Had an absolute fantastic day out today. Gordon was one of our instructor, he was absolutely fantastic, loved his David Attenborough. impersonations!!

Had a fantastic day out, snorkelling, staff & food was amazing, bit crazy at the first site, but once everyone got in the water and out the way was good, had your gear then for the rest of the way, just loved it, will definitely go again

The booking process was easy for a day trip to the outer reef for a 3 dive excursion as a solo certified diver. I am a relaxed and experienced diver and have enjoyed diving safely around the world in many conditions so looked forward to a cruisy relaxing trip to our famous barrier reef. The boat trip was fast and the dive crew were efficient with well maintained equipment. The dive brief and solid attention to safety procedures was appreciated. Food was good and lunch and afternoon tea plentiful. The 3 dives were very nice, at 3 different locations- the reef is a wonderful experience. The boat crew were mostly helpful and efficient. However despite many positives, I will never ever book another trip with this company due to the attitude of one crew member S**e who went out of her way to provide me with passive aggressive 'special attention' and left me feeling disrespected and bullied. Her attitude, sharp remarks and general manner towards me was quite unnecessary and spoilt an otherwise pleasant day for me. I will not be returning.

My husband and I just returned from Port Douglas where we did a wonderful day snorkelling with Silversonic. I was celebrating a significant birthday on the day, and the staff treated us like royalty, particularly Lilia and Reuben who were so helpful, and couldn’t be nicer. Luckily for us the weather was perfect for exploring the reef, which is truly amazing, and a must to tick off the bucket list. If you do decide to do it in Port Douglas you can’t go past Silversonic as they provide a wonderful service.

I went diving for the first time with this company and was a bit nervous my instructor Gordon talked me through it all and I ended up doing all 3 dives when I first thought I wouldn't even do the first. Because of Gordon I'm booking in for my open water and advanced open water tickets. I highly recommend this company and can't thank Gordon enough for his patience and expertise.

Just had the most amazing day out on silver sonic...Gordon was our dive guide..funny, fabulous and patient...pointed out all the best animal action for us!! Big shout out to Robbie..the skipper of the day..super informative of all three sites we visited..very up to date with all the local knowledge of the reef. ....and ‘sharky’...sooooo much more than an engineer..his dive knowledge is second to none..amazing photos .’.auzzywild’ on Insta 🤩 Another shout out to the lovely hostess, deck crew and staff...everyone was sooo lovely

Had such an amazing experience today at the Reef! My dive was awesome, big thanks to Gordon for teaching me the ways and making me feel extra safe. Will definitely be returning

We are certified divers, and wanted to dive another reef during our holiday (completed a 2N3D liveabord off from Cairns last week). After a fair amount of investigating I couldn’t find any options that allowed certified dives without a dive master in control, so we booked Silversonic due to all companies seeming to be about the same in terms of destination/price/reviews. The reefs were pretty great. Saw a few fun creatures: cuttlefish, shark, small ray and a very domesticated and friendly large Maori Wrasse and lots of schools of small fish. Oh, and so many clown fish! COVID precautions abound, so numbers were relatively low for our trip (good for us!). The boat was very nice - modern, large, with very reasonable food. The trip out crossed a boating channel, and the rough conditions (25knot winds) made me somewhat uncomfortable. There were adequate warnings about the conditions and opportunities to buy sea sick tablets on the boat. We were pretty impressed with the system that Silversonic had to get the number of people on the boat, and in and out of the water. The numbers diving meant we had a max of 3 with our divemaster (Gordon, he was great!) but if the normal 8 per divemaster were there I think the dive sites would have felt quite packed. Overall, I enjoyed our day. And it was a smooth, well organised trip. However, it was a large operation and somewhat different to the usual small boat dive experience most certified divers would be accustomed to. In the absence of a liveabord heading up this way (damn COVID) it was a good way to explore some different reefs.

