Dive Review of Palau Aggressor in
Micronesia/Palau

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Palau Aggressor, Mar, 2009, by Linda Gettmann, WA, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4786.
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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 Palau Aggressor trip was one of our best liveaboard experiences in 21 years. The boat is large, comfortable, and well cared for. The crew is attentive, knowledgeable, and fun to be with. Everyone did their job with gusto and efficiency, it was a pleasure to be on board. Food was great, we had the "alternate" cook but he did a fantastic job. Rooms are kept neat and clean, fresh towels every day. Plenty of hot water and we even had a load of laundry done during the week by the crew. The dive sites are not for beginners, the currents are swift and unpredictable. We dove mostly at 60-80 feet. Some sites were ripping so we used a reef hook provided by the boat to hook in and watch the fish action. Lots of sharks on every dive, as well as turtles on every dive. The reefs are in great shape, no signs of overfishing or pollution here. Lots of fish of all sizes and many big Napolean wrasse. We saw mantas on the surface one day, as well as dolphins, and one eagle ray underwater. The crew is very safety conscious, we all had safety sausages and dive alert horns. A great way to do Palau, much better than staying on shore and doing the long boat rides out and back to the dive sites everyday as we did on our first trip 15 years ago. This Aggressor is a great liveaboard and Palau is a great diving destination.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Thailand, Fiji, Caribbean, Mexico, Red Sea, Florida, Central America, Papua New Guinea, et.al.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-150 Ft/ 24-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	They guided each dive, so everyone was pretty much in sight of each other, but not bunched up. Dives were 60 min. and if someone had to come up early, one of the leaders went up with them. Very good divemasters.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Have a large camera table with shelf underneath and floor space to store cases. Knowledgeable crew about photography, pointed out photo ops if asked, found critters for you.

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Dive Review of Palau Aggressor in Micronesia/Palau

Palau Aggressor, Mar, 2009,

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Dive Review of Palau Aggressor in
Micronesia/Palau