May-17-2025
Crew
Captain: Dennis Fodulla
Cruise Director: Marlon Managa
Chief Mate: Neil Magbanua
Skipper: Jamesray Besana
Skipper: Alfitche Devera Ugbamin
1st Engineer: Vincent Layos
2nd Engineer: Marwin Fuentes
Oiler: Gervie Alisna
Chef: Rudy Bersales
Chef: Moemen
Steward 1: Marietta Gumahin
Steward 2: Arnel Indiola
Steward 3: Apple Ancao
Dive master 1: Conel Duarte
Dive master 2: Kervie Safra
Dive master 3: JM Delfino
Dive master 4: Juffrey Legaspi
Photo Professioal: Norman Macababayao
Guests
Brce
Jeson
Dana
Robert
Paul
Silvina
Gino
John
Mindy
Brian
Judith
Edward
Deanna
Jason
Jay
Elizaveta
Peter
Patrick
Send
Jessie
Richard
Fawn
Janet
Rhys
Trip Conditions
Water Temperature: 28C–29C (82.4F-84.2F)
Recommended Wetsuit: 3mm
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May 18, 2025
1st Dive – Jessie Beazley East
Check-out dive. We saw a gentle giant whale shark, a school of barracuda, bigeye jackfish, sweetlips, snappers, gray reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, whitetip reef sharks, and triggerfish.
2nd Dive – Jessie Beazley West
Reef fish included butterflyfish, angelfish, sweetlips, batfish, parrotfish, Napoleon wrasse, gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, snappers, barracuda, and bluefin trevally.
3rd Dive – Malayan Wreck
Sightings included a pygmy seahorse, sweetlips, bumphead parrotfish, lionfish, blue-spotted stingray, scorpionfish, Napoleon wrasse, sea turtles, giant trevally, gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, titan triggerfish, redtooth triggerfish, batfish, and dogtooth tuna.
4th Dive – Ranger Station 2
We saw three pygmy seahorses, a blacktip reef shark, gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, giant trevally, giant moray eels, garden eels, yellow snappers, midnight snappers, groupers, and batfish.
May 19, 2025
1st Dive – Ko-ok Point
We saw spawning bumphead parrotfish, a school of jackfish, gray reef sharks, a hawksbill sea turtle, whitetip reef sharks, moray eels, snappers, surgeonfish, spotted and oriental sweetlips, and groupers.
2nd Dive – Staghorn Point
Highlights included a huge marble ray, midnight snappers, bluefin trevally, Napoleon wrasse, a large school of barracuda, hawksbill and green sea turtles, batfish, gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, moray eels, and triggerfish.
3rd Dive – Triggerfish City
We observed sweetlips, schooling snappers, bigeye jacks, bluefin trevally, giant trevally, gray reef sharks, wrasse, sea turtles, whitetip reef sharks, surgeonfish, triggerfish, and garden eels.
4th Dive – South Park
Sightings included a blue-spotted stingray, green and hawksbill sea turtles, Napoleon wrasse, gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, sweetlips, snappers, groupers, nudibranchs, and moray eels.
Evening: Seafood Night Party
May 20, 2025
1st Dive – Delsan Wreck
We saw a large hammerhead shark deep below, a big nurse shark cruising near the wall, yellow snappers, jackfish, midnight snappers, sweetlips, humpback snappers, yellowtail barracuda, moray and garden eels, gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, nesting triggerfish, sea turtles, and Napoleon wrasse.
2nd Dive – Black Rock Point
We saw schooling bumphead parrotfish, midnight and black snappers, spotted and oriental sweetlips, jackfish, gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, triggerfish, and moray eels.
3rd Dive – Black Rock Corner
We saw a school of batfish, mating Napoleon wrasse, a blacktip reef shark, giant trevally, gray reef sharks, sweetlips, swimming whitetip reef sharks, an octopus, and moray eels.
4th Dive – Amos Rock
Sightings included batfish, snappers, sweetlips, schooling anthias, blacktip reef shark, gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, and garden eels.
Activity: Visited Ranger Station
May 21, 2025
1st Dive – Washing Machine
We saw an eagle ray, marble ray, large gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, jackfish, anthias, barracuda, snappers, surgeonfish, triggerfish, male green sea turtles, groupers, and batfish.
2nd Dive – Shark Airport 1
Sightings included an octopus, midnight and black snappers, surgeonfish, batfish, schooling gray reef sharks, two large green sea turtles, whitetip reef sharks, a spiny lobster, triggerfish, Napoleon wrasse, and eels.
3rd Dive – Shark Airport 2
We saw schooling midnight and black snappers, oriental sweetlips, whitetip reef sharks, gray reef sharks, giant moray eels, surgeonfish, and a sea turtle.
4th Dive – South Park
We observed yellow-striped snappers, sweetlips, triggerfish, Napoleon wrasse, anthias, hard coral, surgeonfish, sea turtles, whitetip reef sharks, gray reef sharks, and garden eels.
Evening: BBQ Night with Karaoke
May 22, 2025
1st Dive – Malayan Wreck
Sightings included eagle rays, pygmy seahorses, schooling bumphead parrotfish, jackfish, a gray reef shark, blue-spotted stingray, whitetip reef sharks, garden eels, Napoleon wrasse, sweetlips, and redtooth triggerfish.
2nd Dive – Amos Rock
We saw a large tiger shark from a distance in the shallows, a huge spiny lobster, sweetlips, gray reef sharks, giant trevally, snappers, triggerfish, whitetip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, and playful bottlenose dolphins at the surface.
3rd Dive – Jessie Beazley East
Highlights included surgeonfish, unicornfish, triggerfish, blue tang, Napoleon wrasse, sweetlips, midnight snappers, gray reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, giant moray eels, anthias, anemonefish, and groupers.
4th Dive – Jessie Beazley Northeast
We saw gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, jackfish, barracuda, surgeonfish, lobsters, scorpionfish, snappers, a large Napoleon wrasse, nudibranchs, and triggerfish.
Evening: In transit back to Puerto Princesa
May 23, 2025
1st Dive – Red Cliff South (Macro Dive)
We saw two coconut octopuses, a wunderpus, a mimic octopus, long-armed octopus, thorny seahorse, a pair of cuttlefish, cleaner shrimp, Halimeda cryptic crab, various colorful nudibranchs, dragon sea moths, weedy filefish, skeleton shrimp, sea slugs, headshield slugs, sea pens, and a flounder.
2nd Dive – Red Cliff North (Final Dive)
We saw seahorses, vibrant nudibranchs, a variety of shrimp and crabs, Coleman shrimp, and fire urchins.
May 24, 2025 - DISEMBARKATION






