Dive Review of Kosrae Nautilus Resort in
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Kosrae Nautilus Resort, Oct, 2011, by Martha & Jeff Hubbard, NY, US ( Top Contributor 32 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 6325.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was our third stay at Nautilus. After the gin palaces of Honolulu and some unattractive other islands, Kosrae and its Nautilus are like coming home. Built and run by Aussie ex-pats Sally & Doug, Nautilus occupies idyllic grounds facing east across the Pacific and will show you new meanings of hospitality. Restaurant/bar offers A/C inside or thatched-roof over poolside tables. The food is good, though dependent on productivity of local fishermen for the best sashimi and fish dishes. The rooms are spacious, A/C and clean. WiFi is available, also TV. Diving is two morning tanks aboard the 6-pax Poseidon or the 4-pax recently arrived from Palau. Good sun cover, no heads, limited camera space. Run to the dive sites is rarely more than 15 minutes from the harbors. Diving is on the fringing reef so one has a good view of the beautiful green high island. Night dives at the Trochus sanctuary, and possibly other sites, offer flashlight fish (Photoblepharon.) At 40 feet or below, shut off your light, let your eyes adapt to the dark for a few minutes (can’t rush it), and look among the coral heads for winking ¾ inch green flashes. (The fish don’t blink like fireflies, but as they swim among the coral it looks like they do.) The coral bommies are magnificent –the largest we have seen. Kosrae’s easterly location is protection from the giant storms that affect western Micronesia, so the coral may have been growing for thousands of years. Not many big fish (see sashimi, above) but reef fish and invertebrates are abundant. Friendly Salik, divemaster, boat driver, airport greeter, waiter and overall authority on Kosrae, is the model of hospitality. Kosrae Nautilus will take good care of you, make you feel at home, and has excellent diving. It’s the middle stop on the Island Hopper between Guam and Honolulu, accessible from anywhere in Micronesia (which is a pretty inaccessible place.)
Websites	Kosrae Nautilus Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, PNG, Fiji, Palau, Yap, Truk, Australia, Hawai'i
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Guided dives, but no limits on depth beyond stay in sight
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Kosrae Nautilus Resort in
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