Western Australia's Rowley Shoals

Join the 36-passenger Reef Prince to discover one of the world's greatest snorkelling and diving locations with a 7-day cruise from Broome to Western Australia's remote Rowley Shoals. 

The Rowley Shoals are a chain of coral atolls on the edge of one of the widest continental shelves in the world. The three pear-shaped atolls have shallow lagoons inhabited by corals and abundant marine life. Each atoll covers an area of around 80 to 90 square kilometres.The Shoals rise with nearly vertical sides from very deep water. Mermaid Reef, the most northerly, rises from about 440 metres, Clerke from 390 metres and Imperieuse from about 230 metres. You can experience the swimming pool like conditions 300km from the nearest land, isolation with no other boats insight and gaze at the uninterrupted night sky filled with an endless glittering stars.

The coral atolls of the Rowley Shoals are famed for their almost untouched coral gardens, giant clams and other shellfish. Giant potato cod and maori wrasse wait to be hand fed and follow divers around, while colourful reef fish show little fear, and trevally, mackerel and tuna hover in schools.

You'll cruise aboard the stylish Reef Prince, a 38m custom-built, fully air conditioned catamaran. The advanced catamaran design ensures very quiet operation, spacious interiors and phenomenal stability on open-water crossings to and from the Rowley Shoals. Perfect for sneaking into secluded shallow bays, Reef Prince draws only 1.8 metres and is powered by two quiet Mercedes diesel engines.

Please note, this expedition is priced the same across all room types. Cabins are assigned 'first in, best dressed' so be sure to book early to secure the best cabins!