Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Bandos Island in
Maldives

Other Maldives reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Aggressor Fleet/Bandos Island, Aug, 2012, by David Schwab, AE, US ( Contributor 14 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 6658.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Flight on Condor Frankfurt to Male' was relatively inexpensive. Pick up at the airport went smoothly. I stayed at the Bandos Resort for four days before boarding the Maldives Aggressor. Bandos is very close to Male' and the airport. Very clean, lots to do, good service. Don't sign up for the meal plan . . . choose a la carte. Good dive centre; first place I have dived where they really did a serious check out dive . . . on that dive (a shore dive) we saw a squadron of Mantas (6 or 7)! Too bad I was giving my camera housing a check out dive, too, and left the camera on shore. Timely pick up by Aggressor in their dhoni. Aggressor boat is roomy and comfortable; I am not a fan of top bunks, but I survived; large shower/toilet area. My cabin was amidships; I was told cabins in the bow were not as comfortable. Crew was the best; two hosts always providing service . . . drinks, snacks, etc. Excellent dive briefings; dhoni crew very professional. Meals were good and plentiful; some chicken a bit dry, but fish & red meat were good. Presentation would make Gordon Ramsay proud of this chef. Nice variety of dive sites; a couple had strong currents; on a couple of dives we waited patiently for Mantas that did not appear. On a night dive most divers surfaced to find the dhoni gone . . . had we misunderstood the dive plan? We were on the surface for about 30 minutes before we were picked up. I liked diving from a dhoni . . . all the dive equipment remained on the dhoni; the crew carefully moved cameras back to the main boat. After the last dive the crew took care of cleaning and drying equipment. This boat does not have a hot tub . . . probably no room for it. Air and water temps were pretty constant at 30-31 degrees C. Very comfortable weather; very FEW insects (I expected mosquitoes). Overall, this was a worthwhile trip . . . a very hospitable crew (mostly Maldivian) . . . super diving conditions . . . very comfortable boat. I recommend it with a few days at a resort before and/or after (Aggressor can made arrangements for you).
Websites	Aggressor Fleet Bandos Island
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Norway, UK, Egypt, Med, Thailand, Burma
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	30-31°C / 86-88°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-30 M / 33-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limits; time limits.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
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	Boat crews handled camera equipment with great care; separate bucket to wash down equipment. Aggressor had a nice table and charging station.

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 210 dive reviews of Maldives and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Aggressor Fleet

All Maldives Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Maldives
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Featured Links from Our Sponsors
Interested in becoming a sponsor?

Reef & Rainforest, Let our experience be your guide -- Reef and Rainforest

Reef & Rainforest is an agency for travelers that like to scuba dive. Looking for an island getaway? We specialize in planning scuba diving adventures to the Maldives.

Want to assemble your own collection of Maldives reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.1 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Bandos Island in Maldives

Aggressor Fleet/Bandos Island, Aug, 2012,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Bandos Island in
Maldives