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Eco Explorer Full report LiveAboard     The weather in Palau in May was horrible so my experience on the trip was impacted by that. If the diving is great, I will have a ... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Ralph Baker
250+ Dives
 
Odyssey Full report LiveAboard 203   This was my second trip on the Odyssey so I pretty much knew what to expect. The diving was great and guides were provided when yo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2008   Ernie Plourde
500+ Dives
 
Thorfin/ Thorfin- land based due to Boat acc Full report   Truk Lagoon   We chartered 1/ 2 of the Thorfin for one week. In June we were contacted that the boat had hit a reef after refueling. We were offer... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   Jon Bunnell
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish N' Fins Full report   Palau   We have made several trips to Palau, always pleased with the diving there. This is our second time diving with Fish N Fins and I ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2008   Lynn Hudak
250+ Dives
 
Odyssey liveaboard Full report   Chuuk; Truk Lagoon   The Odyssey is a very spacious boat. I had one of the single cabins and had plenty of room. The dining area is large and is separa... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2008   Michael J Millet
500+ Dives
 
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Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   Kosrae is the Eastern- most island of Micronesia. It is one volcanic island not an atoll. So the dive locations and sites are not a... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
1/2008   Michael J. Millet
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor and Traders Ridge Full report LiveAboard Palau and Yap   We flew Continental from Toronto through Newark to Honolulu with one overnight at The Best Western (would FOR SURE stay elsewhere ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2008   Lin Gitterman
100+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Palau   Considering the time and expense, a trip to Palau and a week on the Palau Aggressor II had better be good. It was. Everything wo... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2008   Charles W Donaldson
100+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Palau   This was one of the best overall experiences I have ever had on vacation. Sure it didn't hurt that the weather was beautiful & th... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
12/2007   Chiara Reading
250+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Palau   The only thing we wish we had known before we left home was to clear our schedule for the week after our booked week on the Aggres... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   Margaret Schouten
250+ Dives
 
Treelodge & Nautilus Full report   Kosrae   I live here and dive every week. I rarely see anything in print about diving on the north side of the island. North side diving ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2007   Cindy Haro
250+ Dives
 
Odyssey Full report LiveAboard Truk   Undercurrent readers must be weary of rave reviews for the Truk Odyssey. This is another rave, so I'll try to hit points the othe... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2007   Richard Sziede
250+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor Full report   Palau   The Good: It was GOOD that I decided to do two weeks "back- to- back", as the travel time and cost of air travel to Palau was consi... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2007   Marta Arensberg
100+ Dives
 
Ocean Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Place the Ocean Hunter II on the top of your list for liveaboards! Just got off October 2007! Our pre- arranged transfer took u... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   Larry & Judy Walters
250+ Dives
 
Bikini Atoll Divers Full report   Bikini Atoll   My husband and I recently returned from a third visit to Bikini Atoll; this trip we stayed a total of four weeks, three on purpose... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2007   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives
 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   Prettiest Corals anywhere - extremely pristine. Some Giant Clams (Tridacna) plus a clam farm a short walk away. Great 4 night ad... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2007   Golitzen, Peter & Kathy
500+ Dives
 
Odyssey Full report LiveAboard Truk   Very nice trip - we're NOT wreck divers, but the wrecks are great artifical reefs and the guides made the occasional penetration c... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2007   Golitzen, Peter & Kathy
500+ Dives
 
Bikini Atoll Divers Full report   Bikini Atoll   This is no place for beginners only advanced divers. Deco dives every day & two a day. The staff and crew are excellent. The a/ c i... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2007   James Knieling
500+ Dives
 
Truk Stop/ Truk Stop Hotel Full report   Truk   This is a basic operation. Friendly, courteous, helpful and open to divers who want doubles and nitrox. I recommend them over thei... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2007   James Knieling
500+ Dives
 
Manta Ray Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Hotel Full report   YAP   This is a very quiet and peaceful island. A great place for a restful vacation. The Manta Ray Bay Hotel is a very beautiful hotel ... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
7/2007   JAMES KNIELING
500+ Dives
 
Sam's Tours Full report       Sam's Tours is an excellent operator. They have excellent fast and covered boats. The dive crew catered to their American clients. ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2007   James Knieling
500+ Dives
 
TRUK- ODYSSEY Full report LiveAboard     THE DIVE OPERATION RUNS LIKE A CLOCK. . THERE ARE NO BELLS RINGING. LIKE OTHER LIVEABOARDS YOU GET UP WHEN YOU WANT AND DIVE WHEN YO... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2007   ROBERT LEVINE
1000+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Palau   We travelled half way around the world. . . or at least the trip seemed that long. . and found a dive operation, boat, crew, dive masters ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2007   Brian Verbonac
250+ Dives
 
