OceanQuest

Dive experience: Scuba divers simply need to be certified Open Water. All divers in Queensland must submit a medical questionnaire and seek medical clearance where necessary.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinking water, hot drinks, Cairns city transfers to boat (excluding from northern beaches), reef and port authority fees, rental dive equipment (incl. stinger suits in season), torch for night dives, tanks (12 and 15 litre), weights, weightbelts, snorkelling gear, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Dives (from 1 April 2024: 1 night: US$ 85, 2 nights: US$ 124, 3 nights: US$ 163), from 1 April 2025: 1 night: US$ 94, 2 nights: US$ 137, 3 nights: US$ 179, payable in advance). Minke Whale trips in June and July only: levies (Ribbon Reefs: US$ 52 per day), rental dive equipment. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, dive insurance, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (USD 7), snacks, guided dives (US$ 13 per dive, up to 8 divers per dive guide) to be paid in advance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: You will be picked up from your Cairns hotel at approximately 7:30-8 am and check in at the dive centre at 319 Draper Street, before being transferred to the marina. OceanQuest departs to the Outer Great Barrier Reef every Wednesday and returns to port every Sunday. So if you plan to travel on either of these days, you will be transported on the ship itself, otherwise you will be transferred to the liveaboard by the day boat AquaQuest. For more information on getting to Cairns, including airlines, see our How to get there section.
The final dive will be at around 10:30 am on the last day of the trip. After lunch, you will depart the reef at around 3 pm, arriving back in Cairns at 5 pm. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: Displayed prices are non-diver prices. Costs of diving are disclosed in the 'Prices exclude' section.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travelers may choose to share a cabin (no guarantee of same gender sharing) or pay a supplement for their own cabin. Various supplements apply. Please check with us.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Please contact us to enquire about group discounts.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): There is none available for this boat. Please contact us to enquire for a full charter.

• Meals of an international flavour are served buffet style in the dedicated air-conditioned restaurant on the main deck.
• Main meals comprise breakfast, lunch & dinner.
• Tea, coffee and drinking water are available free of charge throughout the day.
• Chocolate bars, biscuits, ice creams, soft drinks, beer, wine and spirits are available at extra charge.
• Vegetarians and most other special diets are catered for.
• Catering begins with lunch on check-in day for your cruise of the Great Barrier Reef.

Customer reviews: