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Fiji Aggressor, Feb, 2006, by Bill & Jeanne Downey, PA, US . Report 2328.
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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
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	The Fiji Aggressor is 101 feet long with a crew of six, and since there were only six of us aboard, short of the normal 10 passengers, we felt very coddled. We arrived about noon at the Trade Winds Hotel near Suva on Viti Levu, after being transferred from Wananavu Resort in the North. Our taxi was met by the Aggressor crew and our luggage transferred to the boat while we hung around the hotel lobby waiting for our 1:00 boarding time. Shortly after boarding, we began the 7.5 hour trek, which wasn’t too rough, to the first dive site. The boat didn’t feel cramped with six guests. There are five cabins, all with private bath and individual air conditioners, four below decks with double beds and upper bunks and one on the main deck, with a larger bathroom and one large bed. The large dining table accommodates all guests; there is a cozy lounge area with comfortable couches and chairs perfect for napping or watching a movie or the day’s video on the television. The top deck consisted of the Captain’s quarters, the bridge, and the docking area for the skiff. Finding a place for sun-bathing was tough—there was a cushioned bench on the back, and the bow was available, but that area was splashed when moving and wasn’t very comfortable.. Tanks and gear are kept down on the back dive platform for the week, along with fins, mask, etc., and tanks are filled there. Wet suits are hung up on the main deck. After donning our wet suits we climbed down the steps, geared up and did a giant stride into the water. This was extremely convenient; the only drawback is that the gear was constantly in the sun and in salt water. Nitrox was available at $100 for the week. There was a small camera area on the back deck, which would be crowded if everyone had a camera, and a charging area just inside the dining area. We also commandeered the top of a low storage cabinet. Five dives were offered most days. The schedule for this was pre-breakfast at 6:30am, consisting of cereal, yogurt, and toast, dive at 7:30am, hot or cold breakfast at 9:00am, dive at 10:30am, a hot lunch at noon, dive at 1:30pm, snack, dive at 4:30pm, dinner at 6:00pm, and night dive at 7:30pm. One day we tried four dives, ending with a dusk dive before dinner, but there wasn’t much action so we switched back to the five dive a day routine with night diving. There wasn’t a choice of food for dinner, but they did easily accommodate our non-meat eater with plenty of fish. A few dives were made from the zodiac, but most were conveniently made off the main boat. Since it was summer in Fiji, visibility was 50-100 feet, but a wonderfully warm 84 degrees. We did some wall dives, where we saw some sharks, manta rays, devil rays, and schooling jacks and barracuda, but mostly pinnacle diving. Some pinnacles seemed to have more critters than others, such as nudibranchs, crabs, ghost pipe fish, soft coral, shrimp, and a great variety of fish. Night diving was good with tiny soft coral crabs and shrimp, and many sponge and decorator crabs.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Tahiti, Bahamas, Caribbean, Cozumel, Indonesia, Sipadan, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	84-0°F / 29--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limited by 30% Nitrox. One hour time limit.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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