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Dive Review of
Sam's Tours/Palau Pacific in
Micronesia/Palau

in 2004/02
an Instant Reader Report
by
Harry E. White, NY, USA
Report Number 1145

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Reporter
Dive Experience
Over 1000 dives
Where else diving
 NY; Canada; North Carolina; Florida; Bahamas; Bermuda; Aruba; Maldives;
Curacao; bonaire;St Kitts; France; Turkey; Scotland; Fiji 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
calm  
Water Temp
75   to 80    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
2
Water Visibility
50   to 100    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
None  
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
  4 stars
Tropical Fish
4 stars  
Small Critters
  3 stars
Large Fish
2 stars  
Large Pelagics
  2 stars
 
 
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  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
5 stars
Food
3 stars
Service and Attitude
5 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
3 stars  
Shore Diving  
3 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
5 stars   
Advanced
3 stars    
Comments  
Hotel was excellent, probably the best hotel catering to divers I have ever
stayed in but it had quirks.  While dining room (which served buffet style)
offered to serve ala carte, service was bad and bill was usually wrong;
separate ala cart had dress code so that it was unused.  The beach bar was
good, fast, and billed correctly.

Sam's did a decent but not a great great.  20 years ago, I dove with Fish
'n Fins when Francis was still leading trips; they were much better. 
Diveleader always wanted to go to same sites (around German Channel), which
entailed a long boat ride.  There were good sites much closer.  Dive monkey
broke my prescription mask; there was no offer to repair (the shop at Palau
Pacific repaired without charge).  Over the last 20 years, marine life
declined in both quality and quantity; but then this time we did not see
the variety of sites we saw before. 

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