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Olympus, Jul, 2005, by Ed Noga, OH, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 1791.
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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	Ah, Mighty Olympus: What's happened to you? I've been with this dive operation many times in the past, have even taken courses with them. OK, it's a cattle-boat operation, for sure, but they still get you out to the wrecks, and weren't reluctant to take us offshore to the Papoose and Schurz despite somewhat rough seas. It was a long, slow, trip to the Papoose, and lots of folks chummed the sea with their breakfast, particularly after they sat around in their dive gear sweating in 90 degree weather in a rocking boat while the divemaster gave a looonnggg dive briefing. The Papoose was excellent, as usual, with sand tigers, turtles and lots of other fish. Nice dive. The boat meandered over to the Schurz, and I do mean meandered. They wanted everyone to wait two hours before the next dive, even if you were on nitrox (no deco diving permitted). The Schurz was wonderful, with 120-ft. viz on the empty bottom. Empty because half the divers gave up and didn't do the second dive, choosing to sleep or hurl some more instead. Their loss. We then enjoyed an hour of weighing anchor--or was the crew spearfishing...I dunno--followed by the slowest boat ride in calm seas I've ever taken. Hey, fuel costs are high, I guess. We arrived at the shop that morning at the prescribed 6:15 and returned to the dock at 5 p.m. That's a long day for two dives. Lots of fun, though, until we tried to get our money back for cancelling the next day's dives. Olympus' refund policy is if they fill your spot, you get your bucks back. At least, that's it on paper. Inquiring if the boat was filled for the next day ("Oh yeah, full boat."), and then asking for the refund, we got hems and haws, and a slip of the tongue: "Oh, we RARELY give refunds." Yeah, I get it. I'll be returning to Discovery Diving down the road next time, an operator that recently gave us a refund when we did one, rather than two, dives because of the weather. No "store coupon," no BS, unasked for.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Just about everywhere--from the Galapagos to Truk Lagoon, Caribbean, California, but especially the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Lake Erie is my "home" lake.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	74-85°F / 23-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	They wanted everyone to buddy dive, but after the first dive paid no attention to it.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	They had a table and a rinse tank. Good enough.

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Dive Review of Olympus in The Continental USA/North Carolina (Atlantic)

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Dive Review of Olympus in
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