Liveaboard Scuba Diving on the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea

September 2011 Expeditions.

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4 night Fly Dive Coral Sea 1 - 5 September

Conditions

40m / 131ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Alex Erskine - Australia	Susana Cabiedes - Argentina	Guillermo Gelido - Argentina
A very good experience. The shark feed was good. It was the first time we had dived alone. The dive team were very friendly and we made some good friends along the way, throughly enjoyable.	The Ampitheatre with the shark feed and the interactions with the Potato Cod were amazing. Great responsbility & co-ordination by the crew.	Felt at home onboard the boat, the crew were warm and attentive. The Cod Hole and the shark feed were highlights, but it was the dive camaraderie, the good humour and the laughs that I'll remember above all.

| Diving Cairns Reef Dive Australia Scuba

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Ruben Garcia (SLR camera)

2nd Place:

Ruben Garcia (SLR camera) click for true format

3rd Place:

Ruben Garcia (SLR camera)

3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole Expedition 5 - 8 September

Conditions

40m / 131ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Graciela Rivera - Argentina	Claudio Garcia - Argentina	Marisa Lombardi - Argentina
The Trip Director was excellent, as were all the crew. Very good organisation of dives. Never have I seen such good corals. Thank you Laurence for the Reef Ecology class.	The shark feed at the Ampitheatre in the Coral Sea and Steve's Bommie on the Great Barrier Reef were my favourite dive sites. The Trip Director, the boat and the humour of the crew were all excellent.	The dives were excellent and there was very good service and attention to our needs by the crew. The dive site Steve's Bommie was amazing.

| Barrier Great Diving Australia Scuba Cairns Reef

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Ruben Garcia (SLR camera)

2nd Place:

Mike Crane (compact camera)

3rd Place:

Mike Crane (compact camera)

4 night Fly Dive Coral Sea 8 - 12 September

Franziska Schaekblin (1st compact)

Franziska Schaekblin (2nd compact)

Tereza Tantar (3rd compact)

Conditions

40m / 131ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Bart Raes - USA	Terina Saunders - Australia	Adam Crippen - USA
It was great to meet experienced people and to learn to shoot pictures underwater. It was incredible how close you could get to some creatures! Loved it!. The shark feed and the last dive (eagle ray; turtles; shark; snakes) were just awesome.	Friendly helpful staff. Well organised and sensational dive sites. It was amazing to get to Bougainville Reef, Osprey Reef and other spectacular sites such as Lighthouse Bommie.	The staff made us feel extremely welcome, always tried to give us the best experience: like going to Bougainville even though it could have been skipped. The shark feed was unbelievable, worth all of the effort it takes to pull it off.

| Great Barrier Reef Cairns Diving Scuba Australia

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Bart Raes (SLR camera)

2nd Place:

Bart Raes (SLR camera)

3rd Place:

Bart Raes (SLR camera)

3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole Expedition 12 - 15 September

Franziska Schaekblin (1st compact)

Franziska Schaekblin (2nd compact)

Mireia Gonzalez (3rd compact category)

Conditions

35m / 115ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Bob Swanson - USA	Bill Holland - New Zealand	Cindy Schroder - USA
Customer satisfaction was tops. Guests were always treated like VIPs. Great mixture of professionalism and fun. Extremely well organised dive deck and the variety of dive sites was tops.	The reef and the crew were great. It was a nice trip & people appreciated the staff. Spoilsport is a nice boat, very comfortable.	Dive sites were well explained with great critter sightings (octopus, cuttlefish, tons of fish, sweetlips, etc). The meals and level of care was exceptional. I enjoyed every dive.

| Reef Dive Diving Scuba Liveaboard Cairns Coral

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Jessica Johnson (SLR camera)

2nd Place:

Jessica Johnson (SLR camera)

3rd Place:

Jessica Johnson (SLR camera)

4 night Fly Dive Coral Sea 15 - 19 September

Robert Henker (1st compact category)

Brian King (2nd compact catergory)

Brian King (3rd compact category)

Conditions

30m / 98ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Lisa Corbin - Canada	Brian King - New Zealand	Nicholas Fowles - Canada
My first time on a liveaboard and I loved the experience. The dive sites were well chosen to self-guide - the freedom was exhilarating & confidence building. Perhaps the most awe-inspiring was the ballsy cod, the buggers will stare you down, I blinked, they won!	The dives were great but the excellent service & professionalism of all the staff made for a very relaxing expedition while doing as much diving as possible.	The best aspect of the trip was the freedom to dive as we wished rather than playing follow the leader. As a photographer, being able to take my time as & when I wanted resulted in some spectacular photos and an entirely stress free dive experience.

