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aggressor, Jun, 2005, by Michael Foust, ca, United States . Report 1763.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I have been on 3 previous live aboards.... which were generally good, but all things considered... service, food and space result this the galapagos aggressor I being the best I've experienced. Staff were outstanding in every respect; picking us up at the airport in Ecuador, transition to hotel and transition back to the airport for the departure to the boat. Same on the return takes all the stress out of it. Once on the boat this franchise has it down to the slightest detail..... I tried hard to consider a complaint but the cabin was comfortable the bathroom good and service / food too plentiful. I didn't need special gloves as I'd been urged to get, the 3 ml were plenty; I used a 4 ml suit [ hi tempt was 80] with a 4 ml hooded vest [low temp was 74] that was essential at the southern stops, but not needed at darwin and wolf. plenty of hammerheads, dolphins, turtles, galapagos, silky and a few white tips were seen. No whale shark but the orcas scared everything away after the first day so that might have included the whale shark. Gordon Rock can be skipped and there were other dives where I frankly had such poor visability it was of little value but when the dives were good they were great..... including playful plentiful sea lions. I got decent video and fair stills because the conditions are challenging. But I would go again. 75% of the divers were making their 3rd or more trip here so the divers were good but the staff still did everything well.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	revillajigedos, st. vincent, cozumel, st lucia, grand cayman, belize, utila, st. kitts, saba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	72-80°F / 22-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	120 ft.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	1 or 2
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	adequate facility, assistance for the camera table. visability and current make macro a challenge and in some instances the video is also difficult; that said the overall availability of subject matter make it worth the effort

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Dive Review of aggressor in Galapagos Islands

aggressor, Jun, 2005,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of aggressor in
Galapagos Islands