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Ocean Quest

From USD 180 per day

Customer reviews

Very good!

Length

36m
119 ft

Max 48

PADI

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At a glance...

Visits Cairns' Great Barrier Reef
All cabins with ensuite bathrooms, TV, music
Dedicated air-conditioned dining area, bar
Book with 20% deposit, balance on arrival
Large boat

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Stunning Great Barrier Reef views from the double bed cabin

Spacious, bright and airy twin bed cabin

Australian catamaran, Ocean Quest's platform

The dining room comfortably seats all 48 guests

Divers can soak up the rays on the sun deck

Always a quiet, comfortable spot on board

The comfortable saloon is adjacent to the dining area

Buffet style lunch onboard this Australian liveaboard

Ocean Quest specialising in diving the Cairns Great Barrier Reef

Page contents:
Departure & Prices
Trip Details
Cabins
Crew & Facilities
Food
Specs
Safety
Reviews

Leading Cairns liveaboard, Ocean Quest, lives on the Great Barrier Reef and is accessed via speedboat transfer from Cairns. Trips can range from 2 nights to as long as you wish, with the diving concentrated on Saxon, Norman, Hastings and Michaelmas reefs. You can even have a private dive guide for you or your group.

Ocean Quest is a 36 metre catamaran diving boat and is therefore both stable and spacious. There are 23 cabins spread over 3 decks, ranging from double/twin berth to quad cabins. All cabins are air-conditioned with TVs and en-suite bathrooms. Guests tend to socialise most in the lounge and enjoy the bar, library, games and full entertainment facilities.

There is a dedicated air-conditioned dining area which can accommodate even the maximum of 48 guests. Ocean Quest caters for snorkellers, certified and introductory divers. It is more spacious than many of Cairns' other Great Barrier Reef cruise boats and this, together with the en-suite facilities and range of cabins, makes it a popular choice.

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Scheduled departures, prices, destinations, durations...

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These dive cruise itineraries are available for departure every day. Prices are valid until the 31 March 2021.

Depart	Return	Depart Return	nights	Destination	dives	Price (per person)
N/A	N/A	N/A	2	Cairns Barrier Reef	10	USD 473
N/A	N/A	N/A	3	Cairns Barrier Reef	14	USD 583
N/A	N/A	N/A	4	Cairns Barrier Reef	18	USD 819

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More Trip Details...

Dive experience: Scuba dvers simply need to be certified Open Water.

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), dives (as detailed in the trips above), rental dive equipment (incl. stinger suits in season), tanks, weights, weightbelts.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Dive insurance, reef and port authority fee US$ 15 per day (Cairns Barrier Reef trips only), levies US$ 58 per day (Ribbon Reefs trips only), rental dive equipment for Minke Whale trips in June and July. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (USD 7), towels (bring your own), snacks, torches, private dive guide (per person to be paid in advance): 2 nights - USD 131, 3 nights - USD 186, 4 nights - USD 240. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: You will be picked up from your Cairns hotel at approximately 07:45 hrs. Departures from Cairns are daily, with speedboat transfers to the OceanQuest on the Outer Great Barrier Reef. You will select your equipment and do 2 dives before transferring to the liveaboard. For more information on getting to Cairns see our How to get there section. The last dive of the tour will be at around 15:00 on the last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: Between 15% and 25% off the published price, depending on duration of trip.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): 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.

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Cabins, Berths, Showers, Bathrooms...

The Cairns liveaboard, Ocean Quest, has a total of 23 en-suite cabins, each with its own TV. There are 18 twin bed cabins - 14 on the main deck, 1 on the upper deck and 3 on the lower deck; 4 Queen-sized double bed cabins - 1 on the upper deck and 3 on the lower deck; and 1 quad (4 berth) cabin on the lower deck.

All the cabins have:

Air-conditioning
En-suite bathroom with hot water shower
Hand basin and towels
Personal TV and music system
Cabinet, mirror and shelves

Reading lamp
Bedding
24-hour, 240v electricity supply
Fire warning system
Fire extinguisher and life jackets

No. of bathrooms / showers - 27 / 27 - hot water

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Crew, Facilities, Dive Courses...

The crew comprises 16 staff:

4 Dive Instructors
3 Divemasters / Deck Hands
Captain
Cruise Leader
Cook

Engineer
Maid/Stewardess
Masseuse
3 Hosts

65m² Dive deck and platform with toilets and fresh hot water showers - 2 Motorised dive dinghies - Separate rinse tank for cameras - 190m² Air-conditioned saloon with TV, DVD and sound system - 100m² Dedicated air-conditioned restaurant area - 50m² External shaded area - 50m² Sun deck with sun chairs and matresses - Movie library, games and magazines - Fish ID and diving books - Water dispenser - Well-stocked bar

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Menu, Cuisine Type...

Food is taken seriously on Cairns' Ocean Quest, with both breakfast and lunch being served buffet style. Breakfast consists of bacon, sausages, eggs, breads and cereals. Dinner is served, with second servings available, buffet style. Lunch and dinner normally consist of a meat or seafood main course with side dishes of vegetables. Lasagne is a particular specialty.

Desserts include chef's favourites such as sticky date pudding and apple pie with ice cream, often served after night dives. Chef's check on arrival if guests have any dietary requirements such as vegetarians, vegans, gluten free, and can cater to such needs.

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.

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Technical Specifications...

Built in 1989, refurbished in 2007
Size - 36m x 13m
Top speed - 15.5 knots
Cruising speed - 13.5 knots
2 x 465 KW Caterpillar engines
2 x 180 KW Caterpillar 3306 generators
2 x Bauer scuba tank compressors

Various sized aluminium tanks with K valves
Electricity 240v - 24-hours per day
Water capacity - 10,000 litres
Fuel capacity - 33,000 litres
Freshwater maker - 1,500 litres per day
Environmental storage tank

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Navigation, Safety Features...

2 x 10 person 30 HP dinghies
Life raft
Furuno radio
Furuno radar
Furuno GPS
Furuno autopilot
Furuno plotter
Furuno sounder
Satellite and mobile phones
Engine room CCTV

Bilge pump alarm
Searchlight and horn
EPIRB
Fire alarm / detectors
Life jackets in cabins
Fire extinguishers, hoses and blanket throughout
MFA box and trained staff
5,000 litres of DV and continuous-flow oxygen

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Customer reviews:

"The service on the boat was awesome, good facilities, fantastic dive sites, especially after we'd hit the outer reef. The rooms are a little tired, but still clean, nonetheless. Food served on the boat was good." - Tara Tan, Malaysia, 30 June 2017 ...