Ocean Quest Liveaboard, Australië
-
9,0 Fantastisch
-
- Nitrox beschikbaar
- vanaf $ 195 / dag
- Boek nu
“Het duiken was geweldig, de boot liep als een uurwerk, een waar genot om te zien”
Hoogtepunten
De OceanQuest Liveaboard is een 36 meter lange catamaran die het hele jaar door duikexcursies aanbiedt naar het schitterende Outer Great Barrier Reef in Australië. De OceanQuest liveaboard ligt permanent aangemeerd bij het Outer Reef en gasten worden per snelle boot vanuit Cairns overgebracht.
De OceanQuest liveaboard is in 2017 gerenoveerd en heeft 22 hutten, elk met een eigen badkamer, airconditioning en een tv. Elke hut heeft twee eenpersoonsbedden of twee eenpersoons stapelbedden. De OceanQuest liveaboard is verdeeld over 3 dekken en biedt veel ruimte om te ontspannen na een hele dag duiken. Er is een grote lounge met airconditioning, een goed gevulde bar met een entertainmentsysteem en een ruime eetzaal. De zonnedekken zijn perfect om tussen de duiken door te zonnebaden in de warme Australische zon. Het OceanQuest team verzorgt 3 maaltijden per dag, geserveerd in buffetvorm in de grote eetzaal.
Er is voor elk wat wils met de OceanQuest liveaboard, met opties voor gebrevetteerde duikers, beginnende duikers en snorkelaars. Gasten kunnen met OceanQuest talloze buitenste duiklocaties van het Groot Barrièrerif verkennen en genieten van maximaal vier duiken per dag; 3 overdag en 1 's nachts. Niet-duikende gasten zijn ook welkom aan boord.
Houd er rekening mee dat de duiken op eigen gelegenheid worden gemaakt, maar voor soloreizigers zal de bemanning u graag helpen om een duikbuddy of duikgroep aan u te koppelen. Wees gerust, er is altijd een toegewijde supervisor aan boord en een waakzame uitkijk op het dek tijdens de activiteiten in het water. Als u wilt kiezen voor een begeleide duikervaring, kunt u deze service reserveren op de dag- en nachttrips, tegen een prijs van 20 AUD per persoon per duik. In gevallen waar uw brevet of een medische aandoening duiken onder begeleiding noodzakelijk maakt, is het verplicht om deel te nemen aan duiken onder begeleiding van een gids.
OceanQuest liveaboard duikers kunnen het Groot Barrièrerif 's nachts op een nieuwe manier ervaren met Fluoro Night Diving. Deze ongelooflijke duik maakt gebruik van speciale zaklampen en maskerfilters om het rif tot leven te brengen in een reeks fluorescerende kleuren (tegen betaling). De nachtelijke Shark In The Dark-duiken bieden de kans om te springen en de haaien van het Great Barrier Reef 's nachts te zien. Walvisfans kunnen mee op een OceanQuest liveaboard 'Meet The Minke' duiksafari (beschikbaar in juni en juli).
Boek vandaag je Outer Great Barrier Reef duikavontuur.
Kies je vertrekdatum
Inclusief: btw, Transfers van/ naar het hotel, Drinkwater, Thee en koffie, Maaltijden op basis van all-inclusive, Duikpakket, Verhuur uitrusting.
Te voorziene kosten: Havenbelastingen (20 AUD per dag).
Optionele Extra's: Fooien, Transfers van/ naar de luchthaven, Alcoholische dranken, Frisdranken bij het diner, Snacks, Duikcursussen, Nitrox, Nitrox cursus (269 AUD), Privé duikgids (120 AUD per activiteit).
Boek nu, betaal later: Je kunt gemakkelijk online boeken. We zullen de plaatsen voor je vasthouden en je kunt later bevestigen en betalen.
*Toeslagen worden per persoon berekend.
Betaal via bankoverschrijving of online
Huttypes
Ocean Quest Reviews
- 9,0 Fantastisch
-
Vaartuig
8,7
-
Bemanning
8,5
-
Voedsel
9,5
-
Duiken
9,1
-
Waarde
9,1
-
- 5,2 Reviewscore
- Eric K
-
Verenigde Staten
Avoid unless it's your only option, then manage your expectations.
