Ocean Quest Liveaboard, Australia

Name: 6D/5N Ocean Quest (Cairns - Cairns)
Start: 2026-11-25
End: 2026-11-30
Location: Australia

8.9 Fabulous

Nitrox available
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers

from $ 209 / day Check dates

“Amazing experience with an amazing crew. ”
Pascal J, Canada

Highlights

Fluoro Night Diving to experience fluorescent colors
Nightly "Shark In The Dark" dives

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.

The OceanQuest liveaboard was refurbished in 2017 and has 22 cabins, each with an en-suite bathroom, air conditioning, and a TV. Each cabin has either two single beds or two single bunk beds. Split over 3 decks, the OceanQuest liveaboard offers plenty of space for relaxing after a full day of diving. There is a large air-conditioned lounge, a well-stocked bar area with an entertainment system, and a spacious dining room. The sun decks are perfect for sunbathing between dives in the warm Australian sun. The OceanQuest team provides 3 meals per day, served buffet style in the large dining area.

There is something for everyone with the OceanQuest liveaboard, with options for certified divers, introductory divers, and snorkelers. Guests can explore numerous outer Great Barrier Reef dive sites with OceanQuest and enjoy up to 4 dives a day: 3 daytime and 1 nighttime. Non-diving guests are also welcome aboard.

Please be aware that the dives are self-guided; however, for solo travelers, the crew will be happy to assist with pairing you with a dive buddy or dive group. Rest assured, there is always a dedicated supervisor on board and a vigilant lookout on the deck during in-water activities. If you wish to opt for a guided dive experience, you can reserve this service on the day and overnight trips, priced at 20 AUD per person per dive. In cases where your certification or a medical condition necessitates supervised diving, it is mandatory to partake in dives accompanied by a guide.

OceanQuest liveaboard divers can experience the Great Barrier Reef at night in a new way with Fluoro Night Diving. This incredible dive uses specialist torches and mask filters to bring the reef to life in an array of fluorescent colors (extra charge applies). Nightly Shark In The Dark dives offer the chance to jump in and see the Great Barrier Reef sharks at night.

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

Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (AUD20 / day), Port Fees (AUD20 / day).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Snacks, Nitrox (AUD10), Nitrox Course (AUD325 / activity), Private Dive Guide (AUD750 / activity), Scuba Diving Courses (AUD335 / activity).

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Boat features

En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Seaview Cabins
Indoor Saloon
TV in cabins
Daily housekeeping

Food & Drinks

Vegetarian Options
Beer available
Buffet style
Western Food

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.

Diving

Nitrox available
Dive deck

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English.

Gear Rental

Equipment is available for rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. If the rental gear is not included in the price, you will need to pay for it on board the boat. Show prices

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Year built: 1988

Year renovated: 2013

Length: 36 metres

Beam: 13 metres

Cruising speed: 9 knots

Max guests: 44

Number of cabins: 9

Number of bathrooms: 23

Boat navigation and safety

Radar
Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Satellite & mobile phones
Bilge pump alarm
Search light
Engine room CCTV
Crew trained in first aid
Emergency flares

Ocean Quest Reviews

8.9 Fabulous

Vessel

8.7
Crew

8.4
Food

9.4
Diving

9.1
Value

9.0

8.8 Fabulous
Maria S
Spain

Spectacular
Above all, I wanted to highlight Valentina, the ship's crew. I wanted to highlight their professionalism, their kindness and treatment. I hope he'll be there when he gets back on the ship
Recommended for
The staff. The cabins. Value for money.
25 Aug, 2026

Translated from Spanish

10 Exceptional
Nectar P
Australia

Great experience.
Going SCUBA diving after so many years not going. A big thanks to Josh the captain of the boat for encouraging me and taking me one in one SCUBA diving. .
Recommended for
The People you meet in the boat. The crew are friendly and professional. Going SCUBA diving.
28 Aug, 2026

10 Exceptional
John H
United States

My first live aboard experience 😀
This was my first night dive and it was incredible!! Overall I think everything was very well managed. The boat pick up and transfer. Timing of meals and dive briefs were well organized. Great experience and I would highly recommend.
Recommended for
Night dive. Friendly staff. Clean, spacious room and bathroom.
23 Mar, 2026

10 Exceptional
Simon L
Australia

Awesome adventure with my Son
Marine life Staff where amazing
Recommended for
Staff , Diving , Weather
20 Oct, 2023

10 Exceptional
Inge D
United States

Great stay, highly recommended
We loved our 5-day stay. There is such a good atmosphere on the boat and everything is run so well. Our cabin was great and had everything we needed.
Recommended for
Friendly and knowledgeable crew and guides. Loved our cabin. Great food.
14 Apr, 2026

