Dive Review of Rongelap Expepditions/ Oleanda in
Micronesia/Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

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Rongelap Expepditions/ Oleanda, Apr, 2006, by Dorothy McDonald, OH, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 12 Helpful votes). Report 2469.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Luckily we used charge cards when my husband and I and two friends booked this trip in August, 2005 expepcting to be on the liveaborad, Oleanda, from April 13 -21,2006. On March 8th I received a call from one of the divers in our group who said he'd just received an email message stating that the trip had been cancelled! He was the only person in our group who received the email, however when I followed-up Rongelap Expeditions said the trip was indeed cancelled - with little explanation. Rongelap Expeditions had not been very responsive to other inquiries for information throughout the months preceding the cancellation, so perhaps this is standard operating procedure for them. After months of anticipation it was more than disappointing to have the trip cancelled, and even worse the way Rongelap Expeditions handled the situation. They were very slow to credit our charge cards, but did finally get around to doing that - perhaps because we had contacted the charge card companies and complained. Even so, we lost money because of the penalties for changing airline tickets. Yes, we had trip insurance, but the coverage did not include cancellation by the dive operator simply because they didn't feel like running the trip. It is exciting to dive remote areas, but not all operaotrs are responsible. We will not be booking another trip with Rongelap Expeditions, that's for sure!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas
Water Temp	0-0°F / -18--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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	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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Dive Review of Rongelap Expepditions/ Oleanda in Micronesia/Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

Rongelap Expepditions/ Oleanda, Apr, 2006,

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

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Dive Review of Rongelap Expepditions/ Oleanda in
Micronesia/Kwajalein, Marshall Islands