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Philippine Siren
From USD 353 per day
Length
40m
132 ft
Max 16
Nitrox
PADI
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At a glance...
  • Cruises Tubbataha, Visayas, Malapascua, Donsol
  • Cabins have ensuite bathrooms, TV, DVD & music players
  • Massage, laundry service, sea kayaks
  • Large boat

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The SY Philippine Siren is a 40m long luxury liveaboard constructed in 2013 in the traditional gaff-rigged phinisi-style, out of Indonesian ironwood and teak to Lloyds safety standards. She accommodates 16 guests on a variety of cruises offering the best of Philippines diving in Tubbataha, Visayas, Malapascua and Donsol.

Being part of the prestigious Siren liveaboard fleet this schooner is European-owned and managed and has a crew of 12. Guests are accommodated in 8 well appointed, air-conditioned, standard en-suite cabins where you can retire and enjoy flat screen televisions with pre-loaded movies and a music system should you desire quiet relaxation time. After an action-packed day's diving, tired muscles can be soothed in the privacy of your cabin by the resident masseuse. Packing for these trips will be light as bathrobes, towels, shower gel and hairdryers are supplied. For your safety, cabins are fitted with smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.

The Philippine Siren's design has been fine-tuned to the needs of scuba divers. The large dive deck includes individual storage draws, a dedicated table for charging and preparation of camera and videography equipment, large separate camera rinse tanks and well-trained deck crew who will take care of you and your equipment. Dive equipment is available, as well as lost diver devices, and 12L tanks are supplied together with DIN adaptors if needed. An added advantage of diving trips on the Philippine Siren is that they offer enriched air nitrox. Hot water showers on the deck are a welcome convenience after each dive.

Beautiful tropical scenery is the backdrop for all meals which are served on the covered, open air main deck. A variety of Asian and western buffet meals are included, and if guests have special dietary needs, they can be accommodated if advanced notice is given. A toast to each day's incredible diving in the Philippines is enjoyed with a beer, wine, spirits or cocktails, all available at a reasonable cost. The liveaboard's spacious air-conditioned saloon is the ideal meeting place to view fellow divers' images and videos as well as to make new friends over a board game or discussion about the day's marine sightings. Sun lovers can relax on the reclining loungers on the spacious sun deck. Kayaks are available for those who still have the energy to explore.


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Dive experience: It is recommended that divers have advanced certification to join the Tubbataha liveaboard safaris; all other routes require only open water license.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, soft drinks, fruit juices, electrolyte powder, transfers to and from the boat/airport (for trips starting/ending in Cebu and only from the airport, local hotels in Mactan Island, Cebu City and Mandaue City), dives, experienced English speaking divemasters (6 divers per guide), tanks, weights, weight belt, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 30 per day), dive computer (US$ 6 per day), marine park fees: Apo Island & The Visayas (6 nights - US$ 75, 7 nights - US$ 75, 10 nights - US$ 155), Malapascua Island & The Visayas 10 nights - US$ 155, Tubbataha 6 nights - US$ 120, Tubbataha, Apo Island & The Visayas 13 nights - US$ 160, diving insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: Nitrox for enriched air certified divers (6 nights US$ 90), (7 nights US$ 100), (10 nights US$ 130), (13 nights US$ 150), torch (US$ 6 per day), 15 liter tank (US$ 5 per day), alcoholic drinks, Moalboal transfers (where necessary), travel insurance (highly recommended). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: The S/Y Philippine Siren liveaboard trips depart from a variety of locations:
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park: Departs from Puerto Princessa. You are required to book a return flight to/from Puerto Princessa on Palawan Island. Domestic connections are possible from both Cebu and Manila.
Malapascua Island & The Visayas: These trips depart from Cebu. Apo Island & The Visayas: These trips depart alternately from Cebu or Moalboal. We recommend booking your international flight into and out of Mactan International Airport, Cebu. For Cebu departures, your flight should arrive no later than 12 noon on the first day of the cruise. International flights on cruise end day should be booked for no earlier than 14:00 hrs.
For all of these routes in the Philippines, we recommend spending at least 1 night on land either side of your cruise, to ensure you are well-rested and on time for your domestic flight or minibus transfer. For all itineraries boarding is at 13:00 hrs, disembarkation at 10:00 hrs. The operator will handle your local airport/hotel to boat transfers. The last dive of the trip will be at around 13.00 hrs. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
For more details, including airlines, see our Philippines travel information section.

