Quicksilver Group News
A Challenge that took 965 DAYSSeptember 29th, 2011
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
Rare sighting of an endangered Ornate Eagle RaySeptember 6th, 2011
Silversonic passengers and crew recently enjoyed an amazing experience, when an Ornate Eagle Ray (Aetomylaeus vespertilio) was spotted swimming around “Barracuda Bommie”, one of Quicksilver’s remote dive sites on the Agincourt reefs. » Read the full Story
Challenging conditions and new course record set at Green Island Ocean SwimSeptember 5th, 2011
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 AgainAugust 8th, 2011
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 SchoolJuly 26th, 2011
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
Whale Encounter up Close – VideoJuly 18th, 2011
The humpback whale season is in full swing and whale encounters are a daily occurrence across the Quicksilver range of vessels.
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Quicksilver Group announces sale of MV Reef PrinceJuly 12th, 2011
Quicksilver Group Managing Director, Tony Baker today announced the sale of Great Adventures vessel Reef Prince.
The Humpback WhalesJuly 11th, 2011
Great Adventures Outer Reef cruise passengers were delighted to spot a playful humpback frolicking between Moore Reef and Green Island at about 4.00pm on Saturday. » Read the full Story
13th Cairns and Great Barrier Reef branded shop opens in ChinaJuly 7th, 2011
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 IslandJuly 4th, 2011
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