Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Indonesia/Alor

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Aggressor Fleet: "Alor Aggressor", Oct, 2016, by Randall S Preissig, TX, US ( Top Contributor 38 reports with 15 Helpful votes). Report 9218.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	A dedicated crew of 18 helps make this trip go smoothly, but the wooden boat is slow (8 knots) which makes the trip from Maumere to Alor a significant drawback. On our 10 day charter, we only spent 3 1/2 days (14 of our 32 total dives) in Alor, which is where by far the best diving is. This is a significant drawback. I would recommend scheduling a longer trip or possibly a boat that originates in Alor rather than taking almost 3 days to get to and from it. I love diving on Aggressor boats, and am grateful for what they've brought to the dive industry. But much of the diving on the way to and from Alor was mediocre at best and bombed out (literally) reefs at worst. I've seen a lot of damaged reefs in 40 years, but some of these dynamited areas stretched for miles, and there was nothing but rubble. The guides usually kept us away from these areas, but their impact on the eco system was obvious. The lack of fish was disturbing, both on and off the reefs. This was much better at Alor, but still notable. We did see a lot of the stuff Indonesia is famous for, but the sightings were much less often than on any of my 6 prior Indonesian trips. Since I'm going to recommend that you see Komodo, Raja Amphat, Lembeh, etc. before considering Alor, I will only briefly comment on the crew. Rob, an experience, mature and excellent cruise master retired after our trip. He will be replaced by Michelle, who seemed very nice. Only one of the 3 guides was good at spotting critters (fantastic would be a better description--I personally watched him spot a pygmy sea horse from 20 feet away!) and one of the 3 seemed to have trouble with his vision (he wore very thick glasses both above and below the water, plus he made little effort to look. In fairness, finding stuff was difficult. Food was very good, although for some reason no FRESH fish was served. Rooms were ok, AC was ok, engine noise was tolerable. We were lucky to have smooth seas. If you are an Aggressor fan, keep diving with them, but put this trip way down on your list.
Websites	Aggressor Fleet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Raja Amphat, Lembeh, Komodo, Thailand, Sipadan, PNG, BVI, Bahamas, Tahiti, Palau, Australia, Hawaii, Myamar, Fiji, Cocos, Galapagos, Socorro, 3 Caymans, Bonaire, Cozumel, Belize, Etc.
Closest Airport	Maumere	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	76-86°F / 24-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Group diving was encouraged, but you were allowed freedom. 100 ft limit strongly recommended.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Fairly typical first rate camera care and facilities as is typical of Aggressor.

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in Indonesia/Alor

Aggressor Fleet: "Alor Aggressor", Oct, 2016,

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Indonesia/Alor