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Cairns, Australia

Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)

Language: English

Time Zone: GMT +10

Port location: Two terminals in the city centre.

Transport: Taxis wait adjacent to the ship.

Description: A thriving city at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef – one of the world’s natural wonders and the largest coral reef anywhere.

Sightseeing and excursions: Boat trips to the coral islands – an area of outstanding natural beauty; scuba diving and snorkelling; discovering the 30 historic shipwrecks and other archaeological sites.

Beaches: Within a ten minute taxi ride of the cruise terminal.

Shopping: Opal and other semi precious stones, modern art, sculptures, boomerangs and other tribal objects.

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