Dive Review of S/Y Philippine Siren in
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S/Y Philippine Siren: "Good diving on a boat with some problems", Oct, 2017, by John Sommerer, AZ, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 10359 has 2 Helpful votes.
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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
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Comments	So, the good news is we saw lots of good stuff, including the famous thresher sharks at Monad Shoal (though we saw them with lots of divers from a whole bunch of boats, many of whom were clueless -- what do you think "no strobes" means, you stupid diver with two big strobes?) The dive guide was excellent, and the dive operations were well executed. The room was large and comfy. The salon was appropriate only for VERY short people who didn't mind baking in an oven. There were three AC units in the salon, none operating. The food was really bad, and made everyone on the boat sick, some multiple times. Even without the food safety issues, it wasn't good food. The crew had to "clap" as the dishes were presented, with the chef saying things like "we call this dish 'pork.'" Avoid the prawns. I complained about these issues to the Siren/Master company, and after some referral back to the cruse director on board (Jan, who was a very nice guy, and who confirmed that there were problems), I was offered a discount on a future cruise on any of their vessels. The offer was also extended to the people we traveled with, but not to other guests (who we've since dived with). I accepted this offer, since we wanted to do the Tuamotus, and MASTER is the only live aboard operating there at the moment. I enjoyed diving the Philippines, but there were just too many problems with the Siren for a repeat on this boat. Partial marks to the company for recognizing that they could do better.
Websites	S/Y Philippine Siren
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Alaska, Australia, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Galapagos, Maldives, Melanesia, Micronesia, Philippines, Polynesia, Revillagigedos
Closest Airport	Cebu	Getting There	Cebu via Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong) or Asiana (Inchon)
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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

S/Y Philippine Siren: "Good diving on a boat with some problems", Oct, 2017,

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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