Non-diver rate: 10% discount available.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travelers may choose to share a cabin or if they would prefer to have a cabin to themselves, they need to add 80% to the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 8+ guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 14 guests and 2 extra persons can join free of charge.



Itineraries...

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (7 Days / 6 Nights - 19 Dives)

Trip highlights: shark action, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Delsan Wreck, Black Rock, Washing Machine, North East Wall, Donato's Wall, Shark Airport, Amos Rock, Staghorn Point, Jessie Beazley Reefs, Malayan Wreck

Day 1
If you are planning to arrive in Puerto Princesa on the day of embarkation, your domestic flight from Manila should land no later than 12:00 hrs. A SY Philippine Siren representative will wait for you at the arrivals terminal and escort you to the boat where a boat orientation will be given. Dinner will be served once the cabins have been assigned. There will be no diving on this day.

Days 2-6
Tubbataha Reef is considered part of the 7 Wonders of Nature in the World. Located in the center of the Sulu Sea, it is made up of South and North Atolls and the nearby Jessie Beazley Reef. It is here that you will find one of the most pristine coral reefs around the world. Developing from the volcanic depths of Sulu Sea, the atolls have an impressive and distinct marine life. The park is a marine sanctuary in which nature flourishes, a dream place to go for divers like you, where you can find around 300 different coral types and at least 380 species of fish. Groupers, trevallies, Napoleon wrasse, triggerfish, turtles and also sharks are present.
Enjoy up to 4 dives per day, with 3 daily day dives and either a sunset or a night dive. A typical diving day starts with a light breakfast followed by a briefing and the 1st dive. A full hot breakfast and eggs cooked as you like await your return on board, then you can relax until it's time to get ready for the 2nd dive. Each meal is served buffet style in the rear deck dining area. Lunch offers at least 2 choices of chicken, fish or red meat, with salads and vegetables on the side. The 3rd afternoon dive is followed by freshly cooked snacks and fruit. Dinner is served after the last dive of the day. Evening meals are 3 courses: hot soup, main course and dessert. Some evenings you will experience some Filipino specialities or other delicacies of international cuisine. During the safari there will also be a freshly prepared BBQ. Soft drinks, fruit juices, San Miguel and Red Horse lagers are all available during the cruise.
Please note that on the final full day there are only 2 scheduled morning dives before the journey back to port.

Day 7
Disembarkation is in Puerto Princesa at around 10:00 hrs, after a light breakfast and final farewells. You will be transferred to Puerto Princesa International Airport on the island of Palawan to catch your flight back to Manila.

Tubbataha, Cebu, Bohol, Dumaguete & Cagayan (14 Days / 13 Nights - 38 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Tubbataha: Delsan Wreck, Black Rock, North East Wall, Shark Airport, Amos Rock, Staghorn Point, Jessie Beazley Reefs, Malayan Wreck; and Cagayancillo, Apo Island, Dauin, Balicasag, Cabilao

Day 1
Landing at Mactan International Airport in Cebu no later than 12:00 hrs, the amazing SY Philippine Siren is only a 10 minute car ride from there. A SY Philippine Siren representative will wait for you at the arrivals terminal and escort you to the boat where a boat orientation will be given. Last embarkation time is at 13:00 hrs. Dinner will be served once the cabins have been assigned. There will be no diving on this day.

Days 2-13
Tubbataha Reef is considered part of the 7 Wonders of Nature in the World. Located in the center of the Sulu Sea, it is made up of South and North Atolls and the nearby Jessie Beazley Reef. It is here that you will find one of the most pristine coral reefs around the world. The atolls have an impressive and distinct marine life. The park is a marine sanctuary where you can find around 300 different coral types and at least 380 species of fish. Groupers, trevallies, Napoleon wrasse, triggerfish, turtles and also sharks are present.
The Visayas offer some of the best diving in the Philippines. You will dive on colourful reefs teeming with marine life. Some great wall dives will be planned near Cabilao, and the diversity of macro life at Dauin such as sailfin gobies and radial filefish, is excellent. And there are healthy soft and hard corals, schools of fish, turtles feeding on corals, bumphead wrasse at Apo Island, and always a chance to encounter a large pelagic whale shark at Oslob.
Enjoy up to 4 dives per day, with 3 daily day dives and either a sunset or a night dive. A typical diving day starts with a light breakfast followed by a briefing and the 1st dive. A full hot breakfast and eggs cooked as you like await your return on board, then you can relax until it's time to get ready for the 2nd dive. Each meal is served buffet style in the rear deck dining area. Lunch offers at least 2 choices of chicken, fish or red meat, with salads and vegetables on the side. The 3rd afternoon dive is followed by freshly cooked snacks and fruit. Dinner is served after the last dive of the day. Evening meals are 3 courses: hot soup, main course and dessert. Some evenings you will experience some Filipino specialities or other delicacies of international cuisine. During the safari there will also be a freshly prepared BBQ. Soft drinks, fruit juices, San Miguel and Red Horse lagers are all available during the cruise.
Please note that on the final full day there are only 2 scheduled morning dives before the journey back to port.

Day 14
Disembarkation is in Puerto Princesa at around 10:00 hrs, after a light breakfast and final farewells. You will be transferred to Puerto Princesa International Airport on the island of Palawan to catch your flight back to Manila.
Please note that these trips sometimes run in reverse - check above for port details.

Cebu, Bohol & Dumaguete (7 Days / 6 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Moalboal: Pescador, Panagsama Beach, Tongo Point, Turtle Bay, Dolphin House; Oslob, Apo Island: Coconut Point, Rocky Point West, Cogon; Dauin, Balicasag: Diver's Heaven, Black Forest; Cabilao: Gorgonian Wall, Lighthouse, Talisay Tree, Cambaquiz

Day 1
Landing at Mactan International Airport in Cebu no later than 12:00 hrs, the amazing SY Philippine Siren is only a 10 minute car ride from there. An SY Philippine Siren representative will wait for you at the arrivals terminal and escort you to the boat where a boat orientation will be given. Dinner will be served once the cabins have been assigned. There will be no diving on this day.

Days 2-6
The Visayas offer some of the best diving in the Philippines. You will dive on colourful reefs teeming with marine life. Some great wall dives will be planned near Cabilao and the diversity of macro life at Dauin such as sailfin gobies and radial filefish, but also healthy soft and hard corals, schools of fish, turtles feeding on corals, bumphead wrasse at Apo Island, and always a chance to encounter a large pelagic whale shark at Oslob.
Enjoy up to 4 dives per day, with 3 daily day dives and either a sunset or a night dive. A typical diving day starts with a light breakfast followed by a briefing and the 1st dive. A full hot breakfast and eggs cooked as you like await your return on board, then you can relax until it's time to get ready for the 2nd dive. Each meal is served buffet style in the rear deck dining area. Lunch offers at least 2 choices of chicken, fish or red meat, with salads and vegetables on the side. The 3rd afternoon dive is followed by freshly cooked snacks and fruit. Dinner is served after the last dive of the day. Evening meals are 3 courses: hot soup, main course and dessert. Some evenings you will experience some Filipino specialities or other delicacies of international cuisine. During the safari there will also be a freshly prepared BBQ. Soft drinks, fruit juices, San Miguel and Red Horse lagers are all available during the cruise.
Please note that on the final full day there are only 2 scheduled morning dives before the journey back to port.

Day 7
Disembarkation is in Moalboal at around 10:00 hrs, after a light breakfast and final farewells. You will be transferred back to Cebu, a 4 hour drive, if previously arranged. Please note that these trips sometimes run in reverse - check above for port details.

Cebu, Bohol & Dumaguete (8 Days / 7 Nights - 22 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Moalboal: Pescador, Panagsama Beach, Tongo Point, Turtle Bay, Dolphin House; Oslob, Apo Island: Coconut Point, Rocky Point West, Cogon; Dauin, Balicasag: Diver's Heaven, Black Forest; Cabilao: Gorgonian Wall, Lighthouse, Talisay Tree, Cambaquiz

Day 1
Landing at Mactan International Airport in Cebu no later than 12:00 hrs, the amazing SY Philippine Siren is only a 10 minute car ride from there. A SY Philippine Siren representative will wait for you at the arrivals terminal and escort you to the boat where a boat orientation will be given. Dinner will be served once the cabins have been assigned. There will be no diving on this day.

Days 2-7
The Visayas offer some of the best diving in the Philippines. You will dive on colourful reefs teeming with marine life. Some great wall dives will be planned near Cabilao and the diversity of macro life at Dauin such as sailfin gobies and radial filefish, but also healthy soft and hard corals, schools of fish, turtles feeding on corals, bumphead wrasse at Apo Island, and always a chance to encounter a large pelagic whale shark at Oslob.
Enjoy up to 4 dives per day, with 3 daily day dives and either a sunset or a night dive. A typical diving day starts with a light breakfast followed by a briefing and the 1st dive. A full hot breakfast and eggs cooked as you like await your return on board, then you can relax until it's time to get ready for the 2nd dive. Each meal is served buffet style in the rear deck dining area. Lunch offers at least 2 choices of chicken, fish or red meat, with salads and vegetables on the side. The 3rd afternoon dive is followed by freshly cooked snacks and fruit. Dinner is served after the last dive of the day. Evening meals are 3 courses: hot soup, main course and dessert. Some evenings you will experience some Filipino specialities or other delicacies of international cuisine. During the safari there will also be a freshly prepared BBQ. Soft drinks, fruit juices, San Miguel and Red Horse lagers are all available during the cruise.
Please note that on the final full day there are only 2 scheduled morning dives before the journey back to port.

Day 8
Disembarkation is in Moalboal at around 10:00 hrs, after a light breakfast and final farewells. You will be transferred back to Cebu, a 4 hour drive, if previously arranged. Please note that these trips sometimes run in reverse - check above for port details.

Malapascua, Cebu, Bohol & Dumaguete (11 Days / 10 Nights - 33 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Malapascua: Monad Shoal, Chocolate Island, Kimud Shoal; Gato Island, Moalboal: Pescador, Panagsama Beach, Tongo Point, Turtle Bay, Dolphin House; Oslob, Apo Island: Coconut Point, Rocky Point West, Cogon; Dauin, Balicasag: Diver's Heaven, Black Forest; Cabilao: Gorgonian Wall, Lighthouse, Talisay Tree, Cambaquiz

Day 1
You will be picked up from Mactan International Airport in Cebu and after a short car ride (10-15 minutes) you will be onboard the SY Philippine Siren. Your flight should arrive no later than 12:00 hrs. A boat orientation will be given and dinner will be served once the cabins have been assigned. There will be no diving on this day.

Days 2-10
The Visayas offer some of the best diving in the Philippines. You will dive on colourful reefs teeming with marine life and have unforgettable encounters with thresher sharks while at Malapascua. Some great wall dives will be planned near Cabilao and the diversity of macro life at Dauin such as sailfin gobies and radial filefish. There are healthy soft and hard corals, schools of fish, turtles feeding on corals, bumphead wrasse at Apo Island, and always a chance to encounter a large pelagic whale shark at Oslob.
Enjoy up to 4 dives per day, with 3 daily day dives and either a sunset or a night dive. A typical diving day starts with a light breakfast followed by a briefing and the 1st dive. A full hot breakfast and eggs cooked as you like await your return on board, then you can relax until it's time to get ready for the 2nd dive. Each meal is served buffet style in the rear deck dining area. Lunch offers at least 2 choices of chicken, fish or red meat, with salads and vegetables on the side. The 3rd afternoon dive is followed by freshly cooked snacks and fruit. Dinner is served after the last dive of the day. Evening meals are 3 courses: hot soup, main course and dessert. Some evenings you will experience some Filipino specialities or other delicacies of international cuisine. During the safari there will also be a freshly prepared BBQ. Soft drinks, fruit juices, San Miguel and Red Horse lagers are all available during the cruise.
Please note that on the final full day there are only 2 scheduled morning dives before the journey back to port.

Day 11
Disembarkation is in Cebu after a light breakfast and final farewells. You will be transferred back to the airport or any local hotel you might have booked in the area around Mactan Island, Cebu City and Mandaue City in Cebu.

Southern Leyte, Malapascua, Cebu & Bohol (11 Days / 10 Nights - 33 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Southern Leyte: Sogod Bay - Napantao Fish Sanctuary, Santa Paz, Son-ok Point, Pintuyan, Lioan, Limasawa, Padre Burgos; Bohol: Coco White, Snappers Cave, Paradise Gardens, Balicasag; Cabilao, Malapascua: Monad Shoal, Chocolate Island

Day 1
You will be picked up from Mactan International Airport in Cebu and after a short car ride (10-15 minutes) you will be onboard the SY Philippine Siren. Your flight should arrive no later than 12:00 hrs. A boat orientation will be given and dinner will be served once the cabins have been assigned. There will be no diving on this day.

