Designed for personalised dive and snorkel adventures, Poseidon Outer Reef Cruises departs daily from Port Douglas to visit 3 different and unique reef environments. Our range of over 30 …
Designed for personalised dive and snorkel adventures, Poseidon Outer Reef Cruises departs daily from Port Douglas to visit 3 different and unique reef environments. Our range of over 30 spectacular and exclusive reef sites at the Agincourt ribbon reefs and Escape Reef, enables us to offer some of the very best day boat diving. With clear outer reef waters, beautiful corals and incredible marine life diversity, the Agincourt ribbon reefs offer the opportunity to snorkel and dive in some of the most pristine and special places on the entire Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy unlimited snorkelling in this marine wilderness, first time divers can try an introductory scuba dive, and certified divers can experience up to three dives.
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Nov 27, 2024
I went on an outer reef guided tour. The group of divers were about 20. The instructor matched me with a photographer who had no interest in having a buddy, I told the instructor I was not confident,…Full review by Amanda K
Oct 8, 2023
Highly recommended experience of the Great Barrier Reef! My partner and I opted for 2x Introductory Dives and a snorkel. All three excursions were professionally run and the staff were very accommoda…Full review by Gloria L
Mar 18, 2023
Very dissapointed that I did not take up the option to go diving. Previous vists to the reef have left me underwelmed with the dives. However after going snorkelling with the Poseiden Crew I am gfoin…Full review by Jim343
Hi, first time diver here. Just curious- Would you actually see anything on an intro dive that you wouldn’t see snorkeling? Would you recommend 2 intro dives on the same trip - do you get more bang for the time spent on the 2nd intro dive because you might be more at ease or less time is spent doing the same training?
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Hi Limepunch, Thank you for your question. Due to the nature of diving, there are no guarantees as to what you might see when you get in the water (which is half of the excitement of …
Hi Limepunch, Thank you for your question. Due to the nature of diving, there are no guarantees as to what you might see when you get in the water (which is half of the excitement of diving!), so it is hard to say whether you’d see anything different than if you snorkelled alone. One of the perks of diving, however, is being able to get up close and personal to marine life, as opposed to snorkelling which is more of a surface activity unless you consciously dive down. Further, your instructor is trained to look out for exciting marine life and will point them out to you during the dive, and they also know the dive sites thoroughly, including the locations of large coral formations, anemones with clown fish (Nemo) and common spots for turtles and other exciting creatures. In regards to the second half of your question, you generally do have a more relaxed diving experience on a second introductory dive. Commonly, first-time introductory divers can be a little anxious about the experience and this can often affect their breathing- quicker, more rapid breathing which means the air tends to run low faster resulting in a shorter dive time. On a second dive, divers are usually a little more relaxed and at ease, which is reflected in more regular, deep breathing and the dive tends to be longer. For the best use of your time and experience on the Great Barrier Reef, we would highly recommend considering two introductory dives.
We’re looking into a tour of the outer reef in late May/early June. My husband & I would like to snorkel or possibly dive but our adult daughter prefers to view the ocean life from the boat. Do you offer that option or does everyone typically get into the water on your tours?
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You have no obligation to dive or snorkel and you can view the beautiful scenery and everybody pattering about in the water from the deck . Of course the beautiful coral and marine …
You have no obligation to dive or snorkel and you can view the beautiful scenery and everybody pattering about in the water from the deck . Of course the beautiful coral and marine life is not visible as it is well beneath the water surface . Personally , I had never done snorkeling or diving and was not sure about it , but I don't regret "diving in" to snorkel for the first time , pretty awesome and I think I ended up being one of the last to come back to ship !
Hi there, we will be in Port Douglas mid-late July. Are there usually seats available for last minute bookings? We’d prefer to wait to see what the weather is like to minimise sea-sickness. Thanks
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I think it depend. We went in the rainy season which is off season so we got a same day booking
Hi would you recommend this tour for a for a family with a 5 1/2 year old?
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I think it would depend how confident they are in the water. They took us out into open water and it was quite choppy. Having said that they provide life jackets and flotation devices and the …
I think it would depend how confident they are in the water. They took us out into open water and it was quite choppy. Having said that they provide life jackets and flotation devices and the staff are excellent. if they are a good swimmer, do it. it was awesome
Hi there, Planning a trip to the GBR at the end of this month. We are a family of 4 with different swimming/water confidence levels. We have a 4 yo and an 8yo. The 4 yo is very confident in the water but not able to swim on his own. Would he be ok to snorkel and is there anything for him to do in the boat if he decides he does not want to snorkel? Thanks.
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Hi, Firstly your going to have an amazing time! Visiting the GBR is an incredible experience! Poseidon is a roaming vessel so it doesn't moor to a pontoon at any point during the day it …
Hi, Firstly your going to have an amazing time! Visiting the GBR is an incredible experience! Poseidon is a roaming vessel so it doesn't moor to a pontoon at any point during the day it just moors to lines at different reefs, which gives the skipper freedom to pick the perfect reef to visit based on the weather and conditions on the day! The boat is catered to snorkelling and diving. Throughout the day the marine biologist on the boat will do a talk about marine life and discuss anything people have seen whilst in the water which is interesting and I'm sure the children would enjoy! It is the most amazing reef trip I have been on and I would certainly recommend it to anyone! Floatations devices can be provided for anyone from children to adults to help with fatigue and confidence however you would need to be with your children all day as there is no child care facilities on the boat. If you are worried the children would need entertaining I would take some colouring or an iPad with games etc to help entertain them. However the reefs that you visit would be amazing for the children to see, especially if they are confident in the water! You visit 3 separate reefs throughout the day so it's a pretty busy day with little time to get bored! If you think the younger child might not be keen to snorkel at all though then then you may want to look into the quicksilver boat which leaves from port Douglas as well. This boat goes out to a pontoon. They have underwater viewing platforms and a semisubmersible and there is a lot more space, which is needed as this boat takes about 300 people out in a day as opposed to the 60-80 that Poseidon takes out. I hope this helps!
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