Galapagos - Galapagos Sky or Aggressor?

[leakydrysuit]

Hi.

Bucket list trip. I have only done one other liveaboard in my life (Spirit of Freedom-Cairns). All of the operators seem reasonable so I was going to go with Aggressor for "brand" reasons, but can get on Galapagos Sky for cheaper. Any reason I should still go with Aggressor despite the extra grand? Thanks.

 

[Scared Silly]

I would NOT ever go with Aggressor because of their "brand" err reputation. If you want a better experience , see my trip report on the Tiburon.

 

[Grm]

Galapagos Sky are a great outfit, good DMs and Panga crew, hot snacks between dives - not sure an extra £1,000 is worth it. Most of the time you are in the water or asleep

 

[leakydrysuit]

Thanks for the advice. Forgive my ignorance. I had previously been advised that Aggressor was generally a "good" bet. It looked like they might have better access/stock to rental or backup gear in case that was needed compared to GS. I'm on a longer trip with my and diving is only part of it, so I was hoping to minimize the amount of personal gear I had to take with me.

 

[Scared Silly]

Leaky here is a thread from about 10 years ago after their boat ran aground.

Bad news from Galapagos, Aggressor 1 Liveaboard is out of service 06/13

06-13-13 Thursday morning at approximately 2:45 AM, the Aggressor I ran aground. No one hurt. Been waiting as I had heard different things and the 'official' word was that it could be fairly quickly repaired. Not the case. Looks like it is going to be a total loss if the photo I have is any...

scubaboard.com

The issue with the Aggressor fleet is that when Davey Jones comes a calling the Aggressor fleet is well known for sailing away leaving customers high and dry. Sailor beware.