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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
Australia/Far North

Spirit of Freedom: "Far North Baby", Nov, 2018,

by Ted Bemis, CO, US (Reviewer Reviewer 4 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 10760 has 2 Helpful votes.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 4 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 4 stars
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 3 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Only gave it a 3 for money’s worth because this trip involves 600+ miles of cruising, so you need to accept you have to “pay” for quite a bit of fuel. Really see some beautiful healthy reefs. Experienced some thrilling drift dives, have to be very careful because the currents can get too strong. They provide everyone with their own Nautilus Lifeline. My lower grading is mostly a result of having my expectations too high to begin with. Was hoping to see a tiger shark while diving around the nesting area for green turtles, didn’t. But did see some very large green turtles, that acted very skidish for good reason. Was also hoping to find some Cuttlefish, I didn’t, but a few others on the trip did. We were allowed to dive with just our dive buddies if you wanted to go off on your own, maybe that’s why I couldn’t find any Cuttlefish.
Websites Spirit of Freedom   [same]

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving PNG, Australia, Figi, Mexico, Belize, Bonaire, Utila, Bahamas, Galapagos, Philippines, Maldives, Socorro
Closest Airport Cairns Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp 76-79°F / 24-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Try to surface with 500#. 5 minute safety stop, since we were so remote.
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 3 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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