ScubaPro II Liveaboard, Australia

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The MV ScubaPro II offers outstanding value for money traveling to the Outer Great Barrier Reef Australia for a 2 night/3 day liveaboard. If you are short on time but still want to experience the fantastic diving and snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef has to offer then this liveaboard is for you.

The M/V ScubaPro II Liveaboard has 16 centrally air-conditioned cabins, a large sun deck offering space for relaxation and a separate gear storage deck. Three meals a day will be served and snacks, water, tea, and coffee are available anytime.

MV ScubaPro II is a sister boat to the MV ScubaPro I and MV ScubaPro III, which all offer the same 3-day outer reef itinerary, just departing on different days of the week.
ScubaPro I - Departs Monday & Friday
ScubaPro II - Departs Wednesday & Saturday (Japanese speaking staff available on Saturday departures)
ScubaPro III - Departs Thursday & Sunday (German-speaking staff available)

The MV ScubaPro II Liveaboard chooses dive sites based on visibility and variety of marine life, and you will get to enjoy the amazing marine biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef.

Book your Great Barrier Reef Australia adventure, contact our reservations team today.

Please Note: An additional fee of $80 per person is payable direct to the boat at check-in. The fee consists of Government Environmental Management Charge, Port Departure Tax, and administration charges.


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Included: VAT, Accommodation, Personal diving gear, Tanks, Weights, Belts, All meals, Transfers/pickups from hotel

Excluded: An additional fee of AU$80 per person is payable direct to ProDive Cairns. This fee consists of AU$21 Government Environmental Management Charge (EMC), Port Departure Tax and administration charges. Please Note: The above price is for certified divers. If you are a non-diver please contact us for snorkelling rates.

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Boat features

  • Leisure Deck
  • Shaded diving deck
  • Audio & video entertainment
  • Library
  • Air Conditioned saloon
  • Aircon Cabins
  • Sun Deck
  • Indoor Saloon
  • Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
  • Warm Water Showers
  • Custom built for diving
  • Charging stations
  • Free Internet

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Vegetarian Options
  • Buffet style
  • Snacks All Day

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

  • DIN Adaptors
  • Nitrox available
  • Dive deck


Gear Rental

There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.


Drawings & Vessel Layouts

ScubaPro II Deck plan floorplan

Boat Specifications

  • Year built 2002
  • Length 23.95m (78.5ft)
  • Beam x 7.35m (24.1ft)
  • Top speed 12 Knots
  • Cruising speed 12 Knots
  • Engines MTU 500Hp x 2
  • Max guests 32
  • Number of cabins 14 x twin 2 x double
  • Number of bathrooms 8
  • Tenders Yamaha 15HP
  • Water capacity 8000 Litres
  • Fuel capacity 10000 Litres
  • Freshwater maker 0

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
  • Fishfinder
  • Satellite & mobile phones
  • Bilge pump alarm
  • Search light
  • Crew trained in first aid
  • Emergency flares

ScubaPro II Reviews

  • 8.9 Fabulous
  • 52 Verified Reviews
  1. Vessel
    8.4
  2. Crew
    8.8
  3. Food
    9.4
  4. Diving
    8.7
  5. Value
    9.2
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Craig H
  • United States United States
Bucket list trip met our expectations!

This was our first live aboard trip and overall it was an excellent experience. The number of dives and the location was outstanding. The first dive was a disappointment but they kept getting better and better. Water visibility wasn't the best but it was still an excellent experience. The dive guide provided excellent overviews of the dives and offered several options for people with varying levels of experience. We would definitely do it again.

Recommended for
The number of dives, the night dive and the food.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Madeline M
  • United States United States
Great experience all around.

I absolutely loved my liveaboard trip. The boat was clean, the staff was awesome, and the food was delicious. Not to mention the dive sites were stunning! I always felt 100% looked after on my trip and very safe. Thank you for making my experience on the great barrier reef one I will never forget!

Recommended for
staff, food, I felt very safe & looked after
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Greg C
  • United States United States
We would do it again

We enjoyed our trip.Turtles, fishes, sharks and rays. A pleasurable time indeed.

Recommended for
The diving, food, and people.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Claudia D
  • United States United States
Best Trip Ever.

The diving sites were incredible. Especially enjoyed the pre dive orientations with maps and navigation tips to make the most out of our dives.

Recommended for
The Staff was PHENOMENAL, Equipment was Stellar, Food was scumptious
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Paul F
  • United States United States
Great crew

Crew was very friendly and helpful

Recommended for
Dive briefings, dive sites and dive crew
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Kyra P
  • United States United States
Everything about the trip was great!

