Experience a bit of luxury on this Cairns liveaboard Reef Encounter, a 35-meter catamaran hotel that offers unrivalled stability and comfort at sea.

The Reef Encounter features 21 spacious and fully air-conditioned cabins that come with a double bed or two single beds at no extra cost. All cabins offer uninterrupted ocean views and come with en-suite toilet and shower facilities. Towels and toiletries are provided for your convenience. Unlike most scuba liveaboard boats, Reef Encounter provides unlimited hot showers, thanks to its on-board freshwater production capabilities.

Choose from either a double bed cabin or twin share staterooms, both of which are offered at the same cost. If you’re traveling with a friend or simply prefer to share a room with someone of the same gender, the twin share staterooms are perfect.

Cairns Liveaboard Volunteer Programme:

• Guest cabins described above are for the guest portion of your stay.
• Volunteer or crew cabins, a 3 or 4 share cabin, are provided when you switch to the volunteer role.

As described throughout is the 4 day 3 night Cairns Liveaboard Volunteer Programme experience, 2 days as a guest and a further 2 nights as a volunteer.

Extend your Cairns Liveaboard Volunteer Programme experience by staying longer as a guest and adding on volunteer days.

GUEST PACKAGE OPTIONS:

• 2 day, 1 night package (5 certified dives)
• 3 day, 2 night package (9 certified dives)
• 4 day, 3 night package (13 certified dives)

VOLUNTEER DAYS:

• Add on up to 2 additional nights as a volunteer when booking the 2 day 1 night guest package.
• Add on up to 3 additional nights as a volunteer when booking the 3 day 2 night guest package.
• Add on up to 4 additional nights as a volunteer when booking the 4 day 3 night guest package.

Please see below for pricing and further information.

As a volunteer, you’ll be responsible for tasks such as setting tables for meals, cleaning cabins and common areas. However, this is a relaxed working environment where duties are spread throughout a long day between sunrise and evening meal, and there are ample full-time staff to ensure everything gets done.

In exchange for your work, you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the water. You’ll have access to all the snorkelling and scuba diving equipment you need, with air fills included for divers. You can expect to go on at least two dives per day (an early morning dive and another day dive), with the possibility of a night dive (subject to availability). You’ll also have opportunities to snorkel and take in the stunning sunrises and sunsets.

• 07:30 – Board the transfer vessel ‘Reef Experience’ at Cairns Marlin Marina for breakfast, check-in and your journey to Reef Encounter
• 09:30 – Arrive onboard Reef Encounter for your ‘Welcome & Safety Talk’ before being shown to your room to settle in and relax
• 10:30 – Water Session: Time to snorkel for all guests before lunch
• 12:00 – Lunch is served in the dining saloon
• 13:00 – Water Briefings: Certified Diver Briefings / Try Scuba Diving Briefings
• 13:30 – Water Session: Scuba dive or snorkel time
• 15:00 – Reef Encounter moves to another spectacular outer barrier reef location
• 15:30 – Water Session: Scuba dive or snorkel time. Glass bottom boat tour available upon request
• IN SUMMER:
  – 18:00 – Dinner is served in the dining saloon
  – 18:45 – Night Dive Briefings
  – 19:00 – Night dive commences for all those scuba diving
• IN WINTER:
  – 17:30 – Night Dive Briefings
  – 18:00 – Night dive commences for all those scuba diving
  – 19:10 – Dinner is served in the dining saloon
  – 20:00 – Dessert is served in the dining saloon

• 06:00 – Wake-up call for the early morning dive and snorkel session
• 06:30 – Water Session: Sunrise scuba dive or snorkel time. Glass bottom boat tour available upon request
• 07:30 – Breakfast is served in the dining saloon
• 08:00- Reef Encounter moves to another spectacular outer barrier reef location
• 10:30 – Water Session: Scuba dive or snorkel time
• 12:00 – Lunch is served in the dining saloon
• AFTERNOON: Swap to the Liveaboard Volunteer Programme Role
  You will move into the crew cabins and become part of the team.
• You MAY be able to night dive tonight depending on duties.

• 05:30 – Lay out light breakfast for the early morning dive
• 06:30 – Enjoy the first dive of the day
• The rest of the day is helping the crew with the opportunity to dive in the afternoon and possibly a night dive (night dive at discretion of dive director)

• 05:30 – Lay out light breakfast for the early morning dive
• 06:30 – Enjoy the first dive of the day
• Helping the crew for the remainder of your time onboard (there may be time for a water session)
• Board Reef Experience for the transfer back to Cairns in the afternoon.
• Arrive Cairns approx. 4:30 – 5:00pm.