Dive Review of Aggressor in
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Aggressor, May, 2008, by Dr. Mark Wolff, CO, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4357.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	This was my first experience with Aggressor. I was very impressed! The food, service and accommodations were great. I had one of the upper level rooms and was very comfortable. The food was very good and the presentation was outstanding. The meals had edible centerpieces that were truly works of art. Any time my glass started to get low Salomon was there to refill it. Several in our group had special dietary needs and they were well taken care of. The diving was very exciting. We saw many hammerheads, white tips, black tips, seals and sea lions. As well as one whale shark. There were turtles and eels on every dive. The divemaster, Walter, knew just where to take us and was very attentive and service oriented. He was also our shore tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife both above and below the water. He could answer almost any question. However, there were some issues. The people in our group that had lower level cabins complained about noise from the anchor and engines. Many of those folks had to sleep in the salon one night because the crew varnished wood down below and the fumes were overpowering. The boat had just come out of dry dock and these maintenance projects should have been before passengers boarded. We went in May. This is just the very start of whale shark season. The water temp was still pretty warm and this prevented the arrival of most of the whale sharks and mantas. We felt very lucky to find the one. If I go back, I will go in mid summer when the water is colder so we can see more whale sharks and mantas.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Caymans, Cozumel, Fiji, Florida, Holbox, Jamaica, Puget Sound, Roatan, St. Lucia & Ice Diving in Colorado.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Only those needed for safety
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Spacious camera tables with compressed air and dedicated camera rinse.

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Dive Review of Aggressor in Galapagos Islands

Aggressor, May, 2008,

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 Aggressor in
Galapagos Islands