Dive Review of Palau Aggressor II in
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Palau Aggressor II: "Disappointing Live Aboard", Mar, 2016, by Mr Brent Woods, ON, CA ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 8951 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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 was pleasantly surprised to see a review in the Palau Aggressor in the May issue of Undercurrent. I was also disappointed with my recent trip on this boat. The diving in Palau is so good that not even poor boat detracts from the memory of the trip. This report will focus on the boat and not the abundant fish life. I go on live aboards for more dives than you get in the same time frame from shore, uncrowded diving and dive sites not reached by day boats. The Aggressor only delivered on the number of dives. All diving is done from their one and only tender. Dives were crowded with up to 18 divers and three dive masters. Entry is by backroll and the setup is such that you never enter at the same time as your buddy. Since most of the dives are either drift dives for all or part of the dive, you can not in any meaningful way separate yourself from the hoard. The group was generally too large for the dive masters to be able to find and point out camouflaged animals. Dives were repeated on too many of the sites. We were never out of the range of the day boats. The Palau Aggressor is about 20 years old and showing its age. The boat looks tired. All of the cabins have bunk beds without ladders. The AC in one cabin was stuck at its lowest setting for the whole trip. One of the main fridges in the galley broke down during the trip. Everybody has a numbered water bottle on the tender. They are stored in a cooler at the front of the boat and passed out after the dive unless your seat is at the back of the tender as mine was in which case it was often too much effort for the crew to pass your bottle back. I complained and nothing changed. I hate being photographed and looking at pictures of myself. I requested to not be photographed. I was the most photographed person on the trip. My tip was small. The Rock Island Aggressor is the same age and design and has the same ownership. I can see no reason why it wouldn't have the same issues. I recommend avoiding boat boats. In Palau, a reputable day boat operator such as Sam's Tours is your best option.
Websites	Palau Aggressor II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Ontario, Quebec, Cuba, Roatan, Red Sea, Little Cayman, St. Eustatius, Saba, Bonaire, Jamaica, Pohnpei, Galapagos, Costa Rica, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Cozumel, Bahamas
Closest Airport	Koror	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	75-80°F / 24-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreation/Nitrox limit
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Dedicated rinse tank and lots of camera table space on live aboard. Cameras keep separate from divers on tender.

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Dive Review of Palau Aggressor II in Micronesia/Palau

Palau Aggressor II: "Disappointing Live Aboard", Mar, 2016,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Palau Aggressor II in
Micronesia/Palau