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Context Liveaboard: Turtle Spectacular by Mike Ball, northbound trip (booked directly) Dive Location: Great Barrier Reef Timeframe: November, 2023 My Credentials: PADI Advanced; 203 dives across 10 countries Trip Pictures: Mike Ball's Facebook post Review of Diving The excursion was an 8 day /...

Quick update on diving out of Cairns in particular the Ribbon Reef area. Currently Mike Ball has been the only Operator running to the Ribbon Reefs. No real changes apart for their Covid policy now states as of January next year all passengers must show proof of being fully vaccinated against...

Like everywhere else we have been doing it tough here in Cairns and just thought I would post a quick update to show a bit of optimism :) We really want to show support for the operators and their crews, and show them a light at the end of the tunnel. Obviously travel restrictions still apply...

Hi everyone, my girlfriend (PADI OW, 15 dives) and me (PADI AOW, 30 dives) are going on a trip to Australia from Europe and want to combine it with a liveaboard diving trip. We have never done a liveaboard trip before so our expectations are not super-high - but at the same time we might not be...

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My wife and I will be visiting friends in Brisbane in October. We are both experienced AOW divers. We live in Thailand dive regularly here. My wife would like to see the GBR. I'm assuming this means a side trip to Cairns with a couple days (or more) on a liveaboard. This would add four or more...

Hi fellow divers - I'm planning a June 2018 dive trip to Australia, looking for 3-6 day liveaboard trips. I came across the OceanQuest 4-day/4-night Minke Whale trip. It looks great, covering the outer barrier and ribbons, but interested to hear from anyone who has actually gone on it - how is...

This is my first visit to Australia, and I will be in Cairns for only one day of diving. Because this is my only chance to dive this area, I would like to dive the best boat to the best locations. I am confused by the choices because there are so many operators and dive locations. I want to...

Flying to Cairns at the end of June and looking into liveaboards for min. 3days / max. 5 days. Any operators to recommend or discourage around Cairns (or a bit more north or south, I'm pretty flexible). Like probably every diver I'm looking for an operator who will get me to the still healthy...

I am still undecided on my 2017 diving trip, my travel dates shifted to May. I looked up multiple destinations, here is my shortlist. Investing a lot of time (flying from Europe) and a fair amount of money, I want to avoid dead reefs (Only 7% of the Great Barrier Reef has avoided coral bleaching...

My sister and I will be traveling to Australia/New Zealand in June/July 2017 for approx. 4 weeks. I want to spend at least two weeks of that diving. My sister will be obtaining her open water diving license while there but doing at least the online course work prior to coming. Can I get...

Looking for an affordable way to dive/snorkel the outer Great Barrier Reef? Join our 3 day, 2 night private charter on the lovely Coral Sea Dreaming (Coral Sea Dreaming Dive & Sail). The boat departs Cairns the morning of November 28, 2016 and returns to Cairns the afternoon of November 30th...

So I have booked the holiday of a lifetime, but I fear I have made an error. Based on all my research, it appears that day trip scuba tours are pretty disappointing. So I ask for your help - is their a day trip that is awesome scuba; or, do I have to look at live aboards? Can anyone recommend a...

Hello I plan to visit Cairns in May 2016. I like to do a liveabord trip to the Ribbon reefs and Cod Hole. "Taka" has been sold and has left Cairns. :( The "Spirit of Freedom" vessel will be in maintenance while May. :( The "Ocean Quest" or the "ScubaPro's" do only the reefs next to Cairns...