7 Nights MV Spoilsport - Coral Sea Exploratory - Great Barrier Reef - Cairns - 7 Days 7 Nights

$4573.00*

Minkes (Seasonal June-July) – Dedicated time to find and swim with the whales
Continental Shelf – Dive 100 miles north of Cairns on the edge of the shelf, exposed to currents
Ribbon Reefs – great fish and coral diversity
Cod Hole – Swim with diver size potato cod
Dynamite Pass, Lighthouse Bommie, Pixie Wall, Pixie Pinnacle, Coral Kingdom, Flare Point, Blue Lagoon, Gotham City, Vertical Gardens
Steve’s Bommie – a highlight with an incredible array of weird and wonderful creatures.
Plummeting Coral Sea wall dives in gin clear water
Exciting shark action in the Coral Sea

Choose from four luxurious room categories:

Premium – queen or double bed, private bathroom, ocean views.
Standard – twin beds, private bathroom, ocean views.
Club – twin bunk beds, private bathroom, no ocean view.
Budget – twin bunk beds, share bathroom, no ocean view.

Inclusions

Accommodation in twin/double cabins
Delicious meals & snacks, wine and soft drink are included with the evening meal
Tanks, air fills and weight belt
Daily cabin service
Reef ecology programme
Dive computer workshop
Transfer to the airport or Cairns hotel after your expedition
Vivid Pix digital photo editing software workshop

Exclusions

Please note that the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority requires us to collect an Environmental Management Charge of $6.50 per day spent on the Great Barrier Reef. This amount will be added to your bar bill at the end of your expedition.

Gear hire and photo services available at additional charge.

Itinerary

Sample itinerary, subject to change based on conditions.

Thursday:

Check in at our office (3 Abbott St, Cairns) between 8.30 am and 4.00 pm.
From 4.30 pm: Make your own way to Hemingway’s Brewery Cairns Wharf (200m from MBDE office) to meet your fellow passengers. Please note that dinner is not provided on the first evening so you may wish to eat before boarding.
5.50 pm: Our crew will lead you from Hemingway’s Brewery Cairns Wharf to board Spoilsport. Enjoy a glass of champagne and light snacks while your Trip Director provides a full briefing.
6.00 pm: Spoilsport departs Cairns
Time to organise any rental equipment and put your dive gear together on the dive deck.

Friday: (4 dives + night dive)

This is a sample of a ‘typical day’, however exact times may vary to optimise the prevailing weather conditions on the day.

6.30 am: Wakeup call, light breakfast available in dining room
7:00 am: Dive brief & diving commences
9.00 am: Full cooked Breakfast
10.30 am: Dive brief & diving. “Open decks” accommodate 1-2 dives either am or pm
2.00 pm: Lunch
3.30 pm: Dive brief & diving
4:30 pm: Afternoon Tea
6:30 pm: Night dive brief & dive
8:00 pm: Dinner

Sat – Tue: (4 dives + night dive)

As per above

Wednesday: (4 dives)

As per above. Exit last dive 5pm.
As the sun sets we pour the champagne, lay out the nibbles and get ready for a final farewell party!
Overnight cruise to Cairns

Thursday:

7.00 am: Light breakfast
8:00 am: Disembark and courtesy transfer to Cairns inner city hotels, the airport or our office where we can store your luggage until 5pm if you have a later flight.

Requirements

This trip requires a minimum of advanced open water and is not suitable for children, snorkellers and/or novice divers.

All divers must have a minimum of 15 ocean dives; 5 in the last 12 months.

Meeting Point

Between 8.30am and before 4.00pm for MV Spoilsport

Address:#2 / 3 Abbott Street, Cairns

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