Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
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Aggressor Fleet: "Excellent Liveaboard Experience, Exceeded Expectations", Aug, 2024, by Angela Richards Dona, HI, US ( Contributor 12 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 13384 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Expectations are very important. For the Palau Aggressor II, our expectations were not as high as with other dive trips. Two major factors contributed to this: 1) a cruise director on a years-ago Siren cruise had worked Palau and said it was just a floating hotel and perhaps not worth it, and 2) we had been burned by the Aggressor company before. So, we were highly skeptical of this boat even though our diving buddies have always raved about it. We also judged from the website photos that the carpeting on the walls in the cabins and cheap Florida-style décor (shower curtains, bedspreads,wall art) were unappealing and cheaply done. We heard, however, that there was a neat dinghy system where the small dive boats were lifted from the mothership by hydraulic lever of some fantastical system. On a trip just prior to booking this we asked all of the seasoned divers on the boat what their top 3 dive destinations were and every last one of them said Palau was first or was at least in the top 3. Ok, it was time to just give it a try. We looked into other boats but felt that the Aggressor price was reasonable and we wanted to see what our friends loved about this boat. At the start of our trip we walked onto the boat and frankly, looked for all the flaws we were expecting. I know I was looking for reasons to affirm my already low opinion of the Aggressor brand. I found none. Not a one. This is an excellent boat. The dive ops, guides, cabins (yes, even with the wall carpeting), food, and reefs wer ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Aggressor Fleet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Indonesia: Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, Lembeh, Bunaken; Philippines: Tubbataha, Southern Visayas and Honda Bay; Micronesia: Yap, Pohnpei, Kapingamarangi, Nakuoro, Olimarao, Kosrae; Fiji; Egyptian Red Sea: St. Johns, Fury Shoals, Sharm, Marsa Nakari; Hawaii; Bonaire; Turks & Caicos; Bahamas; Cozumel
Closest Airport	Koror, Palau	Getting There	Easy from Honolulu but must endure United Airlines. Honolulu to Guam, Guam to Koror. About 10 hours travel time.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	29-30°C / 84-86°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	5-30 M / 16-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minute dives
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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
UW Photo Comments	The best UW camera setup on any live aboard we have been on. Large table, handy compressor, easy charging, so convenient. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in Micronesia

Aggressor Fleet: "Excellent Liveaboard Experience, Exceeded Expectations", Aug, 2024,

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Micronesia