Compass Cruises

offer day trips to the Great Barrier Reef – diving at outermost reef locations of the Great Barrier Reef. On the Great Barrier Reef, diving and snorkelling are the two major activities for travellers to the reef.

Reef Trip cruises offer day trips and live-aboard cruises which are the best way to enjoy the stunning wonders of Great Barrier Reef diving. It is not one large reef but an amazing network of roughly 2,900 individual stunning reefs.

Reef Trip offer qualified professionals who are chosen for their wealth of experience in the diving industry, and their passion for The Great Barrier Reef. Diving adventures with Compass Cruises and Reef Encounter depart Marlin Jetty from Cairns.

You will find a spectacular and memorable Great Barrier Reef diving experience with Reef Trip which is suitable for all types of travellers, no expertise necessary. With exclusive moorings on the Great Barrier Reef, diving from the edge of the reef can be spectacular, uncrowded and unspoilt.

Once aboard a Compass Cruise day trip, you will enjoy 5 wonderous hours of snorkelling, swimming and scuba diving, exploring 2 spectacular reefs. One of these reefs is Hastings Reef which is famous for it’s tame Reef sharks and a multitude of tropical fish in a colourful coral underworld. Another reef is Breaking Patches which offers a stunning array of staghorn coral, coral trees, lion fish and wall diving.

Reef Encounter is the live-aboard vessel, with excellent onboard accommodation, offering overnight cruiser accommodation on the Great Barrier Reef. Diving & snorkelling the reef, with schools of tropical reef fish & spectacular coral formations, is an experience not to be missed.

Enjoy a sumptuous tropical buffet lunch whilst cruising from Hastings Reef to Breaking Patches. After lunch, maybe try boom netting for an unexpected thrill. Compass Cruises aim to give you a unique experience of the Great Barrier Reef, diving with new-found friends and taking home amazing memories.

We specialize in Great Barrier Reef diving and our friendly crew are specifically chosen because of their expertise. Whether you are a certified scuba diver or it is your first time, you are in very capable hands on Compass Cruises.

Diving the Great Barrier Reef explores the magnificent marine wilderness unlike anything you will experience around the world. As a heritage listed nature reserve, the Great Barrier Reef enables divers to become one of the fish.