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Dive Review of Aggressor Bahamas Liveaboard in
Bahamas/Tiger Beach Itinerary

Aggressor Bahamas Liveaboard: "Tiger Beach was a Fun week of Diving", Jul, 2021,

by Tammy Taunt, CA, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 11740 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 3 stars
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Comments For our 20th anniversary we wanted to go somewhere more exotic, but due to all of the COVID-19 travel issues, we decided to go somewhere close to the USA.

Driving to West End of Grand Bahama, where we boarded the vessel, it was extremely apparent that the entire island is struggling. Tourism is their #1 industry. Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 in that area, hit September 2019 and was devastating. Then, just when they were getting back to normal, the pandemic hit and derailed all progress.

We did not realize that we were going to be on the ORIGINAL Aggressor vessel! So...we were a little disappointed at the accommodations but at the same time honored to experience history! That vessel needs an update and it turns out we were the last group before Aggressor pulled the vessel for an overhaul.

The diving was good and easy. It was mostly shallow d ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Bonaire, Aruba, Wakatobi, Roatan, British Virgin Islands, Southern California, Catalina, Florida Keys,
Closest Airport Freeport, Grand Bahama Getting There We flew from San Diego to Miami and Miami to Freeport.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm, currents
Water Temp 84-87°F / 29-31°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 45-70 Ft/ 14-21 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Safety stop. We had to use the bar hanging from the ship for 3 minutes.

Dives were limited to 60 minutes.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments There was a dedicated camera area and strong rules to keep everyone's cameras safe.

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