by Michelle Barry | Sep 2, 2026 | Blog, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training, Updates
We have been teaching people to dive off Cairns for a long time — more than 110,000 divers, which is a number we are quietly proud of. From 1 October 2026, our dive school runs as an SSI Training Centre. Here is what that means, and honestly, what it does not. Quick...
by Michelle Barry | Sep 1, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
Getting scuba certified is one of those things that looks more complicated from the outside than it turns out to be. There are competing agencies, a medical form, a swim test, and a lot of websites that would rather sell you something than explain the process. So here...
by Michelle Barry | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
It is one of the first things people ask when they start looking at dive courses, and the internet answers it badly — usually with someone’s loyalty rather than an explanation. So here is a straight one. Quick answer: less different than the internet suggests...
by Michelle Barry | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
It is the question people ask us quietly, usually just before they book: what happens if I can’t do it? There is surprisingly little straight information about this online, so here is ours — including what it costs, which is the part most operators leave out....
by Michelle Barry | Jul 21, 2026 | Activities, Blog, Local Activites
A Fitzroy Island day trip is one of the easiest Great Barrier Reef escapes you can make from Cairns. It is a rainforest-covered national park rising straight out of the Coral Sea, ringed by coral reef you can snorkel straight off the beach — and it is only 45 minutes...
by Michelle Barry | Jun 17, 2026 | First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving
src="https://sunlover.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2103.jpg" alt="Three divers giving thumbs up underwater at Moore Reef with a coral grouper, Great Barrier Reef" loading="eager" /DIVE IN First-Time Diving on the Great Barrier Reef with Sunlover Reef CruisesEvery...
