Spirit of Freedom, Australia

Good. My only complaint is that Expectations weren't met on diversity of dive sites. We had two full dive days and granted 1 day was hampered by a medical emergency but the other day was not and we did the same reef 3 times out of 5 dives. That was disappointing.

Comfort, Food, Crew

Great experience, great crew, great program. It's nice to see that the crew is just as enthusiastic as the guests. Gear was of good quality and safety was taken very seriously. Will definitely return one day. Roger

The trip, the enthusiasm of the crew, the food

The whole trip was awesome. Loved the trip on the small plane out to Lizard island. The boat was very well run, the crew were very professional, but took the time to get to know everyone. The choice of dive sites was great, especially North Horn where they did the shark feeding dive. The food was fantastic, an amazing chef, we were well looked after! The dive briefings were very good, Jack was very knowledgable and organised the diving well. Safety procedures were the best we've seen. Can't wait to do the trip again!

Amazing diving, fantastic, friendly crew, comfortable cabins

It was a great experience having never done a liveaboard trip before. The plane journey out was the perfect start. The diving was good but I have been to better locations. The open sea journeys are pretty awful if you are not use to sailing or being on boats for long periods so make sure you are prepared. The food was great as was the crew. It's a wonderful experience but is a little on the expensive side for what it was.

The shark feed dive, the food and the crew.

Great

The food, the organisation of the crew, the variations of types of dives

Good experience Lots of diving

Personnel / personnel / personnel

perfect ;)

1. The crew 2. The food 3. Dive site selections

I wish I could give the 5 stars to the cabin but who ever decided it was a good idea not to put a ladder up for the upper bunk bed should be ashamed . In a rolling bumpy boat in the middle of the night getting off from the upper bed provided me with multiple bruises . It can't cost much to make one ! The cabin itself was nice and was comfortable . The boat was great and allowed room for relaxing and camera review or just to take a nap on the upper sun deck. Very wonderful and spacious . Handled the rough waters very well I felt very safe .( until I had to get off the upper bed) that was the most hazardous thing I had to do for the entire trip)

Location ,location ,location (where we went to dive

Very Good. Am sensitive to mold and strong cleaning supplies so even though the boat was very clean you could smell the cleaning solution as as you walked on board. There was a slight moldy/musty smell in the closet and around the wood. Used essential oils. East access to the water form the boat. Nitrox fills were great . Overall it was a great trip.

the dives, the crew and the chef willing to make meal alternatives arooud food preferences and sensitivities

Greeaaaaat! The crew was awesome. Rachel, Amy, Tamir, the wonderful cook Cassey, everybody was so helpful and we had a really great time. The food was really delicious and I had no issue at all with my allergies. The crowd on the boat was really pleasant, we had a very good time above the water too. The dive sites were just great, the coral was beautiful, the sharks were numerous, the passing hammer shark was unbelievable :-) Thanks to all of you! :-)

no stress, best rest between dives, friendlyness, excellent food

A very memorable trip, with very interesting and friendly fellow divers. We bonded in a very short time and the crew couldn't have been more helpful. I intend to go again.

1. The dive sites. 2. The crew. 3 the food.

Enjoyable despite disappointment of not being able to go to Osprey.

Crew, weather, diving

it was awesome.

diving, meeting people, fealing at home

Steve's Bommie and lighthouse Bommie dive sites are great. Got to try night dive for the first time. Met other divers and able to socialize on the boat. Not highlight: our stateroom is right above the engine and it's very noisy at night while the boat was moving. We couldn't get proper sleep.

Staff are great, some dive sites are great, food was great

Seeing a reef shark close up on the night dive!

The reef, the crew and second breakfast!

Amazing diving sites, very efficient and friendly crew, comfortable boat

I have to so all the dive where the highlight of the trip.

Diving, Service and Food

Beautiful dive locations in the Great Barrier Reef.

The staff, dive masters, food

All of it!

Staff, lots of food, dives

Amazing organization, amazing food, very professional set-up. Is the best liveaboard I have done so far. Really recommended.

Crew, food and diving

Awesome trip, the best thing I met in cabin was the service provided by lovely cabin crews. All of them are friendly and hospitable.

service, shark dive, drink

I saw my first hammer head shark, the most amount of sea snakes I have ever seen in one spot, the food on board was great and plentiful

The company, amazing dive sights, the professionalism of the crew and high quality equiment

The rich variety of fish- and creature- reef life throughout of trip was striking, especially the dives at Steve's Bommie and Snake Pit, as was the good condition of the reefs. The coral formations at the sites we visited were still relatively vibrant and colorful. And the dive staff were uniformly knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.

The friendly and helpful service of the staff, the critter-finding skills of Rachel and the dive masters, and the excellent food prepared by Rodrigo.

