Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
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Spirit of Freedom: "Great time on SOF", Apr, 2017, by Jeff and Pat Maeda, TX, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9884.
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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 $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Well-organized, friendly crew. Rental equipment good (ScubaPro). Food excellent -- dietary issues were taken care of very well. Extensive dive briefings, very safety conscious. Roll call following every dive and max depth and time recorded. Required to sign log each time. Shark dive and night dive with sharks were amazing. Crossing to Coral Sea not bad, but the return was a little rough. Slight current on a few dives.
Websites	Spirit of Freedom
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Curacao, Caymans, Turks, Belize, Cozumel, Kona, GBR, Philippines
Closest Airport	Cairns	Getting There	NZ Air Houston/Aukland/Sydney
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	the two of us never exceeded 100'
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	[None]

Subscriber's Comments

By Ryan Black in MI, US at Oct 18, 2017 07:09 EST

Good to see a recent review from a GBR live aboard. Was wondering if you might be able to comment on the level of bleaching that you did or did not see. Considering a GBR trip for this summer. Given your impressive list of previous destinations, perhaps a few words on how the quality of the diving compared to other places you've been. Thanks in advance. -Ryan

By report author: Jeff and Pat Maeda in TX, US at Oct 18, 2017 11:32 EST

It was sad. The diving was still good, coral pretty, but not as colorful as you would like to see. Vis better at Osprey. Also, that is where the shark feed is done. If that's not important to you, maybe just do the GBR part. Steve's Bommie a great dive. GBR/SOF was on our bucket list, but much better/colorful diving in Fiji and Philippines. Hope this helps. Patricia

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in Australia/GBR & Coral Sea/Osprey Reef

Spirit of Freedom: "Great time on SOF", Apr, 2017,

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
Australia/GBR & Coral Sea/Osprey Reef