Ocean Quest

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$ 59 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 132, 3 nights - USD 187, 4 nights - USD 242. 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.

• 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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