“Food was plentiful, varied and very tasty.”
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, Environment Tax, 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.
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, 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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Spirit of Freedom Reviews
- 9.3 Superb
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Vessel
8.9
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Crew
9.6
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Food
9.8
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Diving
9.4
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Value
9.1
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Leeanne L
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United States
Just an overall great experience!
We really just enjoyed it all
- Recommended for
- Overall experience. Food choices. Friendly staff.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Tanya S
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United States
Amazing Dive Experience
The crew was fantastic (Owen, Grant, Ben, James, Jamie, Ryan, Taku, Cat, Shell, Gabriel and Joost)! From the very beginning everyone impressed my husband and I. Their knowledge and passion for the GBR showed every moment. It is truly the little things that set this live aboard apart. I really appreciated the very informative and enthusiastic dive briefings from James, which made us feel comfortable every dive. The instructors (Kat, Taku, Jamie, Gabriel, Ryan and James) did an amazing job of pointing out fun critters on our dives. If we came back to the boat with questions about what we saw, they were always very helpful and somehow managed to have all the answers. I really enjoyed the added touch of having a little lesson at night by Jamie while we enjoyed our dessert. I am a dive master and have been diving for about 10 years and really learned a lot, especially about the fish behaviors on the reef. I will definitely have more enhanced dives thanks to the information I learned during those talks. While we were told this wasn’t a common occurrence, it was so fun to be in the dining hall and see the amazing photos Taku took of us and the beautiful sea creatures scroll through on the wall while we relaxed and dined. The food prepared by Joost was absolutely delicious! And he did a great job of accommodating my (and others) dietary restrictions. I still cannot believe he managed such phenomenal meals for all of us in that tiny kitchen! I certainly hope to come back again soon, and when I do it will definitely be with Spirit of Freedom!
- Recommended for
- The crew. Food. Everyone’s passion for the GBR and diving.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Carrie Y
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United States
Even though we had to avoid a cyclone, the captain and crew were very safety oriented and gave great customer service. Would highly recommend spirit of freedom!
Great crew and great dive sites
- Recommended for
- Food. Service/safety. Free wine/beer.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Larry B
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United States
Great adventure.
Enjoyed dives. Great last meal. Crew was very attentive.
- Recommended for
- Dive Sites. Food. Friendly crew.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Lauren P
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United States
Great 3-day trip
We had a great time on the Spirit of Freedom! The boat is super nice, with plenty of room to relax on the sundeck or in the forward lounge. The food was delicious, and you are fed 5 times a day, so you'll never go hungry. The crew was very helpful, knowledgeable, and efficient which made all of our dives go so smoothly. We visited so many awesome dive sites and saw amazing marine life-- can't recommend enough!
- Recommended for
- Great crew that was very helpful, friendly, and informative. Amazing dive sites with lots of coral and fish. Delicious food!.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Lisa K
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United States
Highly recommend and a fabulous trip!
This was our first liveabaord and it was fantastic! The crew made us always feel safe when diving with great briefings and the ease of gearing up to dive made it super easy. Great dive equipment that is well maintained. Nice cabin accommodations and plenty of room to relax. The food was amazing as the chefs truly outdid themselves. Even with the stormy weather the dive crew always found safe places for us to dive. The trip director was fabulous! Enjoyed the after dinner ocean talks, learned a lot!
- Recommended for
- Professional friendly attentive crew. Great and abundant food. Well organized and ease of diving.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Sharon E
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United States
SoF crew bent backwards to keep us experientially fulfilled--Great service. Wonderful guides. Fantastic food!
I signed up for two (2) almost back-to-back trips, a 7 day and a 5 day package with a 72 hour break to visit friends on the Gold Coast. Spirit of Freedom (SoF) has unusual offerings of shorter, medium and longer trips, whereby grouos can move quickly on and off the vessel by way of a small 12-seater shuttle flight. This allows for short trips for folks who don't have a lot of time or what just a short excursion. The first, longer week was perfect in terms of weather so we were able to experience the full"Trifecta" of diving three reefs in the Coral Sea, which is available not more than six times a year. We dove in stunningly clear waters (100 feet visibilty in some instances); saw fantastic topological underwater features, wonderful critters of every kind. The second shorter 5 day week was more complicated. A sudden storm forced SoF to turn around midway to Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea, so we had to find interesting alternative options along the southern portions of the Great Barrier Reef, taking us down as far as Ribbon 3 (most of our initial diving was along Ribbon 8-9 of the GBR before heading out to the Coral Sea). Bravo to our captain and crew for 1) keeping us safe; 2) working hard to find alternative dive spots; 3) entertaining us lavishly during downtimes as we awaited stormy weather to subside, and giving us an additional night dive to make up for a lost dive due to inclement weather....and the food was simply amazing!
- Recommended for
- Great crew. Great food. Great dives.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Andrea Y
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United States
Thank you so much for such a great first liveaboard experience!
The overall experience was very positive, I really cannot emphasize how wonderful the crew was and they worked hard to give us the best experience possible while having fun!
- Recommended for
- The crew! So friendly and helpful and fun to dive with. The food! So nice to have amazing food waiting for us after dives. The dive locations! The crew did their best to take us to the best locations possible and they were all wonderful..
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- 10 Exceptional
- bobby M
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United States
Go dive!
Great experience made more fun by Elise and Ryan!! Kudos to all!
- Recommended for
- Food. Cinderella service. Fun times.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Andrea S
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United States
EPIC trip and I would recommend Spirit of Freedom to all my diving friends.
First live-aboard experience. ;-) Could not have asked for a better experience. From day 1, very organized with the luggage, the daily schedule and communicated very well with all of their expectations. The team worked together flawlessly for us to have a great time. They had systems in place and had the tanks re-filled almost as fast as we boarded the boat. Safety was high priority on their list and it showed through being clear with expectations and double-counting people after a dive. My favorite thing was having fins put on at the bottom of the steps - made me smile. Diving was great - luckily the weather was wonderful and we were one of the lucky ones to complete the trip without any changes or accommodations due to weather! So basically, the trip is eat, dive, eat, dive, rest, eat, dive, eat, dive, rest. It was a picture perfect week to say the least.
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- The STAFF was Phenomenal - very friendly and very knowledgeable. The FOOD - both chefs that we had on board were AMAZING - and they even catered to dietary needs which was a real plus. May sound silly - but not having to touch fins - Loved our "Prince Charming" at the bottom of the third step.