Everything about this excursion was well organised. Check in was efficient and we were quickly ushered to our seats. We were offered coffee and a snack for breakfast and there was plenty for seconds. We left the jetty right on time and blasted out to Agincourt reef. It is some 75km off shore and took about 90 minutes. We were given a health/skills check sheet before entering the water. People they considered at risk were given a red snorkel for easy identification in the water. We were briefed on the swim and issued with first quality kit, including a Lycra stinger suit. Rather than the usual defogging method, our masks were sprayed with a defogging agent. It worked well. We were here for more than an hour. The water was crystal clear and the fish life was varied and colourful. Unfortunately the coral was in terrible condition. It was mostly dead. After that we motored to another site for lunch and a swim. The same routine but the life guard gave a good explanation of the fish we were likely to see. The fish were similar but the coral here was better. By no means good, but better. Lunch was canteen style but carefully managed to keep people distanced. The fare was varied and well prepared. The quantity was enormous. The variety was underwhelming. The service was outstanding. After lunch we moved to the third and final site. Here the life guard led a guided snorkel. It was very windy and quite cold due to wind chill by this time. The crew now served afternoon tea. Cakes and or cheese and crackers. More than plenty was on offer. The cheese was cheddar ordinaire but the cakes were lovely. And so we headed back to Port Douglas. My wife and I enjoyed a delicious red wine as we watched the spray hitting the windows. At the wharf the crew line up to welcome us back. I forgot to mention. There was a photographer who took excellent photos but also hired out under water cameras. The service from the crew was absolutely first rate. We could not fault them.

I went out twice while staying in Port Douglas With Silversonic. I chose this boat as they have the licence to swim with dwarf minke whales. from the website I thought there was some chance to see them, but once aboard found out from crew it was quite rare to see them and even rarer to swim with them (once every few years !?!) The staff were mostly very attentive, helpful and took safety issues seriously. Because I went up in July 2020 after the covid restrictions had loosened, the staff were as good as possible in separating people and reminding people of distances. The interpretation was average for snorkeling customers but would have liked more generally on the way out of the trip. There was lots of opportunity to talk about environmental issues and threats but this was not mentioned despite one reference to coral bleaching on one trip. I was disappointed at the response when I informed two seperate staff that snorkellers were accidentally kicking the reef. The first staff said that he’d told them but what could he do, some people don’t care. I explained it wasn’t about but caring but that snorkellers just needed some information as to their actions, but he said he couldn’t do anything. The next staff member thanked me but didn’t really raise it in her talk about the next five spot, only telling swimmers to be mindful of how close to the reef they were. Overall I think that there is so much more education opportunity here. They could have an actual biologist or marine scientist and need to offer people more information. What is the point of the trip if people can’t learn about where they are and change their views and behaviour?

Hard to choose between all vessels in port Douglas ! Good food, crew and confi boat with magnificent reef. It is a big boat and we were lucky to do it during covid 19 so only 40% of its capacity. We did introduction to diving with two teenagers and managed to do two dives. Well done and even it is a lot of money, it was worth the experience. Our dive master Tamy was nice and wanted to spend the most time with us in the water.

Went on a dive trip with QuickSilver departing Port Douglas on their SilverSonic boat. Did 3 dives on the day. Was awesome. The gear was great and our Dive Master Gordon was very professional and personable. He knew where to take us and did a great job making sure we were safe and looked after. Got to see turtles, reef sharks too. What a day. Thanks Gordon!

What a great day out on the reef. We did research as we didn’t want a huge boat with hundreds of people and we are all snorkellers who have done it for years. This still had 80 but very well organised and run. Staff were amazing food great and the boat is very smooth ride out to the reef. Snorkelling was amazing would definitely recommend the Silversonic for a snorkel trip.

We really enjoyed this trip. The boat holds up to about 85 people (rather than the 450 some boats hold) and this was perfect - big enough to be comfortable, have good food and excellent staff without feeling too busy. The snorkelling locations were excellent and a special mention for Kylie who was both fun and informative!

Huge thanks to Skipper Sharky, Dive Coordinator MAC, Divemasters Simon and Jade, and the whole crew. This is a fantastic experience and highly recommended for all ages. Such a friendly and helpful crew, super professional. You can snorkel, scuba dive, do an introductory scuba dive. The Silversonic is such a comfortable vessel with great facilities on board. Special thanks to Jade, dive master for my group. From the booking process, to pick up from hotel via a luxury coach, checkin at the harbour, to the voyage itself, all food provided, every detail has been planned to give you an amazing experience.