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Quicksilver Cruises Is Up to The Challenge

Pictured are Jack Punshon, Josh White, Steffie Krause, Paul Crottie, Karla Meekings and Nicole Richardson ( front ).

Congratulations to the fantastic Quicksilver Cruises team on a wonderful effort in the inaugural XVenture Corporate Challenge Cairns. » Read the full Story

Green Island Christmas Day Feast on the Reef

Green Island Christmas Day Feast on the Reef

A sumptuous Christmas Day lunch on a tropical island on the Great Barrier Reef! What a special way to celebrate Christmas and you’re invited to join us on Green Island. » Read the full Story

Thirty One Years of Change – Cruising to Retirement

Thirty One Years of Change – Cruising to Retirement

For thirty-one years Julie Dight has been involved with the same Reef cruise company from joining Hayles Cruises in 1981 to present day Great Adventures as she now heads toward retirement. » Read the full Story

A Challenge that took 965 DAYS

A Challenge that took 965 DAYS

Great Adventures is delighted to welcome our first female Master Class V Skipper, Amanda Matthies.  Spending the past 3 years and a total of 965 days at sea being a deckie and a coxswain, Amanda was then able to sit for a six-week full time course to gain her Skipper license. » Read the full Story

Challenging conditions and new course record set at Green Island Ocean Swim

Challenging conditions and new course record set at Green Island Ocean Swim


In challenging conditions, 106 avid ocean swimmers took to the water to compete in Great Adventures annual Green Island Ocean Swim on Sunday 4th September. » Read the full Story

Norman Reef Platform Shines Again

Norman Reef Platform Shines Again

Cyclone Yasi may have damaged Great Adventures’ Norman Reef platform but five months and nearly $700,000 later, the reef activity platform is ready to be towed back to her home on the Great Barrier Reef. » Read the full Story

Great Adventures await the entire Aloomba State School

Great Adventures await the entire Aloomba State School

Lucky for one 8-year-old Aloomba State School student Alex Godfrey, became the toast of the classroom after winning the recent News in Education (NiE ) colouring in competition run by Great Adventures and featuring the underwater world of the Squid Squad. » Read the full Story

Quicksilver Group announces sale of MV Reef Prince

Quicksilver Group announces sale of MV Reef Prince

Quicksilver Group Managing Director, Tony Baker today announced the sale of Great Adventures vessel Reef Prince.

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13th Cairns and Great Barrier Reef branded shop opens in China

13th Cairns and Great Barrier Reef branded shop opens in China

With confidence growing in the China market, Quicksilver Group Michael Healy opened the 13th Cairns and Great Barrier Reef specialist retail travel shop in Chengdu last week. Chengdu is the capital of the Sichuan Province and is the most prosperous city and economic/cultural centre of Western China. » Read the full Story

Ukulele Gig wows fans at Green Island

Ukulele Gig wows fans at Green Island

Beautiful sounds of jazz, island, and pop music added an extra special island atmosphere at Green Island as two world renowned ukulele players performed at Great Adventures Ukulele Island Gig. » Read the full Story