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2 Days 1 Night Liveaboard on OceanQuest
Our liveaboard vessel, OceanQuest, is the ultimate Great Barrier Reef overnight experience from Cairns. Spend your days and nights exploring the best outer Great Barrier Reef dive sites aboard our floating accommodation, with snorkel, intro dive and certified dive options available.
When just one day at the reef isn't enough, an overnight trip from Cairns gives you all the time you need. Visit our colourful dive and snorkel sites during the day, and at night, everything from the air-conditioned cabins with en-suites, lounge and bar, is designed for your comfort.
Our three-deck, 35m catamaran is purpose-built for a top-class dive holiday, with a spacious dive deck, large open sundecks and hot, fresh water showers. All delicious meals are prepared by our onboard chef, including hearty breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Enjoy a well-deserved dessert treat after your day in the water!
Overnight (liveaboard) Great Barrier Reef trips from Cairns are truly a remarkable adventure. With more than 14 permanent moorings at Saxon and Norman reefs, and selected sites at Hastings Reef, snorkellers and divers of all levels can explore the reef and its diverse marine life from early morning to night.
At night, relax in the lounge and bar. Or if you're keen for more undersea adventures, try a unique night dive experience like Fluoro Diving to make your time on board our floating reef hotel truly unforgettable.
An overnight experience is also the perfect time to complete or enhance your practical dive training at the outer Great Barrier Reef. With our expert dive instructors, you'll be in the best possible hands.
Choose Introductory dive experiences for snorkellers and fluoro diving for certified divers can be purchased on board.
- Snorkelling (included for all passengers): Snorkelling equipment including prescription masks and equipment tuition
- Snorkelling and scuba equipment, including dive computer and air fills, with full tuition depending on option selected
- All meals on board, plus chilled drinking water, tea and coffee
- Transfers from Cairns CBD accommodation
- Choose certified dive, Snorkelling or Intro Dives
What to bring:
Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. Swimsuit and towel. Overnight bag with changes of clothing, including warm clothing and socks for overnight wear, toiletries and a reusable water bottle.
Conditions:
Guests must be aged 18 or over to travel unaccompanied on our overnight trips.
Anyone younger than 16 must always be supervised by an adult, which includes all in-water sessions and around the vessel. Guests of any age of guest are welcome to travel with us; however, please note we do not have amenities/accessories onboard that are suitable for infants. If you are planning to travel with an infant, please contact our reservations team for more guidance on what you will need to bring to be prepared for your stay onboard. All scuba participants must meet medical questionnaire requirements, and some conditions or medications may prevent you from diving. These requirements can be found on our Can I Dive? page, and we strongly recommend reviewing before booking. Queensland's code of practice on diving states that for a single no decompression dive, you should not fly/go to altitude for at least 12 hours, or 24 hours if divers have had multiple dives per day for several consecutive days, or have made dives that require decompression stops. Altitude is defined as 300m/1000ft above sea level. This includes going to the Atherton Tablelands (a popular local scenic attraction), so please be aware if booking tours to follow your dive trip. Under normal circumstances, you should be out of the water on your last dive at 12:00 (midday). Bedding and bath towels are supplied on board. Excess baggage can be stored at our Draper Street office at check-in.
Accommodation Options:
OceanQuest has 18 twin cabins and four double cabins. All cabins are air conditioned with en suite bathrooms.
Optional extra:
Digital camera hire, Guided dives ($20 per person per dive), Extra dives (subject to availability), Nitrox fills, Introductory dive package, Fluoro Diving, PADI Nitrox Dive Course
Soft drinks, alcohol and snacks and Quality souvenirs.