We were able to choose between being guided and going off on our own with our buddies. Crew did great briefings and were super helpful. Loved getting to see the reefs and all of the different species living there.

Recommended for
Crew, dives, weather
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Kimberly W
  • United States United States
Wonderful experience in the Great Barrier Outer Reef !!!

Being able to finally dive in the GBR. Great crew on Scuba Pro III Perfect weather.

Recommended for
Location, boat, weather
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Theodore H
  • United States United States
Glad I made this choice

Lots of opportunity for dives at great locations. They really help you out with your gear and getting everything set up and getting in the water. There are new divers which will stay out of the way of more experienced divers. Awesome crew and divemasters on board. Very funny guys! The reef was in good condition where they took us with limited bleaching at this point. Very cool animals, chance for great photos. I feel like I got a Classic GBR experience. The cook could have used some more experience making things that were actually tasty, but we didn't go hungry. Comfortable cabins, usable bathrooms. Everything went well!

Recommended for
Dive locations, dive guide and crew, nice boat
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Zachary G
  • United States United States
How can you not give this 5 stars?!

The food! - The efforts of the ships cook were just wonderful. She even went out of her way to make a birthday cake for one of the passengers on board. The crew - I cannot stress enough how awesome the crew was! Helpful, fun, funny, and kind. They worked their butts off to ensure everyone had an awesome time. The reef - How can you not appreciate the great sights of the barrier reef. It was really an amazing experience :) Would do this again with Pro Dive Cairns in a second! HUGE Thank you to everyone!

Recommended for
Awesome food, amazing crew, wonderful sights!
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Rachel S
  • United States United States
Great Value!

Night dive with Sean Terry's diving briefs The food!!!

Recommended for
Value for money. The Food Beth made. Terry's dive briefings (definitely the highlight - he's great!)
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Michelle T
  • United States United States
Great Experience!

I was told other liveabroads in GBR keep their boats out there and just get speed boats to go pick you up at cairns. This means that the ride there could be very choppy, and that you may always see different crew members or guests throughout your trip which is something I don't like. I enjoyed not being rushed when getting ready to dive. All the dives are generally straightforward. Be aware that most of the dives are self guided (guided optional) . I was apprehensive about that at first, but it ended up being pretty easy to navigate and i feel like i've become a more experienced divers because of it. Ammenities are basic. Towels are not provided (although i really wish at least one were provided per person). Food is ok, nothing special. Boat is kept clean. If you want to experience GBR, this is a good Live-abroad to go to!

Recommended for
1. The boat has the same people throughout the trip. There are no drop in guests who only come for a day, and take a speed boat back. 2.The facilities were actually kept very clean. 3.Very Chill Crew
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Scott W
  • United States United States
Excellent dive trip

Observing all of the sea life on the Great Barrier Reef is without a doubt the #1 highlight of the trip. Other highlights include the enthusiasm and knowledge of the crew; each and every member played a role in making this an enjoyable trip.

Recommended for
Dive sites, crew enthusiasm, crew safety commitment
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Robert A
  • United States United States
You're here to DIVE, not Cruise!!!

If you're intent is to dive the reef and are not looking for luxury amenities onboard the boat, then this is your live aboard. One of the most professional & fun PADI dive crews that I have ever had the experience of diving with. Thanks to the Captain, Johnnie, Tami, Terri, Angus & Sean. If I missed anyone I apologize, you guys were great!!!

Recommended for
Crew, Diving & Value!
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Sanjay B
  • United States United States
Good value for 3 day trip on barrier reef

Seeing a turtle snacking on sea grapes, a ray, and the variety of corrals

Recommended for
comfortable space, crew helpful, diving directions
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Matthew G
  • United States United States
Amazing experience!! Highly recommended!

*the diving of course! It was absolutely beautiful and the sites really allowed you to see the variety of life and colors of the reef *the crew was awesome! Not only were they super kind and professional, but they knew when to have fun too. *we learned to self-navigate!!! I was a little worried about this at first but really enjoyed learning a new skill and feeling more comfortable under water! Plus we were given great instructions! * we felt safe and well taken care of the entire time! This operation is well oiled machine and everything ran super smoothly! Thanks again everyone on scuba pro lll, we had an amazing time with you all!

Recommended for
the diving, the length of the trip, the schedule was perfect as was the number of dives done
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • David S
  • United States United States
excellent first liveaboard. everything went well.

Seeing some turtles, sharks, nudibranches, fantastic coral.