First time diving the Reef, so absolutely thrilled with the dives, but that's about as far as the 'positives' go. The Ocean Quest (OQ) wasn't bad, in order to get to the Ocean Quest, you *have* to spend your first half day diving with (I believe the name is) Aqua Quest (AQ), which is the sort of boat everyone want to avoid...100 passengers with wide range of skill levels but usually on the beginner side, the organization and instructions on the AQ was horrible. You plan say 3 nights on the OQ, so you have clothes and whatnot for 3+ days, but you get on the AQ and they have no one to help you with where to out your bags; I'm *not* saying physically placing your bags somewhere...I'm saying where on the AQ to store them; I asked 2 staff members and they said find any open space but mind you there are 100 people on the AQ. Completely asinine. Then of those 100 passengers, some are divers some are snorkelers, complete chaos separating the groups and then outfitting us. You always feel like a piece of cattle. After 2 dives, the AQ met the OQ and transferred us to the OQ and our overnight bags. The AQ was the single worst dive experience of my life but you have to take the AQ in order to dive from the OQ. Once on the OQ it got better but wasn't great, not even close. Now, you're on board a boat with say 40 passengers, still a mess with that many divers. I never felt unsafe; they take a headcount like 5x a day once each morning and once after each dive. The daily schedule behooves the staff and/or operations, *not* the divers/snorkelers. Here's the daily schedule: Breakfast - 730am Dive Brief 1 - 815am Dive Brief 2 - 1015am Lunch - 1230pm Dive Brief 3 - 315pm Dinner - 6pm Dive Brief 4 - 630pm So, you can do the math, but the time between breakfast *starting* at 730am and the *starting* of the dive brief, you have VERY little time to eat, get changed, digest food, get to your dive briefing, and then to your dive station. The time between dive 1 and 2 is fine, but why is breakfast at 730...it could very easily be moved earlier to even 7am or even 630am to allow time to ease into your first dive, but nope, not on this boat =(. And then you have a really long break, basically 11am to 3:15pm with nothing to do but lunch, so what happens in that time you may ask? Well, the OQ meets up daily with the AQ to transfer passengers to and from; some new passengers get on and some passengers disembark which means you get back on the nightmare called the AQ. So, with the daily transfers the crew has to handle checkout procedures, transfers, check-ins...so the current passengers/cattle are subject to an otherwise occupied crew and left with nothing to do: no diving, asked to not clutter the transfer area, so the passengers are really just part of a system or operation. I really wasn't a fan of the operation, but given my time constraints and desire to dive the GBR, this was the best I could arrange, so it has a place and serves a purpose, but manage your expectations if you choose this outfit.
- Aanbevolen voor
- Dove the Great Barrier Reef. Made new friends onboard. That's about it.
-
- 10 Buitengewoon
- Devin C
-
Verenigde Staten
Superb crew
Short trip but got in 6 amazing dives. The crew teams were fabulous. Good food, nice cabin and super diving.
- Aanbevolen voor
- Enthusiasm of crew. Swift procedures. Good dives.
-
- 5,2 Reviewscore
- Katy B
-
Verenigde Staten
Youth hostel/summer camp aesthetic
Below average experience, overall, and not recommended unless you really want to get on the reef, overnight, for low budget. Real young group of passengers (mid-late twentys), with many/most inexperienced divers. Boat and accommodations are rough and need maintenance attention. Boat, especially the common areas (but also sleeping rooms), need significaant cleaning and general maintenance. Metal handrails were slimy, glass tabletops had smudges from people's hands and feet. Fabric chairs needed vacuumed/cleaned. It's also a barefoot boat, so carpeted areas were also gross. All dives were limited to 50 minutes. On shallow reefs, this was typically not even half a tank. Lots of newbies meant if you weren't first in, your vis was shot for the dive. In 4 days of diving (14 dives), we dove two sites 4 times, each. Senior staff (Anna, Simon, Liam) were good and on the ball. Other staff (of which there was a lot, including unpaid volunteers) didn't pay attention and really seemed more focused on socializing with the other staff- maybe not surprising, but this included overwatch during night dives and also when a two-some needed a boat pick up. The safety staff just wasn't serious about their roles. Food was basic and average, summer camp level, typically buffet served with a scoop or ladle. Lots of young guys lining up early, piling plates full so the average passenger got the messy left overs. Nickle and dime everything- $10/beer, $20/dive if guided, $50 for the night dive, $4 for a seasick pill. A lot of people were surprised when they checked out. A lot of time transferring from day boat to overnight boat and again for the return. IMO, not worth it for a single night. We did 3 nights/4 days, and while the time was enough, the boat was pretty gross and we were ready to get off on day 4.
- Aanbevolen voor
- Diving with family. Nice reefs. Toilet and shower worked.
