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S/Y Philippine Siren: "Philippine Siren 215", Aug, 2015, by Richard Hart, TX, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 8389 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	The Siren is an amazing boat. The cabins are huge by live aboard standards. There is plenty of room and storage in the cabins. Very casual atmosphere and it is easy to over pack. They have good equipment if you don't want to bring your own gear. All is Aqualung (regulators and BCs). Nitrox is included. The Nitrox machine died for several days. The crew would go to a local dive shop and bring back Nitrox tanks while the on-board equipment was down. Nice service! The food was ok, but nothing special. Frankly a little substandard compared to other live aboards. Not bad, but just plain. The service was amazing. You only had to ask and they would bend over backwards to take care of you. Diving is from pangas (pontoon boats). The distance was usually only a minute or two. Easy to get into the pangas and the water, but VERY difficult to climb back into the pangas even with the ladders. Many sore backs. The soft corals were beautiful as were the fish. The whale sharks at Oslob is not to be missed. You can snorkel or scuba with the gentle giants. There is an in-room entertainment center that has a wide selection of movies and TV shows. Very good trip and the representatives with Worldwide Dive and Sail are extremely helpful both by phone and email. While the Siren does have wetsuits, they only have shorties. You really need long protection from the stingers in the water. So, either bring a 1.5 to 3 mil or a skin to use with the shortie.
Websites	S/Y Philippine Siren
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Moorea, Fiji, Costa Rica, Belize, Bahamas, Utila, Roatan, Bonaire, San Salvador, Cozumel, St Marteen
Closest Airport	Cebu	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-°F / 24-°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Guides on all dives, but no problem or limit to dive your own profile.
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	Plenty of space and storage for photo equipment. Plugs, counter tops and storage in lobby area. Assigned storage bins in main lobby area.

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Dive Review of S/Y Philippine Siren in Philippines

S/Y Philippine Siren: "Philippine Siren 215", Aug, 2015,

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Dive Review of S/Y Philippine Siren in
Philippines