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ProDive, Sep, 2006, by Ian Kennedy, California, USA ( Contributor 13 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 2961.
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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 a 2 night, 3 day, 11 dive trip out from Cairns on the GBR. The boat takes about 20 divers in twin bunk cabins. The trip out to the reef was about 3 hours and very rough; take motion sickness pill first. I was the oldest guy on the boat, including the crew. The trip I was on really catered to young tourists from the UK, Germany, and South America. Many of them were doing their OW certification, a few others AOW. There seemed to be only a couple of other relatively experienced divers on board. I was paired with a diver with only 8 dives who was hard on his air supply, and so I was a bit short on dive time. We visited 2 reefs and both were rather disappointing. The corals were not in great shape and there was not a great deal of life on them. Only one shark was spotted; several turtles were found, especially on a night dive. The crew were generally helpful and interacted well with the young clientele. Older divers might find some of the humor a little sophomoric. This was a good boat for new divers but will be disappointing for those who have seen some of the worlds great dive sites. A trip further out on the Coral Sea is probably necessary to see the best that Australia has to offer. On the other hand, Cairns is a fun place to spend some time, along with the surrounding attractions.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	N.Z., Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean; Fiji
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Maximum depth and time
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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	I had to ask for a rinse tank. That was the only facility. I had to lift my camera out of the water after a dive by myself. The crew handed me the camera when I entered the water. No other facilities for photography.

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Dive Review of ProDive in Australia/Cairns GBR

ProDive, Sep, 2006,

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Dive Review of ProDive in
Australia/Cairns GBR