Top Deck Club – Great Barrier Reef accommodation
Great Barrier Reef accommodation. Stay aboard Cairns premier Great Barrier Reef Liveaboard – Reef Encounter. Enjoy the luxury VIP package with our ‘Top Deck Club.
Starting your trip in Cairns, You meet your Top Deck Club valet, who is there to ensure that everything you need is at your fingertips. Once onboard Reef Encounter, your valet will show you to your room and make sure that we know about any dietary requirements you may have.
Surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef’s crystal clear waters, this is one of Australia’s most celebrated holiday escapes. See the Great Barrier Reef at its very best – day and night!
Everyone has different Reef Encounter requirements; several packages suit all our aquatic guests. Next, choose your activities, Starting with snorkelling and scuba diving from beginner to advanced.
Top Deck Club Great Barrier Reef Accommodation
- Stay in the best Top Deck Club staterooms
- With late checkout, spacious ensuite staterooms with ocean views.
- All rooms have Australian power outlets.
- Reef Encounter, our boutique floating hotel, Staterooms, also have an ensuite toilet and shower.
- Top Deck Club guests enjoy an evening turn-down service for their Stateroom.
- Double bed or twin single bed staterooms are available.
Why choose a Top Deck Club liveaboard experience
Top Deck Club is the best way to see the Great Barrier Reef. We will personalise your Top Deck experience just the way you like it.
Amongst other things, Top Deck Club includes a crew member just for you! A private in-water Guide for personal scuba dive tours or snorkelling tours. Late checkout times, deluxe 3-course evening meals under the stars and breakfast in bed.
Top Deck Club Dining
A deluxe three-course evening meal, freshly prepared by the onboard Chef for each night of your stay. You may choose to dine privately under the stars or join the rest of the guests in the spacious dining saloon.
- Breakfast in bed
- Enjoy an Australian continental or cooked breakfast served just as you like, or join the rest of the guests for a buffet-style breakfast in the dining saloon.
- Sparkling wine after water activities.
- Complimentary sunset cocktail
- Top Deck Club guests can also enjoy a selection of local press coffee, tea and juices.
- All meals are prepared fresh daily by an onboard Chef—breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Fruit is available throughout the day. Our chefs can cater for all dietary requirements. Please advise any dietary requirements when booking.
- A barbeque buffet breakfast on the outbound voyage.
- On the return journey, enjoy wine, cheese and a fruit platter.
- Free luggage storage is available at our tourist information centre in Cairns City.
Facilities Onboard Top Deck Liveaboard
- A fully air-conditioned 35-metre catamaran hotel,
- Large dining saloon
- TV and lounge area
- Outdoor, freshwater hot-tub
- Spacious sundeck with sun loungers
- Fully licenced bar
- Spacious, easy-access dive and snorkel platforms
- Helicopter pad
- Spacious, air-conditioned staterooms – with spectacular ocean views
- Towels and toiletries provided (soap, shampoo and conditioner)
- All staterooms have Australian power outlets.
- Reef Encounter Stateroom with ensuite toilet and shower.
- Double bed or twin-single bed staterooms available
Great Barrier Reef Itinerary
Please note, this itinerary is based on a 3-day /2-night stay with Reef Encounter
First Day
Arrive
Unlimited in water sessions
7:30am
Board the transfer vessel 'Reef Experience' at Cairns Marlin Marina for breakfast, check-in and your journey to Reef Encounter
9:30am
Arrive onboard Reef Encounter for your 'Welcome & Safety Talk' before being shown to your room to settle in and relax
10:30am
Water Session: Time to snorkel for all guests before lunch
12:00
Lunch is served in the dining saloon
13.00
Water Briefings: Certified Diver Briefings / Try Scuba Diving Briefings / Snorkel Adventure Briefings
13.30
Water Session: Scuba dive or snorkel time
15:00
Reef Encounter moves to another spectacular outer barrier reef location
15:30
Water Session: Scuba dive or snorkel time. Glass bottom boat tour available upon request
Summer
18:00
Dinner is served in the dining saloon
18:45
Night Dive Briefings
19:00
Night dive commences for all those scuba diving
Winter
17:30
Night Dive Briefings
18:00
Night dive commences for all those scuba diving
19:15
Dinner is served in the dining saloon
20:00
Dessert is served in the dining saloon
Full Day
On the Reef
Unlimited in water sessions
6:00am
Wake-up call for the early morning dive and snorkel session
6:30am
Water Session: Sunrise scuba dive or snorkel time. Glass bottom boat tour available upon request
7:30am
Breakfast is served in the dining saloon
8:00am
Reef Encounter moves to another spectacular outer barrier reef location
8:30am
Water Session: Scuba Dive or Snorkel Time
10:30am
Water Session: Scuba Dive or Snorkel Time
12:00
Lunch is served in the dining saloon
13:30
Water Session: Scuba Dive or Snorkel Time
15:00
Reef Encounter moves to another spectacular outer barrier reef location