Bikini Atoll Divers Full report       This is wreck diving at it's finest but only for experienced divers. Depth on most dives is 180 ft for 30 minutes with EAN 75 DEC... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2007   David Bader
1000+ Dives
 
Blue Lagoon Resort Full report       I dove Truk Lagoon after spending a pheonomal 2 weeks diving Palau. The difference in locations was extreme. The friendly clean en... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Steve
500+ Dives
 
Sams Tours/ Lhens Motel Full report       Russelle Carig of Sams Tours assisted me in putting together a dive stay package. She works with all of the hotel operations and ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Steve Belmont
500+ Dives
 
Truk Odyssey Full report LiveAboard Truk   This was our dive shop's (Wateree Dive Center, Columbia, SC) second trip on the Odyssey and my third trip to Truk. The Odyss... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2007   Tripp Jones MD
500+ Dives
 
Traders' Ridge Resort Full report   Yap   We had just spent 8 days in Palau and were now heading for the second part of our Pacific Island adventure. Our group of 8 experie... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2007   Chip Kamin
100+ Dives
 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Hotel Full report   Palau   This was our first trip for our dive group to the Pacific. Our 8 divers had about 6, 000 dives accumulated but mainly in the Caribb... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2007   Chip Kamin
100+ Dives
 
FishNFins Full report   Palau   This trip was our fifth time to Palau and our fifth trip with FishNFins. While the ride out to the dive sites is generally about ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2007   Michael N. Hofman
500+ Dives
 
Village Scuba/ The Village Full report   Pohnpei   Pohnpei was an optional add- on to our Chuuk trip, and our first time there. We stayed at The Village, an eco- tourism lodge set on... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
2/2007   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives
 
Truk Odyssey Full report   Chuuk   Our fifth trip to Truk Lagoon, or Chuuk, was the best ever! Not only did we have a great bunch of divers, the crew was excellent. ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2007   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives
 
SS THORFINN Full report LiveAboard     My dive trip on the SS “Thorfinn”. By. Ronald W. Dion Rondion1@juno. com I find myself “crunching down” and just... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Ronald Dion
250+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Dive Palau/Palau Dive.com Full report   Palau   March 1st thru the 14th…I believe this is my 7th trip report on Palau in as many years. Again this year I had a very well known pe... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2007   scott johnson
250+ Dives
 
Thorfin Full report LiveAboard TRUK   This is a very large old steam boat the captain owner has his wife and two young kids and relatives running around the boat. NO D... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Ronald Dion
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Pelileu Divers/ Storyboard/Dolphin Bay Full report   Pelileu   The Storyboard and the new Dolphin Bay Bungalows, a mile or so apart, are operated by the same people. We found Storyboard online... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
12/2007   Brooke Briggs
1000+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     The best diving on the best live- aboard I've been on. Always exciting diving and very friendly (Capital F) boat crew. The o... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2007   Mike Traylor
250+ Dives
 
Bikini Atoll Divers Full report       Bikini Atoll – Bikini Atoll Divers - Oct 2006 Expensive, but worth it!! Bikini itself is only 586 acres. One plane a week ar... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2006   Patrick Wikstrom
500+ Dives
 
Odyssey Full report LiveAboard Truk   Three of us dove the Odyssey the week of 1/ 6/ 07. Flew Continental Houston, Guam, Truk and return without any major events. The Ody... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2006   Watt Hinson
500+ Dives
 
ODYSSEY Full report LiveAboard TRUK   Took Continental from Houston via Oahu and Guam to Chuuk. Plane departed Guam and turned around due to a mechanical problem Fort... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
11/2006   Gregg Gaylord
500+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard [Palau   Our third trip aboard the Palau Aggressor II in the last four years. Capt Mike and his crew easily set the example for liveaboard... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2006   Bill Shepherd
1000+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor Full report       I live in Hawaii so my trip was okay, however, the group I was joining from Connecticut had a very long and tiresome trip from the... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2006   Tom Dwyer
1000+ Dives
 
Traders Ridge Full report   YAP   We were the only two divers at Traders Ridge during our stay so we had our own boat and was able to pick the dive locations and ti... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2006   Steve Dussault
500+ Dives
 
Fish'N'Fins/ Palau Pan Pacific Resort Full report       Fish'N'Fins dive operation is a very good. Well organized and easy to arrange dives via e- mail. The boats are fast which helps t... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2006   Steve Dussault
500+ Dives
 
Bikini Atoll DIvers Full report   Bikini Atoll   This was our second time making the long trek to Bikini Island; last year there were just the two of us, this year there were five... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2006   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives
 
Palau Pacific Explorer/ Caroline's Resort Full report LiveAboard Palau   Our time spent in Palau was everything we hoped it would be. We spent our first week aboard the Palau Pacific Explorer. We origina... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Shawn and Jackie Nelson
100+ Dives
 
