The Bay Islands of Honduras are home to large marine life, such as whale sharks, Caribbean reef sharks and bottlenose dolphins. The region is also world-renowned for its wall diving, spectacular wrecks, beautiful shallow reefs, and sea mounts rarely explored by divers. The Roatan Aggressor runs weekly liveaboard cruises to its very best sites, including Utila and Roatan. Honduras has been an Aggressor liveaboard destination since 1989, so the operator knows the area very well.
The Roatan Aggressor is a large and powerful steel hull yacht at 120 ft (36m) long. 18 guests can be accommodated in comfort and privacy onboard. All staterooms are air-conditioned and fitted with private bathrooms, showers and hairdryers. Linens are changed midweek and fresh towels are placed in each stateroom as needed. There are 6 boat crew to attend to guest needs.
A cooked-to-order breakfast starts each day, then buffet lunch and an elegant waiter-served dinner, in addition to fresh mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks. Beverages are complimentary while onboard. There is an exciting and varied weekly menu, featuring dishes from around the world. These include salads, soups, main courses of fish, seafood, beef or chicken, fresh bread, plenty of fruit and vegetables, and a selection of desserts. As with most Aggressor cruises, the final night is spent at harbor and dinner is taken at a restaurant after an onboard cocktail party.
The spacious air-conditioned saloon features a dining area and a comfy lounge area with TV, and computer station. The upper deck has a large social area with lounge-style seating, deck chairs, shaded wet bar and grill, stereo system and hot tub. Other features of the liveaboard include a complete photo center with digital video and still-photo editing, a satellite phone, an onboard boutique, and a safe to store any guest valuables. Evening entertainment includes diving and fish identification presentations, movies, games and more. There is a small library of books for exchange, as well as fish ID books for reference. A souvenir CD of your cruise will be available.
Up to 5 dives per day are done from the mothership. The stern and platform area are very spacious and the dive deck features individual dive lockers, rinse tanks and a large camera table with low pressure air hoses, and a membrane nitrox system. The boarding ladders were designed for convenience to allow easy entries and exits. Enjoy hot fresh water showers after your dive and dry off with a warm towel. So if you are looking for an exciting Caribbean dive trip on a reputable liveaboard yacht in Honduras, the Roatan Aggressor might be just what you're looking for.
The Roatan Aggressor has 9 lower deck guest cabins, all with private bathrooms. There is 1 Master Stateroom with queen-sized bed, 6 Deluxe Staterooms that can be used as twin or double bed, and 2 smaller Twin Staterooms that have bunk beds.
All the cabins have:
- Individual climate control air conditioning
- Portholes (except Master Stateroom)
- Private bathroom with toilet and hot water shower
- Hand basin, towels, toiletries, bathrobes and hair dryer
- Monitor with media player
- Daily steward service
- Closet, drawer and mirror
- Storage space
- Mains outlet 110 volts - 24 hours per day
No. of bathrooms / showers - 10 / 11 - hot water
Bay Islands (8 Days / 7 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, dolphins, great macro life/ marine diversity
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Roatan: Mary’s Place, Taviana’s Wall, Aquila Wreck, Odyssey Wreck; Coco’s Sea Mount; Cayos Cochinos: Toon Town, Pelican Point; Utila: Black Hills, Duppy Waters, CJ’s Drop-off, Raggedy Cay, Old Bank, Cannery Bank, Jack Neil Point, Halliburton Wreck, Hawksbill Bank
Day 1
Boarding the Roatan Aggressor starts at 3:30 pm in French Harbor, but you can arrive any time on the first day since the yacht will only leave port on the following morning. There will be snacks and drinks served. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign your cabin to you, give a safety briefing, crew introduction, and explain the liveaboard boat features and the plans for the coming week. You will have time to complete the necessary dive paperwork, familiarize yourself with the vessel and make yourself comfortable. Then dinner will be served. After a good night's sleep, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-7
Expect up to 5 dives a day (including night dives) at the best dive sites that the Bay Islands of Honduras have to offer. The waters are home to large marine species, such as whale sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, turtles and bottlenose dolphins, and the region of Utila, Roatan and Cayos Cochinos is also world-renowned for its wall diving, spectacular wrecks, offshore mounts, and captivating critter diving. Highlights include arrow crabs, tiger cowries, octopus, squid, frogfish, toadfish, drums, flying gurnards, seahorses, fire worms and yellowhead jawfish. Throughout the week there will be opportunities to go ashore for swimming, snorkeling and beach combing.
The menu onboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international cuisine. You will wake up to fresh fruit, hot entrees, cereals and juices. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, homemade breads, salads and sandwiches, and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and table served each evening. Examples include: Asparagus Cream Soup, Apple and Celery Salad with Nuts, Chicken and Bell Stew, Beef Tenderloin and King Prawns served with a Creamy Brown Sauce, Mushroom Pie, Pear Strudel, Black and White Chocolate Crème. There will also be plenty of snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Beverages include fruit juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea, coffee, and a limited selection of local beer and wine.
After 2 morning dives on the last full day of the trip, the Roatan Aggressor returns to the harbor for a cocktail party. Then you can go ashore to enjoy a final dinner at Romeo’s Restaurant.
Day 8
After a continental breakfast, you will disembark at 8 am, either to the airport, accommodation, or a day visitor resort.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].