Days 2-10
The little visited region of Southern Leyte offer some of the best diving in the Philippines. Whale sharks visit the area to feed on blooms of zooplankton, and there are some spectacular muck and macro sites where you can explore to find such wonders as hairy frogfish, xeno crabs, stargazers, and mimic and blue-ringed octopus. Elsewhere in the Visayas you will dive on colourful reefs teeming with marine life such as turtles, triggerfish, mackerel, snappers and barracuda, and have unforgettable encounters with thresher sharks while at Malapascua.
Enjoy up to 4 dives per day, with 3 daily day dives and either a sunset or a night dive. A typical diving day starts with a light breakfast followed by a briefing and the 1st dive. A full hot breakfast and eggs cooked as you like await your return on board, then you can relax until it's time to get ready for the 2nd dive. Each meal is served buffet style in the rear deck dining area. Lunch offers at least 2 choices of chicken, fish or red meat, with salads and vegetables on the side. The 3rd afternoon dive is followed by freshly cooked snacks and fruit. Dinner is served after the last dive of the day.
Evening meals are 3 courses: hot soup, main course and dessert. Some evenings you will experience some Filipino specialities or other delicacies of international cuisine. During the safari there will also be a freshly prepared BBQ. Soft drinks, fruit juices, San Miguel and Red Horse lagers are all available during the cruise.
Please note that on the final full day there are only 2 scheduled morning dives before the journey back to port.

Day 11
Disembarkation is in Cebu at around 10:00 hrs, after a light breakfast and final farewells. You will be transferred back to the airport or any local hotel you might have booked in the area around Mactan Island, Cebu City and Mandaue City in Cebu.

Southern Leyte & Bohol (8 Days / 7 Nights - 22 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Southern Leyte: Sogod Bay - Napantao Fish Sanctuary, Santa Paz, Son-ok Point, Pintuyan, Lioan, Limasawa, Padre Burgos; Bohol: Coco White, Snappers Cave, Paradise Gardens, Balicasag; Cabilao, Malapascua: Monad Shoal, Chocolate Island

Day 1
You will be picked up from Mactan International Airport in Cebu and after a short car ride (10-15 minutes) you will be onboard the SY Philippine Siren. Your flight should arrive no later than 12:00 hrs. A boat orientation will be given and dinner will be served once the cabins have been assigned. There will be no diving on this day.

Days 2-7
The little visited region of Southern Leyte offer some of the best diving in the Philippines. Whale sharks visit the area to feed on blooms of zooplankton, and there are some spectacular muck and macro sites where you can explore to find such wonders as hairy frogfish, xeno crabs, stargazers, and mimic and blue-ringed octopus. Elsewhere in the Visayas you will dive on colourful reefs teeming with marine life such as turtles, triggerfish, mackerel, snappers and barracuda.
Enjoy up to 4 dives per day, with 3 daily day dives and either a sunset or a night dive. A typical diving day starts with a light breakfast followed by a briefing and the 1st dive. A full hot breakfast and eggs cooked as you like await your return on board, then you can relax until it's time to get ready for the 2nd dive. Each meal is served buffet style in the rear deck dining area. Lunch offers at least 2 choices of chicken, fish or red meat, with salads and vegetables on the side. The 3rd afternoon dive is followed by freshly cooked snacks and fruit. Dinner is served after the last dive of the day.
Evening meals are 3 courses: hot soup, main course and dessert. Some evenings you will experience some Filipino specialities or other delicacies of international cuisine. During the safari there will also be a freshly prepared BBQ. Soft drinks, fruit juices, San Miguel and Red Horse lagers are all available during the cruise.
Please note that on the final full day there are only 2 scheduled morning dives before the journey back to port.

Day 8
Disembarkation is in Cebu at around 10:00 hrs, after a light breakfast and final farewells. You will be transferred back to the airport or any local hotel you might have booked in the area around Mactan Island, Cebu City and Mandaue City in Cebu.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].



Cabins, Berths, Showers, Bathrooms...
The SY Philippine Siren has 8 air-conditioned, double bed and twin bed cabins with en-suite private bathrooms, all situated on the lower deck and forward of the engine room. 2 cabins have double beds, 4 cabins have twin beds, and 2 cabins have twin beds which can convert to double beds.

