A Sunlover guest smiling in a snorkel mask on the pontoon at Moore Reef

We are in Cairns

Talk to Sunlover Reef Cruises

Reservations are open 7 days, 8am–5pm Cairns time. You will reach the team who runs the boats — not an overseas call centre.

Faster than waiting for a reply

Four questions we answer every day

If yours is one of these, you do not need to contact anyone.

Call reservations

The quickest way to get an answer, and the only way to change an existing booking on the same day.

When we are open

Reservations, 7 days
8:00am – 5:00pm

Reef & Island Tour

Check-in
7:00am – 7:30am
Departs
8:00am

Fitzroy Island — early boat

Check-in
7:45am – 8:30am
Departs
8:45am

Moore Reef

Check-in
8:45am – 9:45am
Departs
10:15am

Fitzroy Island — standard boat

Check-in
8:45am – 9:45am
Departs
10:15am

Fitzroy Island runs two boats a day. Your confirmation says which one you are on. Check it before you set an alarm — the early boat leaves ninety minutes before the standard one.

All times are Cairns time — AEST, UTC+10, all year round. Queensland does not observe daylight saving, so from October to April we are an hour behind Sydney and Melbourne.

Finding us on the day

Our desk and our boats are in two different places

This catches people out, so it is worth thirty seconds. You check in at the terminal, then walk to the marina. Our team gives you the directions when they hand over your boarding pass.

First — check in here
Sunlover reservations desk Inside the Reef Fleet Terminal
1 Spence Street, Cairns, Queensland 4870 The Reef Fleet Terminal building at 1 Spence Street, Cairns, with its name in red lettering across the front Look for the red lettering. Our desk is inside, on the ground floor.
Then — board here
Cairns Marlin Marina A short walk from the terminal. Our team will point you to the right berth when they hand over your boarding pass. ImportantDo not go straight to the marina. You must check in at the terminal first, or you will not have a boarding pass.

Reef & Island Tour

Check-in
7:00am – 7:30am
Departs
8:00am

Fitzroy Island — early boat

Check-in
7:45am – 8:30am
Departs
8:45am

Moore Reef

Check-in
8:45am – 9:45am
Departs
10:15am

Fitzroy Island — standard boat

Check-in
8:45am – 9:45am
Departs
10:15am

Fitzroy Island runs two boats a day. Your confirmation says which one you are on. Check it before you set an alarm — the early boat leaves ninety minutes before the standard one.

All times are Cairns time — AEST, UTC+10, all year round. Queensland does not observe daylight saving, so from October to April we are an hour behind Sydney and Melbourne.

Finding us on the day

Our desk and our boats are in two different places

This catches people out, so it is worth thirty seconds. You check in at the terminal, then walk to the marina. Our team gives you the directions when they hand over your boarding pass.

What to bring to check-in

  • Your booking confirmation, on your phone is fine
  • For bookings made on sunlover.com.au: the credit card used to pay, plus photo ID of the cardholder
  • Be checked in before the desk closes for your boat — the times are in the panel above, and they are not the same for every tour. Passengers who miss it may miss final boarding

Get directions

Getting to the terminal

By car
Allow time to park and walk. Two car parks are close by, both off Pier Point Road:
  • Cairns Regional Council Southern Esplanade (Lagoon) car park
  • The Pier Cairns underground car park
By coach
We run a pick-up service. Cairns city $37 adult, $23 child. Northern Beaches $52 adult, $38 child. Add it when you book, or ask the team.
By taxi or rideshare
Set your drop-off to Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence Street. Some drivers know it better as the Cairns Marina, so it is worth saying you are heading out to the Great Barrier Reef.

Send us a message

Enquiry form

Tell us what it is about and it goes straight to the right team. We reply within one business day. If your trip is in the next 48 hours, please call instead — email will not reach us in time.

Did something go wrong on your day?

Tell us and we will look into it properly. Choose A complaint or concern about my experience in the form below, or write straight to our Reservations Manager at reservations.manager@sunlover.com.au. We would much rather hear it from you and put it right.


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Travelling with a disability, a mobility aid or an assistance animal? Read accessibility & inclusion first, then call us so we can plan your day properly. We would rather talk it through before you book.