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Odyssey Adventures Full report

[Truk(Chuuk)

I’ve been to Micronesia in the past and always found the diving to be excellent. I’m a once- a- year recreational scuba diver. I wa... Full report

4/2012

Edward Leibowitz
250+ Dives

Aggressor Fleet Full report

Palau, Yap

Diving in Palau is nothing short of fantastic. Palau is in the same ball park as the Galapagos and Socorro. The trip to Palau v... Full report

3/2012

Jorge J. More
250+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

Despite the smallish size of the boat, the great configuration of it makes it feel very roomy. The camera area is one of the best ... Full report

2/2012

Ann Donahue
500+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

This was a trip of a lifetime and the crew on this boat are beyond wonderful! We were treated like royalty. The food was fantastic... Full report

2/2012

Mark Myers M.D.
250+ Dives

Eclipse and Safari liveaboards/ Safari Full report

Palau

Palau diving is typically either land- based (2- 3 dives per day with long speedboat rides) or via one of the well- known liveaboards... Full report

1/2012

Jennifer Widom
500+ Dives

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Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report

My overall trip was poorly planned and I ended up choosing Fish n Fins based mainly on my arrival time and the draw of a small gro... Full report

1/2012

Michael R Hess
100+ Dives

Odyssey Adventures Full report

Truk

Stayed at Blue Lagoon hotel for 1st two days prior to boarding the Odyssey. Hotel is clean but clearly "economy level" based on US... Full report

10/2011

Joseph Stehn
250+ Dives

Palau Aggressor Full report

Palau

On this trip, the weather was mild and sunny with mostly calm seas; there was an occasional rain shower. The marine life consis... Full report

10/2011

Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives

Palau Aggressor Full report

Palau

On this trip, the weather was mild and sunny with mostly calm seas; there was an occasional rain shower. The marine life consis... Full report

10/2011

Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives

Odyssey Adventures Full report

Truk

Our sixth Odyssey charter since 2003, this one accompanied by four friends. Except for a deco dive on San Francisco Maru – all ... Full report

10/2011

Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives

Aggressor Fleet/ Sea Passion Hotel Full report

Palau

Long trip to Palau (longer trip home!). Good accomodations at the Sea Passion for first three days - room was large, large balcon... Full report

10/2011

Peter Sterman
250+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

Ocean Hunter III is a fantastic boat. Every aspect of it expresses the owners' and crew's strive for perfection. The crew is frien... Full report

8/2011

Iddo Kadim
500+ Dives

Aggressor Fleet Full report

Palau

Fantastic two week trip on the Aggressor with only 9 divers on board. Stayed at the Cliffside Hotel on the travel agents advice, ... Full report

4/2011

Laurel Fulton
250+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II/ Sea Passion Hotel Full report

Palau

Long and grueling flights from San Francisco, to Honolulu, to Guam to Yap to Palau. Arriving at 1: 00 in the morning we bussed to ... Full report

3/2011

Robert Barada
500+ Dives

Peter Hughes Diving Full report

N/A

Planned this dive trip to Palau for 18 months with another dive couple. Trip was long (22 hours of flight time from Atlanta, Ga), ... Full report

3/2011

Jeff and Nicole Robertson
100+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

Like most divers we met on Ocean Hunter III, we rate the crew one of the best anywhere. We have been on the Naia in Fiji, Ocean Ro... Full report

12/2010

Paul Neuman
500+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

Palau diving is awesome, and Ocean Hunter III / Fish'N'Fins provided wonderful service and accommodations. The boat is very thou... Full report

11/2010

Harvey S. Cohen
250+ Dives

Aggressor Fleet Full report

Palau

This truly was the trip of a lifetime! I had already booked my timeshare weeks in Hawaii for September, and when Aggressor offere... Full report

9/2010

Ms Lynda Durfee
250+ Dives

Odyssey Adventures Full report

Truk

This was our dive shop's (Wateree Dive Center, Columbia, SC) third trip to the live aboard Odyssey. It is a long way from Columbia... Full report

4/2010

G. Tripp Jones MD
500+ Dives

Odyssey Adventures Full report

Truk

The good: The Truk Odyssey is an exceptional and very comfortable boat. The meals were great and there was plenty to eat. The cr... Full report

4/2010

Kent Roorda
1000+ Dives

Odyssey Adventures Full report

Truk Lagoon

The diving was excelent and if you ever want to go to someplace for the wreck diving this is the place to go. The nice thing about... Full report

3/2010

Mr Larry Holling
1000+ Dives

Ocean Hunter Palau/ Ocean Hunter III Full report

Ocean Hunter III, March 2010, Delores Hammer (kscvalprop@charter. net) Newton, NC, Experience: over 500 dives. Vis. : 30- 80 feet. ... Full report

