Pro Dive Cairns, Australia

Wonderful people and great time.

Diving and getting to know the crew.

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The attitude of the crew and the atmosphere on the boat was perfect. Everything about this trip was great.

Great crew!

The early morning dive with lots of fish. However a lot needs to be done in terms of the way this is organised. A large number of people and some cabins that are roomy and some cabins that are TINY. I got a tiny cabin, the same size as the cabin the staff member next to us had. We were sharing but she had her own cabin. Also, a lot of people on the liveaboard had not dived without a guide before and none of the dives had any guide- even the night dive! I have dived in a number of places around the world and they all have guides. A lot of people were actually taking lessons and I am very hesitant to think about how one instructor can teach so many people at once. They definitely need more crew on board - maybe they can take 3 more crew members and give them the tiny cabin they gave us. Would not recommend in spite of the lovely staff. This liveaboard is not about the GBR experience is it about making money.

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The crew, the other divers and the dive sites

No sundowner available( beer!!!)

Diving by own hand

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Good instructor. excellent food

Enjoyable

Everything was laid out well, and organised properly. Staff were friendly and helpful.

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The sharks, turtles and nudibranch

Awesome, friendly liveaboard

All the dives were incredible, such great people in board, relaxed atmosphere yet professional. Would go back with them in a heartbeat.

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Food, staff, atmosphere

Wonderful trip.

Very good communication by Leighton, the dive supervisor. Chris provided such a personal effort to make sure we had a great experience. Luke provided such good food. It was much better than I imagined it would be. Making friends with all the other divers, they were from many other countries and were all a lot of fun.

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Friendly, helpful staff. Well organized, very professional. Good vibe amongst the all the divers.

You will feel like a pro in notime!

Seeing the “mushroom” coral; seeing Brian the 150 y.o. turtle; at 6am after struggling to wake up and putting on a cold stinger suit that feeling when you are finally in the water; the growth of confidence!

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Lots of diving, meeting new friends, chilling on the upper deck

Awesome

Enjoying the peaceful diving across stunning coral and beautiful fish

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Diving the reef, food, staff

High professionalism with very nice personel

dive briefings and food

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Wellorganized, professionalism and very nice crew

Great crew, great boat and equipment, unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate.

Night dive, Brian the sea turtle, keeping up with the 20 and 30 somethings.

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Crew, facilities, sites

We had a great time.

Our family could all dive, and start with whatever level we needed to start at.

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We made lots of friends, made lots of dives and saw so much.

It’s worth to have this trip

It's valuable that we saw many different creatures and explored the corals garden.

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The food was sooooooooo good. The staff were very friendly and patient and they kept the ship very clean. Some of the dive sites were nice.

Great time

I really enjoyed the fact, that once the dive site was explained by the instructor we did the dive on our own. Thanks to that our navigation skills got improved !

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Dives, atmosphere

Thanks for this awesome expérience !

Wake up early morning with sunrise to go dive between corals, enjoy yummy breakfast, dive again between turtle, baby sharks and raies, and this 4 Times a day with the night dive is so great. The best is all this in a great mood with fun people.

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Crew, food, dives

Amazing 3 day experience...wish it had been longer

I can’t mention enough how incredible all the staff. Everyone was friendly and made everything very simple. We had guided dives when we were unsure of our skills as divers. The cook was amazing and made separate dishes for me (vegetarian, lactose intollerant), and there was always plenty of delicious food. The dive sites were incredible and we had beautiful weather. A perfect 3-day dive trip.

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Friendly staff, amazing dives, besutiful sunrises/sunsets

Great diving experience

The team is friendly and very professional. The boat is managed with care. Very clean. Nice briefing every time. Super good experience

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Board crews, food, diving

Incredibly run trip with tremendous crew

Honestly this was the best run trip or tour of any kind I've ever been a part of. Uri and the crew were so on top of every single thing that came up and it could not have gone smoother.

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The crew, the organization and logistics, amazing dives

Great trip, not ideal for snorkelling though

Swimming with turtles in desolate reef. Not crowded at all, just our boat.