Sleeping Lady Divers/ Kosrae Village Resort Full report   Kosrae   Ladies will feel more comfortable in muumuus or longer skirts (cooler than clingy pants, shorts on women are frowned upon outside ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2006   Debbie Husby
500+ Dives
 
SS Thorfinn Full report LiveAboard     I'm not sure how the operation would change for inexperienced divers. As a divemaster with 150 dives I was one of the least exper... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Lee Bennion
100+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Ocean Hunter II Full report LiveAboard Palau   It was 30 hours door- to- door from San Francisco and I would do it all over again in a minute. I used United frequent flier miles t... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2005   Cres Van Keulen
100+ Dives
 
Ocean Hunter I Full report LiveAboard     we wish the weather had been better we were told by locals that weather is usually good in August but there were typhoons b... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
8/2006   Mike Plante
500+ Dives
 
The Village Full report   POHNPEI   My wife and I have more than 65 years of diving experience between us around the world on live- aboard and land- based operations. ... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives
 
Beyond the Reef/ O'Keefe's Waterfront Inn Full report   Yap   My wife and I have more than 65 years of diving experience between us around the world on live- aboard and land- based operations. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2006   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor II Full report   Palau   My wife and I have more than 65 years of diving experience between us around the world on live- aboard and land- based operations. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2006   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives
 
Blue Lagoon Dive Shop Full report   Truk   A business trip to Guam got we six- days in Truk (Chuuk) whatever. I tried, but was unable to hook up with the Thorfinn for a mid- w... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2006   Larry S. Klumb
1000+ Dives
 
Neptune's (Keith Santillano)/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Koror   Palau is a diving paradise, and Keith Santillano and his operation, "Neptune's", king of that paradise. Keith is far and away the... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2006   James Masella
250+ Dives
 
Palau Agressor/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report LiveAboard     THE BAD: The Palau Pacific resort was over priced and under serviced. They lost our reservations and then moved us to smoking tw... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2006   Mark Meredith
250+ Dives
 
Blue Lagoon Full report   [N/A]Truk   The resort is aging but kept well. They are always working on the upkeep. You don't go to Truk for the ambience, you go to dive so... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   D Dempsey
1000+ Dives
 
Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae]   My wife Julie and I put together a package of Truk(Chuuk) on the Odyssey(3rd time) and Kosrae(2nd time) for the month of Jul... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2006   Charles
500+ Dives
 
Kosrae Nautilus Full report   Kosrae   Kosrae Nautilus is a small, out- island resort where you are made to feel a member of the Beitz family, which runs it. It has all ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives
 
Odyssey Full report   Truk   This was our 4th week aboard Odyssey in 3 years. The big question, now that the owners are taking some time off, was, “Can the ne... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2006   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives
 
Nautilus Dive Resort Full report   Kosrae   Kosrae had a fantastic reef system and vis was essentially perfect. Could see across large canyons with other side in perfect view... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Raymond Rowe
100+ Dives
 
Odyssey Full report   Truk Lagoon   Because of high water temperature, there were a lot of multicellular creatures in the water that reduced vis. Still, vis was fine ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2006   Raymond Rowe
100+ Dives
 
Odyssey/ Truk Stop Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   Every since I started diving I have wanted to go to Truk Lagoon, or Chuuk as it is now called. I became interested in World War I... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2006   Larry Deweese
500+ Dives
 
Sam's, Neco/ Cliffside Inn Full report       UNDERCURRENT COMMENTS (Note: This is the first part of four entries covering a five week trip to Micronesia in July of 2006) P... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2005   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives
 
Palau Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     The Palau Aggressor was great. Very high quality food and a good variety and choices from breakfast to midnight snack. The bar had... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2006   Terry R. Garland
250+ Dives
 
Bikini Atoll Divers Full report   Marshall Islands   Trip originally planned for 8 days in Kwajalien aboard Oleanda followed by 7 days at Bikini. Ten days before departure received em... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2006   Ronald Varley
100+ Dives
 
Fish N' Fins/ Palau Pacific Full report   Palau   Palau Pacific is expensive, but is the only hotel with a beach. The food is so- so and it is expensive to get into town because you... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2006   Dennis Lewis
<100 Dives
 
Traders' Ridge Full report   Yap   Werner Lau closed up shop the week before we got to Yap. Traders' Ridge hired a DM to run the shop and a local boat captain and di... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
4/2006   Dennis Lewis
<100 Dives
 
Rongelap Expepditions/ Oleanda Full report LiveAboard Kwajalein, Marshall Islands   Luckily we used charge cards when my husband and I and two friends booked this trip in August, 2005 expepcting to be on the liveab... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Dorothy McDonald
500+ Dives
 
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