne & Michael Amoroso
100+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay   Yap   "Over promised and under delivered"
While I have dove in Micronesia a few times, I had not had the pleasure of diving Yap and I was excited to experience this area. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2024   Lynn A
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Palau   "Wonderful time on a semi-luxury liveaboard"
Overall excellent experience – this was my first semi- luxury liveaboard, and I went with a group of divers from a local dive shop. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2023   Dave Madorsky
250+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard     "Palau with Fish-N-Fins"
The trip was, overall, a great live aboard. We travel as a group, so all 14 of us knew each other from Guam. I was a little disapp... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2022   David Cook
250+ Dives 		Photos available 
Pohnpei Surf Club/ Mangrove Bay Hotel] Full report   Pohnpei   "It rains here - a lot"
Pohnpei, "The Garden Island", is a wet high volcanic island with surrounding dryer atolls. Kolonia gets 190 inches of rain yearly ... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
10/2019   David Ritchie
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Rock island aggressor"
Got to experience jelly fish lake which was a trip. Crew was great as always. I could tell the crew was tired but they still did t... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2019   jeffery moore
100+ Dives 		 
Blue Lagoon Resort Full report   Chuuk Lagoon   "The dive boats are way beyond their expiration date"
Our dive guide and driver were professional and agreeable. The guide led us inside the Japanese tankers safely and so we could see... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2018   Kathleen Poole
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Manta Ray Bay Resort Full report   YAP   "Yap has Manta Rays, but ..."
We stayed at the Manta Ray Bay Resort for 14 nights during the 2016/ 2017 Xmas holidays. I will separate the resort in three parts: ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2016   Raymond Haddad
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Disappointing Live Aboard"
I was pleasantly surprised to see a review in the Palau Aggressor in the May issue of Undercurrent. I was also disappointed with ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2016   Mr Brent Woods
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet/ Tropic Dancer Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Tropic Dancer, a spectacular week aboard!"
The Tropic Dancer is EVERYTHING one expects an Aggressor luxury liveaboard to be. GREAT food. Chef Cameron is a treasure! GREA... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2015   Ronald JOhnson
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay/ MantaRay Bay Resort Full report   Yap   "Yap mantas"
Nice hotel, very clean and very friendly staff and dive staff. Our gear was rinsed after each day of diving and tanks were set up... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2015   Gary Rudy
250+ Dives 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   "Amazing Hard Coral "
We spent 10 nights at Kosrae Nautilus Resort for the diving. Arrived on a Saturday afternoon and no diving is available on Sunday... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2015   Renee Ross
250+ Dives 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   We spent 7 nights and 7 days at the Nautilus Resort on Kosrae owned and operated by Australians Doug and Sally Beitz. It is a sma... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
3/2014   Brigitte Lacouture
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Ocean Hunter Palau Full report   Palau   "Adventure in Palau"
Full story at: [. . . ] ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2013   Rick Crandall
500+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures/ Blue Lagoon Resort Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   My dive partner and I were aboard the Odyssey from August 18 to August 25, 2013. We arrived on Chuuk two days before boarding Odys... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
8/2013   Barry Fox
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Raycrew/ Marshall Islands Resort Full report   Marshall Islands   My group of experienced divers selected Majuro, Marshall Islands simply because it seemed an off the beaten track kind of place. T... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2013   W Glen Kitchens
1000+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report       It is a great resort with beautiful rooms and a nice swimming pool. Staff are very friendly and willing to help at all times. Look... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
3/2013   Robert and Laura Mosqueda
500+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   Great staff, great food. Arlee, the chef. and Roy, assistant chef, made huge effort to create a varied and healthy menu and shoul... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
1/2009   Gari Sisk
500+ Dives 		 
The Village Full report   Pohnpei   Pohnpei and The village are one of those places you are hesitant about telling others about because you want to keep it as you own... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2008   Brent Woods
250+ Dives 		 
SS THORFINN Full report LiveAboard     My dive trip on the SS “Thorfinn”. By. Ronald W. Dion Rondion1@juno. com I find myself “crunching down” and just... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Ronald Dion
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Village Scuba/ The Village Full report   Pohnpei   Pohnpei was an optional add- on to our Chuuk trip, and our first time there. We stayed at The Village, an eco- tourism lodge set on... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
