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Dive Review of
Agressor Fleet in
Costa Rica/Cocos Isalnd

in 2006/04
an Instant Reader Report
by
Larry S. Klumb, FL, usa
Report Number 2880

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Reporter
Dive Experience
Over 1000 dives
Where else diving
[Unspecified]

Dive Conditions

Weather
rainy  
Seas
choppy  
Water Temp
76   to 78    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
40   to 60    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
no  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
All diving was closely guided.  
Liveaboard?
yes 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
1 or 2 
Dolphins
Schools 
Whale Sharks
1 or 2 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  1 stars
Tropical Fish
4 stars  
Small Critters
  3 stars
Large Fish
4 stars  
Large Pelagics
  5 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
N/A  
Boat Facilities
N/A
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
3 stars
Food
2 stars
Service and Attitude
4 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
3 stars  
Shore Diving  
3 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
3 stars   
Advanced
5 stars    
Comments  
Okay, admittedly I'm a fan of Peter's Hughes operation.  So right up front
you know I like to be pampered along with great diving.  So now on to the
Aggressor Fleet at Cocos Island.  Following a late  (autopilot failure)but
uneventful crossing, leading to missed dives upon arrival diving met all
expectations.  The pelagic life is as offered in the brochures, sharks,
sharks, and more sharks; mantas, whale sharkes, turtles..it's all there. 
The accomodations on the other hand leave room for improvement.  Staff were
competent, engaging, knowledgable and definitely enjoyed their jobs.  The
ship is in need of work, and compared to the Okeanos vessels that we tailed
all week long, there is was no comparison. The food was another
story...rating it a 2 is being kind.  Bland, much like one would find at a
secret CIA prison!! Every meal was served buffet still with the underlining
cost the overriding concern.  Okay, I admitted early on, I like to be
pampered.  After all those Peter Hughes trips, there is no comparison. 
Problem is Peter doesn't go where the action is!!! As the week came to end
we were forced to cut the diviing short, so we could make the trip back
before low tide, missing one dive...an done dive is Cocos is not to be
missed.   
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