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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,

by Eric A Frick, IL, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 30 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 7169.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 2 stars Food 1 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 2 stars
Advanced 4 stars
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
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars 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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