January-21-2025
Crew:
CAPTAIN: DANNIE PESINABLE
CRUISE DIRECTOR: MARLON MANAGA
CHIEF MATE: JACK AGOSTO
SKIFF DRIVER: JOEY FODULLA
SKIFF DRIVER: MYRON KEITH VILLANUEVA
1st ENGINEER: LEO REYES
2nd ENGINEER: JAY KARL LOZANO
OILER: SONNY REY REYES
ELECTRICIAN: JONATHAN VITAN
CHEF: RUDY BERSALES
ASSISTANT CHEF: JOANRY ALCAZAR
STEWARD 1: GERALDINE ATUTUBO
STEWARD 2: JOAN PABLEO
STEWARD 3: ARNEL INDIOLA
DIVEMASTER 1: KENNETH SINGSON
DIVEMASTER 2: ARTURO MALINAO
DIVEMASTER 3: MARLON MANAGA
VIDEOPRO: ROB JACOBS
Guests:
NAM
CAROLINE
ANDREW
SACHA
JULIANE
JOHN
NATHAN
JILL
AMBER
CHARLES
GREGORY
ALEXANDER
JENNIFER
MARIA
DEAN
KYLE
THOMAS
YANA
THe Water temperature for the trip was between 26-27C (78.8F-80.6F).
A 3mm wetsuit is recommended.
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January 22, 2025
1st Dive First dive of the trip was at Lapu-Lapu in Malapascua Island. We did our check dive maximum depth 12-15 meters. We found different nudibranchs, pipefish, seamoths, banded Pipe fish, garden and moral eels, tiny isopods.
2nd Dive We moved to Gato Island and dove in the famous “tunnel”. We found blue ringed octopus, Pygmy seahorse, flamboyant Cuttlefish, coral cat shark, bamboo shark, cool colorful nudibranchs, sea snakes and pipefish.
3rd Dive Next dive was at Gato South. We found coral catshark, bamboo shark, whitetip reef shark, electric clams, moray and garden eels, skeleton shrimp, and colorful nudibranchs.
4th Dive. Night dive was done at Southwest Gato Island. We saw hunting bamboo and coral cat sharks, different unusual nudibranchs, mating big Cuttlefish, bobtail squids, swimming Spanish dancer nudibranchs, flatworms, different crabs and shrimp, moray eels, and huge sea snake.
January 23, 2025
1st Dive We started our dive at Monad shoal Malapascua Island. We found whitetip reef shark, moray eels, nudibranchs, school of Moorish idol, tuna, and surgeonfish.
2nd Dive The next dive was at Kimud shoal. We found many thresher sharks, manta ray, yellow tail barracuda, nudibranchs, octopus, mantis shrimp, midnight snappers, eels.
3rd Dive Still at Kimud shoal, for our last dive of the day we saw again many thresher sharks, Dogtooth Tuna, school of jacks, Octopus, nudibranchs. In-transit to Anda, Bohol.
January 24, 2025
1st Dive We started our dive at Secret Place in Anda. We found many thorny seahorses, sea moths, flounders, cuttlefish, Shaun the sheep nudibranchs, shrimp and crabs, devil scorpionfish.
2nd Dive We dove at Virgen Point. Wall dive, we saw banana nudibranchs, school of snappers, sea turtles both hawksbill and greens, nudibranchs, giant day octopus.
3rd Dive We dove at Turtle’s Point. We saw pygmy seahorse, many sea turtles, Giant frogfish, schooling anthias, fusiliers, and many nudibranchs.
4th Dive Night dive was done at Magic Ocean House Reef. We found frogfish, nudibranchs, flat worms, lionfish, octopus, mating zebra eels, sea turtle, bobtail squids.
January 25, 2025
1st Dive First dive we dove at Snapper’s Cave, we saw school of brassy chubs, school of red snappers, huge Spanish mackerels, green turtles, soldierfish, nudibranchs and flatworms.
2nd Dive It was at Coral Garden our next dive. We saw school of anthias, golden damsels, snappers, soldierfish, sea turtles, morays, nudibranchs, and colorful corals.
3rd Dive Afternoon dive was done at Coco dive site. We saw many beautiful nudibranchs, huge sea turtles, scorpionfish, banana nudibranchs, pipefish, mushroom coral shrimp, candy crabs.