Seeing giant clams, see snakes, sharks, groups of cuttlefish, large schools of barracuda. Renewing my confidence about diving in an unfamiliar environment with highly knowledgable staff including Rachel, Sarah and Angus. Angus had a great sense of humour which was contagious. Sarah's in depth knowledge of the reef biology was key. Rachel was an excellent role model in and out of the water for all divers

Dive staff safety and fun emphasis, hosting staff was friendly and we got personalized attention, knowledgable dive staff

The shark feed and Cod Hole dives. The rest were boring and very disappointing. When I asked before the trip if the drinks were included I was told that beer and wine was included but not spirits. This was incorrect, only one drink was provided with dinner which I thought was very poor for the amount we had paid for the trip..

Food, comfort, staff.

We saw a school of Napoleon Wrasses that just took my breath away, the shark feeding was certainly an experience we have not seen in more than 400 dives. We also loved to watch the videos and pictures displayed at meals of the day's diving adventures.

Diving crew, diving, and food.

Shark feeding. Saw a hammerhead. The food was spectacular. The crew was very professional and they all love their jobs!

Diving, food, crew

Effortless diving

Effortless diving, good food and good service

Sharks

Sharks

The crew were simply amazing. Despite having a boat with many beginner divers, the crew made sure everyone was safe while giving the experienced divers the freedom to safely enjoy the reef. It was Christmas week and the crew went out of their way to make sure we celebrated in style including a visit from Santa. The dive sites were world-class, particularly Osprey Reef. This is diving at it's best. We had amazing experiences with cuttlefish, sharks, turtles, and a reef full of life.

The crew, Osprey Reef, Great Barrier Reef

The dive sites are unique. Nothing like I have ever seen before. Visibility over 50m, massive walls and beautiful topography.

dives, crew, safety

The diving was absolutely amazing. Every crew member went out of their way to make sure it was a great experience.

The Crew, atmosphere, diving.

nurse sharks, dolphins & manta rays

boat, food & diving

Flying up the Australian coast at 1500ft in a small plane to Lizard Island to meet the boat was an excellent way to start the week. So beautiful. The boat and crew is awesome. Super comfortable boat with outstanding food! The crew is simply first class, truly professional with your safety and comfort always first in their minds. Incredible dive knowledge and knowledge of the dive sites. Might be the most professionally run live-aboard we've ever been on. Osprey Reef is an amazing spot to dive that few will ever get the chance to visit. We are so lucky to have been.

Crew, dive sites, and destination

看到很多东西，有超多鲨鱼，千万别错过夜潜！！！

kindly DM，thanks for taking wonderful Photo for 船员和向导都超友善的，很棒的体验！

A very good organisation and a food incradible

Good, organisation, Easy

Feeding the giant cod and dive master Lorenzo brought me to the snake fit Reef and he took few pictures of me under the water. He's such a joy To be around with. All the crews were amazing.

Helpful crews, diving, food, cleanliness

the shark dive, the shallower dives for reef life, nudibranchs

The food, the dive masters, the equipment

The Cod Hole dive was extremely cool, as those fish are big, dopey, and gentle. Sola is an amazing guide, pointing out tiny creatures that most divers would miss. Simon whipped up one amazing meal after another. Angus kept our safety first, but also snuck in a generous helping of humor and fun.

Safety-conscious crew, excellent food, tons of diving

Intense, fun, smooth, easy diving, great places and great people.

The experienced and friendly crew, the prepared dives to avoid currents, the comfort of the ship

Dive, eat, dive, eat, and dive again. Outstanding service from the entire crew.

Diving team, dive sites, food

Atenção da equipe, a língua não foi obstáculo para desempenhar as tarefas de mergulho. Precisão nas realizações de tarefas, toda a equipe envolvida no seu bem estar. Alimentação, limpeza, a organização na minha avaliação foram perfeita. Voltaria com o maior prazer e recomendo a todos que queiram participar desta experiência .

Espirito de equipe, se superou atenciosos, limpeza, programação, completam a excelencia do serviço prestado

My highlights revolve around the amazing underwater sceneries, fauna and flora encountered during our dives. Specifically: spotting a Minky whale, seeing several sharks, sea snakes, etc.

