January-11-2025
Crew:
CAPTAIN: DENNIS FODULLA
CRUISE DIRECTOR: MARLON MANAGA
CHIEF MATE: NEIL MAGBANUA
SKIPPER: AMESRAY BESANA
SKIPPER: ALFITCHE DEVERA UGBAMIN
1st ENGINEER: WLFREDO MARAMARA
2nd ENGINEER: MARWIN FUENTES
OILER: GERVIE ALISNA
CHEF: ROMANO RAFAEL
STEWARD 1: MARIETTA GUMAHIN
STEWARD 2: ARNEL INDIOLA
STEWARD 3: APPLE ANCAO
DIVEMASTER 1: CONEL DUARTE DIVEMASTER 2 JUFFREY LEGASPI
DIVEMASTER 3: JM DELFINO
DIVEMASTER 4: KENNETH SINGSON
VIDEOPRO: ROB JACOBS
Guests:
LUC
MARK
MARIE
MARK
ROBERT
ELIZABETH
STELLA
STEPHEN
PETER
KELLY
JORDAN
ROGER
ROBERT
MARCIN
ARIEL
JUAN
MEGAN
VIVIAN
BERND
RETO
GARY
The water temperature for the trip was between 29C-30C (84.2F-86F).
A 3mm wetsuit is recommended.
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January 12,2025
1st Dive We started our dive at Lapu-Lapu’s Malapascua Island We did our check dive maximum depth 12-15 meters. We spotted numerous common reef pipefish, nudibranchs, Juvenile sweetlips, Dragon seamoths, crinoid shrimp, and squat lobsters.
2nd Dive We sailed to Gato Island and dove in the “Tunnel”. We saw blue ringed octopus, Flamboyant cuttle fish, Thorny seahorse, Frog fish, pygmy seahorse, seamoths, bamboo shark, coral cat shark, nudibranchs, and Sea snakes.
3rd Dive Afternoon dive was done in Gato Island South. We saw 3 whitetip reef sharks, big cuttle fish, electric clams, different variety of nudibranchs, pair of bamboo sharks, sea snakes, pipe fish.
4th Dive Last dive was a night dive in Gato Big Cave. We saw a pair of big cuttle fish, Bobtail squids, Spanish dancers and other nudibranchs, coral cat shark, huge Sea snake, and many moray eels.
January 13, 2025
1st Dive First dive was in Monad shoal Malapascua. We saw the elusive 3.5-meter tiger shark, whitetip reef shark, morays and garden eels, school of surgeons and Moorish idol.
2nd Dive The next dive was done in Kimud shoal. We spotted several Thresher sharks being cleaned everywhere. We also saw school of yellow-tail barracuda, Octopus, school of snappers, sweetlips, moray eels, surgeons, and few school of jackfish.
3rd Dive Still in Kimud Shoal, our last dive of the day before heading to Anda Bohol, we saw again much bigger thresher sharks, bonito Tuna, Octopus, nudibranchs, school of yellow tail barracuda. In-transit to Anda Bohol.
January 14, 2025
1st Dive We started our dive at Secret Place in Anda Bohol, we saw many thorny seahorse and Kuda Seahorse. Aside from that we spotted the beautiful juvenile zebra batfish, many flounders, different crabs and shrimp, devil scorpionfish, dwarf lionfish, and many more.
2nd Dive Was done at Snapper’s Cave. We saw huge school of Brassy Chubs, red snappers, soldier fish, frogfish, nudibranchs, Spanish mackerel, fusiliers, sea turtle, and many more.
3rd Dive Afternoon dive was done at Turtle point Anda. As the name suggests, we saw many sea turtles, frogfish, pygmy seahorse, nudibranchs, fusiliers, orangutan crab, candy crabs, and many more.
4th Dive Night dive was in Magic Ocean House Reef. We saw Spanish dancers and other nudibranchs, flat worms, lionfish, box crabs, crabs, Corallimorph crabs, sponge crabs, elbow crabs, bobtail squids, and small octopus,
January 15, 2025
1st Dive We begin our dive at Pamilacan island Dakit Dakit West. We saw yellow and green Giant frogfish, huge school of batfish, hunting emperors, Green and hawksbill sea turtles, banded sea snake, mantis shrimp, and school of Jacks.
