Liveaboards in the Philippines

Navis 1 is a twin hulled catamaran, 23 metres long and 13 metres wide, running dive safaris out of Coron in Palawan. She takes 18 guests in 9 air conditioned cabins, five twin shared and four double, all with a large window and an en-suite bathroom with a hot shower. On board there is a camera room, an indoor lounge, a large open air dining area and a huge roof deck with a fully stocked bar, plus Starlink high speed internet. Her routes cover the WWII wrecks of Coron, the freshwater Barracuda Lake, the dugongs of Calauit Island and Apo Reef.

M/Y Stella Maris Explorer is an aluminium hulled twin screw dive cruiser running scheduled trips from Puerto Princesa to the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the middle of the Sulu Sea, plus transition cruises that combine Tubbataha with Apo Reef. She has 10 air conditioned cabins, all with en-suite toilet and bath and memory foam beds, a lounge with an entertainment centre, a 20 sqm sun deck bar with a jacuzzi, and four open rinse showers on deck. Nitrox and Starlink Wi-Fi are included in the price.

M/Y Gypsy is an 80 ft motor yacht running boutique diving trips in the Philippines from Dauin in Negros Oriental. Built in 2012 and completely refitted in 2021 by Dutch boatbuilder Frank van der Linde with interior designer Simone Schuil, she carries only 8 guests in 4 en-suite cabins across more than 250 m2 of space on three decks. Seakeeper gyro stabilisers cut boat roll by 95 percent, and her itineraries run from the UNESCO World Heritage reefs of Tubbataha to the thresher sharks of Malapascua and the walls of Bohol.

M/V Seadoors is a 27 metre steel vessel built for scuba diving and underwater photography, running diving cruises in the Philippines from Cebu Yacht Club and Puerto Princesa. She takes a maximum of 16 guests in 8 air conditioned cabins, all with a double bed, a single bed and a private bathroom with hot water. The boat is Nitrox and rebreather friendly, with two compressors, a Nitrox blender, an oxygen booster and two ISC Megalodon rebreathers, and her itineraries cover the Visayas, the Sulu Sea and the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park.

The Philippines Aggressor is a 135-foot luxury liveaboard based in Cebu, offering world-class diving in the Visayas, Coron, and Tubbataha Reef Natural Park. With 12 spacious staterooms including balcony suites, gourmet dining, and expert dive guides, she delivers an unforgettable Philippines diving experience.

The Philippines Aggressor II is a 140-foot luxury liveaboard sailing from Cebu to the best dive sites in the Visayas and Tubbataha Reef. Featuring 13 staterooms with balcony suites and deluxe cabins, spacious dive deck, and gourmet cuisine, she offers premium diving expeditions in the Philippines.