Recommended for
fear was always ready. good was great and tasty. dives we're fun.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Cynthia G
  • United States United States
Excellent service, equipment, tasty and varied food, friendly knowledgeable staff support

Top notch operation superbly organized great staff to ratio guest numbers onsite fresh daily food excellent taste lots of options plentiful servings. Great dive sites with highly detailed dive briefing provided every level staff interaction friendly professional. World class experience highly recommend to both beginning and high experienced divers. They water to your needs

Recommended for
Friendly knowledgeable Staff excellent equipment. Beautiful dive sies
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Melissa F
  • United States United States
Awesome!!

Actually getting to dive The Great Barrier Reef!!! Meeting new people from all over the world.

Recommended for
Crew. Seamless transportation (getting to/from boat. Great comaraderie.
  • 7.6 Good
  • Bevlynn R
  • United States United States
Dive trip after cyclone ann

Diving the GBR for the first time. Saw lots of interesting creatures.

Recommended for
Good value, very friendly and knowledgeable staff, skipper did what he could to protect us from rough seas
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Doug C
  • United States United States
This trip was amazing...the crew was awesome..couldn’t have picked a better boat....

Amazing time, saw 2 sharks, several turtles, reef was amazing..time of year(Sept) was perfect..

Recommended for
Staff, Dive Masters and Captain..
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Michael N
  • United States United States
Very nice trip to the Great Barrier Reef.

Mostly just diving at another wonderful place in the world and a world-famous sure. Just saw one little part of the GBR so there’s plenty more for more trips and experiences. Corals seemed in very good shape to a non-expert like me and so glad to see zero rubbish of any kind in the water. Plenty of Reef life and loads of fish. Huge clams!

Recommended for
Plenty of turtles, nice staff all around on the boat, good bunch of people.
  • 7.6 Good
  • Jay M
  • Australia Australia
Excellent

The best way to get back into diving again

Recommended for
Crew value company
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Artur W
  • Poland Poland

Recommended for
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Michael S
  • Germany Germany
Basic but good! Would do it again.

Pretty nice. Experienced and very nice crew, basic boat, basic rooms with aircon, ok to good food, decent equipment. I enjoyed the 3day trip it a lot.

Recommended for
Nice crew. Nice group (price attracts a bit younger crowd). Flawlessly working equipment.
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Katarzyna G
  • Poland Poland
Great for beginners

I enjoyed my stay there a lot

Recommended for
Food, atmosphere, overall experience
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Petr D
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic
Awesome!

Was very good! Thanks

Recommended for
Funny, professional, great value
  • 4.8 Review score
  • Klaus V
  • Denmark Denmark
Nice diving

The last dive site, Flynn reef

Recommended for
Dive sites
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Haim H
  • Israel Israel
A typhoon all but ruined what otherwise seemed as a most promising trip

Ours was the last boat to safely make it to the harbor. That was quite a highlight.

Recommended for
Everything was right on - except for the storm
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Edward F
  • Australia Australia
The great barrier reef is not doomed.

It was a diving trip and the diving was the highlight, we saw tons of life everywhere on the reef and many of the fish and turtles too were not concerned by our presence so we were able to get very close at times.

Recommended for
1. The Coral. 2 The fish life. 3 The company.
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Adrien F
  • France France
Very good trip but please note that there is no dive master with you when you dive

A few sharks and turtle. Very impressive at night.

Recommended for
Good dive, good food
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Alvaro P
  • Australia Australia
Beautiful three days diving experience with all you need for it provided

The visibility during the trip was unbelievable, what made every jump to the water an amazing experience. The crew was always helpful and very organised what made a trip very enjoyable.

Recommended for
Diving sites, good money value, clean and comfortable boat
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Norbert O
  • Germany Germany
Yes, nice trip

Guitar Shark/Ray White tip reef sharks and grey reef sharks a lot of big and small fishes nice divers on board

Recommended for
nice crew and dive guide/instructors, good reef locations, beautiful fishes
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Claudio A
  • Brazil Brazil
Perfect!

It was perfect!

Recommended for
Crew, equipament
  • 10 Exceptional
  • SHIYUN C
  • China China
perfect and wonderful

staffs and people on board are very nice

Recommended for
dive instructors,views and hot water
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Teresa L
  • Germany Germany
Wonderful diving trip with nice staff

see above

Recommended for
We gained so much more experience in diving, the fish and corals at the great Barrier Reef, diving with turtles, dolphins and sharks
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Gideon H
  • Canada Canada
Fantastic 3 days on a beautiful reef!!

A school of Bumphead Parrotfish Easy access to lavely reefs The magnitude of the corals

Recommended for
Accessible reefs, lots of diving, great staff
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Guillaume G
  • Australia Australia
Very nice dives and live aboard experience

Very clean dive sites and peaceful as there were no other boat at the same time. Friendly crew and dive guides, very good equipment for diving.

