Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in
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Mike Ball Spoilsport, Aug, 2013, by Ellen Johnson, CA, US ( 2 reports). Report 7449.
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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
Value for $$
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Comments	Having been on Aggressors, I anticipated superb accommodations, service and amenities. Mike Ball's Spoilsport fell short. First-class prices for a cabin-class experience. There were upcharges at every opportunity including soda, seasickness pills & shampoo. The boat is old & rocky (Agressors seem to handle the open ocean more smoothly). There is limited opportunity to rinse off and you had to use the same towel all week. Staff was not reliably there to assist when getting back on the boat. Meals could be spaced far apart with limited snacks, etc. I would choose another operator. The diving was excellent with my buddy and I being on our own much of the time. There were superb hard corals. There were lots of fish (Cod Hole was quite good) -but not as many fish as in Palau, Sulawesi, etc. The trip to Osprey reef was not worth the seasickness & lack of sleep. At Osprey reef, there were no pelagics -just a typical shark feed.
Websites	Mike Ball Spoilsport
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Sulawesi, Yap, Palau, Truk, Roatan, Saba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No restrictions.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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By carl berenson in WA, US at Mar 05, 2014 01:26 EST

did you do the 7 day trip that involves the long 200 mile boat ride? or the shorter trip where you fly one way to Lizard Island?

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Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in Australia/Coral Sea

Mike Ball Spoilsport, Aug, 2013,

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Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in
Australia/Coral Sea