Sail from Cairns aboard a luxury sailing catamaran to Michaelmas Cay, a picturesque sand cay on Great Barrier Reef. Encircled by fringing reef of beautiful coral gardens with colourful fish, curious Green Sea Turtles and Blue-Spotted rays, it is also an important protected bird sanctuary for migratory seabirds.
Witness the reef's coral and marine life from a semi-submersible submarine, try scuba diving or snorkel from the cay to witness the beauty of the coral gardens.
Morning tea, Hot & Cold Buffet Lunch (including prawns), Afternoon Tea as well as complimentary bubbles and cheese/biscuits are served on board to satisfy your hunger while you explore Michaelmas Cay for 4 hours.
Posted By : issymoneyc
Honestly couldn’t imagine a better day on the Great Barrier Reef. The marine biology talk was so lovely and then going to see the coral in person. The staff made it so relaxing and not daunting at all. Especially because I struggle sometimes with snorkelling.
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Posted On : 2024-04-10 03:42:13 
Posted By : HweeTee_W
Ocean spirits crews were very friendly. I love how they organise the whole trip and be flexible if needed. I and my son truly enjoyed the entire trip and the food provided on the cruise. The staffs are absolutely amazing! We highly recommend this to family with kids or elderly.
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Posted On : 2024-03-23 17:11:01 
Posted By : mariedC5196IJ
Overpriced for value received.
Staff sporadically present and not customer friendly.
We were left on our own and we were not the only couple who had this opinion.
A recommendation: send your staff to see how zigzag staff does it on their Whitsunday snorkel tour on the Great Barrier Reef !
Zigzag team sure demonstrates enthusiasm, devotion and careful attention to all …. We got totally the opposite with Ocean Spirit team and were very disappointed as we did not have our money’s worth
We do not recommend this tour with Ocean Spirit.
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Posted On : 2024-03-11 07:28:06
Posted By : Sunita_N
Great experience, very friendly staff . Good food . I did snorkeling tour with the biologist which was the most amazing experience to see the corals . Must do if you are here in reef for the first time. Will do it again and again .
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Posted On : 2024-03-05 03:44:26
Posted By : 95ks95
Ocean Spirit was well organized and nicely handled. Takes 2 hours from Cairns to arrive but a pleasant trip over with stuff to listen to. Nice equipment, staff was friendly and helpful. Snorkeling was very nice. Reef isn't too deep in fact only 2 feet under in spots but you can easy snorkel around whereever you wanted Plenty of areas to go, lots to see. Visability was pretty good -- not excellent -- but pretty good. Say shark, eel, stingray, and a few friendly small jellyfish. Wish we knew the jellyfish in the area were not the ones you need to worry about -- I would have been friendlier to them :) You get tendered into shore where you put on your gear and head out. The dives cost money - even the trial dives - that was not well communicated up front. Many in our group did the submarine thing and said it was just OK. I'm glad that I went back to snorkel even more. I'm sure the outer reef is even better but we really did enjoy our experience. 8 hour tour. Plenty of snacks -- good lunch.
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Posted On : 2024-03-03 14:15:09
Posted By : hiromit2024
I was impressed by the blue of the ocean and the white of the sand.
I was very happy to see sea turtles while snorkeling.
It had been raining since morning, the wind was strong, and the waves were high, so I was very worried about getting seasick, but I managed to enjoy the activities without getting seasick.
There were six Japanese crew members, so I was able to participate with peace of mind.
The lunch buffet was delicious, and the champagne and cheese were also delicious.
Thank you so much for a wonderful experience!
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Posted On : 2024-03-01 07:33:28
Posted By : Arkay56
The Liverpudlian Captain seemed disinterested in his clients and his attitude to suggestions was rude. e.g. many come on board wanting to experience snorkelling the great barrier reef for the first time. Unfortunately he drops us off on shore 50m from the reef, and nervous swimmers won't go out that far.
Other cruise companies use a long rope for people to hold on to, above the reef. A platform was suggested but there may be marine park issues.
The boat was comfortable and we were well supplied with equipment, food and drink. The only disappointment was as anove; if you are a beginner you won't see a lot.
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Posted On : 2024-02-28 18:24:40
Posted By : CVD485
We took a nice boat trip to go diving at the coral reef. Each company has its territory where it can bring tourists. The place where the boat stopped was very close to an island where there were many birds.
The package paid for this group trip included a “submarine” ride, dinner and a dive.
The submarine ride was good without being extraordinary. We could see the seabed quite well.
The meal, a buffet, was simple, good and quite varied.
For diving (snorkeling), we had around 2.5 hours. We were provided with diving suits to protect us from jellyfish. As for the coral, it was good without being extraordinary. I still enjoyed the diving, even if there were very few fish.
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Posted On : 2024-01-28 06:07:10
Posted By : Maximilian M
Nice experience, but definitely too expensive. Paid $200 and had about 20 minutes of diving time. The snorkeling was a bit badly timed with lunch and caused a lot of stress for the divers. The small submarine and the food were really good though. Staff very friendly. The pictures weren't very good and were absolutely overpriced. If you wanted a single picture, it was $44.
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Posted On : 2024-01-14 05:08:20
Posted By : Nmaisuria22
Everything was incredible, first time diving felt amazing! Thanks Jasper for your guidance! Also to the captain and all of the crew that were very attentive, professional and lots of fun!
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Posted On : 2024-01-07 18:09:19
