Dive Review of Odyssey in
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Odyssey, Nov, 2007, by Richard Sziede, VA, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 3743.
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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	Undercurrent readers must be weary of rave reviews for the Truk Odyssey. This is another rave, so I'll try to hit points the others missed. Think of the Odyssey as a 4-star hotel that floats over the best wreck dives in the world. The crew gives better service than the staff of any 4-star in which I've stayed. The Chuukeese members of the crew have faces out of a Gauguin painting. Charm on charm. Cabins, food, facilities: what the others said. Just great. The house blend of Nitrox is 30%. This avoids O2 toxicity for most dives. Crew mixed up whatever gas blends the tech divers wanted. (Shaken, not stirred.) Dives are guided if you wish. Especially deep penetrations. Or dive your own profile. To quote Jeff, "We treat you like grownups until you show us that's a bad idea". I wish I had taken a Nitrox computer. Dives are so deep that my habit of diving an air profile on Nitrox limited my bottom time 5-8 minutes shorter than a Nitrox profile. Except for masts and king posts there were no shallows in which to finish a dive when the N2 bar got within one pixel of busting my deco cherry. I quickly learned to wear gloves when penetrating wrecks. Blood appears green at 120 ft. I had wanted a dry season trip, but schedule sent me at the tail-end of rainy season. The equatorial sun peeped through occasionally. Then I became glad for rainy season clouds. The season also made the second afternoon dive end after dusk. Got to see the sundown "shift change" among the lagoon critters. The shade-loving coral that "blooms" at dusk came out. I've only seen it previously under the municipal pier in Bonaire. 84 degree water means plankton, limiting visibility. Extended the arm of my video light all the way to minimize backscatter. The long light extension led to clumsy, lurching progress penetrating wrecks. Water was crystal clear out on the reef, where we went for a shark encounter. I am so glad a reef white-tip is different from an oceanic white-tip! Videoed a very bold Sargent Major shadow-stalking a Gray Reef shark. What beautiful hard corals! Huge anemones hosted shrimp and anemone fish. There were Neon Anemones glowing red at 100 feet. Bright red stonefish on a night dive. Despite their abysmal reputation, Continental made every connection and didn't lose my dive gear. Only late once. There was a Continental President's Club a short distance from every gate. This made the layovers easier. The Boeing 767 eliminates the individual AC control. Every seat was cooled to "arctic wasteland." Glad I took a warm fleece.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	To quote Jeff, "We treat you like grownups until you show us that's a bad idea".
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	Warm water = plankton. Wreck diving = silt. Back-scatter from lights is a problem.

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Dive Review of Odyssey in Micronesia/Truk

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