Dive Review of Mike Ball/SpoilSport in
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Mike Ball/SpoilSport, Sep, 2007, by Jay Gould, Victoria, Australia ( Reviewer 4 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 3534.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was our first live-aboard and it has set a very high standard for others to please us in the future. The crew was second to none - they went out of their way at every moment to meet every need - nothing was too difficult. The chef if he opens a restaurant will have us as permanent customers. The rooms were clean, fresh towels whenever required, and the bed was made everyday. You had the choice of going alone with your buddy, or one of the dive leaders led a group. More than sufficient opportunity for diving including two night dives and a fantastic shark feed dive. We did our Nitrox certification, and the instructor was very professional. Pet peeves: no warm shower or toilet facilities on the dive deck, and no toilets on the salon deck. Whenever you wanted to go to the toilet you had to go to your cabin. Smoking was permitted on one side of the after-salon deck and if the wind was in the wrong direction, too bad for the nonsmokers. I asked for the smoking lamp to be out during a party on the after-saloon deck and was told that policy permitted the smoking. Frankly, they should be banned to the upper deck and if they have problems with the wind blowing out their smokes, TOUGH! Having shared my pet peeves, I wouldn't hesitate to do another trip on Spoil Sport.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Society Island, Cook Island, Fiji, Vanuatu, and USA
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	25-0°C / 77-32°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-20 M / 33-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Return w/50 bar; have own computer.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	Separate work area, separate fresh water tanks, professional onboard for assistance.

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Dive Review of Mike Ball/SpoilSport in Australia/Great Barrier Reef

Mike Ball/SpoilSport, Sep, 2007,

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Dive Review of Mike Ball/SpoilSport in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef