Hello,My wife and I were on the Aggressor transition trip in June of 2022. I could not say enough about how great of an experience it was at the time. Diving was great, boat and crew were great, and the food was good. I know there has been staff turnover since then, so maybe things have changed, but at the time it was a great experience.
As I see you have been to the Agressor recently, maybe you could help clarifying this:
I have made a booking for the Philippines Aggressor - Mar 09, 2024 - Mar 16, 2024.
After I made full payment I received some pre trip information, including the below:
DIVING SUPERVISION
You have chosen a liveaboard vacation for the diving freedom that it offers. While in the water, you and your buddy are in charge. Every dive starts with a dive briefing from the yacht staff. However, as a certified diver, you and your buddy are responsible for planning and conducting your own dives within the limitations set forth by the briefing. The staff will be on the dive deck providing surface support for divers. They will also have staff in the water offering support, photography and videography, and critter spotting services. On some dive sites a staff member will offer to lead a group and assist them in locating specific points of interest. However, the yacht does not offer direct supervision of dives. If you start out with a group, as long as you and your buddy remain in contact with each other and are ok – you may follow your own dive plan. Dive buddies who are not comfortable following their own dive plan can take one of the many advanced courses available during the charter. - DOES THIS MEAN WE DIVE WITHOUT A MASTER/GUIDE?
Unfortunately I have emailed PADI 6 times but they did not reply at all (Liveaboard.com provides a much better service is this aspect, by the way).
Please let me know if you have any feedback on this.
Thanks,
Glaucia