3/2010

Delores Hammer
500+ Dives

Odyssey Adventures Full report

Truk Lagoon

This year, our 6th trip to Truk Lagoon, we got smart and booked two back- to- back weeks, one regular and one high octane tech divin... Full report

2/2010

Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report

Flying back to Palau fills us all with great anticipation of superlative diving. Big animals, pristine reef, sun filled days and t... Full report

1/2010

Max Weinmann
500+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

Truk

This is my son's and my third trip on the Odyssey. There is not a whole lot one can say about the Odyssey that has not already be... Full report

8/2009

Hardy Sieck
1000+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

Chuuk - Truk Lagoon

When traveling to Chuuk, Micronesia there is only one airline servicing Micronesia - Continental Airlines. Either you will fly fr... Full report

3/2009

Steve M. Dussault
500+ Dives

Eclipse Full report

Palau

All the travel to, from, and in Palau was no problem. We were worried about having a short layover in Honolulu on the outbound jo... Full report

3/2009

Mike Binnard
<100 Dives

Palau Aggressor Full report

Palau

This Palau Aggressor trip was one of our best liveaboard experiences in 21 years. The boat is large, comfortable, and well cared ... Full report

3/2009

Linda Gettmann
250+ Dives

Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

I first visited, and fell in love with, Palau ten years ago. When I returned this February, I was not disappointed. Ocean Hunt... Full report

2/2009

Steven M. Genkins, M.D.
500+ Dives

Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

Great staff, great food. Arlee, the chef. and Roy, assistant chef, made huge effort to create a varied and healthy menu and shoul... Full report

1/2009

Gari Sisk
500+ Dives

Fish n' Fins-Ocean Hunter 3/ Fish 'n Fins/Landmark Marina hotel Full report

Palau

I have been to Palau six times over the years (first visit in 1986!). I love Palau; it is by far the most diverse dive destination... Full report

12/2008

Scott Katz
250+ Dives

Fish n Fins, Ocean Hunter III/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report

I just returned from 3 weeks away in Palau which I must admit was the trip of a lifetime thanks to the Fish n Fins team . Divi... Full report

11/2008

Max Weinmann
500+ Dives

Fish N Fins/ Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

The good: The boat is new and the crew is great. Give a 5 for that. The diving was mixed. Some sites were great, but others are... Full report

7/2008

Hardy Sieck
1000+ Dives

Truk Odyssey Full report

Truk

Our twelve divers were from Tortuga Bay out of Greeley, CO. We arrived in Chuuk at 9: 00 PM from Denver via connections through LA... Full report

7/2008

Todd Allen
100+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

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

6/2008

Ernie Plourde
500+ Dives

Fish N Fins/ Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

I was on the same boat, (Ocean Hunter III) at the same time as Mr. Sieck, but apparently some of us had a whole different experien... Full report

6/2008

Greg
500+ Dives

Eco Explorer Full report

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

5/2008

Ralph Baker
250+ Dives

Aggressor and Traders Ridge Full report

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

4/2008

Lin Gitterman
100+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins/ Ocean Hunter III Full report

Palau

OH III crew was outstanding, safety oriented, and very accommodating. Staterooms were clean, spacious. Arlee, the chef, serv... Full report

4/2008

Jeanne Reeder
250+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II Full report

While more expensive than other Palau live aboards I'm glad I went on the Palau Aggressor II (PA2). It's a well run boat, great f... Full report

4/2008

Paul Jacobsen
500+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II Full report

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

3/2008

Charles W Donaldson
100+ Dives

Palau Aggressor Full report

Palau

I don't have room to share all the details, but among the many species which were gloriously represented by a wide variety of heal... Full report

3/2008

Janet Hays
500+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II Full report

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

12/2007

Margaret Schouten
250+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II Full report

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

12/2007

Chiara Reading
250+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

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

11/2007

Richard Sziede
250+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

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

10/2007

Golitzen, Peter & Kathy
500+ Dives

Ocean Explorer II Full report

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

10/2007

Larry & Judy Walters
250+ Dives

TRUK- ODYSSEY Full report

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

6/2007

ROBERT LEVINE
1000+ Dives

Truk Odyssey Full report

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

4/2007

Tripp Jones MD
500+ Dives

Thorfin Full report

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

2/2007

Ronald Dion
1000+ Dives

SS THORFINN Full report

My dive trip on the SS “Thorfinn”. By. Ronald W. Dion Rondion1@juno. com I find myself “crunching down” and just... Full report

