Dive Review of S/Y Philippine Siren in
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S/Y Philippine Siren: "Excellent boat, great service and really great diving!!", Nov, 2019, by David C Kinney, VA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 11278.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	This was my first trip to Philippines and I will be back soon! From the first day we met the agent, this was a really good operation and the level of service from the entire boat staff was top knotch! There were 15 guests and a staff of 14! I have been on scores of dive boats all over the world and this Philippine Siren was one of the best! Great schedule with 4 dives per day and night dives most nights. We went to see the Thresher Sharks at Malapascua but did not see any. We found 2 Blue Ring Octopus and the dive masters were very happy. The hard and soft coral is fantastic and the smaller fish like is abundant! We did not see much big stuff except for the 6 or so Whale Sharks at Oslob- a Whale Shark park. The night and muck dives were outstanding. The chefs were very proud of their work and the food was excellent and varied. As with many boats, there was plenty of food! All in all, this was one of the best trips/boats/diving I have done in 35 years of diving. I usually go for the big stuff at Cocos/Galapagos/Socorro , but this was a really great trip with an incredible crew!! I will be back!
Websites	S/Y Philippine Siren
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Costa Rica, Soccoro, Indonesia, Bahamas, Red Sea, Thailand, Galapagos, Cayman, Belize, Cozumel, Roatan Where the Sharks are!
Closest Airport	CEBU	Getting There	Easy flight Washington DC to Hong Kong, then short flight to Cebu!
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-125 Ft/ 23-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	1 hour dive time
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Dedicated camera areas with chargers and individual drawers! Really nice! The crew will tag your camera and place it on the zodiac for each dive. After the dive it is placed in the rinse tank. Really nice operation!

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Dive Review of S/Y Philippine Siren in Philippines/Visayas

S/Y Philippine Siren: "Excellent boat, great service and really great diving!!", Nov, 2019,

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Dive Review of S/Y Philippine Siren in
Philippines/Visayas