ODYSSEY

40m / 132ft MAX 16 NITROX PADI WIFI

PRICE PER DAY FROM USD 462

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At a glance:

Cabins with private en-suite bathroom and DVD player
Beer and wine free onboard
Rebreather and tech-diver friendly
Large tanks free of charge
Large steel hulled boat

Truk Lagoon is one of the very best wreck diving locations on the entire planet. And its location is close to the Coral Triangle - the world's center of marine diversity. The Odyssey is the only liveaboard to operate cruises in Truk throughout the entire year.

At 40m long, the Odyssey is a sturdy steel hulled motor boat and has 9 large staterooms to accommodate 16 guests. All cabins are air conditioned, and have private bathrooms and have a 32" monitor with access to onboard entertainment system. 2 of the cabins are for single travellers only. Staterooms are cleaned daily.

The indoor saloon is an attractive social area, naturally illuminated by the windows that run down its entire length. This is where the delicious buffet-style meals are served in the dining section. There is also a separate entertainment lounge with TV, VCR, DVD, stereo, movie and book library, and bar. All drinks are free of charge onboard the Odyssey! There is also a sun deck with sun beds, and a covered open-air social area.

The boat is tec-diver friendly and diving facilities include a large dive deck with a 3-tier camera table, a charging station, 4 rinse tanks – 2 for cameras and 2 for other gear. The dive platform has a fresh water shower, 2 ladders, and a fixed deco bar. All diving is done from the mothership and warm towels are provided after each dive. The use of enriched air nitrox is free of charge.

There are 9 cabins onboard, all with private bathrooms. There are 4 cabins on the main deck - 2 twin/double bed and 2 single bed, and 5 cabins on the lower deck - all with king size or twin beds.

All the cabins have:

Individual control air conditioning
Private bathroom with hot water shower and hand basin
Towels, toiletries and hairdryer
Windows on the upper deck, portholes on the main deck
Chest of drawers
TV and onboard entertainment system
Personal safe

Reading lights
Fire warning system
Fire extinguishers
Life jackets
Mains outlet 110 volts (US style sockets) and 220 volts (Aus style sockets) - 24 hours per day
Bedding and luggage space

No. of bathrooms / showers - 10 / 10 - hot water

Truk Lagoon (8 Days / 7 Nights - 28 Dives)

Trip highlights: great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Fujikawa Maru, Momokawa Maru, Shinkoku Maru, Aikoku Maru, San Francisco Maru, Betty Bomber, Fumitzuki Destroyer, Yamagiri Maru, Nippo Maru, Heian Maru, Sankisan Maru, Hoki Maru, Unkai Maru, Rio de Janiero Maru, Hanakawa Maru, Pizion Reef

Day 1
Odyssey uses a mooring just 15 minutes drive from the airport. Boarding starts at 5 pm and continues through the evening. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign you to your cabin, explain the boat features and safety, and the plans for the coming days. Dinner will be served on day 1 at 6:30 pm, and hors d’oeuvres later in the evening. The boat departs at dawn to take you to the first dive site of your adventure.

Days 2-7
Expect up to 5 dives a day on some of the most amazing dive sites of Truk Lagoon, a world-class wreck diving destination with over 60 wrecks. There are supply vessels, airplanes, and even a submarine, all tightly packed in a coral reef lagoon. In 1944 during World War II the US-led Operation Hailstone surprised the Japanese fleet based in its heavily fortified base in Truk (aka Chuuk), resulting in the huge number of wrecks that rest there today. Many historical artefacts as well as war equipment can still be found while exploring the holds and engine rooms at many of the sites, including aircraft wings for the Zero Fighter planes, tanks, guns, gas masks and ammunition. The wrecks are encrusted with a wide variety of corals, and the lagoon itself is surrounded by a coral reef with many vibrant coral pinnacles, and deep channels where pelagics often appear.
A typical day onboard the Odyssey looks like this - 6 am: Coffee is ready in the dining room; 6:30-7:30 am: Breakfast is served - eggs, omelets, waffles, French toast, pancakes, bacon, sausage, etc, with cereals, bread, fruit and juices available on the buffet table; 8 am: A detailed dive briefing and then the first dive of the day, which is also the deepest dive of the day: 11 am: The second dive of the day; 12:30 pm: Lunch is served – examples include chicken lumpia with pork and rice noodles, hamburgers/hot dogs with French fries, lasagna, quiche with golden onion soup, tuna and egg salad sandwiches with vegetable soup, pizza; 1:30 pm: Third dive of the day; 4:30 pm: Fourth dive of the day; 6:30 pm: Dinner is served - examples include spaghetti Bolognese, beef bourguignon, honey ginger pork with shrimp curry, grilled tuna with rice, coq-au-vin; 7:30 pm: The night dive.
Dive times are approximate and guests are not required to dive all together. Divers can come and go as they please as long as they on onboard by the announced time for departing to the next dive site. Between dives, you have time for sunbathing, reading, watching videos, examining your photos or video, or even just taking a little nap.
The last dive of the trip will be after lunch on the penultimate day, after which the Odyssey returns to port.

Day 8
After a final breakfast, you will disembark at 8 am and be transferred to the airport or your local hotel.

[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

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Dive experience: All open water certified divers are welcome onboard.

Cruise price per person includes: Local hotel/airport transfers, cabin accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced dive guides (max. 4 divers per guide), tanks (12 and 15 liter), weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): 5% GST (payable in advance), scuba equipment rental (US$ 190 per week), dive permit US$ 50 (payable in advance). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).

Optional extras: Diving computer (US$ 75 per day), torch (US$ 25 per day), diving insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: The Odyssey uses a port on Weno Island, approximately 15 minutes drive from Chuuk International Airport (TKK). Most flights arrive via Guam (which has USA immigration regulations) from Hong Kong, Manila, Incheon or Tokyo with United Airlines. You can also arrive from Honolulu with United Airlines, via the Marshall Islands.
Transfers are provided from local hotels/airport. Boarding time on the first day starts at 5 pm, but the boat remains at its mooring until dawn on day 2. The boat returns to its mooring in late afternoon on the penultimate day and disembarkation is at 8 am on the last day. The final planned dive will be after lunch on the last full day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: 10% discount on published prices. The dive permit is also not payable.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): 2 cabins are dedicated to single travellers. If these are already booked, you may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 50% of the normal published price for your own cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 additional person can join free of charge in the lowest priced cabin (total 8+ guests), pay for 10 guests and 2 extra persons can join free of charge (total 12+ guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 14 guests and 2 additional persons can join free of charge in the lowest priced cabin.

Add-on package: 10% discount on published prices.

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