10 Exceptional
Andrew O
United States

Great diving trip
A wonderful trip and wonderful crew. Very professional and well organised.
Recommended for
Felix. Service. The boat.
07 Aug, 2025

10 Exceptional
Chris J
Australia

Awesome time, friendly and professional
Night snorkelling with sharks Many, many dives Great staff Beautiful weather 👍
Recommended for
Flexibility, cost and dives
14 Oct, 2019

9.6 Exceptional
Lorenz R
Germany

Worth to travel with
Great experience!
Recommended for
Nice and helpful crew. Organized dives. Nice cabin.
19 Jun, 2025

9.2 Superb
Bert K
Netherlands

Great liveaboard
Great dives during this liveaboard, nice boat and cabin, good helpful crew and good food.
Recommended for
Good rooms and amenities. Good and helpful crew. Good equipment.
31 Oct, 2025

Translated from Dutch

10 Exceptional
Eliot N
United States

Great ocean adventure!
Our family of 5 had a wonderful time on all the different dives sites exploring the reef and aquatic life. All of the crew, from Captains Anna and Dany to Chef Marcos were always friendly, helpful and encouraging! Our dive guides (Diegho, Natalee, Jack, Simon) were so helpful - especially Diegho with his amazing energy and excitement at being able to show us the reef. Our nighttime flouro-dive was spectacular in its intimacy with the flourescence of the coral and the proximity of sharks (almost brushing us)! The chance to dive 4 times per day (or rest) and the crew's support is something we've never had before. One of us completed Advanced Diver certification, another Adventure Diver cert. They both said the chance to do-the-read and immediately apply the diving skills was so much richer than a dive class at home. The care of the crewe towards the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef and "flora and fauna" there is important too - with climate change this opportunity is fading unless huge changes can be made. The crew made us aware of this throughout. We loved our time on OceanQuest and would certainly return/rebook through Diver's Den in the future! Eliot (of the Nottleson family)
Recommended for
The amazing GBR diving, the fantastic diving guides and the great crew,
25 Jun, 2024

584 reviews

8.9 Fabulous
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10 Exceptional
Leonardo S
Brazil

Perfect choice for the Barrier Rief!
I had an amazing time in Ocean Quest. I stayed 4D/3N and it was perfect. You should get at least 3D/2N because you get one full day at the boat, which is amazing (5 dives). I would recomend 4D/3N - enough time to enjoy and you don't get too much of it as well. The crew was amazing all the time I was there. Thanks to Alice to make everything better. The diving gear is good, the boat is comfortable and I had a great time with the other divers I met there. Maybe I was lucky, there was so many cool people at the boat! Also we got some good weather days. Anyway, the experience was amazing and I would do it again for sure.
Recommended for
Diving site; crew; value for money.
06 May, 2019

9.2 Superb
Mousindha A
United Kingdom

Nils was an absolutely fantastic dive master and I highly recommend requesting him for dives if booking a master. the whhole
1. Nils was absolutely fantastic. He recognised our challenges as divers and supported us throughout. Felt really confident and comfortable with him 2. All our equipment was always ready and prepared for us to go. 3. The vegetarian food was good and I liked that we always had snacks between and hot drinks 4. Everything ran like clockwork and was well organised
Recommended for
Nils our dive master. location of the dives. food and drinks availability.
18 Jul, 2026

10 Exceptional
Ka Wai L
Australia

Best livaboard
Awesome crew, especially thanks to George, Fabio and Taylah
Recommended for
Vibes from the crew. Food onboard. Well-organized.
06 Jun, 2025

10 Exceptional
Phillip H
United States

All around amazing
Dive locations were amazing. Food was top notch and they went above and beyond to take care of people with eating restrictions. Can't praise the staff enough, professional and strict when it came to our safety, but friendly and fun with our general interactions
Recommended for
Staff food dives
11 Nov, 2022

10 Exceptional
Amanda G
United States

Great 3 day 2 night dive trip on Oceanquest 2
Nights dives, professional and fun dive masters and crew, the warm showers after diving!
Recommended for
Awesome dive guides, professional crew, organized (from the booking until we left)
21 Aug, 2016

9.6 Exceptional
Renee L
Australia

Professional and Amazing Trip
Night Diving Professional Crew Excellent food
Recommended for
Dive sites, Boat Crew, Food
08 Dec, 2021

10 Exceptional
Nicola B
Australia

absolutely fantastic crew, cabin, crew, dive planning, dive gear and support!
The crew were amazing - helpful, organised, professional. The cabin was big, clean and quiet. The dive sites were perfect - constant changes and good divebriefings before each dive. Excellent safety standards too - just brilliant!
Recommended for
Crew - organised, happy, friendly, helpful / cabin was big and clean / food was yummy, fresh and plentiful
02 Oct, 2019

