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Luxury Catamaran Great Barrier Reef Dive and Snorkel Cruise: Personalized Experience from Cairns
4.9
2,086 Ratings
Cairns City
Embark on a personalized luxury catamaran cruise to the Great Barrier Reef. Dive, snorkel, and sail with an award-winning company, exploring vibrant coral reefs and encountering colorful fish and turtles.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Great Barrier Reef - Passions of Paradise have access to over 26 destinations on the outer Great Barrier Reef. Each day you will visit 2 of these locations chosen for their suitability to the weather conditions. Snorkel or dive with our experienced crew and view an underwater world teeming with marine life and spectacular coral reefs.
What's Included
- Marine naturalist presentation
- Lunch included
- Seasonal suits provided (Winter Wet Suits or Summer Sun Suits)
- Travel on a stylish fast modern catamaran
- Prescription Masks available
- Snorkeling equipment provided
- Tea and coffee served
- Complimentary Snorkel tour with tuition
- All marine park fees and levies included
- Snacks available
What's Not Included
- Underwater Camera hire: AU$80 with an 8GB micro SD card or AU$60 with your own card
- Soft drinks and alcohol available at the bar (cash and credit cards accepted)
- Return transfers; Cairns City $20p/p. Cairns Northern Beaches $30p/p - Must be booked in advance
- Carbon offset - Offset your carbon foot print for only $1p/p
Additional Information
Embark on an unforgettable journey through the Great Barrier Reef with a company lauded for its 30 years of excellence in providing personalized day journeys. Departing from Cairns, the 80-foot catamaran delivers you to two unique spots on the reef where you can opt to dive or snorkel amongst vibrant fish, turtles, and a spectacular collection of corals. The friendly staff, having 27 distinct outer Great Barrier Reef locations at their disposal, will choose the best location considering the weather to ensure you have the most rewarding experience aboard a sumptuous, purpose-built catamaran!
- Please bring swim wear, towels, sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat!
- Check in will commence at 7.00am at the Reef Fleet Terminal and closes at 7:45am for an 8am departure
- Please note: prescription medication and certain medical conditions, both past and present, will preclude you from scuba diving in Queensland without a Queensland Dive Medical. These conditions include, but are not limited to, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, heart problems, lung problems, ear problems, high or low blood pressure, current cough, cold or flu, chronic sinus conditions, fainting or seizures, plus the use of prescription medication including those used for the treatment of anxiety and depression. Please contact us directly to discuss your suitability for diving.
- The minimum age for scuba diving in Queensland is 12 years
- Scuba Diving in Queensland; prescription medication and certain medical conditions, both past and present, will preclude you from scuba diving in Queensland without a Queensland Dive Medical. These conditions include, but are not limited to, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, heart problems, lung problems, ear problems, high or low blood pressure, current cough, cold or flu, chronic sinus conditions, fainting or seizures, plus the use of prescription medication including those used for the treatment of anxiety and depression.
- Scuba divers must allow 18 hours between their last dive and a flight. You cannot participate in scuba diving if you plan to travel by air within 24 hours of your trip. This includes participating in sky diving activities.
Location
1 Spence St
Spence Street
Please check in at the Passions of Paradise desk inside the Reef Fleet Terminal at 1 Spence Street Cairns. Check in is open from 7am and closes at 7:45am.
Hotel transfers are available at an additional cost. Please contact us directly to arrange.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(2086 Ratings)
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962rosalindb
Jun 11, 2024
Unforgettable day, crew are legends!!! - Such a cool ‘bucket list’ day, and a great way to end our tour of the east coast! Lovely boat, amazing food, unforgettable snorkelling, friendliest crew. Big thank you to Darby, who’s enthusiasm for diving was infectious - her patience and reassurance meant my first experience of diving was so positive & the best it could be :)) definitely hoping to dive again later in my travels!! Can’t recommend enough🫶🏻
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Yuanneng_w
Jun 9, 2024
5 stars for crew and Andrea!! - My diving instructor Andrea was wonderful!! I was not able to see much on my first dive because there were others he (one person) had to attend to as they needed alot help. Andrea showed high professionalism when handling all 3 of us introductory divers... ALL BY HIMSELF 👏👏👏
It was this professionalism that I decided to register for a second dive. Luckily i did, and the second reef location was gorgeous!! Also, Gopro was only allowed on the second dive so please take note!
