Dive Review of Truk Odyssey in
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Truk Odyssey, Jun, 2003, by Terry Gee, TX, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 813.
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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	I would try to avoid Los Angeles on the way over or back. I fly frequently, but LA is by far the worst airport to fly through. Lines extended out the doors and down the street at EVERY place that you had to pass through. Three hours is just about the minimum amount of time that you should give yourself to get through that mess. Otherwise it is a fairly smooth but very long trip. Close to eighteen hours flying time. To get to Truk you must pass through Guam, the same as going to Palau and many of the other dive sites in that part of the world. The lay overs are not exceptional and the customs and immigrations in every area we ran in to are easy to deal with. The airport in Truk is more like an open warehouse so don't expect any amenities there like food or water. We stopped in Hawaii for two days on the return trip to make it a little less grueling and that was great. I recommend it as going is never too difficult but returning home you are tired, not going on vacation but back to work, etc. and it makes for essentially two vacations in one. Still, like Palau, this is one of those trips that everyone who is really into diving and especially if you love history, should do.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Diving for over 30 years and am a professional dive master, tour guide. Pacific, Sea of Cortez, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic areas.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	25-50 Ft/ 8-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No restrictions, dive briefings followed by dive master assistance and guidance if you wanted it but otherwise you could do what you wanted.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The Odyssey is one of the nicest live aboards that I have sailed on. The crew is helpful, knowledgable and friendly. The diving is almost all wreck diving but the best there is. The rooms are very large and spacious, airconditioned and well kept up. The food is great. It is one of those trips that a diver just has to do at least once in his/her lifetime and the Truk Odyssey is a fantastic vessel to dive from. The owner/capt and his wife make it a trip to remember.

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Dive Review of Truk Odyssey in Micronesia

Truk Odyssey, Jun, 2003,

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Dive Review of Truk Odyssey in
Micronesia