• Meet your fellow guests and your Trip Director at 7pm at the Lobby Bar Lounge at Jupiter's Casino.
• Board Spoilsport 8pm
• Those who arrive into Townsville prior to 5pm can leave their luggage at the Holiday Inn (334 Flinders Mall). This luggage shall be collected at 5pm and transferred to Spoilsport.

• Appreciate unparalleled diversity in coral species and marine life on rarely dived outer Great Barrier Reef sites
• Look under overhangs and shelving plate coral for lion fish, sleeping sharks and moray eels
• Be amazed at the density of coral associated fish atop pristine coral gardens at Dip Reef
• Glide amongst schooling chevron barracuda and trevally at Myrmidon Reef

• Explore one the of the world's best wreck dives - the historic SS Yongala
• Inspect the many remaining artefacts
• Hover with huge stingrays over the wreck
• Witness more marine life on this dive site than on a whole trip elsewhere

• Scan spectacular walls that drop to over 300m (1000 ft) with crystal visibility averaging 40m+ (120 ft+)
• Descend onto gorgonian fans up to 15 feet wide (Gigantus Gorgonus) and huge soft coral trees
• Mingle with patrolling sharks, tuna and barracuda

• Stroll with seabirds and turtles during nesting season (Oct - March on this idyllic isolated sand cay
• Celebrate the end of a fantastic day with a sunset drink and Aussie BBQ (Bring your favourite 'loud' shirt!)

• Come within arms reach of 30 plus sharks at Scuba Zoo
• A rare opportunity to photograph, observe and appreciate these masters of the ocean

• Two dives prior to lunch
• Arrival in Townsville at 3.30pm
  
• Courtesy bus transfer to the Holiday Inn [AUD$75 single supplement charge applies] with overnight accommodation.
  *NB: 2004 Expeditions do not include the additional nights accommodation.

• Depart the Holiday Inn, own arrangements.

"Luxury motor yacht atmosphere. Length 30m (100 ft), Beam 11.5m (36 ft), Speed 16 knots. Get spoilt on one of the world's best liveaboards. Average passenger number 22 (max 29)."

• Winner of 10 prestigious Rodale's Reader's Choice Awards including "World's Best Crew," "Favourite Pacific Liveaboard" and "Most Environmentally Sensitive Resort or Liveaboard in the Pacific."
• Twin hull design for more space & comfort with less "rock n' roll"
• Daily serviced twin or double accommodation with individual air conditioner control. Most cabins have sea views
• Superb meals plus fresh between meal snacks
• Large dining room, alfresco deck and sundeck (half shaded)
• Complimentary softdrinks & wine (with dinner).
  

• Unlimited diving, up to 5 dives per day, 2 on the last day. Reef, wreck, night & shark dives.
• Non divers welcome, free Discover Scuba Diving course for non divers.
• Warm towels after every dive.
• Uncrowded dive sites - choose between main vessel or tender dives.
• Complimentary Reef Ecology Certificate course.
• Mike Ball Dive Expedition's Safe Scuba System ensures both experienced divers and novices are catered to. See Dive Procedures
• Solo diving as per Mike Ball Dive Expedition's Safe Solo Program.
• Photographic and Video services on board.
• Huge dive deck with multi level camera station.
• Nitrox (EANx32) fills $10/daily $25. Nitrox instruction available
• PADI speciality course available. See Instruction & Rental

Rates and Dates:
Jan to Dec -2004-2005-2006