Recommended for
Dives, Crew, Boat
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Grant S
  • Australia Australia
Professionally run smooth operation.

Food was very good. Comprehensive dive briefings. Great conversations with divers and snorkelers from many varied countries. Saw many turtes, a few small sharks and a brilliant array of colourful fish.

Recommended for
Excellent dive preparation. Very good food. Unobtrusive dive crew.
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Grant S
  • Australia Australia
Professionally run smooth operation.

Food was very good. Comprehensive dive briefings. Great conversations with divers and snorkelers from many varied countries. Saw many turtes, a few small sharks and a brilliant array of colourful fish.

Recommended for
Excellent dive preparation. Very good food. Unobtrusive dive crew.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Liran T
  • Israel Israel
Well organized and very professional. Best diving experience I had so far.

The sea turtles, reef sharks and sting rays. Met some very nice diving buddies on board. Comfortable cabins. Slept right through the storm. First time I dived at night. Great experience. First time I navigated without a guide. Briefings were good. Felt awesome. I was pleasantly surprised by the richness of the meals on board.

Recommended for
Vessel was well maintained. Friendly and professional staff. Great food.
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Rafael U
  • Brazil Brazil
Exceptional

Professionalism of staff and diving location.

Recommended for
Money value, staff, diving location
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Martin N
  • South Africa South Africa
Great barrier reef experience.

Well organised and clean boat with attentive staff a great mix of people. The diving was good and the snorkelling excellent.

Recommended for
Food, Service, Other Passengers
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Gianna Maria H
  • Germany Germany
Great Barrier Reef Live

11 Dives (two at night), lots of fish

Recommended for
Sharks, Reef and boat life
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Ruben B
  • Spain Spain
Amazing experience on the Reef

Organisation was key on this trip and that was thanks to the excellent supervisor John. He was always in the best mood to get everything done and explained to the participants.

Recommended for
John the supervisor, food and organisation
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Melissa G
  • Australia Australia
Fantastic experience

Overall a fantastic experience. It was my first liveaboard experience and delivered beyond expectations. The diving was fantastic. The dive briefings were clear and comprehensive, and the sites selected were magnificient and varied with beautiful corals and a wide variety of sea life. The equipment was great quality, easy to organise and many different size options to select from. The food was fantastic. The chef (Angus) did an excellent job, and was very accommodating to people's food preferences. The boat was very clean, and the accommodation basic (as expected for the price), but very clean and comfortable. We had fantastic weather which made the trip out to the reef and 2 nights on the reef very comfortable.

Recommended for
Diving, other guests, food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Rodney W
  • Australia Australia
Absolutely epic

Diving diving diving

Recommended for
Scuba dive sites, staff and organisation
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Max Guenter S
  • Germany Germany
Only weather related underwater visibility is to criticise

Giant Clams Reef sharks Turtles

Recommended for
Divemaster Divespot Briefing
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Kyeong Woong R
  • South Korea South Korea
Amazing! Wonderful experience!

I could see many beautiful fish and reef, especially a tutle and a wonderful giant clam.

Recommended for
Briefing, food, kind staff
  • 8.0 Very good
  • David H
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lovely atmosphere, dive sites quite limited

Good points: Quality of crew was excellent: clear dive instructions, plenty of suggestions on things to find and see, safety in the water, how to protect the reef, especially how to limit your impact on night dives! Easy enough to jump into a guided group without extra charge, or decide to do a certificate. Strong focus on safety and responsibility. With the crew and your fellow live-pboards right out of the harbour, so great opportunity to get to know everyone, have a constant buddy on dives and build a group rapport - I think nearly everyone went out for food/drinks on our return day! High quality equipment, team worked hard to ensure everything ready for you. Points for improvement: Living quarters a little cramped, no towel supplied; dive sites had less varied marine life compared to other live-aboards (to a point this can't be helped, however). Overall, I would stay on ScubaPro/use Pro-Dive again and would recommend them as a great live-aboard option!

Recommended for
1. Amazing food; 2. Close-knit atmosphere; 3. High quality of dive instruction/advice
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Julie P
  • France France
A fantastic experience where we could safely enjoy the incredible scenery with a perfect crew

The coral gardens, where the snorkelers could really enjoy as much as the divers, we snorkeled with turtles while the divers met a shark! It was a gorgeous dive site, it was like flying over gardens.

Recommended for
Gorgeous dive sites, perfect safety and incredibly fresh food!
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