2/2007

Ronald Dion
250+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II Full report

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

1/2007

Mike Traylor
250+ Dives

Palau Aggressor Full report

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

1/2007

Brian Verbonac
250+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

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

12/2006

Watt Hinson
500+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II Full report

[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

11/2006

Bill Shepherd
1000+ Dives

ODYSSEY Full report

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

11/2006

Gregg Gaylord
500+ Dives

Ocean Hunter I Full report

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

8/2006

Mike Plante
500+ Dives

Palau Aggressor Full report

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

6/2006

Terry R. Garland
250+ Dives

Odyssey/ Truk Stop Full report

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

5/2006

Larry Deweese
500+ Dives

SS Thorfinn Full report

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon

Accommodations: cabins are not luxurious but perfectly adequate with comfy beds. They vary in size- - some can be cramped, and som... Full report

4/2006

Ioana Fiore
100+ Dives

Rongelap Expepditions/ Oleanda Full report

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

4/2006

Dorothy McDonald
500+ Dives

Palau Agressor/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report

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

4/2006

Mark Meredith
250+ Dives

SS Thorfinn Full report

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

4/2006

Lee Bennion
100+ Dives

Odyssey Adventures/ Truk Odyssey Full report

Truk on Chuuk

The odyssey was our 3rd live aboard and by far outshines our first two Peter Hughes Sundancer, Belize and SolmarV in Mexico. Every... Full report

3/2006

James Rieter
250+ Dives

Truk Odyssey Full report

Truk Lagoon

Let me begin with the ugly: the flight from Little Rock to Weno. We arose at 0330 in a desperate bid to get our luggage onto the ... Full report

2/2006

Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
250+ Dives

Ocean Hunter/ Fish'n Fins Full report

My wife and I and two other couples that are our close friends were able to book the Ocean Hunter for one week. I have to say this... Full report

2/2006

Tom Hawkins
100+ Dives

Ocean Hunter II Full report

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

12/2005

Cres Van Keulen
100+ Dives

Palau Pacific Explorer/ Caroline's Resort Full report

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

8/2005

Shawn and Jackie Nelson
100+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

The boat was run on a level of orgainization that was outstanding. We had excellent dive briefings that included where to go, wha... Full report

7/2005

Mark Berger
500+ Dives

Truk Aggressor II Full report

Truk Lagoon

Our third trip on this boat, and sadly the last, as it is heading to Sulawesi. The crew (which is going with the boat) is great. V... Full report

7/2005

Richard Nelson
250+ Dives

Odyssey/ two different ones Full report

truk/pohnepei/kosrae

***PLEASE SUBMIT THIS: if you check your records you did say I could send this in even though it's past the July acceptance ... Full report

7/2005

charles feinberg
500+ Dives

Ocean Hunter 2 Full report

Palau

Every dive was "one- way" since currents plentiful and unpredictable. Twas best diving ever encountered except walls a little barr... Full report

5/2005

Peter Golitzen
250+ Dives

Truk Odyssey Full report

Truk

The Truk Odyssey deserves its awards as the top liveaboard anywhere. We have dived dozens of liveaboards, and the Odyssey has the... Full report

3/2005

Ann McGrath
500+ Dives

Ocean Hunter Full report

Do 10 Days! We used 180k Delta FF miles to go from DCA- JFK- NRT (w/ 3day stopoff)- GUM- ROR. We spent a night at the Carolines reso... Full report

3/2005

Lisa Vignerot
<100 Dives

Odyssey Full report

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12/2004

Hardy Sieck
1000+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II Full report

Palau

A diver oriented boat with a professional crew to meet any and all diver needs. Captain Mike set the tone for the week and the cr... Full report

11/2004

Bill Shepherd
500+ Dives

Ocean Hunter I Full report

We hit bad weather and couldn't get to many dive sites and visibility was affected. Runs to the dive sites we could get to were l... Full report

8/2004

Bob & Doris Schaffer
1000+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

Truk

This was our fourth trip to Truk and second on Odyssey. Unfortunately, we encountered bad weather, arrived 2- 1/ 2 days late (becau... Full report

8/2004

Bob & Doris Schaffer
1000+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

Truk

This was our first liveaboard and it was fantastic! I have been diving for over 17 years and my wife just got certified. You are... Full report

8/2004

Tim Imwold
1000+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

Truk

This is a superb dive operation. It's a long way and a long time to get there from the East Coast of US, but worth the travel. I c... Full report

5/2004

Tripp Jones MD
500+ Dives

Truk Aggressor Full report

Truk

Truk Lagoon is wonderful! This is some of the most interesting diving I have experienced in the 30 plus years that I have been inv... Full report