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Crew, environment, turtles

Amazing diving with an awesome crew

Saw 6+ turtles overall, several sharks, and nemo! Also enjoyed having the freedom to dive how I wanted to, but with the guidance of the crew on what was the best way/key sites.

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Crew, marine sealife, freedom to dive

Crew moves like a well orchestrated ballet.

Great sites on the reef, making new friends, close encounters with turtles, sharks etc and just being on a nice clean boat relaxing. Food was terrific too!

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1.Very experienced, patient, and great natured instructors, opportunity to see different parts of reef, always felt safe and cared for, nice food and comfortable cabins.

Absolutely amazing and exceeded my expectations.

1) The staff giving dive briefing was extremely hilarious! He made the briefing so much more fun and enjoyable, at the same time ensuring that we know how to get our way around the sites. 2) The Napolean Wrasse for sure.

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Friendly staffs, great dive sites, good equipment

Great value for money

What a great trip! Staff was super friendly and professional, especially our dive supervisor Brad, who is super passionate about marine life. Everything on the boat was organized with military precision. Of course there are more spacious and luxurious boats out there, but in terms of value for money I think this one is hard to beat.

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Diving, staff, organization

Had a fantastic time!

We saw fantastic fish and felt free and safe to explore on our own. However, I always felt that if I was nervous about a dive the guides would be happy to help me out. The detailed dive briefings (including pictures) before we went under were very helpful.

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Very relaxing, never had to wait around for food. Everyone was super friendly

Professionally run trip

Great atmosphere on the boat and professional service

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Dive guides, food and vessel

11 dives in 3 days

sharks at night. giant green sea turtles. cuttlefish, sting rays, anemone fish, giant clams, gorgeous coral.

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the diving, the night diving, the views

Unforgettable amazing and one of the best experiences of my life

Exploring the Great Barrier Reef, having good laughs with the other guests and the dive instructors/chef!! They were great fun with a fab sense of humour, especially Kevin. All the wildlife that we saw, especially the upclose sharks!!

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The staff - super friendly and helpful but also able to have a good laugh!! The food was amazing! And the dives were just fantastic, some of the best dives I’ve ever done

3 day dive trip to the Great Barrier Reef was AMAZING!!!

The dive master bent over backwards to be helpful!

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The 3 best things were the crew, the diving and the marine life.

Amazing experience that I would recommend to everyone

This liveabord trip is not luxury, but totally a great value of money. Just the daily routine of dive, eat, sleep, dive, eat, sleep is wonderful enough, yet you have additional bonus of super funny and friendly staff, experienced dive instructors and masters. I made a lot of friends on the boat, I saw sharks almost every dive, it indeed will be unforgettable life time experience for me. I recommend it to everyone that loves diving and enjoys good laugh, and I will totally do it again with scuba pro.

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friendly and helpful staff; amazing diving sites; charming diving supervisor

Best money I ever spent

Seeing a giant sea turtle and 3m nurse shark were definitely amongst the highlights of my trip

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The crew, the food, the diving locations ... Just simply fantastic!

Great trip

The corals were amazing, the crew was friendly, and the food was tasty.

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Crew, food, dive sites

Amazing Experience

Getting to see all the life that lives on the reef and sharing it with everyone on the boat. Made some lifelong friends in a very short few days

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The dives, the people, and the ship

Was a great experience, very friendly crew and amazing dives

Diving the Great Barrier Reef could have been no better with the friendly and efficient crew onboard the liveaboard. Was great to dive with a lot of amazing people on board and feel comfortable with the crew overlooking everything seemlessly

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The friendly crew, safety and efficiency on board, the dive sites were amazing

They Run A Tight Ship!

I was happy to see so much healthy coral in lieu of recent environment issues. The cluster of 30 gargantuan humphead parrotfish first thing in the morning. It was a very social and fun live aboard with an outstanding crew.

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Very orderly, good crew, great diving.

Good Live-aboard Option for Great Barrier Reef

Seeing a group of bumbhead parrotfish on the morning dive, cool group of people on board

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Amazing and plentiful food, great staff, decent diving

Good food. Good diving. Great Experience.

