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Ocean Quest Liveaboard, Australia

Rating 9.0 out of 10 9.0 Superb
from $ 155 / day Check dates

“Amazing experience with an amazing crew. ”

Pascal J, Flag of Canada Canada

Highlights

    • Fluoro Night Diving to experience fluorescent colors
    • Nightly "Shark In The Dark" dives
    • Whale diving safari to meet the Minke

The OceanQuest Liveaboard is a 36m Catamaran offering year-round diving trips to Australia's magnificent Outer Great Barrier Reef. The OceanQuest liveaboard is permanently moored at the Outer Reef, and guests are transferred by fast boat from Cairns. 

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Date
Price
09 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
FULL
09 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
FULL
09 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
FULL
09 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
FULL
09 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
FULL
10 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
10 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
FULL
10 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
FULL
10 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
FULL
10 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
FULL
11 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
11 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
11 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
11 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
11 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
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12 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
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12 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
12 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
12 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
12 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
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13 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
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13 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
13 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
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13 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
13 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
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14 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
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14 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
14 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
14 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
14 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
15 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
15 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
15 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
15 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
15 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
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16 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
16 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
16 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
16 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
16 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
17 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
17 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
17 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
17 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
17 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
18 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
18 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
18 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
18 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
18 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
19 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
19 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
19 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
19 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
19 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
20 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
20 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
20 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
20 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
20 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
21 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
21 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
21 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
21 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
21 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
22 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
22 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
22 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
22 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
22 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
23 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
23 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
23 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
23 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
23 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
24 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
24 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
24 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
24 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
24 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin available
25 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
25 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
25 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
25 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin available
25 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin only 1 space left
26 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
26 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
26 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin available
26 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin only 1 space left
26 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin only 1 space left
27 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
27 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin available
27 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin only 3 spaces left
27 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin only 3 spaces left
27 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin only 3 spaces left
28 Jan
2 Days / 1 Night
$ 543
Select Cabin available
28 Jan
3 Days / 2 Nights
$ 762
Select Cabin only 5 spaces left
28 Jan
4 Days / 3 Nights
$ 981
Select Cabin only 5 spaces left
28 Jan
5 Days / 4 Nights
$ 1,200
Select Cabin only 3 spaces left
28 Jan
6 Days / 5 Nights
$ 1,419
Select Cabin only 1 space left

Included: VAT, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Diving Package, Rental Gear.

Required Extras: Port Fees (20 AUD per day).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Snacks, Nitrox (10 AUD), Nitrox Course (325 AUD per activity), Private Dive Guide (750 AUD per activity), Scuba Diving Courses (335 AUD per activity).

Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.

* Extra fees are shown per person.

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Ocean Quest Reviews

  • Rating 9.0 out of 10
  • 9.0 Superb
  1. Vessel
    8.7
  2. Crew
    8.4
  3. Food
    9.5
  4. Diving
    9.1
  5. Value
    9.1
  • Rating 8.0 out of 10
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Julie C
  • Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom

Dive, eat, sleep, repeat on the Great Barrier Reef. Perfect

Our fourth trip on Ocean Quest and she delivered a great dive trip once again. Good variety of dive sites, well organised diving and professional dive team. Plenty of wholesome food and comfortable room.

Recommended for
Friendly team. Good food. Dive kit in good order.
  • Rating 10 out of 10
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Jane X
  • Flag of United States United States

Absolutely fantastic, still in awe, first time diving too!

I loved my 2D/1N combo, especially as a first time diver! The crew really took care of me, from coordinating pickup to showing me diving and pointing out all the creatures to taking my non-mozzarella cheese restriction seriously. The schedule was well organized, the food was great, and of course the diving/snorkeling was phenomenal especially when the crew was so informative and patient. Super special shoutout to Sandy, who was so patient and kind with taking me on my first dive, pointing out all the cool animals (we got super close to an 🐙), and helping me deal with nausea on the way there 😬. Also thanks to Diana who was so so knowledgeable and helped point out every cool creature as we snorkeled (goatfish, rabbitfish, sweetlips, cleaner wrasse, anemones, sharks!!, pufferfish…). I learned a lot from u! All of the crew were amazing and critical to making this experience one of the best one can ever have in life. Please pay them more money!

Recommended for
Crew was epic!! Really took care of us!. Coral and animals were wonderful. No shoes policy haha.
  • Rating 10 out of 10
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Yan Chi L
  • Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong

Best liveaboard experience

It’s one of my best diving experiences with super friendly and professional staffs on board. The accommodation and food are fantastic.

Recommended for
Friendly and helpful staffs. Professional dive guides. Delicious food.
  • Rating 10 out of 10
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Abi B
  • Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom

Wish we’d stayed longer!

From the original enquiry right up until we arrived back in cairns after our 2 day/1 night trip was awesome! It was our first liveaboard and first time diving since getting our Open Water certification a year ago so weren’t too sure what to expect and were a bit nervous, the team on the boats were fantastic - especially our guide Charlotte! The dives themselves were great and although it was a bit choppy, our guides made sure that we didn’t miss a thing! The cabins were much more comfortable and spacious than I was expecting and the vibe on board was great. Can’t wait to book our next trip - and will definitely be staying longer next time!!

Recommended for
The dives, the staff (on and off the boat) and the great atmosphere!

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