Dive Review of Olympus Dive Center/Quality Inn in
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Olympus Dive Center/Quality Inn, Aug, 2013, by Eric A Frick, IL, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 7169.
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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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Comments	Went there for 3 days of diving on a trip arranged by my dive retailer. We had been there 2 years ago and never got past the opening of the harbor since a hurricane well offshore was sending in big swells and the visibility was zilch. Tried again this year and had better luck. Olympus is a great operation and is well-organized and safe. Rides out to the divesites are about 2 hours long and conditions and other dive boats tying onto the wrecks ahead of you can mean you do not always do the dive you are hoping for. Indeed, our weather, while better than our 2011 trip, was not ideal. Still, we dove some awesome wrecks and saw plenty of sand tiger sharks and large schools of fish. Their main boat is roomy but with 20+ divers aboard on some days, it can seem crowded. We'll be back next year when will dive on weekdays to avoid crowds.
Websites	Olympus Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Mexico
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	76-79°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-70 Ft/ 8-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Olympus Dive Center/Quality Inn in The Continental USA/North Carolina

Olympus Dive Center/Quality Inn, Aug, 2013,

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Dive Review of Olympus Dive Center/Quality Inn in
The Continental USA/North Carolina