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Spirit of Freedom: "Sickening Experiance", Nov, 2018, by Donald frazier, CA, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 10678 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	[ My trip 11/12/2018 was sickening,literally. The cabin I was assigned to was not the one they had agreed to furnish. That’s not good. The cabin they gave me smelled like an outhouse poorly maintained. The stench was so pervasive sleep was near impossible. My sinuses were burning. There never was any repair done. There was no other open cabin. I stuck it out till a cabin opened up. Three god awful days and nights later. They then moved me into a cabin that was located next to a sea water pump that alternated on and off all day and night. Any time someone flushed a toilet. Once again sleep was near impossible as the pump motor was so loud. Comparing notes with my fellow passengers showed that almost all the cabins had serious defects. The worst was when Ellis (cruise director) spoke so harshly during a dressing down rant to one of our group that she was literally in tears. The boat is elderly and in need of an overhaul. Swaths of rust were apparent in the interior of the vessel. The crew manifested an I don’t care attitude. The galley served hotdogs for dinner twice and afternoon snacks consisted of gummy bears, potato chips and Kool Aid. More than once I spotted the crew eating stashed food supplies much better than ours. Between the stench of a sanitation system failing and the lack of sleep from a very loud never ending sea water pump motor right next to the bunk I developed a sinus infection that ruined my trip. Leading to a trip to the hospital on Lord Howe Island. My experience was not unique.
Websites	Spirit of Freedom
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	North Pacific, Central Pacific, South Pacific, Thailand, Red Sea, South America, Central America
Closest Airport	Cairnes	Getting There	Flight was good
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth, very ridgid buddy rules
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
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	Nominal, rinse tank, drying table, medium size work station in lounge

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in Australia/Great Barrier Reef

Spirit of Freedom: "Sickening Experiance", Nov, 2018,

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef