Seastar Cruises

Seastar Cruises mission is to surprise and delight our passengers by providing a personalised service aboard our luxury reef boat and by visiting outstanding reef locations which enable our guests to experience a coral cay and outer reef location. We offer a competitively priced reef tour which delivers value for money and high standards of customer service to meet the needs of novice snorkelers and divers. Family owned and operated, Seastar’s distinctive difference is the personalised reef experience we deliver by catering to a maximum passenger number of 35 guests aboard our reef tours. In addition to a Tour Desk/office on the Cairns Esplanade, Seastar operates its own express coach service and the company now employs eight permanent staff who are assisted by part time and casual employees.

Tour & Transport

Experiences

Snorkelling/Diving
Marine / Water-based tours

Cruise tour/Boat tour
Sports & Adventure

Sustainability Commitment

Seastar Cruises is committed to sustainability of the reef and animals. No single use plastics are allowed, fuel efficient engines are utilised, bottles and cans are recycled but most critically is the establishment of the first outer reef Coral Trees. coral Trees are special growth stations where corals selected for their tolerance of higher water temperatures (which induces coral bleaching) are relocated and grown safely away from the reef. When sufficiently mature, these are then replanted on the reef. Successful out planting has resulted in establishing new healthy coral growth in previous damaged areas. Coral grown on the trees develops at 2-3 times faster than on the reef itself and is away from preditors.

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Accessibility

Accessibility considerations may be accommodated, contact operator for details

Accessibility Details

Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Have accessibility information photos and/or maps

Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances
including of a bathroom room and/or floor plan on your website

Seastar Cruises

Seastar Cruises operates the MV ‘Seastar 1’ a magnificent 17.5 meter catamaran carrying a maximum of 35 passengers travelling daily to both Michaelmas Cay and Hastings Reef, some 50 kilometers north east from Cairns. The daily coral cay and outer reef experience offer a personalised service with reef interpretation, guided snorkel and glass bottom boat tour of the reef. Diving at introductory and certified level is available. Seastar travels at 24 knots getting to Michaelmas Cay in just over an hour. Being the first to arrive, our guest’s experience two and a half hours on an idyllic sand cay offering ease of snorkeling from the beach for the novice snorkeler. As the crowds arrive at Michaelmas Cay we depart for Hastings Reef for a further two and half hours of reef activities.