2/2007   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Blue Lagoon Resort Full report       I dove Truk Lagoon after spending a pheonomal 2 weeks diving Palau. The difference in locations was extreme. The friendly clean en... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Steve
500+ Dives 		 
The Village Full report   POHNPEI   My wife and I have more than 65 years of diving experience between us around the world on live- aboard and land- based operations. ... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives 		 
Rongelap Expepditions/ Oleanda Full report LiveAboard Kwajalein, Marshall Islands   Luckily we used charge cards when my husband and I and two friends booked this trip in August, 2005 expepcting to be on the liveab... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Dorothy McDonald
500+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Hotel Full report   Yap   Like everyone else at Manta Ray Bay, save one jolly group of Aussies who were staying the week, we were in transit to Palau. We qu... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2006   Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Sam's is big and well organized very well run. ALSO they give very good personal service . We were on a 452' boat with 13 divers ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   embry rucker
250+ Dives 		 
Bako Divers/ Hotel Robert Reimers Full report   Marshall Islands - Majuro   We stopped in Majuro for a few days on the way to Bikini Island to see what the diving was like and to get rid of some jet lag. Fr... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Thorfinn Full report   Chuuk   "Diving at Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon"
Truk (or Chuuk) Lagoon is a tiny landmass in the Pacific Ocean, just north of the equator and is part of the Federated States of M... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2004   Andrew Falconer
500+ Dives 		 
Beyond The Reef/ N/A Full report   Yap   ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Beth & Matt Dodd
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Full report   Palau   Hotel was excellent, probably the best hotel catering to divers I have ever stayed in but it had quirks. While dining room (which... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2004   Harry E. White
1000+ Dives 		 
Bako Divers/ Robert Reimers Hotel Full report   Majuro, Marshall Islands   I was diving there after a stay in Bikini, and I was probably spoiled. . . Every dive (total of 9) was lead by Jerry (owner of the ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2001   Thomas Lippert
250+ Dives 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   "mediocre"
Kosrae is a lush tropical high volcanic island with nice beaches. It is quite pretty. I thought it might be the easternmost extens... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
10/2019   David Ritchie
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   "Wrecks...Not Really My Thing"
I found out for sure I much prefer reefs to wrecks but thought I should check out Truk Lagoon at least once. The Odyssey was a good... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
7/2019   Gail M King
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   While on vacation in Micronesia, we stopped over in Palau for a few days. We stayed at the Palau Pacific Resort (which is a very ... Full report  
2 stars
5 stars  
3/2013   S Lori Brown
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   We are liveaboard divers primarily. The upshot on Palau is we traveled 8, 000 miles hoping to be amazed by the diving and were dis... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
5/2012   Kayla Koeber
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Eco Explorer Full report LiveAboard     The weather in Palau in May was horrible so my experience on the trip was impacted by that. If the diving is great, I will have a ... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Ralph Baker
250+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Hotel Full report   YAP   This is a very quiet and peaceful island. A great place for a restful vacation. The Manta Ray Bay Hotel is a very beautiful hotel ... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
7/2007   JAMES KNIELING
500+ Dives 		 
ODYSSEY Full report LiveAboard TRUK   Took Continental from Houston via Oahu and Guam to Chuuk. Plane departed Guam and turned around due to a mechanical problem Fort... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
11/2006   Gregg Gaylord
500+ Dives 		 
Traders' Ridge Full report   Yap   Werner Lau closed up shop the week before we got to Yap. Traders' Ridge hired a DM to run the shop and a local boat captain and di... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
4/2006   Dennis Lewis
<100 Dives 		 
Yap - Manta Ray Bay Hotel/ Same Full report   Yap and Palau   Like many went there for the mantas and was not disappointed. During three days of diving (about the right length of time for Yap... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Dale Thompson
500+ Dives 		 
Pohnpei Surf n Dive Club/ Mangrove Bay Hotel   Pohnpei   "Reefs in Decline"
I won't spend a lot of time on this. The biggest reason I gave this a low rating is that the fringing coral reefs are in terrible... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
9/2023   Donald Brown
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish N Fins/ Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   The good: The boat is new and the crew is great. Give a 5 for that. The diving was mixed. Some sites were great, but others are... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
7/2008   Hardy Sieck
1000+ Dives 		 
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