Reef Reports
2 - 5 September 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JC
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
24°C / 75°F
Guest Reviews
Brandon Ingram - United States
Everything was wonderful. Perfect crew, ship and dives were amazing.
Michele Barnett - United States
Organisation and professionalism of staff is top-notch! This is our first liveaboard and we couldn't be happier.
Sarah Sheffield - United States
Such atytention to detail throughout the whole trip and attentive/ engaging staff!!
EXCELLENT WEATHER, FANTASTIC DIVING!
From the dive deck – Kerrin Jones
Great weather conditions let us spend three days on the reefs of the Coral Sea, diving both Bougainville and Osprey. Divers enjoyed sheer reef walls with great visibility and plenty of sharks.
Southbound, the Ribbon Reefs of the GBR provided encounters with potato cod, turtles, sea snakes and cuttlefish as well as plenty of excellent coral gardens.
5 - 9 September 2019
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
60m / 197ft
Water temperature
24°C / 75°F
Guest Reviews
Phoebe Chapman - Australia
Some phenomenal dive sites and very experienced and attentive crew. Excellent food!
Paula Williams - Australia
Felt like we were part of a fun family. Fabulous dive sites.
David Morgan - United States
Fantastic experience. The ease of everything. Wonderful dive sites. Just amazing.
9 - 12 September 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
20m / 66ft
Water temperature
24°C / 75°F
Guest Reviews
Robyn Ragauskas - Australia
I was amazed at the abundant life and amazing dive sites. Each day was so different to the previous one.
Tony & Marguerite Hudson - Australia
Such range and variety of dive sites. Staff were helpful, cheerful and competent.
Karlee Fancourt - Australia
Such diversity and quality of reef and sea life that we got to see.The entire crew were incredible.
12 - 19 September 2019
7 Night - Far North Coral Sea Exploratory- JC
Conditions Report
Visibility
40m / 131ft
Water temperature
24°C / 75°F
Guest Reviews
Stefan Vogel - Singapore
Big variety of marine life spread over a weeks diving. Large scope of differences in dive site profiles eg. pinnacles, walls, reefs, etc.
Randall Spangler - United States
Safely dived a bunch of varied sites with a great crew.
Jacob Rosenstein - United States
We saw many marine animals that I hadn't seen before. The crew were exceptional. Meals delicious.
FAR NORTHERN CORAL SEA EXPLORATORY
From the dive deck – Kerrin Jones
For this special week-long expedition, after diving Osprey Reef we travelled north of Lizard Island to an area very few people get the opportunity to visit, where divers enjoyed diving sites which had rarely if ever been dived before. Highlights included a huge school of bumphead parrotfish, leopard shark, turtles, sea snakes and some lovely coral-covered slopes.
Photo Competition
1st
Nicolas Lebrun (Compact)2nd
Nick Johnson (Compact)3rd
Roberta Brissette (Compact) 19 - 23 September 2019
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
50m / 164ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Michal Gajewski - USA
How extremely well organised!! The crew worked with everyone individually and made us all feel safe. Oh and the food...amazing!
George Wilson - Australia
Unbelievably impressed by the service of the crew from start to finish. Reef spots were amazing and the food was incredible.
Lyn Messersmith - USA
Crew were extremely accommodating and helpful, very friendly and organised.
Just like the movie Finding Nemo!
From the dive deck – Kristy O’Neill
What a fantastic week! We had a very successful shark feed within our 3 days spent at the Coral Sea. Then on the Great Barrier Reef, guests witnessed corals so beautifully healthy that they felt as if they were a character in the movie Finding Nemo. Then with hundreds of fusiliers engulfing the top of Steve’s Bommie, this site continues to be a main highlight.
23 - 26 September 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JS
Conditions Report
Visibility
20m / 66ft
Water temperature
24°C / 75°F
Guest Reviews
Bethany Walters - USA
I loved seeing everything from tiny nudibranchs and pygmy seahorses up to turtles and sharks! The Crew made everything very comfortable and fun, great food too!
Alex Schwanz - USA
Everything about the trip was amazing. The crew was very helpful and friendly, the food was great, and the diving was some of the best I have ever done.
Zack Gorsuch - USA
This was my first time diving in the GBR and the Mike Ball crew did not disapoint, they have made this an excellent experience.
26 - 30 September 2019
4 Night - FLY DIVE CORAL SEA EXPEDITION - JC
Conditions Report
Visibility
30m / 98ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Chi Chi & Andy Wang - United Kingdom
Very efficient operation. Diving and dive crew were amazing,friendly and attentive.
Chantal Huijbers - Australia
Great experience. The whole package, dive sites, service, photos and videos.
Sophia Orts - Germany
Thank you very much for this experience! Funny crew and exciting dive sites.
ANOTHER GREAT CORAL SEA AND GBR EXPEDITION!
From the dive deck – Kerrin Jones
Our recent spate of hammerhead sightings continued at Osprey Reef, where divers also enjoyed an exciting shark feed dive and some great wall dives including North Horn’s colourful West Wall. Travelling south down the Ribbon Reefs, divers encountered huge potato cod, olive sea snakes, nudibranchs and groups of cuttlefish in amongst colourful coral gardens.
30 September - 3 October 2019
3 Night - FLY DIVE COD HOLE EXPEDITION - JC
Conditions Report
Visibility
25m / 82ft
Water temperature
25°C / 77°F
Guest Reviews
Brittany Deane - Australia
The diving and food was amazing but most of all the service. You guys have been great!
Sophie & Lloyd - China
Friendly crew, well organised and always happy to help. Great food. Fantastic dive spots.
David & Christine Hopperton - United States
The entire crew was absolutely phenomenal throughout the experience. Their energy was infectious.
