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Truk Odyssey, Apr, 2007, by Tripp Jones MD, SC, USA ( Top Contributor 72 reports with 29 Helpful votes). Report 3306.
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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
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Comments	[None]This was our dive shop's (Wateree Dive Center, Columbia, SC) second trip on the Odyssey and my third trip to Truk. The Odyssey is still, in my opinion, the best live aboard afloat. The crew is great and the diving is awesome. Continental Airlines incompetence in Houston caused us to miss our connection to Guam so we lost two days of diving in Truk. They really acted as if they could give a rip since they are the only flight to Truk. We took the "island hopper" route from Honolulu to Truk and this is an awful "butt busting" flight. Continental was OK from LA onward, but Houston is a joke. The diving was fine. The weather was more rainy, but the crew of the Odyssey was superb. The corals are awesome and small and large critters are everywhere. The wrecks show some deterioration, but this is expected since the attack occurred in Feb., 1944. The water was warm (82-84 degrees)and the viz pretty good. The food on Odyssey was plentiful and varied. The accomodations are quite adequate and I would certainly return again. Nitrox is available, generally about a 30% mix and was consistent. There is adequate space for storage and the dive platform is large, with a warm water shower also quite enjoyable when returning to the platform. Overall, this is a great trip and our dive shop will probably return again. If Continental Airlines Houston hub can ever get their act together, then it will be a superb trip. Next time we may take another airline to Hawaii and then change to Continental. A stopover on the way home for a couple of days in Honolulu helps the "decompression time" in returning to the East Coast. It's a long trip, but well worth the time and expense.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Cozumel, Caymans, Turks and Caicos, Belize, Truk, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Kitts,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive by computer
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Wife said was very good.

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Dive Review of Truk Odyssey in Micronesia/Truk

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