Palau Siren, Micronesia

from $ 410 / day
9.0 Superb
22 Verified Reviews 22 Verified Reviews
Nitrox available

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The 40m S/Y Palau Siren was designed by divers for divers to provide superior ease and comfort. Aboard Palau Siren, scuba enthusiasts will explore pristine, remote dive sites and enjoy lavish accommodations. The Palau Siren crew of 12 is on hand to ensure guest satisfaction for up to 16 divers. This intimate liveaboard offers ample space including 8 large cabins equipped with individual climate control, entertainment system and en suite bathrooms.

The SY Palau Siren also features an air-conditioned lounge with cocktail bar, sofas, 42-inch flat-screen and movie network. Massage service is available daily. The decks feature a covered outdoor dining area where meals and refreshments will be served buffet-style throughout the day and an upper-level sun deck with cushioned loungers.

A massive shaded diving deck provides individual stations and personal storage lockers. The main lounge offers a fully equipped camera and video station of professional quality. Palau Siren schedules year-round dive trips offering scuba divers the thrill of deep dives, the tranquillity of drift dives and the opportunity to encounter huge numbers of pelagic. Book now to dive the spectacular Palau waters on a Palau Siren liveaboard diving holiday.

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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Kayaks, Land Excursions, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.

Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (15 USD per day), National Park Fees, Port Fees (200-275 USD per trip).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox, Nitrox Course (100 USD), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (200-250 USD), Laundry / Pressing Services (1 USD per item), Massage (45 USD).

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Boat features

Laundry Service
Camera Station
Massage
Audio & video entertainment
Library
Air Conditioned saloon
Aircon Cabins
Sun Deck
Indoor Saloon
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Outdoor Dining
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
En-Suite bathrooms
Non-Smoking Rooms
Kayaks On-Board
Bar
Available for Charter

Food & Drinks

Western Food
Local Food
Vegetarian Options
Buffet style
Beer available
Snacks All Day
Fine Wines Selection
Wine Available
Full-board Option
Al Fresco Dining

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.

Diving

DIN Adaptors
Nitrox available
Rebreather Support
Rinse Hoses
Dive deck
Tenders for diving
Shaded Diving Area

The crew speaks English.

Gear Rental

There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Accommodation

Premium Double Cabins
Premium Twin Cabins
Premium Twin/Double Cabins

Boat Specifications

Year built 2012
Length 40 meters
Beam 10 meters
Top speed 9 knots
Cruising speed 8 knots
Engines 1 x Marinized Nissan RH-10 & Mitsubishi 6D-22
Max guests 16
Number of cabins 8
Tenders x 2
Freshwater maker 16 tonnes

Boat Navigation and Safety

Radar
Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Crew trained in first aid

Palau Siren Reviews

9.0 Superb
22 Verified Reviews

Vessel
9.2
Crew
8.8
Food
9.7
Diving
9.3
Value
8.2

8.8 Fabulous
Shelley S
United States

A fantastic opportunity to see beautiful corals, dozens of sharks in close range, manta rays, turtles, frog fish, and mandarin fish.

The Blue Corner is not to be missed. Hooking in and hanging with the sharks and huuuuge schools of fish!!! Seeing our first frog fish and first mandarin fish were heart stopping experiences. Swimming with 8 mantas wishin arms rich, dancing and flying about us was almost too much to believe! The crew was the best. Always cheerful, helpful and there when you needed them. True professionals in every way.

Recommended for: The diving was top notch with top notch "valet" dive service! Help with donning and doffing your wetsuit, water and juice upon return, rinsing and hanging up of all your gear.

8.4 Very good
Lyn L
United States

Magical!

First...Palau, is a magical place and Erik and his crew understand this and make every effort to support this dream, so thanks! Second, even though I paid extra, it was great to have my own cabin...slept like a baby, never locked my room, as there was a wonderful sense of family aboard. As a 55 year female, slightly out of shape, it was wonderful to have my tank and gear set up for each dive...especially for those of us who do not dive much. What a treat. The boat, even though it's aging too..was kept in great shape, clean. Lastly, the staff really went out of their way to make it fun. The BBQ on a secluded beach..what an effort! Warm towels after the night dives, shakes and juice and smiling faces when we returned to the Siren after diving...always cookies and soda/water easily available, beer at night...all the while an underlining concept of safety for us, like 4:1 ratio with dive master, also very supportive of Mother Earth which is high ground thought...The Team on PS rocked!

Recommended for: The Crew. Location. The ease in which the diving was done.

8.8 Fabulous
Michael J
United States

great dives, great crew, dinners could be a bit better

great dives, great dive guides, friendly crew, beautiful boat.

