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Aggressor: "Go to Garden of the Queen instead of Zapata", Aug, 2018, by Gail M King, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 10836 has 3 Helpful votes.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I had been to Cuba's Garden of the Queen so when Aggressor offered a $1000.00 discount for a week diving the Walls of Zapata I booked it.Zapata diving did not compare to the wonderful diving in Garden of the Queen.Zapata has an outer & inner reef line...as long as we dove on the outer reef line diving was ok with good vis & enough to keep me interested.Luckily,we dove here 3.5 days before we moved toward land & the inner reef which was dismal with poor vis & very little to see.The Zapata swamp is close.The cruise directer who was very rigid told us bad weather was expected & she didn't want the boat to rock.We had a thunder storm the night before...no other stormy weather.The cruise directer did not dive so didn't matter to her where we dove.She was in control & let you know it.The boat & crew were good except for the cruise directer.Food was ok considering things are hard to get in Cuba.The cruise directer was at her worst when she told us at dinner that a $500 tip was expected from each of us...it was a real turn off & totally against Aggressor policy.So forget Zapata & go to Garden of the Queen where the reefs are pristine,the boat is larger/newer,& the cruise directer is so much better.
Websites	Aggressor
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Palau, Fiji, Philippines, Australia, Galapagos, Socorro, Hawaii, Bahamas, Caribbean, Cuba, PNG
Closest Airport	Havana,Cuba	Getting There	Flew Delta out of Atlanta.Their schedule times were best.Delta provides Cuban visa.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	84-84°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	10-80 Ft/ 3-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	All divers enter & exit water together & stay with guide in a loose group for about an hour.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Large camera table & rinse bins

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Dive Review of Aggressor in Cuba

Aggressor: "Go to Garden of the Queen instead of Zapata", Aug, 2018,

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Dive Review of Aggressor in
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