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Odyssey Adventures: "Wrecks! Great Liveaboard in Chuuk", Nov, 2016, by Clayton Randall, MA, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 9411 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Beginners
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Comments	Pros: - Wrecks! If you like wreck diving, this is the place- look up Operation Hailstone (Feb 17-18, 1944). - We dove on some wrecks not usually done in Chuuk, such as the San Francisco Maru and Hoki Maru- both great wrecks. - We usually dove 4-5x/day (night dive available most nights), 2x on the last day if diving the SF Maru. We typically did 2 dives on one wreck in the morning, 2 more on another in the afternoon/night. - Captain, crew, and staff were very knowledgeable and accommodating. - Dive briefings were comprehensive and accompanied by informative videos (captain is a well-known underwater photographer and videographer). - We were treated like grownups, could dive on our own if we wanted. Guides were readily available (highly recommended for wreck penetration). - The water was very warm at all depths, almost always 86 °F (30 °C). You don't really need a wetsuit, maybe just a skin to keep from getting scratched on the wrecks. - Tanks were Al 80s or steel 120s, all filled to 3000 psi or so. Nitrox was free up to 30%, small charge >30%. Stage bottles were available (also free nitrox up to 30%). Bring your own reg for the stage. Hookahs with 30% were at the hang bar. - Ship was refurbished after the typhoon a year ago. Accommodations were like a cruise ship: fairly roomy, clean, comfortable, abundant hot water and pressure in shower. - Food was good, abundant, and varied, though nothing fancy. Accommodations were made for people with dietary restrictions. Afternoon snacks had fresh-baked cookies and bread, sometimes sushi. Steak night was good. Cons: - Chuuk is really not for beginners. Dives are often deep, and include wreck penetration. - Some of the guides swam very fast. A few of the dives felt rushed because we were trying to see everything on the wreck in one dive. - More notice of the nighttime shark feeding would have been better. Some of us who didn't do the night dive that night missed out. - If you're one of those people who needs 24/7 Internet connectivity, just don't go to Chuuk. Internet was sporadic half the time, nonexistent the other half. - Weather was cloudy almost the entire week, with some rain. It cleared up some later in the week, with gorgeous sunsets. - As a result of the clouds, it was often dim at depth. Not much rain the previous week, so vis wasn't great (30-50' most of the time). It made photography more difficult. Other: - Bring your C-card for nitrox. - Some of us stayed at the Blue Lagoon Resort before and/or after the Odyssey, even got in some dives. Good way to relax before/after travel, and the Odyssey is moored off the Blue Lagoon- easy transfer. - Traveling to Chuuk is very long. Highly recommended to stop overnight in Guam or Honolulu. Flight schedules are strange, so you might need to stay on land before/after the Odyssey. Allow 3hrs before your flight when leaving for the airport; main road is still wretched. - Take less clothing than you think you'll need. You'll be in t-shirts and swimsuits or shorts all week, and you won't wear shoes. - Bring backup lights, reg (for stage), and computer. You probably won't need a wreck reel: penetration on your own is a bad idea, and the guides know the wrecks very well. - Bring gifts or extra gear for the guides, such as gloves and boots- highly appreciated. - Local woodcarvings are cheaper bought from the back of the boat than at gift shops on land.
Websites	Odyssey Adventures
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Chuuk (land-based), Palau, Cozumel, USVI, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, NC, NJ, MA, PA
Closest Airport	Weno, Chuuk, FSM	Getting There	Chuuk is a <2-hr flight from Guam or 12-hr "island hopper" from Honolulu. Schedules are irregular, so count on 2 days total travel time from US including layovers
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	86-87°F / 30-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	25-50 Ft/ 8-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Essentially none: try not to come up with an empty tank
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Great wrecks and anemones/clownfish, not a huge number of other fish. One or two nudibranches, some schools of jacks and bait fish, a moray or two. Nice coral encrustations on the shallower wrecks, especially masts and kingposts. It was cloudy all week, with less-than-great vis: not easy to get great pictures. There was a camera table, with often shared space with gear, also a dedicated camera wash tank. Salon had computers for reviewing, but some people brought their own laptops.

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Dive Review of Odyssey Adventures in Micronesia/Chuuk

Odyssey Adventures: "Wrecks! Great Liveaboard in Chuuk", Nov, 2016,

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Dive Review of Odyssey Adventures in
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