5/2004

Greg Regnier
250+ Dives

Palau Aggressor Full report

Palau

The Palau Aggressor is a clean, well- maintained, and carefully run boat. The food was excellent. There were 18 of us on board and ... Full report

4/2004

Diana Dickinson
100+ Dives

Palau Aggressor Full report

Palau

The Palau Aggressor is a great boat. The crew, extremely helpful, friendly and fun. The cuisine, superb, given the limitations of ... Full report

4/2004

Greg Regnier
250+ Dives

Big Blue Explorer Full report

Palau

This was my second trip to Big Blue. The year prior I went with my buddie and found the boat that advertized 18 max divers had 24. ... Full report

3/2004

Tom Lathrop
500+ Dives

SS Thorfinn Full report

Truk

Went with a group of 5 Northeast divers and 1 California diver; there were no others on the boat. Because we all were friends, ou... Full report

2/2004

Harry White
1000+ Dives

Truk Odyssey Full report

This was our third trip to see the wrecks of Truk Lagoon, our first trip on the Truk Odyssey, now our liveaboard of choice. The si... Full report

1/2004

Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives

Odyssey Full report

Truk Lagoon

Getting to Truk is difficult and time- consuming. I left the UK on a Tuesday and arrived Truk Friday AM. I would recommend a day of... Full report

9/2003

Russ Snyder
1000+ Dives

Odyssey Adventures Full report

Truk Lagoon

This trip was all about the wrecks for us, and did the Odyssey ever deliver. Absolutely incredible wreck diving. Truk has the site... Full report

9/2003

Rod & Jeannie McLean
250+ Dives

Truk Odyssey Full report

I would try to avoid Los Angeles on the way over or back. I fly frequently, but LA is by far the worst airport to fly through. L... Full report

6/2003

Terry Gee
1000+ Dives

Peter Hughes Full report

This was the best live aboard trip we have been on so far. The reefs were just great. I think what made the trip was the boat crew a... Full report

3/2003

Russ
100+ Dives

Truk Agressor II Full report

What fun! We would have done this years ago if we knew how much fun a live aboard could be. Captain Niall, first mate Tom, and ... Full report

3/2003

John and Sandra Quick
250+ Dives

Palau Aggressor II Full report

We chartered the entire boat for our dive group of 16 from our friend's dive shop in Pennsylvania, all experienced divers. The Ag... Full report

2/2003

JoAnne & Michael Amoroso
100+ Dives

Aggressor Full report

[NPalauA]

nitrox was down from most recent refit. Otherwisw a very friendly crew on a good boat They were very attentive to our needs ... Full report

1/2003

D.Demming
500+ Dives

Pearl Fleet

"Great Accomodations and Diving off of the Black Pearl"
The Black Pearl is a very well appointed live aboard cruising the waters of Palau. Each cabin has a full en- suite bathroom with a ... Full report

4/2024

Paul Barrett
250+ Dives

Sam's Tours/ [same]Palau Royal Resort

[N/A]Palau

"Why did we wait to return to Palau for 12 years?"
We had not been back to Palau for 12 years because of covid and diving other locations (Maldives, Raja Amat, Belize and Waka... Full report

3/2024

Camilla J Goble
500+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins/ Palasia

Palau

"Pleasant Return to Palau"
This was our first trip back to Palau since February 2020, just before the COVID lockdown. We were again quite pleased with the pr... Full report

1/2024

Wayne B. Batzer M.D.
1000+ Dives

Fish 'n Fins/ Sea Passion

Palau

"Palau lives up to the hype."
The trip over was grueling but it was worth it. This was some of the best diving I’ve experienced. If you’re into sharks and manta... Full report

11/2023

Wayne Leonard
250+ Dives

Ocean Hunter Palau

"Excellent diving and wonderful service"
2nd time with Ocean Hunter - last time was on a 6 pack Ocean Hunter 1. This time on the Ocean Hunter 3 with only a limited load. ... Full report

11/2023

Stephen D Pahl
1000+ Dives

Palau Siren

Palau

"Palau New Moon Bumphead Parrotfish Spawning Trip"
The primary motivation behind choosing the Palau Siren for our diving advanture was the highly anticipated New Moon Bumphead Parro... Full report

11/2023

Valera Sakhnenko
250+ Dives

Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Dive Resort

Yap

"Mantas, Mantas and more Mantas, sharks too."
Manta Ray Bay Dive Resort I have stayed at this resort several times and have never been disappointed. Bill Acker has built a bea... Full report

9/2023

Bonnie McKenna
1000+ Dives

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