Welcome to Palau, Micronesia

The Palau Aggressor II

How about a seven-day adventure aboard one of the finest dive yachts in the world? The 106-foot catamaran Palau Aggressor II offers up to 18 divers around-the-clock, pampered service, delicious meals, accommodations that rival fine hotels and the most innovative diving amenities. All for one great rate. Come aboard for a week and we promise that the Aggressor experience will change the way you dive forever.

Visibility normally exceeds 30m/99ft in part due to moderate levels of organic and inorganic nutrients in the water column that keep the reef ecosystem healthy and robust.

Here are just a few of the personal amenities that make the Palau Aggressor II so special:

• Fully air-conditioned interior.
• Nine deluxe staterooms, each with double and single berths, private heads and showers, and individual climate controls.
• Salon with entertainment center including a TV, DVD, stereo and CD player. There is a large selection of DVDs, CDs and fish identification books.
• Partially covered sun deck.
• Hot tub.
• Boutique with souvenir items.

The Palau Aggressor II was designed for divers with features like personal gear lockers that double as seats for donning gear and freshwater rinse showers. You can improve your skills with one of the many courses offered like Advanced Open Water and Nitrox. A full line of rental gear is on board. Each dive begins with a detailed briefing to help you find all of those special critters.

Here’s what is included in a typical, seven-day Palau Aggressor II liveaboard cruise:

On-board accommodations in a spacious stateroom only steps away from the dive deck.

Delicious meals, between-dive snacks, soft beverages and local alcoholic beverages. *Special dietary requests may be made in advance.

Around-the-clock service from a professional crew.

Up to four dives a day, including fabulous night dives. No lugging tanks around, no long, bouncy boat rides on a crowded “cattle boat.”

A full line of digital underwater cameras, lenses and strobes are available for rent. There is a camera rinse tank and a three-tiered carpeted camera table with low-pressure air hose. Digital photo and video courses are taught weekly. Special charters are available with world-renowned photographers Mike Mesgleski and Mike Haber.

STATEROOM FEATURES:

• 8 x “Deluxe” staterooms with queen size bed and single bunk above, lavatory, private head and shower, closet, port window, individual climate control and hair dryer. Located on the main deck.
• 1 x “Double” stateroom with queen size bed and single bunk above, lavatory, private head and shower, closet, port window, individual climate control and hair dryer. Located on the main deck. The “Double” room opens onto the dive deck.

OTHER AMENITIES:

• Salon with entertainment center, including a TV, VCR, DVD, stereo and CD player.
• Unique indoor/outdoor wet bar.
• Partially covered sun deck with chaise lounges and wet bar
• Hot tub
• Full-service galley with freezer and refrigerator storage.
• Freshwater showers.
  Dive deck with personal gear lockers, rinse tanks and three-tier camera table with low-pressure air hoses.
• Weights, weight belts, 80-cu. ft. aluminum tanks with standard "K" valves for use with standard yoke regulators.
• Rental scuba gear and rental UW digital cameras.

PORT: Koror, Palau
LENGTH: 105 feet
BEAM: 28 feet
DRAFT: 4 feet, 1 inch
YEAR BUILT: 1994
YEAR REFITTED: 2004
STATEROOMS: Nine
PASSENGERS: 18
CREW: Six

Sample Itinerary

SUNDAY: Most divers arrive on the Sunday evening flight. Guests are met at the airport and transferred to the boat. Anyone arriving earlier than Sunday evening must make arrangements with the Aggressor office for transfers. Once aboard, everyone enjoys a delightful welcome aboard dinner followed by the Captain’s briefing, which outlines the week’s activities and safety procedures.

MONDAY - FRIDAY: Dive briefing! Diving begins Monday morning at signature sites like Ulong Channel and the Iro Maru. Mid-week, the Aggressor heads south to Peleliu Island, weather permitting, for a WWII land tour and more fabulous diving.

SATURDAY: Diving ends Saturday morning, usually with a trip to Chandelier Caves. At approximately 2:00 p.m., the boat returns to port. Later that evening, the crew hosts a 6:00 p.m. cocktail party.

Dinner is not served onboard. The crew will arrange transportation to a local restaurant. The Friday night meal is not included in the charter

SUNDAY: Checkout time is 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning. All passengers are transferred to the airport or local hotel.

Remnants of the Palau’s role in WWII‘s Pacific theatre can be found both on land and underwater. The Rock Islands are dotted with war-time relics that you may explore, such as a Japanese zero lying in only five feet of water and eerie ship wrecks like the Iro Maru and Choyu Maru. Weather permitting, the Aggressor travels south to Peleliu for an island tour. Here you will visit the Peleliu War museum, examine tanks, guns and planes, and explore the battlefields of Orange Beach and Bloody Nose Ridge. Throughout the tour, you’ll sample tropical foliage and get a taste of day-to-day Palauan life.

 
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