-
- 8,4 Erg goed
- Jessica D
-
Verenigde Staten
Great diving and snorkeling trip
The boat was fun and loved that we moved to different dive sites twice a day. I do wish they would not repeat dive sites if you stay as long as we did for 6 days. We went to the same dive site a few times and didn't go to one reef-hastings, our entire trip which was a bummer. The food was great and the staff were overall nice and friendly. The manifest check 3 times a day was a little invasive and frustrating. They sometimes came by sooner than 6:45am that they said they would in the morning to check we were on the boat. The room was bigger than expected and in decent shape. Check-out on your last day was a little rushed and close to the last dive which we ended up skipping so we could have more time to shower and pack up our room. Which means you kind of loose the last day which ends up being focused on transport and packing. The dives were nice and we liked the freedom to explore as a buddy system. The animals were fun to see and the coral was pretty. Having the drop line was nice and made it simpler to find and get back to the boat. Snorkeling was a little annoying since you had to be in a group. I would like to have the option to do this activity on the buddy system as well with a time they want you back because a large group means people keep running into you and your tying not to run into the coral. Or you want to sit and watch an animal and the group moves and you are required to move with them so you miss relaxing and watching the wildlife. We also would have liked to have the option to get in the water and swim with no snorkeling or diving in between the sessions. Overall I had something I did not like but the boat trip was a great experience and we saw a lot of great wildlife, felt safe but still had some freedom to go on our own along the reef.
- Aanbevolen voor
- Sleeping on the water at the great barrier reef. Food was great and had something for those with dietary restrictions. Getting ready for a dive was simple due to our things being in an assigned spot ready to put on.
-
- 8,4 Erg goed
- lester Y
-
Verenigde Staten
Much better than a day trip
Sleep, eat, swim , swim , eat, rest, swim, eat, swim, sleep . What a great way to experience the Great Barrier Reef. Great food, great people, great experience.
- Aanbevolen voor
- Food was excellent, but limited choices.. Staff was very friendly and patient with helping those in need.. Amount of the time in the water was exhausting.
-
- 9,2 Fantastisch
- Laura T
-
Verenigde Staten
I had a wonderful time and highly recommend you. Staff was excellent, They were wonderful to everyone.
I loved the room I had, however it was too cold. I wish there was a way to close off the cold air coming in. Everyone went out of there was to be friendly, helpful and nice. I could not have had a better experience. On my last day I wanted to do the second dive but wanted an extra 10 minutes in my room to shower and change. I felt with the last dive and check out time could have been 12:15 instead on 12.
- Aanbevolen voor
- Everyone was wonderful. I needed help with my tank and dive staff took great care of me. Coral reefs were beatiful.. Great value, my room was very nice..
-
- 10 Buitengewoon
- Candice M
-
Verenigde Staten
Great experience traveling to the GBR
Loved this LivaAboard experience. It was our first time diving since becoming certified and it was lovely. Great safety checks before we went out. Very happy with the room size.
- Aanbevolen voor
- The variety of dive sites and experiences.. The night dives.. Warm drinks available to enjoy all day..
-
- 7,2 Goed
- KC C
-
Verenigde Staten
Don't expect much dive site variety
The staff was great, very friendly and helpful. The boat conditions were on par with what you'd expect, and it never felt overcrowded. However, they advertise 14+ mooring sites on 3 different reefs (totally understand weather conditions can limit some locations), but we continually went back to the exact same dive sites which was frustrating.
- Aanbevolen voor
- Large dive deck with plenty of space. Air compressor on board so no tank switching. Always stayed on schedule.
-
- 6,0 Reviewscore
- jayne P
-
Verenigde Staten
Best suited for a 1-2 night stay
I I think this boat is best for a one or two night stay. The Positive things were outlined above. There were several guides that were very good at pointing out interesting features along the dives. The ride out and dives were organized chaos. My sons regulator did not have a mouthpiece and my daughters first stage was not attached correctly. They did not want me to use my regulator on the two dives out because it was so hurried. The staff on Ocean quest were polite, but not overly friendly. We were all experienced divers with advanced certifications. We did do guided dives for every dive in the hopes that the knowledgeable guides would point out interesting features and creatures. We had several dives with knowledgeable guides that pointed things out and we had multiple dives, where the guide simply swam out to a point and swam back without stopping or showing any features. The guided groups were grouped at random. We had several dives with someone who burned through the air cutting our dive short by 20 minutes. We asked to be paired with similar divers yet were paired with this person on other dives. because new people were coming on every day we dove the same areas multiple times. We also had new diver briefings every day. They also required that you cash out every day usually within 15 minutes of your last morning dive. checkout was at noon for a boat transfer at 2:30 and during our last dive, they put all of our clothing and luggage on the floor to change the bedding by 11 o'clock. I think this boat is best for one or two night experience Where you wish to sleep on a boat and get as many dives as you can within a short period. They did not provide a very diverse diving experience. I feel people on self-guided tours, saw much more than we did on guided tours.
- Aanbevolen voor
- diving the barriee reef. the meals were very good. equipment overall was good.
-
- 6,0 Reviewscore
- Lea W
-
Verenigde Staten
Look elsewhere
Dive staff and reef sites were great. The cabins and public spaces are extremely bare bones and outdated. En suite bathroom fixtures so old they are almost unusable. Food extremely substandard and bar only open for 10 minutes once or twice per 24 hour period.
- Aanbevolen voor
- Diving sites. Dive guides. Staff efficiency.