| Barrier Cairns Scuba Diving Great Australia Trip

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Nick Fowles (SLR camera)

2nd Place:

Nick Fowles (SLR camera)

3rd Place:

Nick Fowles (SLR camera)

3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole Expedition 19 - 22 September

Conditions

30m / 98ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Louis Street - Australia	Gareth Morgan - Australia	Ed & Kathy Patrick - USA
Friendly crew, very organised and efficient. The food was great. The diving was great - lots to see, very well organised and explained.	Friendly group and staff. Great food. Relaxed yet organised dives. Steve's Bommie was a diving highlight.	Well organised with competent and friendly staff. Very well laid out dive deck, great dive sites and amazingly efficient handling of all divers.

| Dive Hole Cod Coral Cairns Diving Scuba

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Gareth Morgan (compact camera)

2nd Place:

Gareth Morgan (compact) click for true format

3rd Place:

Andy Strauss (compact camera)

4 night Fly Dive Coral Sea 22 - 26 September

Conditions

40m / 131ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Frances Knight - Australia	Suzanne Livett - Australia	Jenny Cosmo - Australia
Aside from the diving, I was impressed by the incredible service and general friendliness & helpful nature of all the staff. I felt incredibly welcomed and cared for.	The attitude of the staff was highly professional, they were so obliging & caring, far superior to other dive boat staff I've been with. Everything was amazing - manta ray, Roger the octopus & the sharks.	The best thing was the way I was made to feel really welcome and comfortable. The diving & service was all I had been told about and more! The food, the staff, the manta ray, Steve's Bommie, Acropolis and just the whole experience was excellent - thank you.

| Diving Australia Liveaboard Scuba Great Barrier Reef

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Jon Balkwill (compact camera)

2nd Place:

Nerea Assan (compact camera)

3rd Place:

Martin Hall (compact camera)

3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole Expedition 26 - 29 September

Conditions

30m / 98ft

visibility

25°C / 77°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Nerea Assan - UK	Melanie Vio - Australia	Cherry Amos - Australia
The dive sites, staff and just the way you make us feel on the boat. The people we met were wonderful. The shark feed, Cod Hole and Snake Pit were fantastic dives.	It was great to be able to dive without a guide. The boat is large, we had great food, great crew and beautiful dives. I loved Steve's Bommie! LightHhouse Bommie was awesome too - plenty of nudibranchs and stone fish.	The crew had exactly the right balance of professionalism, friendly approach , fun attitude and experience. Everything was 'top drawer' from the boat to the food to the diving. It was so luxurious having people look after us so well. Steve's Bommie, Cod Hole, Osprey Reef and Pixie Pinnacle were amazing.

| Scuba Reef Australia Liveaboard Coral Cairns Dive

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Sam Tindale (compact camera)

2nd Place:

Melanie Vio (compact camera)

3rd Place:

Eliane Rothacher (compact camera)

4 night Fly Dive Coral Sea 29 September - 3 October

Conditions

40m / 131ft

visibility

24°C / 75.2°F

water temperature

Guest Comments

Doug Taylor-Latt - Australia	Natasha Holowachuk - Canada	Michelle Trytko - USA
Great customer service, great crew and good set-up for photographers with designated camera benches. The Coral Sea was a favourite for the visibility but the Ribbon Reefs were great for all the critters.	The people onboard were 'off the charts amazing' as were the fish! I wouldn't change a thing except I'd bring drums next time. Peter, Shea and Bruce's guitar playing was sooo great. Highlights were the dolphins, wobbegong shark, lionfish, sharks, eels, potato cod, all of it!	Everything was really great, especially Captain Pete - he inspires confidence yet is fun & gentle. Laurence was so knowledgeable & artistic & has a great sense of humour. Shea is a great Trip Director. Osprey Reef and Steve's Bommie were amazing- the sunshine and great conditions really maximised these dive sites.

| Australia Reef Cairns Great Scuba Diving Barrier

Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)

1st Place:

Doug Taylor (compact camera)

2nd Place:

Marcel Scherzer (compact camera)

3rd Place:

Jason Decker (compact camera)