Dive Review of
Fiji Aggressor in
Fiji and Tuvalu

Australia, Tahiti, Bahamas, Caribbean, Cozumel, Indonesia, Sipadan, etc.

Dive Conditions

Depth limited by 30% Nitrox. One hour time limit.  

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Overall Rating

The Fiji Aggressor is 101 feet long with a crew of six, and since there
were only six of us aboard, short of the normal 10 passengers, we felt very
coddled. We arrived about noon at the Trade Winds Hotel near Suva on Viti
Levu, after being transferred from Wananavu Resort in the North. Our taxi
was met by the Aggressor crew and our luggage transferred to the boat while
we hung around the hotel lobby waiting for our 1:00 boarding time. Shortly
after boarding, we began the 7.5 hour trek, which wasn’t too rough, to the
first dive site.

The boat didn’t feel cramped with six guests. There are five cabins, all
with private bath and individual air conditioners, four below decks with
double beds and upper bunks and one on the main deck, with a larger
bathroom and one large bed. The large dining table accommodates all guests;
there is a cozy lounge area with comfortable couches and chairs perfect for
napping or watching a movie or the day’s video on the television. The top
deck consisted of the Captain’s quarters, the bridge, and the docking area
for the skiff. Finding a place for sun-bathing was tough—there was a
cushioned bench on the back, and the bow was available, but that area was
splashed when moving and wasn’t very comfortable..

Tanks and gear are kept down on the back dive platform for the week, along
with fins, mask, etc., and tanks are filled there. Wet suits are hung up on
the main deck. After donning our wet suits we climbed down the steps,
geared up and did a giant stride into the water. This was extremely
convenient; the only drawback is that the gear was constantly in the sun
and in salt water. Nitrox was available at $100 for the week. There was a
small camera area on the back deck, which would be crowded if everyone had
a camera, and a charging area just inside the dining area. We also
commandeered the top of a low storage cabinet.

Five dives were offered most days. The schedule for this was pre-breakfast
at 6:30am, consisting of cereal, yogurt, and toast, dive at 7:30am, hot or
cold breakfast at 9:00am, dive at 10:30am, a hot lunch at noon, dive at
1:30pm, snack, dive at 4:30pm, dinner at 6:00pm, and night dive at 7:30pm.
One day we tried four dives, ending with a dusk dive before dinner, but
there wasn’t much action so we switched back to the five dive a day routine
with night diving. There wasn’t a choice of food for dinner, but they did
easily accommodate our non-meat eater with plenty of fish.

A few dives were made from the zodiac, but most were conveniently made off
the main boat. Since it was summer in Fiji, visibility was 50-100 feet, but
a wonderfully warm 84 degrees. We did some wall dives, where we saw some
sharks, manta rays, devil rays, and schooling jacks and barracuda, but
mostly pinnacle diving. Some pinnacles seemed to have more critters than
others, such as nudibranchs, crabs, ghost pipe fish, soft coral, shrimp,
and a great variety of fish. Night diving was good with tiny soft coral
crabs and shrimp, and many sponge and decorator crabs.

 

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