Spirit of Freedom, Australia
- 9.3 Superb 244 Verified Reviews
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- Free Internet
- Nitrox available
- from $ 359 / day
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“The staff made this an amazing experience”
Highlights
M/V Spirit of Freedom is a 37m, state-of-the-art liveaboard, voted Best Australian Liveaboard by readers of Australasia Dive Log in 2015 & 2017. Spirit of Freedom offers year-round, 3, 4, and 7-day diving cruises to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Coral Sea reefs, and special Far Northern expeditions to dive into the truly pristine and remote reefs. Diving amenities onboard MV Spirit of Freedom include a spacious dive deck, individual dry storage, Nitrox, rinse tanks, a small camera table, and freshwater showers. A camera workstation with power boards and converters for 110 volts is also onboard.
Topside, the Spirit of Freedom offers guests 11 cabins with a style and budget for everyone. All cabins have a private bathroom, wardrobe, ample storage, air conditioning, and housekeeping services. Guests will enjoy relaxing on the top deck between dives or in the evening, where it is a great place to unwind with a drink at the end of a day of fantastic diving. The forward lounge is perfect for chilling out and relaxing and has comfortable seating and beanbags. The dining salon has ample seating for all guests and is where a variety of quality healthy meals are available. Dinner is a set menu, and soft drinks, wine, and beer are included with dinner. The Spirit of Freedom must be notified of any special dietary requirements at least 30 days before travel.
The minimum age to travel on the Spirit of Freedom is 16, as the type of dives practiced requires experience. Snorkelers are welcome aboard the Minke Whale Trip (June and July) and the 3-Day Cod Hole trip. Please note that snorkeling can be restricted due to weather, tides, currents, and other environmental conditions, and snorkeling is only permitted on sites deemed safe. Passengers over 65 are required to supply a doctor’s medical statement confirming they are fit to dive.
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Included: VAT, National Park Fees, Hotel Transfer, Local Flights, Alcoholic Drinks at Dinner, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Wine with Dinner, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Snorkel Gear, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: Environment Tax.
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Soft Drinks at Meal Times, Nitrox (120-289 AUD), Nitrox Course (295-315 AUD), Private Dive Guide (650 AUD), Rental Gear (135-345 AUD), Scuba Diving Courses (375-405 AUD).
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.
Diving
The crew speaks English.
Gear Rental
There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.
Drawings & Vessel Layouts
Accommodation
Boat Specifications
- Year built 1992
- Year renovated 2023
- Length 37 Metres
- Deck area Expansive
- Beam 7.1 Metres
- Top speed 12 Knots
- Cruising speed 8 Knots
- Engines 2 x Rolls Royce C8M 410 249.8kw diesel
- Max guests 24
- Number of cabins 11
- Number of bathrooms 11 + 2 toilets on the dive deck
- Tenders 2 x Naiad RIB tender boats
- Water capacity 22000 Litres
- Fuel capacity 30000 Litres
- Freshwater maker 9000 litres per day
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Spirit of Freedom Reviews
- 9.3 Superb
- Vessel 8.9
- Crew 9.5
- Food 9.7
- Diving 9.4
- Value 9.0
- 8.0 Very good
- sydna S
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United States
The coral sea opened its doors for a magical experience
The staff made this an amazing experience
- Recommended for
- The staff. The food. The diving.
- 10 Exceptional
- Jewel W
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United States
Don't hesitate, pull the trigger and book. This is a great boat and well put together crew.
I was completely relaxed the entire time. The Stars at night were better than anything I have seen in my life, and the diving was better.
- Recommended for
- The location is fantastic and life goal level.. The staff was top-notch and beyond professional.. The food was great, plentiful, and varied..
- 10 Exceptional
- Brian J
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United States
Absolutely wonderful crew, the food was delicious, and plentiful, the diving was otherworldly!!!
Minke whales, the amount of dives available, the lovely and supportive captain and crew!
- Recommended for
- Crew, led by Leo, so wonderfully accomplished and accommodating. The dive sight selection and quality was spot on! The food was delicious and plentiful!
- 9.2 Superb
- Gail D
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United States
Diving was incredible, food was delicious, and crew was wonderful.
Coral reefs were amazing. Probably the best I've ever seen.
- Recommended for
- Diving, Food, Crew
- 10 Exceptional
- Joshua N
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Australia
Highly recommend
Weather was too rough to head out to osprey reef but the staff went above and beyond to make dives enjoyable. Food was excellent in general and the stay was very comfortable.
- Recommended for
- Friendly staff. Great food. Comfortable accomodation.
- 7.6 Good
- Luofei W
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China
26 dives in 7 days
Expedition of Minke whale watching was very coincident with researcher on board to share whale knowledge so far.
- Recommended for
- Dive sites are all beautiful and different. Crew members are all very friendly. Schedule is reasonable and in total 26 dives for 7 days.
- 8.4 Very good
- Mark K
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Canada
Great way to see the Great Barrier Reef. Well organized staff.
Night dive and cod feeding.
- Recommended for
- Crew was cheery and helpful. Food was very good.. Dive sites..
- 8.8 Fabulous
- James F
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Australia
Great crew fantastic diving
Night dive was pretty amazing. Too much to look at. Cod hole was pretty bloody good too. Very sareal to have a massive fish swim at you, get inches from your face and stare at you. Super cool. Only reason cabin comfort was a 3 star was because I shared with 3 others. I knew what I was in for.
- Recommended for
- Trip was well planned and run. Great dive sites. Plenty of good food.
- 9.2 Superb
- Aaron S
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Australia
Great diving on a well maintained and crewed boat
All the staff went above and beyond to make sure the trip was a great experience for each guest.
- Recommended for
- Mooring stern to reef
- 10 Exceptional
- Henrik S
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Denmark
High quality and excellent servvice
it was one long highligt from welcome to leaving. All the elements on the way was excelllent - and the safety focus gave a great comfort feeling.
- Recommended for
- Dive sites - Crew - accomendation
