Went out on Tusa 5 today. Not a bad boat, not a great one. Competent, and I'd go out with them again.
In theory it was $230 for 3 dives (1 free), all gear, lunch and minor snacks. But if you didn't have a buddy you had to fork out $20 extra to dive with the dive master. Also, add $10 for entry to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (the operator collects it on behalf of the government).
The BCD and other gear was all ok - computers were standard. The tanks were only 7.9 kg, so ask for a larger tank if you use a lot of air.
Lunch was good. The very lengthy intro by the boat host was interminable, especially while he thought he was being funny. The boat was fine with 4 toilets (with 2 showers), but the cabins needed better air con as they smelled a little.
The on board photographer was nice, but a bit pushy.
We left at 8am and were back at 4:30. We went to Norman Reef which was a fair way out.
Crew were all friendly, with English, Japanese and Deutsche speakers.
I had booked over the phone - the lady said she'd fax my confirmation and details of where to board to my hotel. She never did.
Overall, it was a good day, and reasonable value.
25 July 2010
Diving off Cairns
Went out on Tusa 5 today. Not a bad boat, not a great one. Competent, and I'd go out with them again.
In theory it was $230 for 3 dives (1 free), all gear, lunch and minor snacks. But if you didn't have a buddy you had to fork out $20 extra to dive with the dive master. Also, add $10 for entry to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (the operator collects it on behalf of the government).
The BCD and other gear was all ok - computers were standard. The tanks were only 7.9 kg, so ask for a larger tank if you use a lot of air.
Lunch was good. The very lengthy intro by the boat host was interminable, especially while he thought he was being funny. The boat was fine with 4 toilets (with 2 showers), but the cabins needed better air con as they smelled a little.
The on board photographer was nice, but a bit pushy.
We left at 8am and were back at 4:30. We went to Norman Reef which was a fair way out.
Crew were all friendly, with English, Japanese and Deutsche speakers.
I had booked over the phone - the lady said she'd fax my confirmation and details of where to board to my hotel. She never did.
Overall, it was a good day, and reasonable value.
In theory it was $230 for 3 dives (1 free), all gear, lunch and minor snacks. But if you didn't have a buddy you had to fork out $20 extra to dive with the dive master. Also, add $10 for entry to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (the operator collects it on behalf of the government).
The BCD and other gear was all ok - computers were standard. The tanks were only 7.9 kg, so ask for a larger tank if you use a lot of air.
Lunch was good. The very lengthy intro by the boat host was interminable, especially while he thought he was being funny. The boat was fine with 4 toilets (with 2 showers), but the cabins needed better air con as they smelled a little.
The on board photographer was nice, but a bit pushy.
We left at 8am and were back at 4:30. We went to Norman Reef which was a fair way out.
Crew were all friendly, with English, Japanese and Deutsche speakers.
I had booked over the phone - the lady said she'd fax my confirmation and details of where to board to my hotel. She never did.
Overall, it was a good day, and reasonable value.
24 July 2010
JetTard
Off to far North Queensland for a week of work! Unfortunately the
first leg is on jetstar, so it's already a bad start. This flight is
delayed 40 minutes, but the only way I found that out was to ring
jetstar, since there was noone at gate 53 - just a lot of bemused
passengers.
first leg is on jetstar, so it's already a bad start. This flight is
delayed 40 minutes, but the only way I found that out was to ring
jetstar, since there was noone at gate 53 - just a lot of bemused
passengers.
When you ring JetTard the first thing you get is a 40" advertisement
for their credit card. I'd love to know who would think that their
credit card service would be better than their airline service...
JetTard
Off to far North Queensland for a week of work! Unfortunately the
first leg is on jetstar, so it's already a bad start. This flight is
delayed 40 minutes, but the only way I found that out was to ring
jetstar, since there was noone at gate 53 - just a lot of bemused
passengers.
first leg is on jetstar, so it's already a bad start. This flight is
delayed 40 minutes, but the only way I found that out was to ring
jetstar, since there was noone at gate 53 - just a lot of bemused
passengers.
When you ring JetTard the first thing you get is a 40" advertisement
for their credit card. I'd love to know who would think that their
credit card service would be better than their airline service...
08 July 2010
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