I think this is the most finely tuned diving operation we've ever been on. Mark was engaging, informative and overall a pro when it came to dive briefings. The equipment was all great, even the wetsuits which often are suspect when it comes to rentals were all in good condition. The food was great and always in abundance. The diving was varied and it was also plentiful. There were two night dives, a sunrise dive and heaps of interesting things to see along the way. I do want to emphasize the efficiency of how this dive trip operated. We could tell that they have been doing this for a long time, never sacrificing comforts or convenience for the expedited schedule of diving and logistics. Hands down worth every penny. Our only regret is that we did not do the longer package which takes you out to different and perhaps better quality reef systems. Don't think about it. If you want to dive the GBR this is the way to go.

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Equipment, briefings, food.

Great trip!

Love every minute! I wish it were longer!

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Great staff and guests, great dives, great food

It was a great trip with nice staffs and dive sites.

I get to see many different types of corals. There are also sharks that swim around the boat at night which I get to go in and see up close during night dives.

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Staffs, Dive sites, Corals

Great trip

Seeing Turtles and the Great Barrier Reef

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Price, amount of dives,

Awesome!

The food was better than expected. The dives were really good.

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The dives, the food, the staff and co-divers

Great opportunity to dive the Great Barrier Reef

Seeing a moray eel and several rays after just saying I wanted to see them. Be aware, though, that these are self - navigating dives, which means your focus is not always on the marine life and environment.

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The best 3 things were the food, the variety of marine life and the efficiency of the crew.

Top tour,great dives, very good brifing, top guids !!

Australia is great !!

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See Nemo :-)

A truly unforgettable experience!

Night diving and seeing sharks!

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Night dives, The amazing staff/crew, and location

great experiance. it was my first liveaboard trip and it was great.

the morning and the night dives. it was all well organize the team was so friendly. the food was good I was really surprised and I will book again

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the crew , the diving, and the relaxation

We had great time

night dives

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crew, diving sites, price

Fantastic crew and skipper had a great time

Definitely the night time dives with the sharks, then there's the turtles cuttlefish and moray eel and the early morning dive with the wall of parrot fish ......awesome

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Diving was awesome , fun and friendly crew, the amount of dives squeezed in

Great time to practise your underwater navigation

Looking for sea turtles

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Sun, dive, experience

A friendly and amazing experience for my First GBR visit.

The dynamism of the crew and the friendly atmosphere on board were greatly appreciated. The food was excellent, which is not so easy to get on a liveaborad. We had very nice dives at Flynn's reef and enjoyed the warm water even if the visibility was rather poor. It is a perfect experience while sharing with 31 other divers coming from everywhere on the planet..

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Sam's briefings; Organisation; food

Fantastic experience diving on the Great Barrier Reef

Nonstop diving, met a great group of divers

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Dives, courses, convenience

Way better than anticipated

Everything!

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People, Boat, Dives

Once in a lifetime

Scuba diving in the ocean for the first time, seeing all the living creatures! Laughing and having a great time!

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The crew, the food, the people.

It was amazing.

The Dive site is amazing!

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Meeting people. Great view on the sea. Beautiful food!

Great Barrier Reef: Eat, Sleep, Dive

Highlights were completing AOW certification with Kazu, seeing lots of reef sharks and turtles, and spotting some humpback whales. Really great crew and instructors who accommodated everyone's needs. It's a no frills trip: Eat, sleep, and Dive That being said, it's an amazing value. I'd definitely do another trip with ScubaPro Cairns.

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Dives, Instructors, Dives

Second time for the trip. Love it like always.

The crew are very nice. The diving sites are brilliant and the best way to know Great Barrier Reef

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Food crew and the diving site

The best way to see the Great Barrier Reef for advanced or beginners!

Definitely the night dives and the chance to get up close and personal with sharks.

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The enormous variety of exotic species; invaluable local knowledge; and helpful, friendly staff

Lives up to the hype

The diving was truely incredible, some of the best I've ever done (I'm a DM with around 250 dives). The staff were very helpful and even put me at ease with the night dive involving sharks!

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Dives (should always be #1!) - catering (always tasty and lots of it) - dive briefings (simple and lots of info)

Absolutely a great time.

