Dive Review of Odyssey in
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Odyssey, Jun, 2006, by Martha & Jeff Hubbard, NY, US ( Top Contributor 32 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 2704.
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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	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 new Captain do the job that Lenny and Cara did, which made Odyssey the # 1 Liveaboard?” Happily, the answer is “yes” – British Captain Nick is absolutely up to the Kolczynsky standard, and our 4th week aboard was as pleasant as the others. The crew, mostly of some years’ service, is as excellent as ever. We did miss ship's cat Shasta, who now lives in Colorado. The wrecks are little changed – still the best wreck diving to be had. What has deteriorated a lot since 2003 and 2004 is the soft coral on the wrecks. Comparison to our photographs of 2003 shows that one-half to two-thirds of the soft coral, which cloaked most of all the wrecks then, has gone. The cause is uncertain (to us) but the dynamite fishing which is reported and which the Chuukese government does not control is a likely contributing factor. E-6 processing is gone, the victim of digital . . . and almost nobody misses it. Standard nitrox mix is 30%, fills always exceed 3000 psi. Big (112 cu ft) tanks available, as well as yoked doubles, & c. Even the heavy breather in the couple got dives > 1 hr. Max operating depth [1.6 atm] for 30% O2 is 143 ft, which is fine for every dive except San Francisco Maru, for which you breathe air or 24% O2. Still the best of the 12 liveaboards we have been on. Don't miss it.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, PNG, Palau, Australia, Bonaire, Belize, VI, Antigua, Roatan, Hawaii . . .
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No restrictions. Skins a good idea for protection if you don't wear a wetsuit.
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	Big camera table w compressed air; camera/computers only rinse tank. Crew is super-careful with cameras.

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Dive Review of Odyssey in Micronesia/Truk

Odyssey, Jun, 2006,

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Dive Review of Odyssey in
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