PARTY ON REEF
CAIRNS events will soon have no peer with a longstanding company set to host functions in the middle of the Coral Sea.
Sunlover Funlover is an innovative event and entertainment product incorporating a high-speed catamaran and outer Great Barrier Reef pontoon which can be customised for any function and cater for more than 300 guests.
Sunlover Reef Cruises and Hides Hotel Cairns Group general manager Sharon Sheldrake said the unique offsite venue was the only tourism infrastructure at Arlington Reef so guests would feel like they had the Great Barrier Reef to themselves.
“Operating on demand all year round, Sunlover Funlover allows clients to choose their event theme, timing and entertainment to create the ultimate Instagram-worthy event,” she said.
“Imagine tweeting from your business meeting with nothing but the Great Barrier Reef in the background?
“Start your event the moment you leave Cairns City with a comedian doing a live set or learn about the Reef with our in-house marine experts during the 90-minute boat ride.
“Choose an indigenous theme with a Welcome to Country on arrival at the pontoon, a presentation on what the Reef means to its traditional owners and entertainment by an indigenous band.
“Snorkelling, glass-bottom boat tours, the underwater observatory, fish feeding and touch tanks are all included and extras such as diving and scenic helicopter rides can be added.”
The first event to be held on the Reef will be Diving Divas, a fundraiser celebrating PADI Women’s Dive Day on July 28, with a fashion parade.
The day will include synchronised swimming performances, a live band, head and hand massages and special guest, Straw No More founder Molly Steer.
“Sunlover Funlover has been developed as an innovative, highly entertaining Great Barrier Reef experience with the utmost respect for our precious marine environment,” Ms Sheldrake said.
Last year, Sunlover Reef Cruises unveiled its new the single-storey pontoon following a multi-million-dollar makeover.
Sunlover group general manager Eugene Kotze previously told The Cairns Post the business had “invested millions into Arlington Reef on the back of a very buoyant tourism industry”.
The new pontoon came about six months after Sunlover launched a new-look, double-storey pontoon — complete with water slide — at Moore Reef, 40km east of Cairns. Features include an underwater observatory, marine life tank presentations, glass-bottom boat tours, swimming area and fish feeding.
Both of Sunlover’s catamarans — Tropic Sunseeker and Tropic Sunbird — were also refurbished as part of Sunlover’s $6 million investment into its marine assets throughout 2017.
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