Dive Review of Odyssey in
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Odyssey, Aug, 2004, by Bob & Doris Schaffer, CA, USA ( Contributor 14 reports). Report 1264.
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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	This was our fourth trip to Truk and second on Odyssey. Unfortunately, we encountered bad weather, arrived 2-1/2 days late (because of Typhoon Chaba) and visibility was the worst we've ever experienced. Wrecks still make interesting diving and the collection of soft corals, anemones, tropical fish and small critters is just amazing. Some of the wrecks are so large that it may take two or more dives to completely see one wreck. Odyssey is an outstanding boat; crew is knowledgeable and accommodating and they pretty much leave experienced divers alone but happily provide information and assistance when requested or they think it is necessary or would be welcome. Food is very good, plentiful and well-prepared. Everything is included in the per person cost(soft drinks, beer, wine, nitrox)which makes the trip a good value and we didn't feel "nickled and dimed" for every little thing. Cabins are very comfortable and everything works. Boat could use more comfortable lounges on the deck and more attention to laundering the blankets and bedspreads between guests, but these are minor inconveniences compared to the overall experience of the trip. Odyssey schedules a shark feed on the outer wall of the lagoon and while we don't particularly like shark feeds and didn't think it was needed since there seemed to be plenty of sharks without the feed, we did participate and got some pretty good video footage. Captain Lenny and First Mate Cara do a great job. All in all, an excellent trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean; PNG; Solomons; Cocos; Red Sea; Mexico; California; Micronesia;Australia; Fiji; Tonga; Maldives
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None - except limits imposed by Nitrox
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Among the best of any of the liveaboards. Large 3-tier table and charging stations in video lounge with plenty of recepticles in a secure and dry area.

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Dive Review of Odyssey in Micronesia/Truk

Odyssey, Aug, 2004,

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Dive Review of Odyssey in
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