4th Dive Night dive was at Lumayag Point. We saw beautiful nudibranchs, Spanish dancers and other big sea slugs and nudibranchs, different crabs and shrimp, sea turtle, octopus, bobtail squids, diffrerent hunting moray eels.
January 26, 2025
1st Dive We started pour dive at Dakit-Dakit, Pamilacan Island. We saw immediately school of batfish, jackfish, frogfish, octopus, moray eels, garden eels, nudibranchs, big-mouth mackerels, and anthias.
2nd Dive It was done at Old Spanish Tower “The Ruins”. We found massive sea turtles, scorpionfish, moray eels, garden eels, nudibranchs, and many more.
3rd Dive Afternoon dive was at Napaling Point. We saw school of sardines, hunting trevally, Giant Frogfish, mating Octopus, nudibranchs, orangutan crab, banded pipe fish, porcelain crabs, sea turtles, and catfish.
4th Dive Night dive was done at Dauis. We saw many bobtail squids, hermit crabs, huge nudibranch, different crabs and shrimp.
January 27, 2025
1st Dive in Apo Island was done at Coconut Point. We saw school of Jackfish, school of snappers, school of surgeonfish, moray and garden eels, sea turtles, huge pufferfish, boxfish, sea snakes, schooling anthias, school of Moorish idols. And nudibranchs.
2nd Dive Next dive was done at “The Chapel”. We saw flounder, crinoid shrimp and squat lobsters, beautiful tiny nudibranchs, chubs, rabbitfish, stonefish, scorpionfish, skeleton shrimp, midnight snappers.
3rd Dive The sea became rough, so we moved to Siquijor and dove at Paliton Beach area. Wall and coral slope dive site, we saw orangutan crab, shrimp, mantis shrimp, beautiful nudibranchs and flatworms, yellow tail barracuda, orangutan crab, moray eel, and isopods.
4th Dive Still at Paliton beach, we did our night dive at the shallow sandy area. We found blue-ringed octopus, numerous bobtail squids, decorator crab, hermit crabs, flat worms, scorpionfish, sea slugs, nudibranchs, and many more.
January 28, 2025
1st Dive We started our dive at Paliton sanctuary North, We saw big school of Jackfish, moray eels, green sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, scorpion fish, nudibranchs, banded sea snakes, and flatworms.
2nd Dive The next dive was done at the South of Paliton MPA. We saw nudibranchs, flatworms, sea turtle, sea snakes, moray eels.
3rd Dive The afternoon dive was done at Coco Groove House Reef. We saw devil a sea turtle inside the giant barrel Sponge. We also found nudibranchs, scorpion fish, hawksbill turtle, moray eels, school of spotted snappers, juvenile sweetlips, pipefish, sea snake.
4th Dive The night dive was done at San Juan Baha Reef. We saw blue ringed and regular tiny octopus, snakehead eels, different crabs and shrimp, crinoid shrimp, nudibranchs, huge flounder, hermit crabs, nudibranchs, flatworms, bobtail squids, cuttles fish, sponge crabs and some decorator crabs.
January 29, 2025
1st Dive in Oslob. We saw many whale sharks in different sizes. We also found sea turtle, school of batfish, bigmouthed mackerels, scorpion fish, and moray eels.
2nd Dive The next dive was at Sumilon Island West side and saw black tip sharks, white tip sharks, mantis shrimp, Spanish mackerels, school of barracudas, and huge school of jackfish, and the massive sea turtle.
3rd Dive The afternoon dive was at Sumilon Island east. We found white tip sharks, bluefin trevally, mantis shrimp, anthias, and beautiful nudibranchs.
4th Dive Last dive as at Sumilon Sanctuary. We found huge Napoleon Wrasse, saw comet fish, nudibranchs, school of twin- snappers, midnight snappers, and sweetlips.
January 30, 2025
1st Dive First dive was at Light House Cabildo. We spotted 3 manta rays cruising the beautiful wall. We also saw Giant frogfish black and yellow one, candy crabs, moray and garden eels, scorpion fish, green sea turtles, nudibranchs, pipe fish, Dogtooth Tunas, and a Spanish Mackerel.
2nd Dive The final dive was done at Gorgonian wall Cabildo. We saw banana nudibranchs, orangutan crabs, spider crabs, other beautiful nudibranchs, green and hawksbill sea turtles.
January 31,2025 - DISEMBARKATION
End of Trip!

