Your day, step by step
08:00
Walk to the Reef Fleet Terminal and check in at the Great Adventures counter; boarding closes 30 minutes before departure.
08:30
Ferry to Green Island, about 45 minutes.
09:15
Snorkel, walk the island and swim; follow lifeguard and stinger advice.
14:30
Ferry back to Cairns.
15:15
Walk the Esplanade and cool off in the Lagoon.
16:15
Walk back to the terminal.
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave City centre and Esplanade (ship at Trinity Wharf)16:30
One port done
Your Cairns day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- City centre and Esplanade (ship at Trinity Wharf)Walk back to the terminal, a few minutes16:30
- City centre (ship at Yorkeys Knob)Cruise-line shuttle 20–30 min, then tender queue15:30
- Green Island (ship at Trinity Wharf)14:30 ferry, about 45 min, to the Reef Fleet Terminal next to the wharf14:30
- Kuranda by scenic train (ship at Trinity Wharf)Train about 1 h 55 min to Cairns Central, then to the terminal14:05
- Palm Cove (ship at Trinity Wharf)Bus 110 about 55 min to Cairns Central, roughly hourly15:30
Where people get Cairns wrong
Booking the Kuranda scenic train down, which reaches Cairns at 16:40 at the earliest, too late for a normal all-aboard.
Built from our Cairns guide, checked against 18 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Cairns to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Renews yearly; cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
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