9.2 Superb
Lauren P
United Kingdom

Best holiday ever, my dream come true
Diving with turtles, sharks, cuttlefish, soo many different fish. Diving with my daughter. Great staff especially Tobi, Jess, Rich, Emily
Recommended for
Diving up to 5 times a day, fantastic staff and guides, guided night dives
19 Dec, 2019

10 Exceptional
kwiyoung P
South Korea

Thank you for make happiest memory of my life
They every time checked our limit of depth and time. So I feel very safely cared by crew members.
Recommended for
One of the guide saved my gopro drop in the ocean.. Every crew members are super Kind.. Food is very delicious.
18 Feb, 2025

10 Exceptional
Isabelle K
Germany

Best trip ever!!!! Highly recommended
I met wonderful people and saw wonderful animals. It was great how many reef sharks were around and how many dives we could do. The food was spectacular and the crew is a dream! Cannot complain in the slightest and would always come back
Recommended for
Great crew, amazing food, a lot of great animals to see
17 Nov, 2022

10 Exceptional
Claudia G
Germany

Ocean Quest is the best to explorer the Great Barrier Reef !
It was phantastic! Thanks to the whole team !!! Marcus and Claudia
Recommended for
1) Diving with sharks 2)Fluorescens-Diving 3)all time a good atmosphere
17 Jan, 2016

10 Exceptional
Alexandra W
United States

Absolutely incredible with amazing staff
This trip was so beyond incredible and I had the absolute best time. The staff was amazing and the diving was so much fun. I loved the shark diving, and exploring the reef, and meeting other people on ocean quest! Definitely hope to do it again!
Recommended for
The amazing diving, the staff, the food
14 Feb, 2023

10 Exceptional
Andrea R
Spain

Impressive! An unforgettable experience, without a doubt. Highly recommended!!
The atmosphere on the boat is spectacular, and the location unbeatable for diving!
Recommended for
Stuff, location and atmosphere
11 Nov, 2022

10 Exceptional
Blake S
Australia

The only way to dive the GBR
Our trip was saw the Ocean Quest with only 5 guests on board. The crew was fantastic with spending time with us and having great chats about the reef and any dicing questions we had. My wife and I are both advanced open water certified and were able to buddy dive which we haven't been able to do with other companies. The highlight was the night dive with many many reef sharks swimming around us, a true bucket list experience. The food is homely, delicious and plentiful so don't worry about going hungry. 10/10 And will recommend to all
Recommended for
Diving effcienfy, knowledge of reef by staff, the food
19 Feb, 2021

10 Exceptional
Allison H
United States

I loved this trip!
I saw an eel, manta ray, orangutan crab, sharks, and a turtle. The food was good and the crew was nice. They really tried to make sure I was comfortable and checked in with me frequently. I really liked how the crew remembered everyone’s names too!
Recommended for
Sights, food, experienced guides.
15 Jun, 2022

9.2 Superb
Tom S
Australia

Fabulous experience with my daughter
The diving was amazing the boat ran like clockwork a real pleasure to behold
Recommended for
Boat ran like clockwork. Diving was amazing. Night diving and fluro dive was great.
07 Nov, 2024

10 Exceptional
Dakyung J
South Korea

Professional, Safe, and Well Organized
Overall, this was a well-organized and professionally run liveaboard. The crew offered a flexible diving setup, allowing divers to choose buddy diving while maintaining clear procedures and strong safety management. Although most dives were done as buddy dives by our preference, the operation was smooth and well controlled. Briefings were clear, entries and exits were well managed, and surface support was consistently attentive. The guided night dive was a highlight of the trip. Having a guide for our first night dive made the experience feel safe, calm, and truly memorable. From diving operations to life onboard, everything felt well organized and thoughtfully managed. I would recommend this liveaboard to divers who value flexibility, good safety management, and a supportive, professional crew.
Recommended for
Professional and safety-focused crew. Well-managed buddy diving system. Comfortable onboard environment.
02 Jan, 2026

10 Exceptional
Jose D
Spain

Awesome
Twin peaks was the most beautiful spot
Recommended for
The crew the crew and the crew
14 Oct, 2016

9.2 Superb
Robin O
Netherlands

Amazing experience, lovely food en best crew ever!
I loved the nightdives
Recommended for
I loved the amazing crew, the fresh food they made, and the 4 dives a day.
06 May, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Anon
United States

Absolutely the best diving I have experienced!
Evening socializing with friendly staff. One on one dive guide and conversing about the dive afterwards. Making contacts and connecting with them after returning. Absolutely not to be missed if you want to dive!!!
Recommended for
Staff, expert equipment, fun evenings.
03 Dec, 2017