Recommended for: dives, crew, boat

9.2 Superb
Bob K
United States

A week of diving I will never forget

I expect to keep the memory of my week diving Palau aboard the Siren in as one of, if not thee, my most memorable diving experiences ever. The Palau Siren is at once well-appointed while also being casually comfortable in a way that all liveaboards should strive to be. I liked the feel of a well-kept wooden boat like her much more than the metal efficiency we more often see. The shaded outside dining area at the stern was the nexus of activity onboard while not diving or sleeping. It's here that our pre-dive briefings were held, post-dive experiences shared, between-dive hangtime spent, late-night talking and drinking convened, and of course, bread broken together during our copious meals together. Though we were taken to our dive sites by two roomy and powerful tenders, the Siren's forward dive deck is roomy and well-organized so that divers needed only a minute or two to get fully prepared for our next dive and then change and rinse off after we returned. I experienced Palau to be an almost ideal travel and diving destination. I found the Palauan people to be warm and friendly even though they live in a faltering economic environment increasingly dominated by Chinese tour groups that contribute too little to the local economy. The atolls of Palau are stunningly beautiful, both above and below the waterline. The waters are very clear, and warm enough that I didn't wear a wetsuit on every dive. I can list the names of the sites I was most struck by, but you can also read virtually the same list in most other reviews you'll see online. For me, the dive I'll never forget was being at 40 meters along Peleliu Wall with the morning sun still bright enough to light the canyon walls and highlight the sharks and an endless river of wrasses flowing in formation below us. But Blue Corner, German Channel, Chandelier Cave, Jellyfish Lake all must be experienced by every scuba lover at least once in their life. The divemaster on the team I was one was Chris. He was exceptional, as a divemaster I felt safe with in his capable hands, and as a fun-loving person to be on a dive boat with. We were all lucky to have crossed paths with him. I'll say that the food on the boat was very good, though not great. Most of the staff were also warm people who we felt well cared for by. However, the captain of the boat was clearly outside of his range. And sure enough, a typhoon was coming in on the morning I got off the boat. The following night, with the typhoon at full strength, the captain anchored the boat on the windward side of the island that Jellyfish Lake is on. Without the protection from the wind that anchoring leeward would have given, the anchors slipped, causing the Siren to hit the rocks, list to 45 degrees, and the captain to call for all to abandon ship with minutes. Thankfully there was time to get a mayday call out, and the Aggressor came in to take on everybody without any injuries. The Palau Siren was refitted in the year that followed and continues to offer magical adventures like mine to divers lucky enough to book a voyage, though now with a capable captain. Palau and the Palau Siren are an adventure not to be missed.

Recommended for: Palau, the Palau Siren, the dive-masters of the Palau Siren

8.4 Very good
Daniel P
United States

Great boat and crew. Efficiently run and they able to accommodate special requests to make it most enjoyable dive vacation.

The crew, other guests and world renowned dive sites.

Recommended for: Crew, other guests, and food

10 Exceptional
Vincent L
United States

Great Experience in the Remote Islands of Palau

The Palau Siren and her crew did an excellent job ensuring that the experience they offered was both genuine, unique, and amazing. The dive guides did an excellent job selecting the dive sites based on the conditions and ensuring that everyone was comfortable in the water. The dive sites around the islands of Palau are very pristine and the reefs are spectacular. The crew on board the Palau Siren is clearly a very tightly knit group which I think really helped them deliver an experience for the guests which was truly unique and special.

Recommended for: Diving, Meeting People, Food

9.2 Superb
Morgan G
United States

Fantastic accommodations with very good diving

As for the diving, two dives each at Blue Corner, Ulong Channel, German Channel. One morning (two dives) at Peleliu (including Peleliu Express--single best dive of trip). Siaes Corner also counts as a highlight. The first day and last afternoon were in/around Malakal Harbor, so essentially it was 4.5 days of prime diving out of 6 dive days. The Siren itself didn't move much once outside the harbor, so 10- to 15-min skiff rides each way from the Siren to dive sites. Much shorter trips than diving from Sam's, but still a significant part of each day on small boats. Dives were always at least 45 minutes and occasionally closer to an hour. Great dive briefings.

Recommended for: (1) The boat itself (cabins, living room and dining room areas, dive deck, sundeck). (2) The crew (so friendly and accommodating). (3) The food.

9.6 Exceptional
Mahmood M
United States

It was amazing,

the crew was wonderful and every crew member did an incredible job in my trip. Eric and Kailey as a cruise directors did an amazing job.They explained everything we need to know in depth dive briefing ,they were very serious on safety stop also very friendly. sebastian, our guide was professional,patience,friendly and knowledgeable in his job,he made the trip super enjoyable ,his running on the sand in a part of Ulong Channel was a nice action and fun. also he did a great job as my advanced dive teacher. he really took care of every body in my group dive.Thank you The food was excellent with good variety and healthy choices,thank u chef Michael and chef Edison.Ann, Roxy and Marvin were so attentive and always friendly and brought us more happiness. and Ula as a boat driver ,gave us a nice ride on a beautiful road through the islands of Palau and of course thank you the captain Bahari and Rommel as engineer. for me all dive sites were interesting ,beautiful and memorable. The only unexpected thing was water temperature. the water was cooler than I expected for Palau.so its better to have at least 3 mm wet suit.

Recommended for: comfortable live aboard. great dive sites . professional and friendly crew

8.8 Fabulous
Patricia T
United States

Excellent dive trip but was extremely disappointed to have missed the spawning of the bumpheads.

I love diving Ulong Channel, Blue Corner and the Cut.

Recommended for: Diving, staff, boat

8.8 Fabulous
Haakon F
Norway

Great diving, crew and boat - Palau is a beautiful and different place.

Very good

Recommended for: Diversity, Friendlyness, Fun

8.8 Fabulous
didier N
France

Very good trip on siren Palau

Sun Sea Dive

Recommended for: Blue corner dive.