Seeing sharks and turtles.

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Good location, very nice staff, having all gear very convenient

Amazing

Great dive sites Friendly and profeasional crew Good food

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Dives,crew,food

Fantastic trip with some of the best crew for a single traveler!

Night diving and seeing a shark, giant turtle and many corals and fish and getting additional certiifcations. I rented a digital underwater camera and took some amazing photographs. I also got certified in advanced open water and enriched air (nitrox) and the quality of the instructors and staff was excellent. They helped pair me up with other staff or divers (as I was traveling alone).

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People, dive sites, quality of instruction.

Awesome experience ever in my life

Night diving was the best! Also all crew member and food were very nice. I would definetly go again.

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Crew service, Food, and diving gears

Unreal

Seeing three types of nudibranchs, sharks, turtles, eels, respectful divers towards the reef, the excellent vegan food.

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The wildlife, vegan food, and smooth schedule

Fun

Doing first night dive

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Dives, company, atmospheric

Good for beginners. Experienced divers may look somewhere else.

Very well managed: they do the same trip every three days. Relaxed atmosphere. Easy dives: no current, relatively shallow. The last 2 could be drawbacks. The dives did not present any challenge. They were up to 20m deep (mostly 15m). The dives were mostly self-guided as the guides were busy with people taking courses. Therefore divers had to rely on their own navigation skills and knowledge. No frills bunk beds accommodation, rather small sun deck. Easy and affordable.

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Price, equipment. Easy, too easy diving.

Learn to dive

Diving

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Diving, eating, sunbathing

Phenomenal live aboard, can't go wrong

I swam next to sharks, turtles, Cuddlefish, through underwater Swim-Through "caves," saw dozens of healthy bommies with beautiful coral. Found some sea slugs. Had a hilarious and friendly crew. The purchase was absolutely worth it! You won't regret this decision. :)

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Dive sites, attentive and caring crew, and great food

Really great crew and awesome dives

The ScubaPro team is very professional and great scuba guides. I always felt looked after and safe. The dives were excellent and the pre-dive briefings were a highlight. The boat itself is not luxurious but it is very clean and well maintained. Perfect for a 2-4 nights when you goals is great diving and not a floating spa.

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The dives, the sun deck and the after party.

Professional staff, very helpful and organized. Highly recommended !

First live aboard trip, the five star staff made the experience unforgettable. Can't say enough. From the pickup to the drop off- organized and timely. They always had a smile on their face.

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Diving, detailed briefings, food

Wonderful experience that was beyond expectations.

The highlights included seeing beautiful corral, marine life, meeting new friends, and having crew that truly cared about the clients.

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Crew's knowledge and attention to safety in preparing for each dive. The dive briefing was very detailed and made the dive very enjoyable. Dive sites were excellent.

Would definitely reccommend

Diving itself

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Friendliness, profesional, good value for money

Great trip

Diving in beautiful places. Perfect organisation. Professional crew, with great sense of humor. Good food.

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Great Barrier Reef, lot of diving, enthusiastic crew

Fair value trip

I had a great time with ScubaPro I. Crew and people on board were all great and friendly. Food was delicious and dessert was served all three days throughout. There was a variety of different experience levels, all the way from beginners getting certified to an ex-rescue diver who dove about 500 times. I was able to pair up with comparable diving buddies. I'd definitely come back to ProDive Cairns (for other reefs though)!

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Crew & people on board, meals, and dives

great time with good safe diving and plenty to see.

The diving with good quality divers and great support from crew members and good food, thanks.

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The location, the crew , the company.

Effecient and safe

Night diving with sharks was great! Seeing all the reef life was a great experience.

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Safety, Effecient use of time, Accomodations

An excellent dive trip that was very good value for money.

Very easy and enjoyable diving with loads to see. As much diving as you could possibly fit in, in the time given Really good crew - professional and safe Met nice people Good food.

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Very professional staff, great dive sites and excellent food

The guests and crew were fun, young, and high energy.

I had a fun turtle encounter when he nipped my hair, I met good dive buddies, and I liked the playful personalities of the crew.

