Reef Reports

Christine McKeiver - United States

Gotham City night dive was my first night dive & boy was it epic! Also loved Cracker Jack & Steve's Bommie.

Steven Furlong - Australia

Third time on Mike Ball & staff always excellent. Special mention to Darren the Chef.

Courtney Sikora - United States

Coral Kingdom! It was so colourful! Exactly what you picture diving to be on the Great Barrier Reef. Once in a lifetime experience!

Clive Lam - Australia

Very comfortable & spacious, great food, helpful crew & enjoyed the ability to explore at own pace.

Eric Krejci - United States

Diving the Bommie sites was incredible, spiraling up through the different types of life was beautiful.

Jennifer Mills - United Kingdom

Dive highlights were seeing dolphins, minkes, sharks, sea snakes & the the team onboard making sure I had the best experience.

Ken Stegall - Australia

Minke whale experience is so unique, food & accommodation are excellent. Lighthouse & Steve's Bommie are very beautiful.

Meizi Zhu - China

There are so many whales! Food is awesome! Staff are super nice! Thanks everyone!

Sarah Oberholtzer - United States

My first liveaboard & I know I will be back to Mike Ball. My first experience on the GBR couldn't have been spent better with anyone else.

Liam Osborne - Australia

Love the liveaboard feel. Spending a few days with people from all different walks of life sharing the same enthusiasim.

Katie Osborne - Australia

Biodiversity was amazing! Seeing whales, sharks, eels... The group & staff were all so much fun.

Izabela Sajdok - Australia

Diving sites & service on Spoilsport was incredible. Also seeing whales was a life experience.

Stan Kenton - Australia

The whole experience was above our expectations. The staff extremely friendly & professional. Highlight without a doubt were the minke whale encounters.

Lauren Harrell - United States

Everything about this trip was fantastic! The crew professional & fun, dive sites great, food superb. The minke whale experience was incredible.

Katie Marcar - New Zealand

The staff were great. We swam with minke whales, absolutely incredible! Dived with turtles, nudibranchs & the coral was fantastic.

Scott Atwood - United States

The crew warm, friendly, knowledgeable & helpful. The peak of lifetime experiences were the absolutely amazing minke whale encounters!

Bruce Hendry - Australia

Minke whale encounters were an overload of my senses!

Nicole Smelson - United States

Everything was amazing & exceeded all expectations. Could not have been better!

Sarah Schmidt - United States

Minke came super close! Incredible diving & loved party night with the singing.

Carly Magier - United States

Amazing whale experiences! The whales kept on coming unbelievably breathtaking! The crew were wonderful & helpful.

Sam Hanzalik - Australia

Customer service without a doubt the best I've ever come across!

Suzy Claxton - Australia

The whales were an epic experience! Such a diverse range of marine life on the different dive sites.

Mimi Raleigh - United States

I don't dive but the minke encounters definitely took the cake! Dive staff did an excellent job of making sure everyone had an awesome time.

Cornelia Szustka - United States

Minke whale encounters. The crew and everything in between. Again I fell in love with the minke whales.

Brian Fanning - USA

We had multiple minke whale encounters. The huge turtles and minkes we encountered at Snake Pit were a highlight.

Ellie Hunt - Australia

I wasn't expecting the vibrancy of the coral given the bleaching reports. Amazing wildlife - minkes; sharks; turtles; snakes; cuttlefish, etc.

Laura Schick - USA

Interacting with the minkes and learning about them directly from Dr Alastair Birtles was awesome. The crew genuinely cared about providing a positive experience.