Recommendations on Liveaboard in Austraila

Hi
Any recommedations on Liveaboards in Austarlia other than Mike Ball

Thanks

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On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:32:33 -0700, Yung Mah wrote:
>Any recommedations on Liveaboards in Austarlia other than Mike Ball

Take a look at the "Undersea Explorer". We've been once on the boat and
the team was great, the cooking delicious. We got tons of information
about the ecosystem and all in all it was fun. They always have one
scientist on board who's making field work, and you get to help him/her
if you want.

You can make about 4 dives a day, one of them a night dive - if you feel
like it. They take good care of explaining you what you may find
underwater, and try to make it as secure as possible for you.

It's not cheap, but worth every dime. Only not if you are a beginner.
You should be a moderately good and experienced diver, as you'll have
more fun that way.

IIRC their website is <http://www.undersea-explorer.com>, and they are
based in Port Douglas.

We enjoyed ourselves and look back to diving with them again.

HTH
Aleks

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:32:33 -0700, Yung Mah wrote:

> Any recommedations on Liveaboards in Austarlia other than Mike Ball

Taka II, or Rum Runner. Trip reports are on my website.

Jason

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I believe the name of the boat is the Freedom. I've heard good stories about
this boat yet I have not been on it. Lawrence

In article <102prgiaemu8k4a@corp.supernews.com>, yhmah@interbaun.com (Yung
Mah) wrote:

> Hi
> Any recommedations on Liveaboards in Austarlia other than Mike Ball

Try Nimrod Explorer, as opposed to Undersea Explorer.......
Undersea is sold as a kinda "Research and Dive" boat......but Undersea
Explorer is a twin hull, not what i would call a catamarn, regular dive
boat, good cabins with ensuite.......food is good too, usually does
northern barrier reef and coral sea, (ribbon reefs).

We had a great time on board.
Any info on this or Spirit of Freedom see www.diversionoz.com

Dave Morgan @ Work :^)

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:15 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), Dave Morgan wrote:

>Undersea Explorer is a twin hull

I suppose you meant "Nimrod Explorer is a twin hull"...

Aleks

In article <l2j830lc8ml8tqvqiulvngq52cj65prod8@4ax.com>,
aleks@lessmann-consulting.com (Aleks A.-Lessmann) wrote:

> "Nimrod Explorer is a twin hull"

Yes sorry......

It is usually moored off Lizard Island, they transport you from Cairns in
small 6 - 8 seater twin prop aircraft for a low level flight over the
Barrier reef and land on Lizard Island, you are picked up on the beach and
taken the half mile out to the boat.

The crew we had were very good, the food was also good, on our trip we had
to "steam" up to Cooktown on Christmas eve arriving at Sunset, what a
sight.......anyway....we did this to refuel, it was like a ghost town, we
sat at the dock with a dozen locals drinking and talking, i think they had
come out of the hills as they clearly had not seen civilisation since the
previous century........it was a great experience and they were nice
people...........

Dave Morgan @ Work :^)