1/ Super friendly team, 2/ Comfortable boat and 3/ Amazing dive sites

Diving Osprey Reef and wall in the Coral sea

Crew, personal service, diving

Definitely the cuttlefish and sharks, the accomodation was great too, the food was plentiful and tasty

Diving the wall,diving with Cuttlefish& getting back out to the outer reef

I was onboard the Spirit of Freedom for their 'Far North' expedition. Overall a very good trip. Crew friendly and helpful and worked together well as a team. Awesome chef and great food. I'll rate the crew 6 out of 5...! Boat nicely set out. Very safety conscious (as per Australian law!) The diving was good. I was disappointed we didn't get to visit Cod Hole on our way north. Further north, the corals were outstanding. I guess i was a little disappointed we didn't see more 'big' stuff, I'll call the diving good but not great. We did get to visit Raine Island (I hadn't been aware that this is pretty weather dependent) and saw plenty of turtles. The land day at Lockhart River was interesting, thanks :)

great crew, friendly, safety conscious

Feeding the Potato Cod and diving with so many talented divers who we have made into far away friendships😊 We had amazing calm seas as well so thanks for that as well😉 Bobbi and Rick🇨🇦

Friendly Knowledgeable Staff,Food was unbelievable and non stop,Diving was amazing 😄

Dropping off the stern at Bougainville Reef and realising that those figures with bubble steams rising from them were other divers 60+m away.

The ease and beauty of the diving x 3.

The best part was diving with my daughter in the Great Barrier Reef -- one checked off bucket list item!

the dive crew, the sites and the commeraderie

The dives The crew The food Meeting other divers

The crew and their organization and efficiency. The dive sites and the briefings for each site. The boat design was so well designed to provide a great dive experience.

The crew was amazing! They were all so polite and so ready to help us in anyway. The dive instructors were also really good. They were careful and worry about safety. The food was amazing (special thanks to our chef Simon!), and it is impossible to get hungry, there food all the time! And the accomodation and common spaces of the vessel are also excellent! This was the best vacation!!

The crew, the dives and the vessel

The cod feed, diving the reef away from any crowds and other divers, and watching a few sharks circle the boat for a few hours

Fantastic diving, incredible meals, well-organized trip

The overall friendliness of the crew, clam gardens dive site, and the pinnacles.

Safety policies, diving experiences, chef!

The coral reefs were incredible, the instructors and crew were very helpful and friendly, and the food was fantastic. This was an incredibly well run program. Everything was impeccable. It far exceeded our expectations!

Dives, food, people

The locations we covered were gorgeous. Even though 15 dives in 4 days may sound strennous the way the dives were organised made it very comfortable for all divers. We had lovely food, comfortable cabins and dive gear etc for rent are in great shape too. Felt very safe at all points in time.

The exotic dive locations, the professional, helpful and friendly crew and the comfort of the liveaboard

The crew was exceptionally professional and very focused in keeping us safe while providing us a very comfortable diving operation. The level of service seen in this trip is not to be found everywhere... The food was extraordinary and very vegetarian friendly. Absolutelly loved it, the only thing I would change is that we saw many many sharks regularly in our dives so the shark feeding is not necessary in my opinion. I bet a lot of corals were broke in order to keep all divers in that position.

Food, Crew, Safety

Bougainville Reef - Dungeons & Dragons site. So many sharks on every dive! Especially exciting was the hammerhead. My dive instructor gifting me with a shark tooth as a birthday present, and for pulling me into the middle of a school of circling trevallys.

The dives, the sun deck, the unlimited deck towels

Night dive

Reef, night dive, food

Diving

Crew food boat

Diving

Crew food boat

Diving

Crew food boat

It’s hard to pick just one highlight. The diving, the staff and the food were all great. Well done all around by the staff, attentive and very flexible with the guests. Great dive sites with lots of coral and sea life, including sharks, turtles and rays.

Diving food and staff

Was able to see lots of sea life and have the comfort of food (and your bed) right there. It was also special that we were far enough out on the reef that we did not see anyone and felt like we had the whole area to ourselves. The overall organization of the trip and crew was stellar! The crew worked like military precision and were incredibly efficient with time and spotting the vessel to the various dive sites.

Crew organization, perfect weather, lots of dives.

Was able to see lots of sea life and have the comfort of food (and your bed) right there. It was also special that we were far enough out on the reef that we did not see anyone and felt like we had the whole area to ourselves. The overall organization of the trip and crew was stellar! The crew worked like military precision and were incredibly efficient with time and spotting the vessel to the various dive sites.

Crew organization, perfect weather, lots of dives.

Captain and Cook were amazing. Diving was good. Always fun to meet new friends on every trip.

Food - Crew - Food

the night dive is great, the food is fantastic.

diving site and a lots to see, crew very professional in all detail service in the diving, great food

We did some really awesome dives on the GBR, could not have picked a better trip (would have wanted to stay longer for the Coral Sea part too though!). The crew is experienced and works super hard to get us to where we can dive safely in these very remote area. The food was amazing, probably ate a bit too much. It's spacious with lots of room to hang out or just chill. Overall a great trip and met some very interesting people!

Safety measures, clean, food

Der Shark Feed war der Hammer. Außerdem die Leute die man kennengelernt hat eingeschlossen die Crew, die war total nett und immer hilfsbereit. Die Nitrox Füllungen und das Leih Equipment waren sehr gut, es gibt nichts daran auszusetzen. Das Essen war einfach super immer total lecker.

