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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Belize

Aggressor Fleet: "Another Great Aggressor Trip", Nov, 2017,

by Jerome M Hobart, NY, US (Contributor Contributor 18 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 10033 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments [None]Trip was with dive group( 18 people) from Buffalo. Aggressor IV was in dry dock, so group spent week on Aggressor III. Had mixed crew from both boats that did an excellent job. As typical of any Aggressor or Peter Hughes crew I have experienced, they did an excellent job 24/7 of catering to your every need. Boat is older than Aggressor IV and this is notable in the size and layout of the boat. Great( roomy) dive deck with bathroom and showers. Plenty of room for cameras and dive gear. All dives have a guide or you and your buddy can do your own thing. Five dives a day available except for 6th day when heading for port which meant only 2 dives. Great food, prepared well and attractively, although a little heavy on the chicken.
As I mentioned, the boat is older, and therefore the cabins are small and have only one drawer per person( no closet). However, when on a liveaboard only bathing suits and t-shirts are needed, even for meals. Each cabin has its own toilet and shower, although the shower on the dive deck was used until the last day. As typical of the Caribbean, reefs have suffered from hurricanes( sand on shallow reefs), alga, lion fish and climate change. Anybody who has dived in the Caribbean for the last 30 years can see the deterioration of the coral reefs and Belize is no different. However, Belize on a sunny day can be the best the Caribbean has to offer.
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving [Maldives, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Cozumel, Bonaire, Florida Keys, Bahamas, Curacao, Dominica, Cayman Islands, Belize, Grenada, Niagara River, St. Eustatius, Raja Ampat, Yap, Fiji, Palau, Honduras.
Closest Airport Belize City Getting There Came by way of Atlanta on Delta

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry Seas calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp 81-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 5
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]Asked to stay within 100 ft., but really no check and Blue Hole was deeper. Asked to keep dives to 60 min. but really no scolding.
Mandatory 3 min. safety stop, and back on the boat with 500 lb. of air.
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 3 stars

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]Very large camera table and large rinse tank. Facilities for battery charging. Crew seemed knowledgeable about cameras and willing to help with camera questions and assistance with cameras when entering and exiting water.
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