Blue-Cruise Pty.Ltd - Great Barrier Reef
Blue-Cruise Pty.Ltd takes divers to outer reef sites on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. They operate from Cairns, offering day trips focused on comfortable boat diving. If you're looking for accessible reef dives with good chances of seeing pelagics and typical reef fish, this is a solid choice. It suits divers comfortable with a group setting and varied site conditions.
- Location
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -16.842882, 145.741790
- Phone
- +61474727777
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.coralseadreaming.com.au
- Address
- 65 Hobson Drive, Brinsmead, 4870 QLD, Brinsmead, 4870, QLD, AUS
Dive Sites Near Blue-Cruise Pty.Ltd
Blue-Cruise Pty.Ltd provides access to 15 dive sites in Great Barrier Reef.
- Admiralty Anchorage (reef)
- Agincourt Reef - 5-25m (reef)
- Agincourt Reef No. 1 - Trigger Fish City (reef)
- Agincourt Reef No. 4 - The Point - 5-25m (reef)
- Agincourt Reefs (reef)
- Agincourt Reefs (reef)
- Alexandra Reefs (reef)
- Atkinson Reef (reef)
- Aylen Patch (reef)
- Baines Patches (reef)
- Baines Patches (reef)
- Barracuda Pass (drift)
- Bashful Bommie (reef)
- Bashful Bommie (reef)
- Batt Reef (reef)
Other Dive Centres in Great Barrier Reef
- ABC Dive & Snorkel - ["PADI"]
- Coral Princess Cruises P/L - ["PADI"]
- Dive Centre
- Divers Den - PADI
- Horseshoe
- Lizard Island Lodge - ["PADI"]
- Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - ["PADI"]
- Ocean Safari - ["PADI"]
- Octopus Dive - ["PADI"]
- Pleasure Divers
Best Time to Dive in Great Barrier Reef
The warmest water temperatures in Great Barrier Reef occur in February, averaging 29.5°C. The coolest conditions are in August at 25.0°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 29.4°C
- February: 29.5°C
- March: 29.2°C
- April: 28.4°C
- May: 26.9°C
- June: 25.8°C
- July: 25.1°C
- August: 25.0°C
- September: 25.4°C
- October: 26.6°C
- November: 27.7°C
- December: 29.0°C
Marine Life in Great Barrier Reef
Home to 163 recorded species including 88 reef fish, 61 hard corals, 9 seagrass & algae, 2 sharks & rays, 1 starfish, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs.
Notable Marine Life
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- halodule (Halodule uninervis) - Seagrass & Algae
- cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) - Seagrass & Algae
- Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) - Sharks & Rays
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora damicornis) - Hard Corals
- Lineated Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Dusky Parrotfish (Scarus niger) - Reef Fish
- Blackspot Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) - Reef Fish
Recommended Packing List for Great Barrier Reef
Based on average water temperature of 27.3°C, currents 17 cm/s.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 27°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories