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[Tina L]

I've never dived Lady Elliot, so can't really offer any advice there. Most of the liveaboards depart Cairns, which is readily accessible by domestic airlines via major Australian airports (eg Sydney/Brisbane) with A320 or 737 size aircraft. Lady Elliot is a bit more remote, and is accessibly via light aircraft only, with very limited luggage allowance and hefty fees for excess baggage.
If Lady Elliot is a stop on a longer trip, I would suggest finding somewhere to store most of your luggage and only taking the bare minimum to Lady Elliot.

Wow! That’s incredible advice. I don’t know what to say. I’m humbled. Thank you

 

[MB NZ]

Get to the Coral Sea!

 

[Tina L]

Get to the Coral Sea!

Where precisely. Thank you for your post.

 

[Tina L]

Oh, yes, yes. I am doing the coral sea, either 4 nights or 7. The question is…should I visit Elliot Island in the hopes that I will see a manta ray in December?

 

[Tina L]

I’m going as a single. I don’t think I could deal with seven nights of a stranger snoring. I guess they would let me sleep in the lounge if I had to.

 

[Tina L]

Getting a suite as a single person is just wrong and just a tiny bit pitiful

 

[Tina L]

It’s a live aboard

 

[MB NZ]

Where precisely. Thank you for your post.

Mike Ball offers Coral Sea trips, not sure about SoF.

 

[MB NZ]

I’m going as a single. I don’t think I could deal with seven nights of a stranger snoring. I guess they would let me sleep in the lounge if I had to.

Not a chance on those high end boats.

 

[stiebs]

Both Spoilsport and Spirit of Freedom to Coral Sea trips, and both offer fly/dive packages, which is cruise Cairns to Lizard Island and fly back, or the other way around.

Both vessels only have twin share, no singles, and highly unlikely they'll want you sleeping in the lounge.

They also both often book out well in advance.