Galapagos Aggressor 3 | 厄瓜多尔 (加拉帕戈斯)

We had a twin cabin on the upper deck right behind the captains’. There is ample storage for your belongings and a comfortable sized bathroom. Plenty of handholds here and there if the boat swings. Once you have settled down, you give back your empty or partially empty large luggage and they will store them away on the ship. This way you really feel comfortable without too much clutter around. The room was refreshed every day, twice a day, when you are diving. You also get for each person a bite sized delicious chocolate. The surprise we got was wifi and strong internet for the entire cruise. They have a starlink connection on board and it worked really well. The best signal was inside the dry area. The crew didn’t place any restriction on usage. Inside the lounge you have free flow of drinks ( Sugar free sprite, coca cola, beer, water, Fanta, white and red wines, hot coffee and tea ). There was a lot of snacks as well, from nuts, crisps to cookies. I appreciated that those were famous brands and not obscure local snacks that don’t always taste the best. The jacuzzi at the front of the boat is an absolute luxury, especially on the two days diving in the west of the Galapagos. There the temperature was on average 16 degree Celsius and the hot tub was a relief to warm up at the end of the day. On the dive deck you have a toilet, a coffee corner for hot beverages, water dispenser and three fresh water showers at the back: complete with conditioner, soap and shampoo. A few fresh water tanks are available to rinse gear. They are segregated based on the type of gear. On the back of the dive deck, the dryer area, there is a little cupboard that keeps the towels warm. It’s such a massive relief to grab your dry and hot towels to warm up after each dive! Small details like this truly make a huge difference in the comfort level of the boat. We had two dive guides with us – each dive guides would have 8 guests with them ( if the boat was full ). Which means, you need to be fairly independent already and comfortable diving without the feeling of being cared for. He only asked for air on the first two dives, just to get an idea of the overall group consumption. But after that, he is only that, a guide. You are supposed to be independent diver. The crew gave us each a surface marker and each buddy group would have a GPS locator as well. This is in case you get caught and drifted away in the blue. They will teach you how to activate the GPS locator for rescue in case of emergency. I need to make a special mention of the dingy drivers, they were exceptional, even when some of us surfaced before the rest of the group – you could count on them being there. We never waited more than a couple of minutes before getting on board. That was truly remarkable considering the conditions. They were attentive.