• Itinerary: Six or seven-night cruises roundtrip from Townsville to dive the remote ocean reefs of the Coral Sea, explore the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef, and dive historic shipwreck.
• Cabins: 14. Two have a double bed, four have a double and single bed, four have twin beds, and others have twin bunk beds. There is one single cabin.
• Dining: Some meals are table service, others buffet. Australian cuisine, one barbecue night.
• Dress: Casual. Bring a loud shirt for BBQ night.
• Facilities and Activities: This is a liveaboard dive boat that travels 150 miles offshore to the Coral Sea. There is over 100 ft. underwater visibility. You can see 30 sharks within arm's reach at Scuba Zoo, dive walls with huge fans, swim with Big Eye Trevally, barracuda, whale sharks, and tuna at Watanabe, and explore the historic Yongala wreck with dense large marine life. Services include tanks, weights, nitrox, photo and video pro. There is a reef ecology program and slide shows of underwater photography. Facilities include E6 processing, and wave skis. Soft drinks and wine are complimentary.
• Recent Fares Reported to Us:  US $1,956 to $2,684.

• Itinerary: Australia
• Cabins: There are eight outside cabins with king-size bed plus a single, two cabins with twin bunks and one single cabin. There are 14 bathrooms.
• Dining: Australian cuisine.
• Dress: Casual.
• Facilities and Activities: There is a mix of exotic creature dives, walls, wrecks, shark and Nautilus dives plus cultural experiences in isolated tropical villages. Nights are usually in calm anchorages in picturesque bays. Services include photo and video lab, E6 processing, nitrox. There is a reef ecology program.
• Recent Fares Reported to Us: High season US$1,945 to US$2,730.

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