Liveaboard Scuba Diving on the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea

June 2011 Expeditions.

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4 night Fly Dive Coral Sea 2 - 6 June

Conditions

50m / 164ft

visibility

25°C / 77°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Bettina Beckelmann - Germany	Emma Dowdell - Australia	Silke Schuele - Germany
The staff are so friendly and helpful. The feeling and harmony on the boat is great. Osprey Reef was amazing, plenty of corals, fish, shark, etc.	Did my first night dive!!! The crew are great, great hospitality, great volunteers, great staff and great guides. Cod Hole, Halfway and Fast Eddies dive sites were amazing.	Excellent organisation, good diving opportunites and great reefs. North Horn had beautiful coral!

| Cairns Australia Reef Scuba Barrier Diving

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Michael Geoger (compact camera)

2nd Place:

Michael Geoger (compact camera)

3rd Place:

Emma Dowdell (SLR) Click for true image

3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole 6 - 10 June

Cara Maher (1st compact category)

Ian Gandel (2nd compact category)

Cara Maher (3rd compact category)

Conditions

40m / 131ft

visibility

25°C / 77°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Mariana Gonzales - Mexico	Bruce Umemoto - Malaysia	Jennifer Kick - UK
The dives and the dive sites and all the things we got to see were amazing. The crew was great, helpful and really nice. It was amazing to be able to do my first night dive and see Minke whales, sharks, turtles and rays.	The crew and guests were first class. The ship was run very professionally, yet was very fun and entertaining with safety as the main concern. Steve's Bommie, sea turtles, moray eels, lionfish, minke whales were highlights of a fantastic trip.	Being an absolute beginner I was very impressed how all levels of abilities were catered for in the diving. I learnt many new skills and enjoyed every dive.

| Reef Diving Australia Cairns Scuba Barrier Great

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Kurt Svrcula (SLR camera)

2nd Place:

Kurt Svrcula (SLR camera)

3rd Place:

Kurt Svrcula (SLR camera)

4 Night Minke Whale Expedition 9th - 13th June

Conditions

30m / 98ft

visibility

25°C / 77°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Monique Lane - Australia	Phil Cook - New Zealand	Akiko Murakami - Australia
The best part of the trip was the wonderful crew - absolutely great service. I felt safe both on the vessel and under the water diving. The crew were so friendly and outgoing.	Each interaction with the Minke Whales was just awesome. I had beautiful relaxed diving at the Cod Hole and Clam Beds.	The friendly and helpful staff and efficient service made all the difference. I had a huge dwarf minke whale suddenly appear at the end of the dive at Lighthouse Bommie, swimming very close by, both below me and next to me, magical!

| Minke Barrier Diving Scuba Whale Liveaboard Cairns

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Graeme Haas (compact camera)

2nd Place:

Graeme Haas (compact camera)

3rd Place:

Andrea Kaftanski (compact camera)

10 Night Minke Whale Expedition 13 - 23 June

Conditions

50m / 164ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Sharon Wade - USA	Pamela Wilde - Solomon Islands	Karen Doby - USA
Crew is excellent! Rarely do I see a group that works as hard and in concert to make the dive experience great. Thank you awesome crew. Minkes were unforgettable. Steve's Bommie, Acropolis and North Horn were amazing.	Andrea's cooking was awesome. All the crew were fabulous, everything went like clockwork. So professional and I always felt safe and welcome. Osprey Reef, the Amphitheatre and Cod Hole were amazing dive sites.	The crew is totally excellent - they made the trip fun, safe and memorable. Each of them went out of their way to satisfy all requests beyond expectation.

| Diving Minke Liveaboard Reef Scuba Cairns

4 Night Minke Whale Expedition 23rd - 27th June

Congratulations Chris & Jo.

Conditions

30m / 98ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Chris Langworthy - Australia	Ryan Baker - Australia	Tyler Bartos - USA
I asked my beautiful girlfriend to marry me at the Cod Hole (underwater) and she said YES!... also there were some Minke whales. Mission accomplished.	The whole experience was amazing. I have wanted to do a trip with MBDE for years & it is all I was hoping for. The staff are wonderful, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Plus the diving is out of this world. I loved the Cod Hole with its extensive coral gardens and playful, interactive Potato cod.	I have never seen so many different species of fish in the water at one time. Plus the Minke whale experience is one I will never forget. Steve's Bommie was an amazing dive site.

| Australia Whale Liveabord Dive Cairns Minke

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Matt Curnock (SLR camera)

2nd Place:

Ryan Baker (Compact camera)

3rd Place:

Ryan Baker (Compact camera)

3 Night Minke Whale Expedition 27th - 30th June

Bernadette Hoffman (compact camera)

Conditions

30m / 98ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Wendy Gill - Australia	Anna Moseley - USA	Tony Kench - Australia
The staff are fabulous - welcoming, warm, friendly, fun and helpful. The Minke whales were amazing, we had one surface between us after looking at us for approximately 30 seconds.	I saw so many new and different things at every dive site (Potato cod, triggerfish, turtles, clownfish, sharks & of course the Minke whales), each site was unique. The staff & service were fantastic, very welcoming, helpful & friendly.	The whale experience was amazing, I had multiple whales swimming within one foot of me including straight to me and showing off their sides & bellies. The staff were great, particulary with my wife who is a nervous diver. I liked the way that things did not feel overly orchestrated.

| Australia Minke Whale Cairns Liveaboard Scuba Diving

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Bernie Hoffman (compact) Click for true image

2nd Place:

Kingsley Griffin (compact) Click for true image

3rd Place:

Kingsley Griffin (compact)

4 Night Minke Whale Expedition 30th June - 4th July

Gabrielle O'Brien (1st compact category)

Jeannie Tan (2nd compact category)

Jeannie Tan (3rd compact category)

Conditions

30m / 98ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Cherie Clancy - Australia	Samantha Collins - Australia	Gail Hunter - Australia
The Swim-with-Minke experience was well handled thanks to good safety procedures, helpful staff and excellent procedural information. It was a highlight - at one point there were about 8 Minke Whales interacting playfully.	The safety was outstanding, I was assisted with the entry & exit on every dive and the crew made me feel very comfortable at all times. The guided dives were educational and fantastic. The diving was great, I was eye-balled by a Minke Whale and had a manicure by a Cleaner Shrimp.	The interaction on Saturday with Minkes everywhere was great. This is the 3rd time we've done a Minke trip and this one was the friendliest one so far, a great mix of information, fun and interactions.

| Scuba Reef Australia Diving Minke Barrier

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Andrew Hunter (SLR)

2nd Place:

Matt Curnock (SLR)

3rd Place:

Andrew Hunter (SLR)