2nd Dive The next dive was in Dakit Dakit East. We saw an Octopus, Batfish, green sea turtles, giant Frogfish, banded pipefish, sea snakes,
3rd Dive Afternoon dive was at Spanish Tower, Pamilacan island. We saw massive green sea turtles, Frog fish, octopus, mantis shrimp, scorpion fish, trevally, and nudibranchs.
4th Dive Night dive was done in Alona house reef, Panglao. We saw Spanish dancer nudibranch, bobtail squids, reef squids, cuttle fish, pipe fish, scorpion fish, plenty of decorator crabs and Hermit crabs, and the juvenile pennate batfish.
January 16, 2025
1st Dive Morning dive was done early at Kalipayan Shores in Alona Panglao Bohol. We saw some frogfish, ghost pipefish, sea snakes, moray eels and garden eels, sea turtles, nudibranchs, scorpion fish, and seamoth.
2nd Dive The next dive was at Doljo Point. Beautiful coral garden and wall, we spotted colorful anthias, golden damsels, plenty anemonefish, nudibranchs, orangutan crab, mantis shrimp, sea snakes, and flat worms.
3rd Dive We were diving at Gak-ang wall. Many gorgonians, we saw jawfish, garden eels, mantis shrimp, damsels, and anthias.
4th Dive At Napaling point was our last dive of the day. We saw
saw school of sardines, hunting trevallies, nudibranchs, banded pipe fish, porcelain crabs, sea turtles, giant frogfish, decorator crabs, squids, and flat worms.
January 17, 2025
1st Dive We dove at Paliton Marine Sanctuary North in Siquijor island. We saw frogfish, green sea turtles, nudibranch, Flatworms, school of jacks, mantis shrimp, snappers, butterfly and angelfish, batfish.
2nd Dive The next dive was at Paliton MPA South. We saw green sea turtles, sea snakes, giant frog fish, nudibranchs, and midnight snappers.
3rd Dive Coco Groove House Reef. We saw sea turtles, mantis shrimp, pipefish, nudibranchs, garden eels, scorpion fish, and moray eels.
4th Dive San Juan House Reef was our night dive. We saw mandarin fish, moray eels, ghost pipefish, different crabs and shrimp, bobtail squids, dwarf cuttle fish, nudibranchs, flat worms, pipefish.
January 18, 2025
1st Dive We started our in APO Island at Lagaan dive site, we saw school jackfish, school of batfish, garden eels, green and hawksbill sea turtles, anthias, damsels, anemonefish, pipefish, moray eels, snappers, and nudibranchs.
2nd Dive The weather was rough, so we moved to Siaton for safety and dove in Antulang north, We saw moray and garden eels, sea turtles, mantis shrimp, box and cowfish, pipefish.
3rd Dive Afternoon dive was at Bonbonan. We saw garden and moray eels as well as ribbon eel, damsels and sea breams, and nudibranchs.
4th Dive The night dive was done in Coco nest. We saw a Nurse Shark, ghost pipefish, squids, cuttle fish, nudibranchs and flatworms, porcelain crabs, sea snakes, and boxfish.
January 19, 2025
1st Dive We started our dive in Oslob. We dove and spent most of our time with multiple whale sharks. We also spotted sea turtle, school of bat fish, and moray eels.
2nd Dive The next dive was in Sumilon Island west. We saw black- tip reef shark, whitetip reef shark, mantis shrimp, school of bigmouth mackerels, huge dig tooth tuna and Spanish mackerel, anthias, and other reef fish.
3rd Dive Afternoon dive was at Sumilon East. We saw mantis shrimp, nudibranchs, whitetip reef sharks, blue spotted sting ray, bluefin trevally, and hawksbill sea turtle.
4th Dive Last afternoon dive was at Sumilon sanctuary. We a huge Napoleon Wrasse, bigmouth mackerels, twin-spot snappers, midnight snappers, juvenile sweetlips, and nudibranchs.
January 20, 2025
1st Dive We started our first dive at Light House, Cabildo Island. We saw Giant frogfish, ribbon eel, garden and moray eels, scorpion fish, green and hawksbill sea turtles, nudibranchs, pipe fish, pipefish, and colorful anthias.
2nd Dive Last dive of the trip was done at Gorgonian wall, Cabildo. We saw pygmy seahorse, banana nudibranchs, school of snappers, orangutan crabs, porcelain crabs, candy crabs, spider crabs, green and hawksbill sea turtles.
January 21, 2025 - DISEMBARKATION
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