Spoilsport Liveaboard, Australia
9.3 Superb - Nitrox available
- Naturalist Guide
- En-Suite bathrooms
“Great crew who attended to every detail of comfort, safety and service with high professional standards.”
Highlights
The MV Spoilsport liveaboard is an award winning vessel which was custom built to explore the uncrowded dive sites of the Coral Sea. The twin hull design of the boat increases stability making for smooth sailing year-round. On board there are 4 cabin standards to cater to differing budgets, from the budget cabins with twin bunk beds to the premium cabins with double beds and ocean views.
The on board dining experience includes chef prepared meals with freshly sourced produce from sustainable resources from both land and sea. A wide variety of dietary requirements can be catered to, including vegetarian and vegan, which are served at the indoor salon and dining room. There is a large sun deck on the upper deck with a partially shaded area and comfortable loungers.
Guests can enjoy world-class diving on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Coral Sea with the Spoilsport Australia. Itineraries include the 5-night Coral Sea & Cod Hole trip, the 6-night Yongala & Coral Sea trip for adventure diving the SS Yongala Wreck; Wheeler, Holmes & Flinders Reef, 3, 4 & 7 night fly dive expeditions as well as the limited minke whale trips.
Call us or book online today to start planning your Coral Sea dive liveaboard aboard the Spoilsport yacht.
Please note that the 3 and 4 night itineraries can be extended to 7 night trips.
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Included: VAT, Port Fees, Local Flights, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Wine with Dinner, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Land Excursions, Naturalist Guide, Cabin Towels.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (8 AUD per day).
Optional Extras: Dive Insurance, Travel Insurance, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox (25 AUD per day), Nitrox Course (310 AUD per item), Private Dive Guide (350 AUD per activity), Rental Gear (44 AUD per day), Scuba Diving Courses (280-310 AUD per item), Snorkel Gear.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
* Extra fees are shown per person.
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Cabin Types
Spoilsport Reviews
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- 9.3 Superb
- Vessel 9.0
- Crew 9.3
- Food 9.8
- Diving 9.4
- Value 8.9
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- 7.2 Good
- Janice S
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Canada
Great diving, appalling accomodation.
The good news: crew, diving and food were all fabulous. The reef exceeded my expectations for health and variety of corals and marine life. The bad news: the cabin to which I was assigned needs to be condemned. When you open the door, you are assailed by a strong smell of mildew. This is no wonder as this cabin is always wet: everywhere. There is no separate shower stall in the tiny bathroom. There is no pan to hold in the water. The shower head is on the ceiling in front of the sink and toilet. As a result, the floor is always wet. You cannot enter the bathroom without getting your feet soaked. As you leave the bathroom, there is no way to dry them unless you do it on the cabin carpet which is badly water stained with multiple attempted replacement patches. With two people in the cabin, the carpet is always soaked. I tried putting my towel outside the bathroom to dry my feet but the floor of the bathroom leaches rust stains which are also on your wet feet so the towel ended up soaked and with rust stains. And this is not a liveaboard which gives you dry towels every day. You have to use your own. Water pours off the air conditioner in streams right over an electrical outlet onto a dresser which is completely water stained and down to the carpet below. I hung a barely damp shirt in the cabin one night and in the morning, it was completely soaked. There is a wall vent in the wall to the hallway which is about 8” in diameter, so you have an 8” diameter spotlight on your bed all night. You can close the bunk curtain which is a nice feature but then you get no A/C and your sleeping space is always damp and hot. Also, beware, this dive operator does not gender match cabin mates. I was very surprised to find a man in my cabin. It is a very awkward situation as you can’t change in the bathroom because it is so wet. The man I shared with was absolutely lovely and considerate but still, it is awkward. I’m quite stunned that the operator would allow a cabin to be so alarmingly bad. So, while I certainly enjoyed the diving, for the first time ever on a liveaboard, I couldn’t wait to get off and into a dry hotel room. And I would not dive this operator again.
- Recommended for
- Dive sites. Crew. Food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Eli R
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United States
Open deck diving with an awesome crew that makes the diving.
Diving in the middle of nowhere with no crowds just us. Excellent hard coral everywhere, beautiful color and natural lighting. Liveaboard with a crew for detail and open deck diving. Epic distance covered.
- Recommended for
- Exploration to new sites. Excellent crew with attention to detail. Liveaboard built for diving first.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Eglys V
- Canada
Come dive with Spoilsport
Overal great experience. Very lovely boat
- Recommended for
- The diving sports. The equipment. The food.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Thomas
- United States
It was a great dive trip
It was a great trip. The crew did everything they could. The reefs are amazing there all the fish and the coral great time.
- Recommended for
- diving was amazing. Crew did an excellent job. Dining room was really loud. Boat is old..
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- 10 Exceptional
- Eli R
- United States
Superb diving on a boat made for diving that allows you to dive to your heart's content.
Spoilsport is a boat made for divers. The open deck dive policy is one of the best I've seen where you can go and explore with your buddy on your own dive plans and dive durations. The crew goes out of there way to make the experience pleasant. All this on top of fantastic diving in well flourishing sparsely visited portions of the Great Barrier Reef.
- Recommended for
- Open deck self guided diving. Really great trip leader organization and super attention to detail. Exploratory sites, didn't know what to expect.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Steven C
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United Kingdom
An extremely professional and safety conscious liveaboard
I loved how all the staff worked together as a team. They were constantly on the go making sure all our needs were catered for. Constantly double checking everyone is accounted for and catered for with the dives (guided or self-guided).
- Recommended for
- Extremely professional and safety conscious. Excellent food. Self-guided diving.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Erin O
- Canada
Perfect once in a lifetime Minke Whale trip
The Minke Whales were the highlight of course. But I also enjoyed the BBQ on the last night and how organized and smoothly everything ran.
- Recommended for
- Beautiful Diving. Amazing staff. Great food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Daniel T
- United States
Best way to dive the reef!
Couldn't have asked for a better trip. Definitely the best way to experience the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea.
- Recommended for
- Diving the Coral Sea in addition to the Great Barrier Reef. Night Dives. Helpful, knowledgeable, friendly dive masters.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Felix G
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Switzerland
Best Dive trip ever
Best Dive trip ever
- Recommended for
- Crew, Food, Professionalism
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- 10 Exceptional
- Wai Yee W
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Hong Kong
Great Vacation with best service
Amazing diving in Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy it very much!
- Recommended for
- service, dive sites, photography