The rest of the crew members deserve a shoutout too. They were extremely friendly and took really good care of all of us. I was originally a little worried as I am a solo- traveling asian (yes i said it), but they were fantastic in their services!
If you decide to join this tour, do keep an open mind and be forgiving because it is really hard for the crew to manage the divers to reduce the risk of accidents!
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Nicolesj3142qe
Jun 6, 2024
Best day of our vacation in Australia - If you want to go to the great Barrier rief and you look for a fantatsic, trustful and reliable crew, good food, smooth organization and an unique experience snorkeling and diving- definitely choose this company. It is a local well educated and professional team, who shared with us all they know about the sea life 😇thx
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Kirana_ti82
Jun 5, 2024
Best reef trip out - Shout-out to the Passions crew who were absolutely awesome! We did the Marine Bio for the second half of the day and Hannah was such a star with our kids (13yr old teenage girl and a 9yr old boy). I was looking for a reef day trip that was eco-minded and that would also have a little bit of the education part covered for our mix of ages. Hannah brought us out altogether for snorkeling and explained everything to watch for, the kids got pretty motivated and were really engaged - it was great! Our trip did two sites - Club 10 and Three Sisters. The reef was teeming with sea life and we even spotted a turtle, and somewhere in the group there were reef shark sightings too. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Couldn’t have asked for more. The vibe and energy level is infectious. The entire crew deserve all the five-star reviews that you see here.
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Wanderer11626796031
Jun 5, 2024
“Bing Bong” Best day, best crew ,best boat - special shout to Darby and Simon our dive instructors amazing “Bing bong” - I need to start this review with a special shout out to Darby my wife and my dive instructor who is Canadian , she was professional , friendly and her positive and happy attitude to the dive made what was already an amazing dive and day even more enjoyable and memorable
I booked originally to dive with my wife , but they also offered the introduction to dive which was an appeal for friends including my mother in law who had Simon as her dive instructor , Simon also made the day memorable for my mother in law and was so patient with her and even had her eagerly doing a second dive . Once we boarded the boat , we were greeted by friendly staff and an amazing boat , from the captain to staff and the amazing chef we would recommend Passions to anyone . To the owners of Passions you have a great team and thank you “Bing Bong “
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Liefsyvonne
Jun 4, 2024
Amazing experience thanks to the luxurious vessel and loveliest staff - We had the best time aboard the Passions of Paradise. Such a cool experience, being pampered by the most lovely staff. The boat is luxurious and super comfortable, with lots of room inside or outside if you feel like soaking up the sun. We went to two snorkeling sites to view the colourful reef and all its fishes. We saw a reef shark but unfortunately the turtles hadn't returned from their mating spot yet, so we missed out on those. Cannot recommend the tour enough, it's an experience I will not soon forget. A big thanks to the most amazing staff!
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Flyer39860271052
Jun 3, 2024
Couldn't have asked for a better Crew - The crew were wonderful, unfortunately I had pretty bad travel sickness and all of them were so nice checking in on me, making sure some of the fantastic food that I unfortunately couldn't eat at the time it was served was saved for me when I was feeling better, and just all around seeming so enthusiastic about their job which makes the experience so worth it
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Nina_m
Jun 3, 2024
Outstanding tour! - Highly recommend this tour. I was initially hesitant about the group size however, the boat had plenty of space for everyone to spread out when sailing to/from the reef. The crew was amazing, equipment was clean, and lunch was delicious. The two sites we visited were experiencing bleaching but were still beautiful. We saw giant clams, blue starfish, and tons of coral and fish. Highlight of our trip!
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Emma_s
May 29, 2024
Best snorkel experience! - This experience was amazing, the crew were very considerate and made sure to check in with anyone that was unsure, feeling sick, or uncomfortable in the water. It was my friends first time snorkeling and a guide took them around the reef with a buoy and pointed things out to them. They both had a wonderful time and were super excited at the end of the first snorkel site. We saw giant clams, tons of coral and fish, as well as a reef shark! Highly recommend!
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Michelle_l
May 28, 2024
Amazing crew! - The most professional and kind crew ever! One of the staff members told me to take some sea sick medication and I didn’t listen thinking I could handle it since I’ve been on boats/snorkeling plenty times before… I was wrong. I felt so sea sick and the crew was so understanding. Take the medication! They are also very knowledgeable and the first time I got to learn something on a snorkeling trip which was awesome! Food was amazing. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
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