Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
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Spirit of Freedom, Jan, 2011, by Beverly Sobelman, WA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 5905.
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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 $$
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Comments	We had an amazing time on the Spirit of Freedom. The crew were all professional and efficient but also fun-loving; the food was phenomenal and plentiful; the rooms were comfortable, clean, and well-appointed (including a hard drive full of media); and the diving was superb. The only down side was that the weather was iffy at Osprey Reef (cyclone brewing) so our captain opted not to travel the 100+ miles to get there and risk being caught in a storm. We missed out on a few key sites because of that, but instead we got extra night dives and also got to try out lesser-known sites in the Ribbon Reefs. We did 16 dives in 4 days (and sat out one night dive), all on Nitrox using our own gear. There was a bit of current on a few of the sites but overall the conditions were great, the water was balmy (we wore dive skins and I never got cold), and the quality of coral and sea life was really good. They saw a whale shark only 2 days before we got on the boat but we missed it! Highly recommended dive experience.
Websites	Spirit of Freedom
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Honduras, Hawaii, Dominica, Costa Rica, Pacific Northwest, San Diego, Puerto Rico
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	27-29°C / 81-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	15-25 M / 49-82 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limits for air and nitrox, no reverse profiles, two required safety stops, must return with 500 psi/50 bar.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in Australia/Great Barrier Reef

Spirit of Freedom, Jan, 2011,

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Dive Review of Spirit of Freedom in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef