Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Kona Aggressor II in
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Aggressor Fleet/Kona Aggressor II: "Good value.", Aug, 2015, by Elisabeth Sykes, NM, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 8334.
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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	GOOD: - Captain Chris made wise dive site selections, especially with Tropical Storm Hilda approaching. We always felt safe. - The Chef Eric prepared tasty meals with locally grown produce and meats. He took care for a nice presentation of the food. - The wine selection has been upgraded since our trips on this boat in 2005 and 2011. They now provide decent white and red table wines. - There is a hot shower with shampoo, conditioner, and liquid body soap on each side of the dive platform. - Crew members Cliff, Danny, Matt, and Phil were courteous and helpful. BAD: - the divers were not reminded to step to the middle of the dive platform to put on their fins. Often, they stopped at the bottom of the stairs to the dive platform and this caused brief "traffic jams." - the camera table is oriented perpendicular to the long axis of the boat and dive suits are hung along the back side. The hanging wetsuits block the view of the white board and dive master during the dive briefings. Also, there is access to the camera table from only the bow side. On the Turks and Caicos Aggressor, the dive table is oriented parallel to the long axis of the ship, which permits greater access to the camera table and less obstructed views to the dive briefings. - the dive area is too small. Divers have little room to put on their wet suits and dive gear. On previous trips, divers could stow their miscellaneous dive gear in the lockers below where there tanks are secured. Now, these are filled with fresh water bottles. However, ample "coat hangers" are provided so one can hang their gear from these above the dive lockers. - after a dive, the dive masters would remove the first stage of the regulator and refill the tanks. However, the dusk cover for the first stage was only secured in the regulator approximately one-half of the time. - the air conditioning was inadequate to properly cool the cabins during the day. However, at night time the room temperature did gradually decrease to approximately 72 - 73 degrees by the morning. - there is no jug of drinking water on the dive deck, and water was neither offered or encouraged to be drunk before and after each dive. 'Be sure to stay hydrated and drink ample water. NOTE: there is a water jug in the salon. This was our third time aboard the Kona Aggressor II. We feel that this boat is dated when compared to the Mike Ball Paradise Sport and Turks & Caicos Aggressor. However, the crew is courteous, friendly, and helpful and this boat offers good diving for the money. Elisabeth Sykes and Vick Thomas
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Sea of Cortez, Cayman Islands, Belize, Bonaire, California, Mexico, Florida Keys, etc.
Closest Airport	Kona (KOA)	Getting There	There are direct flights from Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Jose.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	A 110 foot maximum depth limit was announced. However, there was no need to exceed this while diving at the various dive sites. Diving was not permitted after drinking alcohol. If a diver consumed alcohol, they needed to wait until the next day to dive.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	The camera table has access from one side only. If there are a lot of photographers with large camera rigs, I believe there would be inadequate room. Compressed air is available.

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Kona Aggressor II in Hawaii/Kona

Aggressor Fleet/Kona Aggressor II: "Good value.", Aug, 2015,

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Kona Aggressor II in
Hawaii/Kona