Shark feed, Osprey Reef, Nachttauchgang

Seeing a fantastic crew at work with drive, professionalism and customer care.

Pace, Food & quality of vessel

We just returned to Cairns after an incredible four day/four night excursion to the Coral Sea and Osprey Reef with Spirit of Freedom. These four days were the highlight of our entire month in Australia. We completed 15 dives over the course of four days and saw a variety of sea life ranging from hoards of sharks down to the tiniest nudibranchs and everything in between. Visibility was easily over 30meters in most spots. The captain and crew of the Spirit of Freedom were the best! They made everyone feel right at home and delivered top notch service throughout the trip. All of the rental dive gear was in tip top shape and the accommodations were very comfortable, to say the least. Last but not least, the food! The food and beverage throughout the trip were amazing! You will certainly not go hungry on this trip! Highly recommend and can't wait to get back to visit again!

The Amazing Diving! The Outstanding Crew! The Delicious Food!

We just returned to Cairns after an incredible four day/four night excursion to the Coral Sea and Osprey Reef with Spirit of Freedom. These four days were the highlight of our entire month in Australia. We completed 15 dives over the course of four days and saw a variety of sea life ranging from hoards of sharks down to the tiniest nudibranchs and everything in between. Visibility was easily over 30meters in most spots. The captain and crew of the Spirit of Freedom were the best! They made everyone feel right at home and delivered top notch service throughout the trip. All of the rental dive gear was in tip top shape and the accommodations were very comfortable, to say the least. Last but not least, the food! The food and beverage throughout the trip were amazing! You will certainly not go hungry on this trip! Highly recommend and can't wait to get back to visit again!

The Amazing Diving! The Outstanding Crew! The Delicious Food!

We just returned to Cairns after an incredible four day/four night excursion to the Coral Sea and Osprey Reef with Spirit of Freedom. These four days were the highlight of our entire month in Australia. We completed 15 dives over the course of four days and saw a variety of sea life ranging from hoards of sharks down to the tiniest nudibranchs and everything in between. Visibility was easily over 30meters in most spots. The captain and crew of the Spirit of Freedom were the best! They made everyone feel right at home and delivered top notch service throughout the trip. All of the rental dive gear was in tip top shape and the accommodations were very comfortable, to say the least. Last but not least, the food! The food and beverage throughout the trip were amazing! You will certainly not go hungry on this trip! Highly recommend and can't wait to get back to visit again!

The Amazing Diving! The Outstanding Crew! The Delicious Food!

We just returned to Cairns after an incredible four day/four night excursion to the Coral Sea and Osprey Reef with Spirit of Freedom. These four days were the highlight of our entire month in Australia. We completed 15 dives over the course of four days and saw a variety of sea life ranging from hoards of sharks down to the tiniest nudibranchs and everything in between. Visibility was easily over 30meters in most spots. The captain and crew of the Spirit of Freedom were the best! They made everyone feel right at home and delivered top notch service throughout the trip. All of the rental dive gear was in tip top shape and the accommodations were very comfortable, to say the least. Last but not least, the food! The food and beverage throughout the trip were amazing! You will certainly not go hungry on this trip! Highly recommend and can't wait to get back to visit again!

The Amazing Diving! The Outstanding Crew! The Delicious Food!

Highlights - STAFF. They went above and beyond in taking care of each diver and ensuring that we have the best experience. They make sure you have a great vacation experience. Super friendly and knows how to have fun - FOOD. Eating 4-5 delicious meals a day. Different cuisines. Will accommodate to your dietary needs. Chef was incredible. - DIVE. They pick the best dive spots in the Great Barrier Reef, considering the weather. They will help you if you need a refresher. They will take great photos for you (although you can bring your own gopro/camera). All the gear is great quality. I can't praise Spirit of Freedom enough for an amazing experience. Here's a video of my trip- https://youtu.be/3pBSBrvAIpo

Friendly Staff who care about your experience. Best dive spots. Amazing food.

The crew all seemed to enjoy their job, which is important on a liveaboard. They were very helpful if you wanted help while not forcing it if you didn't think you needed it. The food was great - I gained weight, which I don't appreciate. The weather wasn't the best, so itinerary changed for the best experience possible for the weather we had. I also enjoyed getting to know the other passengers on board. It was a small group, which I particularly enjoyed - I know that was just the luck of the draw, but it worked out well for us.

crew, food, other passengers

Diving

Crew, diving, food

The night dive, Osprey reef dives and the relaxed atmosphere

The night dive, Osprey reef dives and the relaxed atmosphere

they provide Good service from boarding the boat. the cabin is clean, food is delicious. underwater is amazing. beautiful coral world and different lanforms.

Good screw, sharks, canyon underwater

great vegetarian food options, friendly staff, great diving