Reefworld, on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, is relaunching on 1 July with two premium underwater suites, submerged four metres below Hardy Reef.
Reefsuites Premium, which cater for just four guests at a time, are the only underwater accommodations on the reef. They offer floor-to-ceiling windows to capture views of the reef’s exotic marine life.
The Reefworld pontoon is moored 39 nautical miles off the coast of Queensland. Owners Journey Beyond have spent A$30 million (US$21.3 million) to reimage the Hardy Reef experience.
Along with the Reefsuites Premium, Cruise Whitsundays offers Reefsleep Premium, an open-air stay atop the Reefworld pontoon. Guests will sleep in a redesigned Reefbed, a luxury glamping experience under the stars.
From July, Reefworld becomes more exclusive, no longer shared with day visitors. The overnight experience will be available for just 36 guests.
Days will be spent snorkelling through the reef’s coral gardens, and evenings spent wining and dining onboard.
Cruise Whitsundays says the pontoon can accommodate 32 in Reefsleep and four in the Reefsuites, or 18 if the accommodations are not shared. The experience can also be reserved for group and MICE bookings.
Chris Tallent, Journey Beyond CEO, says, “Overnight guests will feel like they have the Great Barrier Reef entirely to themselves from the first snorkel of the day to the final glass of champagne beneath the stars”.
Cruise Whitsundays’ refurbished Heart Pontoon will also return in April as a base for Great Barrier Reef Adventure day tours.