Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in
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Mike Ball Spoilsport: "GBR on Mike Ball's Spoilsport", Sep, 2015, by Craig Howe, CA, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 8487 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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
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Comments	Excellent dive operations and great staff. Food was not gourmet, but very good. First live aboard I've been on in the last 5 years where you were charged for beer and soft drinks. Wine was free at dinner, and if you didn't drink wine you could get a free soft drink, but not beer. Most boats have soda wells and beer taps. This was my only gripe. I was impressed though that this was the first boat I'd been on where if you drank after 10 PM you couldn't dive the first dive the next morning. Most are pretty strict about the first drink being the last dive of the day, but most don't seem to notice that some stayed up most the night drinking and are now diving.
Websites	Mike Ball Spoilsport
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Yap, Palau, Philippines, Galapagos, Mexico, Carribean.
Closest Airport	Cairns	Getting There	Several Options from the US
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational limits, wanted to be told if you were going to be down over 1 hour
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	Dedicated Photo table and shelves. Compressed air and towels provided.

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Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in Australia/GBR

Mike Ball Spoilsport: "GBR on Mike Ball's Spoilsport", Sep, 2015,

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Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in
Australia/GBR