Reef Reports
30 June - 4 July 2016
4 Night - FLY DIVE MINKE WHALE EXPEDITION
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Lisa Werner - USA
Watching the minke researchers dedication. Great crew! Dive guides always marking interesting things to look at.
Yt Lechner - USA
The attentive & entertaining crew made our trip... Sing-along with Capt. Trevor was great!
Mike van der Wal - Australia
Minke whales & having Alistair (minke researcher) onboard. Amazing meals & the wine was special.
4 - 7 July 2016
3 Night - FLY DIVE MINKE WHALE EXPEDITION
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Richard Cook - Australia
Dive staff did a great job highlighting the cool things to look out for. Always professional.
Amy Crease - USA
Wonderful guests & crew who were so enjoyable to be with.
Susan Fretten - Australia
Minke whale encounters, Cod Hole, Twin Bommie and the end of trip BBQ.
Great fun, diving and minke action!
Unfortunately we did not have a videographer on board this week. The video on display was filmed the 1st week of July 2015. We had similar great fun, diving and minke action as we had this week.
Mike Ball
7 - 11 July 2016
4 Night - FLY DIVE MINKE WHALE EXPEDITION
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Adam Carter - Australia
While the diving was amazing, snorkelling with the minkes, the crew and Minke Researcher Alistair were equally amazing and made for a really special trip.
Molly Crowe - UK
Seeing turtles, sharks and cuttlefish were highlights but having a 5 hour encounter with 5 whales on my 18th birthday was unbeatable.
Richard Gilpin - USA
The Gotham City night dive and Coral Kingdom dive site were both absolutely amazing.
11 - 14 July 2016
3 Night - FLY DIVE MINKE WHALE EXPEDITION
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Kim Tolway - USA
Thank you to the crew for getting me to the point of comfort diving where I could relax and enjoy the marine life and, of course, the Minke Whales.
Chris Dichman - USA
The Minke whale information and diving - the experience was completely unique and the entire crew went out of their way to ensure it happened.
Ruth Mullender - UK
The Minke whale swim was of course a highlight, but the huge shoals of fish from on the reef were breathtaking. A relaxed and fun experience.
Photo Competition
1st
Luna Hingkanond (compact)2nd
Luna Hingkanond (compact)3rd
Sam Mullender (compact) 14 - 21 July 2016
7 Night - MINKE WHALE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - J
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Satu Rajamaki - Sweden
We had amazing marine encounters with Minkes and Humpback whales. It was a privilege to have Dr Alistair Birtles onboard to share his knowledge.
Paula Lewis - USA
Whales, whales, whales! Great diversity of people, ecology, culinary tastes and a great number of fish and colours. Overall, a great, great time.
Julia Payson - USA
Thank you for an amazing experience - shark dive, minke encounters, humpbacks, nautilus, the food, having Mike and Dr Birtles onboard and the staff - they were incredible.
The Special 7 Night Minke Whale Coral Sea Expedition was amazing.
The minkes put on their biggest performances of the season. Special guest Dr. Alastair Birtles, founder of the minke whale project described the Two Towers and Lighthouse Bommie encounters as the ‘most energetic and vocal’ he had witnessed in years. At Osprey Reef guests were treated to a spectacular shark feed, with 30 plus grey reef sharks within 2 metres while three large sliver tips came less close.
A large Manta Ray slowly swooped by at Nautilus Wall while the crew were making preparations for the next morning’s dive, an up-close encounter with 11 Nautilus at Admiralty Anchor. Throw in an hour long breaching display from two large Humpback Whales we enjoyed a fanfare send off to a phenomenal week at sea.
From the dive deck - Ollie Pitcher, Trip Director - July 21. 2016
21 - 25 July 2016
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - HW
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Ben Freeth - England
What a highlight swimming alongside a manta ray! Sharks were awesome! Night dive amazing!
Melissa Chee - Singapore
Dives were fantastic, staff were just as good.
Arin Richardson - Netherlands
5 Star Experience! Nothing too much trouble and fantastic diversity of dive sites.
Photo Competition
1st
Melissa Chee Su Juan (SLR)2nd
Melissa Chee Su Juan (SLR)3rd
Melissa Chee Su Juan (SLR) 25 - 28 July 2016
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - HW
Conditions Report
Visibility
25m / 82ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Ryan Wilson - Australia
The crew made the whole experience extremely relaxing & enjoyable. Clarity of water. Incredible diversity of fish & coral.
William Rock - Australia
The whole trip was outstanding! Night diving , turtles & sharks.
Lisa Lee - Australia
Pixie Pinnacle & Steve's Bommie were incredible. Dive sites were well explained & made us all feel confident.
28 JULY - 1 AUGUST 2016
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
26°C / 79°F
Guest Reviews
Amber Goff - United States
Could not ask for a greater experience! The dives were amazing & crew fantastic.
Robert Hamilton - United States
Outstanding staff, best liveaboard yet. Great diving.
Emily Gibson - Australia
I would do it all again in a heartbeat! Night dive at Gotham City was amazing - so many sharks.
* Osprey Reef was unable to be reached due to weather conditions.