All the cabins have:
  • Air-conditioning and fan
  • Portholes
  • Private bathroom with toilet, hot water shower, towels, hand basin, towels, bathrobes and shower gel
  • Safety box
  • Wardrobe and mirror
  • Reading lights
  • Bedding
  • 220V electricity supply with round 2-pin sockets (adaptors available)
  • Life jackets
  • Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers
  • Space for luggage
No. of bathrooms / showers - 10 / 10


Crew, Facilities, Dive Courses...
The crew of 12 comprises:
  • Cruise Leader/Divemaster
  • 2 Divemasters
  • Captain
  • 2 Cooks
  • Engineer
  • Maid / Masseuse
  • Host
  • Deck hand
  • 2 tender crew
Nitrox - 2 Motorised dinghies - Dive deck & platform with hot water showers, toilets, camera table and large dedicated rinse tanks - Air-conditioned saloon with bar, TV, DVD & music system - Book library, movies, games & magazines - Fish ID & diving books - Open air social and dining area - Sun deck with sun loungers - Massage service - Laundry - Kayaks - Water dispenser


Menu, Cuisine Type...
After boarding and settling in, a light snack is enjoyed before the evening meal. As each new day dawns pre-breakfast is served, providing energy for the first dive. A cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner are served throughout the day, together with snacks and refreshments. You can take in the island scenery views while a variety of Asian and Western meals are served, including seafood, chicken, pork, beef, vegetables and salads. You may be tempted by delicious desserts such as molten chocolate cake, cheesecake or mango float.
  • Asian and International cuisine
  • Main meals are served buffet-style, with waitress assistance on the covered upper deck of the liveaboard,
  • Pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch and dinner included, with snacks in between.
  • Toast, biscuits, fresh fruit, drinking water, fruit juice, soft drinks, electrolyte powders, and tea & coffee are available free of charge.
  • Wine, beer, spirits and cocktails are available for purchase.
  • First meal served is snacks and dinner on the first day of the cruise, depending on your time of arrival.
  • Breakfast and or lunch served is on the last day of the trip, depending on your time of departure.
  • All special diets can be catered for with prior notice.


Technical Specifications...
  • Built in 2013
  • Size - 40m x 9.7m
  • Top speed - 10 knots
  • Cruising speed - 7 knots
  • 2 Engines (engine size unknown) - Marinized Nissan RH-10 and Mitsubishi 6D-22
  • 2 x 65, 1 x 33 KW Yanmar generators
  • 2 x MCH13 compressors
  • Nitrox system
  • Rebreather support
  • 12 & 15 litre aluminium tanks with DIN & yoke fittings
  • Electricity 220V - 24 hours per day
  • Water capacity - 16,000 litres
  • Fuel capacity - 17,000 litres
  • Freshwater maker - daily quantity unknown


Navigation, Safety Features...
  • 2 Automated life rafts, each accommodating 25 passengers
  • 2 motorised dinghies
  • Emergency long distance radio
  • Navman radar
  • Navman plotter
  • Hydrive autopilot
  • Navman Fishfinder
  • Bilge pump alarm
  • Iridium mobile phone
  • 28 Life jackets throughout including cabins
  • Fire detectors & extinguishers throughout
  • Emergency oxygen - 31,250 litres & DAN oxygen provider kits
  • Medic first aid box
  • Staff are MFA/EFR trained
  • Automated external defibrillator (AED)
  • Emergency Position Indicating Beacon (EPIRB / SART
  • Nautilus lifelines are available for rent (Euro 1 per day which is donated to marine conservation charities)


Customer reviews:

Customer rating - Excellent
"Beautiful boat. Well appointed and with an excellent crew. 5* service. The diving was affected by a typhoon in the Philippines that brought rain, wind, and rough seas, but the crew worked hard in finding appropriate sites for the conditions. Food was very good and breakfast was cooked to order.
This was a complicated charter due to the pandemic. The date had to be moved 5 times! Dive The World handled all the changes and communication with the charter company very well.
" - , United States, 12 October 2022 ...

Customer rating - Very good
"Excellent dive boat - one of the best designed and equipped I have been on. Really good dive operation, including briefing and organising dives, transferring to sites via tenders, handling dive and photographic equipment, and generally looking after us (towels, drinks on return...). Great food as well (especially for the Philippines), with a combination of international and some local cuisine.
The cruise leader was brilliant. The one relative weakness were the divemasters -less confident, communicative and informative than you would expect on such a good liveaboard (though in fairness they did do some good critter spotting).
" - , Malaysia, 18 July 2022 ...

Customer rating - Good
"The Philippine Siren, outside of being slow to move (6.5-7kt), is a very nice boat with a fantastic crew. It's only 2nd to the Waow which sadly is not operating anymore.We were on a special trip since it is really 2 different trips in one, so it was even better as a result." - , USA, 15 June 2018 ...

Customer rating - Very good
"The dive crew were excellent, led by a Dutch couple who joined in the evening entertainment every night, and were always full of energy, despite the gruelling itinerary on a 4-dives per day trip (with no break, other than boat turnaround, for the 3 month season!)" - , UK, 27 April 2016 ...


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