15:30
Water Session: Scuba dive or snorkel time. Glass bottom boat tour available upon request
Summer
18:00
Dinner is served in the dining saloon
18:45
Night Dive Briefings
19:00
Night dive commences for all those scuba diving
Winter
17:30
Night Dive Briefings
18:00
Night dive commences for all those scuba diving
19:15
Dinner is served in the dining saloon
20:00
Dessert is served in the dining saloon
Last Day
Return
Unlimited in water sessions
6:00am
Wake-up call for the early morning dive and snorkel session
6:30am
Water Session: Sunrise scuba dive or snorkel time. Glass bottom boat tour available upon request
7:30am
Breakfast is served in the dining saloon
8:00am
Room Checkout
Reef Encounter moves to another spectacular outer barrier reef location
8:30am
Water Session: Scuba Dive or Snorkel Time
10:30am
Water Session: Scuba Dive or Snorkel Time
12:00
Lunch is served in the dining saloon
13:30
Water Session: Snorkel only session available to passengers before departure
14:45
Departing passengers board the transfer vessel 'Reef Experience' for the journey back to Cairns. Complimentary wine, cheese and biscuits served on the return journey
15:00
Reef Encounter moves to another spectacular outer barrier reef location
16:30
Approximate arrival time to the Cairns Marlin Marina
*Please note, this itinerary does not apply to 'Great Barrier Reef Deal' bookings.
*Stateroom Check-In time is 10.00am with Check-Out time 8.00am on the morning of departure (access to a shared transfer/baggage room with bathroom is available along with all other boat facilities)
*Top Deck Club Check-in time is 10.00am with Check-Out time 2.00pm on the day of departure>
*This itinerary may vary due to weather conditions or other circumstances.Our Top Deck Club visits a selection of Great Barrier Reef locations.
Next, see our other Top Deck Club packages.
- Discover the World’s largest living structure
- Wake Up on the Great Barrier Reef
- Interact with thousands of brightly coloured fish and coral
- Delicious meals
- VIP service
Top Deck Club Liveaboard Packages Include
- Top Deck Club accommodation including ensuite (guaranteed cabin located on Top Deck – please note we only have 2 x cabins with a double bed with front windows, and these will be allocated on a first-in-best-dressed basis)
- Delicious chef-prepared meals
- Personal valet
- Private guided in-water tours (please note diving is an upgrade, but your guide will already be included)
- Dinner under the stars
- Breakfast in bed
- Sunset cocktails
- Late checkout
- Evening turndown service
- Snorkel equipment
- Scuba diving equipment (if scuba diving)
- Sleep on the Great Barrier Reef with Reef Encounter
- A variety of spectacular outer Great Barrier Reef locations during your stay
- Glass bottom boat tour (weather-permitting)
- Marine Biology presentation
- A free luggage storage facility in Cairns City
- Daily transfers via Reef Experience to Reef Encounter
- Introductory dive
- Certified dive
- Scuba lessons
- Professional photographs
- Barista coffee
- Drinks and snacks
- Merchandise
- Helicopter transfers
- City/Beaches bus return transfers
- Reef Encounter is a barefoot product
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Light jacket
- Camera
- Socks
- Casual resort wear
- Scuba divers need to bring their certification card and logbook
How to get to Reef Encounter?
Two Choices to get to Reef Encounter:
The first option is our transfer vessel Reef Experience, which departs Cairns daily at 8 am.
Reef Experience departs from the Cairns Marina, Marlin Jetty, Finger A.
Guests check in directly onboard the vessel.
The second option is via a spectacular scenic helicopter flight over the Great Barrier and landing directly onboard Reef Encounter’s exclusive helipad.
Important information for scuba divers
This information is for all guests participating in scuba diving.
Australia has the strictest scuba diving rules globally and the safest diving record. Please make sure you understand the scuba diving laws in Queensland, Australia.
We are regulated by the Queensland Government Code of Practice and comply with all rules, including the requirements for a dive medical, where applicable, as required by law.
We recommend that all passengers complete our dive medical questionnaire. Some medical conditions, age, and medications may prevent you from scuba diving.
Our mission is always to provide our passengers with the very best Great Barrier Reef tour.
We are delighted to help you with any questions you may have. Please contact our office on +61 7 4037 2700 or email our helpful team today.
Alternatively, you may like to consult your Doctor for a Queensland Dive Medical using the Australian QLD Standard Form AS.4005.1
Flying after Scuba Diving
You should not fly or go to altitude for at least 18 hours after a scuba dive for a single no decompression scuba dive.
You should not fly for 24 hours after your last dive for multiple dives.
If Skydiving or Hot Air Ballooning, you must wait 24 hours after your dive. We recommend waiting a minimum of 24 hours whenever possible.
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