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Australia/Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea

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Spirit of Freedom: "Winter Diving in Aus", Jul, 2019, by Dave Jackson, UT, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 11076 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	This is really an experienced, advanced dive experience this time of year. The surface was choppy and there was plenty of currents to deal with. Still it was some of the best diving I have done. The dwarf minke whales were an unbelievable experience to dive and snorkel with. Osprey reef in the Coral Sea didn't disappoint with reef sharks on every dive. We even saw two scalloped hammerheads. We saw a stone fish the size of a basketball and a cuttlefish larger than a cinder block. The GBR dives had every type of nudibraches you can conceive and plenty of tropicals. The Spirit of Freedoms accommodations were better than most. The food was excellent. The Staff were professional, ran a tight ship but still made the week a lot of fun. I would do this trip again in a heart beat and hope to return soon.
Websites	Spirit of Freedom
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Costa Rica, Hawaii, Cozumel, Isla Mujures, Akumal, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Grand Cayman, BVI, Utila, Roatan, Belize, Glover's Atoll, Long Caye, West Palm, Puerto Rico, St Martin, Florida, Hawaii, Saba, Statia, Bonaire, Grenada, Rocky Mountain West
Closest Airport	Cairns, Queensland, AUS	Getting There	Houston, USA to Sydney, AUS to Cairns, AUS
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	73-74°F / 23-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-200 Ft/ 18-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive your computer
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Nice photo table near the suit up area and charging area in the salon. Lots of advanced and professional photogs on the boat.

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in Australia/Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea

Spirit of Freedom: "Winter Diving in Aus", Jul, 2019,

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea