Philippine Siren
We went on a live-aboard to the Tubbataha reef, which is far out in the sea and requires a 12 hours overnight ride with the boat from Puerto Princessa. Unfortunately we had bad weather and very high waves. The boat has only little draft which resulted in the worst rolling I have ever experienced on a ship. The cabins are spacious and nicely decorated. The eating area is outside, which is nice during good weather. To make this ship a great value we felt that it is missing more spacious and comfortable relaxation zones. Food was excellent, the presentation of the food by the cook was even better. Generally the team on the boat including the dive guides were highly motivated. The marine life is one of the best I have seen: gorgeous reefs with large sea fans and sponges, big schools of fish, including barracuda and jack fish and lots of sharks. At some places it felt like a shark soup with different types of sharks circling around. We also saw Mantas and a Whale shark on that trip.