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The reefs were in good shape, the crew were all really friendly and fun, it was a nice mix of international guests.

Amazing

I saw turtles!

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Crew, food and dives.

We left feeling disappointed.

I'm sad to say that as of right now when I look back I don't have a highlight reel running through my head. My husband and I were both disappointed in the diving for a number of reasons. I will say the boat was older but clean, the staff was super nice yet completely unresponsive. It reminded me of being in Mexico where you ask a question and they shake their head "yes" but never do anything. The food was much better than I expected and that cook worked her butt off. I find it interesting there is no room for recommendations or negative feedback on this survey. Overall, it was a great value if our dives had been decent. I personally would rather spend 5x more for a better experience as this was possibly the only time I will dive the reef. I'm sad that equipment issues weren't addresses causing missed opportunities for great dives. Also, we had no idea that 75% of the guests on board were getting certified. That was annoying and took a lot away from the experience.

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One good dive, the food, and it was our honeymoon.

This trip is awesome don't miss out on it it's well worth the money

I have never been diving with sharks before so that was very cool and the relaxing atmosphere of the boat was just what I needed! The crew was very nice and was there to make your experience wonderful! Thanks!

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It's all good so I have no best three

Awesome

Perfectly amazing!

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Sea life, food, friends

Scuba diving done properly

Reef wildlife

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Number of dives, night dives, friendly crew

You get what you pay for

Accomadation - very basic bunks & no wardrobes to hang your clothes Pre dive briefing - drawn on a white board Meals - very good however only one choice of main meal Gear - standard rental stuff most divers got blister off the fins ( take your own ) Dives - spectacular coral reefs , although night dives were limited to only 30 mins Guides - friendly & helpful although many different certifications on board & people taking courses seemed a bit chaotic at times Overall I did enjoy my trip the diving is spectacular however the onboard experience wasn't upto scratch the boat was dated and basic the air con in the cabins wasn't very good & I had to sleep in the dining room toe escape the oven that I was in

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Location location location

EAT,SLEEP.DIVE,REPEAT

Met our expectations

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Diving breafing,diving,food

Awesome

Perfectly amazing!

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Sea life, food, friends

Good but had better already

The trip, the service and the team was good, however it rather fits for beginners than experienced divers.

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Friendly and Experienced staff

Had a fantastic trip, met a lot of nice people and fantastic crew that did everything to make our trip as good as possible!

I really enjoyed my trip. Backpacking alone i was a bit nervous going on the trip by my self, but met a lot of very nice people and very friendely staff! Loved my trip and will probably do it again soon!!

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Nice crew. Good divesites. Lot of diving

Barrier Reef on a Budget

Prodive offers no-frills dive trips to the portions of the reef nearer to Cairns. This isn't the best diving around, nor does the boat have fancy food or rooms, but it is substantially lower cost than other providers. The crew and passengers were mostly young and very friendly, the diving was frequent/near constant (though several dives were repeat dives at the same site), and there was plenty of food that was just fine (though not gourmet, and generally skimpy on meat). The cabins were simple but comfortable enough to sleep just fine. Make sure you bring sunscreen (Queensland sun seems to burn you faster than anywhere else for some reason), shampoo, and at least two towels that can dry quickly. Tipping was optional and done with cash- $50 seemed to be above average and many didn't tip. Chapstick and a GoPro or waterproof camera are also important. If you're looking to dive the barrier reef on a budget, or you are a young backpacker looking to make some friends, Prodive is a great choice!

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Friendly crew, low cost

Great organisation amazing dive experience with awesome dive spots and a great grew

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Better than expected

Fantastic

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Diving locations, boat staff, food

Awesome experience

This was a great way for me and my 2 kids to experience the Great Barrier Reef. The staff, dives and food were all awesome. Met some really great people onboard. Would definitely do again and highly recommend.

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11 dives in 3 days, great staff, the food was very good quality

Great!!!

That was best trip in Cairns.

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Kind crews, Delicious foods, Amaging underwater experience

Best way to experience the GBR outer reef.

Great!

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I did the PADI advance open water course during it, high quality dive siite, plentiful sea life