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S/Y Philippine Siren

Boat Description :
The 40 metre S/Y Philippine Siren has been designed and built using the lessons learnt from our previous sailing yachts. Our biggest boat to date, we have been able to make all cabins larger than even those found on the S/Y Siren. We offer more flexibility on whether cabins can be used as twins or double bedded rooms. The dining area is now even more spacious offering a great setting for all your meals. The dive deck has more space and we have improved the facilities for underwater photographers and videographers. With designated areas for charging and preparation of your camera and video equipment, the S/Y Philippine Siren truly sets out to be the pros choice. Built on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, she is a traditional "gaft rigged Phinisi" handcrafted from ironwood and teak. You will find no other dive liveaboard as beautiful in Philippine waters, and being that she was built by divers for divers and not adapted from being a second hand research vessel, the choice is clear. Aboard the S/Y Philippine Siren we welcome up to 16 guests on each trip. This ensures abundant space for all divers.

Features of the S/Y Philippine Siren include:

• 7 sails
• An expansive leisure deck area
• A spacious air-conditioned saloon with cocktail bar, 42 inch flatscreen & computer server supporting the inter-cabin network
• covered outdoor dining area
• 8 large air-conditioned cabins each with their own personal computer, audio-visual entertainment system and ensuite bathrooms with hot water. All rooms are lavished with luxury extra’s including bathrobes, hair dryers, towels, individually controlled mood lighting and individual controls for your air-conditioning unit.
• Laundry Service
• Massage Service
• Yacht Boutique, which will make available to customers Worldwide Dive and Sail merchandise, including towels, hats, log books, t-shirts, shorts and lighters just to name a few items
• Enriched Air Nitrox is free for all certified Nirox divers. If you are not a certified Nitrox diver all our instructors can certainly teach you the Enriched Air Specialty
• 2 high-powered Zodiacs accompany the S/Y Philippine Siren
• Kayaks

Specialized features for Underwater Photographers & Videographers include:

• Each cabin is fitted with an individual computer and multiple power sources to facilitate the needs of digital photography. The computer features high end specifications and 20” high definition flatscreens, which are integrated with the yachts network server in the saloon.
• Workstations for the preparation and maintenance of cameras including prep and storage areas.
• Large rinse tanks with fresh water solely for cameras and videos.

Diving Safaris of the S/Y Philippine Siren Liveaboard

We have four diving itineraries that take you to the best dive sites on offer at the optimum time of year

• South Visayas from Mactan - Diving Cebu and Bohol
  
  June - November, during the tour we dive the islands of Cebu, Cabilao, Panglao, Balicasag and Pescador as well as Apo Island and Dauin
  Diving hightlights : "Lighthouse" - Cabilao, Pescador Island, Black Forest - Balicasag, "Arco Point" - Panglao

• Southern Leyte - Diving with whale sharks
  
  March - May, diving trips to Sogod Bay, Leyte
  Diving highlights : Maureen's Place - Padre Burgos, The Pier - Padre Burgos, Napantaw reef, Gunter's wall - Limasawa

• Batangas & Coron, Diving Anilao, Apo Reef and Coron wrecks, from Batangas or Busuanga
  
  November - February, trips start in either Coron and culminate in Batangas or vice versa.
  Diving highlights : Arkitsushima - Coron Bay, Bahura 29 - Apo Menor, Drop Off -Verde Island, Twin Rocks - Anilao

• Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park from Mactan or Puerto Princessa
  
  March - June, departing from and returning to Puerto Princessa or depart from either Cebu or Puerto Princessa
  Diving highlights : "Delsan Wreck" - South Atoll, "Washing Machine" - North Atoll, "Lighthouse" - South Atoll, "Seafan Alley" - North Atoll