The most expensive liveaboard I’ve ever been on was not the best liveaboard I’ve ever been on. The best liveaboard I’ve ever been on was a mid-range vessel out of Cairns with twelve guest berths, a dive guide who had…
Most people’s first encounter with the Great Barrier Reef happens on a day-trip vessel out of Cairns or Port Douglas. This is not the most immersive way to experience the reef — nothing on a day trip matches the access…
The conversation I have most often with people planning their first reef cruise goes approximately like this. They want to do something meaningful on the water. They’ve heard of the Great Barrier Reef. They have a budget range in mind…
The crossing to Osprey Reef takes about twelve hours from Cairns, running northeast through the night over open ocean. I’ve made it six times. Each time, I’ve woken at first light to the same thing: a ring of breaking white…