Ocean Quest Liveaboard, Australië
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9,0 Fantastisch
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- Nitrox beschikbaar
- vanaf $ 196 / dag
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“Heerlijk eten, geweldige mensen, geweldige ervaring.”
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.
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Huttypes
Ocean Quest Reviews
- 9,0 Fantastisch
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Vaartuig
8,7
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Bemanning
8,5
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Voedsel
9,5
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Duiken
9,1
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Waarde
9,1
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- 8,4 Erg goed
- Jessica D
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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.
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- 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.
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- 8,4 Erg goed
- lester Y
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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.
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- 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.
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- 9,2 Fantastisch
- Laura T
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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.
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- 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..
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- 10 Buitengewoon
- Candice M
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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.
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- The variety of dive sites and experiences.. The night dives.. Warm drinks available to enjoy all day..
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- 7,2 Goed
- KC C
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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.
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- Large dive deck with plenty of space. Air compressor on board so no tank switching. Always stayed on schedule.
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- 6,0 Reviewscore
- jayne P
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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.
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- diving the barriee reef. the meals were very good. equipment overall was good.
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- 6,0 Reviewscore
- Lea W
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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.
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- Diving sites. Dive guides. Staff efficiency.
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- 10 Buitengewoon
- Gabriel C
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Verenigde Staten
Will remember this for a while and hope to be back soon!
I was a bit apprehensive going into this first Liveaboard for me, because I only had the 4 minimum dives for Open Water PADI certification, afraid of running into long hair problems again, and also sea sickness during the rougher waters. In the end, the 3 day 2 night trip went basically as smooth as I could have imagined. Seriously, I think all the staff were friendly, knowledgeable, effective, and made you feel safe (I only say I think because there were some that worked in the background that I haven't interacted (much) with but probably felt their positive impact indirectly (e.g. food)). Special shout out to my guides and people personally helping me out which were Liam, Alfa, Deanna, Skye, and Van! They also had really good patience and seemed happy to help you out! Only nitpicking downsides I can think of right now is that the inside can be warmer (but limited due to construction of the boat, have wifi, and the hot water machine can either give more water at a time or accomodate larger cups/bottles.
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- Staff was friendly, knowledgeable, effective, and made you feel safe. Accomodations. The Reef!.
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- 10 Buitengewoon
- Brianna L
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Verenigde Staten
Week of a lifetime
We had an incredible 6 days with Ocean Quest and were very sad to leave. The dive sites were beautiful and the guides were extremely insightful; we always felt educated about our dives. The food was great, huge props to the chef! All around a very fun, relaxing trip with some amazing sights.
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- The food. The crew. The dive sites.
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- 10 Buitengewoon
- Manasi L
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Verenigde Staten
Very memorable great barrier reef trip
Great staff and dive guides! Very helpful with our 11 and 13 year old kids.
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- Dive guide option. Very friendly and easy operation. All items included so there was nothing to bring on board.
