MY Gypsy Liveaboard, Philippines
9.6 Exceptional - Nitrox available
- Naturalist Guide
- En-Suite bathrooms
“The owners go out with the cruise, leading to exceptional customer care and diving sites. ”
Highlights
The M.Y. Gypsy is a 24.3-meter/80-foot-long liveaboard accommodating 8 guests in 4 cabins in the Philippines. These include an owner’s suite, a master bedroom, and two twin-bedded cabins, each with en-suite bathrooms and air-conditioning. Onboard facilities include a spacious flybridge with multiple seating areas, a sun deck with bean bags, a chill lounge with soft seating, and a minibar.
International cuisine meals are served between dives, from light breakfasts to full dinners. There is a dive deck with tank holders, a large camera station in the salon, and a sundeck at the bow, providing various leisure and relaxation spaces. The M.Y. Gypsy is equipped with advanced stabilizers, ensuring a smooth and comfortable ride even in rough seas.
The M.Y. Gypsy offers unforgettable diving trips in the Philippines. Nitrox, spacious dive platforms, and dedicated rinsing stations for cameras and gear make the experience much smoother. Explore vibrant coral reefs, steep walls, and even shipwrecks, with opportunities to encounter whale sharks, mantas, reef sharks, and more.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Diving Package, Extra Dives, Night Dives, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge ($90-150 / trip), National Park Fees ($100-200).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks (₱100 / item), Nitrox ($15 / activity), Nitrox Course ($240), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses ($320), WiFi internet ($50 / trip).
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MY Gypsy Reviews
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- 15 Verified Reviews Only people who have booked through LiveAboard.com and joined the trip can write a review.
- Vessel 9.7
- Crew 9.5
- Food 9.9
- Diving 9.6
- Value 9.5
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- 10 Exceptional
- Tara R
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United States
Wonderful experience with amazing people and I can’t wait to do it again.
I really enjoyed my stay on the MY Gypsy! It helped that we had a great group as well. The staff was wonderful and was there for every need. My guide was J.R. and he could pick out threshers or a manta ray way out in the blue or the tiniest little nudi. I came for the threshers and this trip DID NOT disappoint. We were lucky to get 4 thresher dives in and one was at 6am. It was phenomenal. No one else around until the end of the dive. Now, let’s talk about the food. It.was.superb. Every meal was better than the last. Even the soups were ever so delicious. You won’t be disappointed and may not fit into your wetsuit at the end of the trip. The whole organization was great. Very thorough dive briefings. Staff took care of all the equipment and all I had to do was bring my mask and computer on the “speedy” boat that brought us to the dive sites. No lugging tanks or dive equipment around. They wouldn’t even allow me to hang my own wetsuit. It was a lovely vacation. I will absolutely be back for the Tubbataha Reef route. I can only hope I have divers and staff as amazing as this trip did. There were a lot of laughs. Apéro!
- Recommended for
- Diving. Food. Boat/staff.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Nicola C
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Italy
Fantastic Experience
Tubbataha itself is a great location where to dive especially if the boat is comfortable and the crew including dive guides are reliable. Capitan drove smoothly and between dives was able to lay on couch enjoying sunset and relaxing. Food was good, maybe need to increase the variety of dishes but all was prepared in a nice way. There was an emergency aboard and the crew reacted quickly and with knowledge and that helped a lot.
- Recommended for
- Diving guide. Boat comfort. Crew service.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Christopher N
- United States
Great food, Good service, almost 5 stars.
Really good boat and crew. Not quite a 5 star, but a really nice operation. Boat design limits where the boat can travel and weather easily effects your dive plan. Small boat also leads to limited dive groups and some major variations in skills in the groups. If not for a few things like that, its a good all-around operation. Chef on board is incredible.
- Recommended for
- Great food. Friendly staff. Great service.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Francois L
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Canada
A wonderful experience with the MY Gypsy crew
We had the chance and great pleasure of spending a wonderful week of diving with the MY Gypsy team from November 20 to 27, 2025. We are a couple in our sixties with more than 700 dives over the past 30 years. We have often traveled to the Caribbean (Cozumel, Curaçao, Bonaire), Indonesia (Raja Ampat, Bunaken, Bali), and the Maldives. We usually stay in hotels or Airbnb-style accommodations, and this was only our second liveaboard experience. The MY Gypsy is a boat that accommodates a maximum of eight guests. During our trip, we were six guests onboard, with eight crew members. The service was outstanding, the dives were spectacular, the briefings were relevant and clear, and safety was always a priority. Meals were served at the table—varied, generous, consistently excellent, and often refined. Christian Junior, our dive guide, was fantastic at drawing our attention to the tiny, almost invisible creatures. The entire crew was attentive, friendly, and always one step ahead of our needs, without ever being intrusive. We had the largest cabin, which was comfortable, spacious, and impeccably clean. We extend our warmest thanks to the whole team for this memorable stay. .
- Recommended for
- The overall quality of the service. Dive sites and dive master. The quality of the food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Fun L
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Malaysia
Looking to book my next trip with Gypsy again
My solo trip on Gypsy was greeted with impeccable service by the crew that goes above and beyond for the guests, scrumptious meals by the chef that attributed to 2kg of weight gain and dive guides who made my experience an exceptional one.
- Recommended for
- Hospitality of the crew. Comfortability & Exclusivity. Food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Peter A
- United States
Perfect 10 Trip
Perfect 10 trip. From booking and communicating with the liveaboard.com team to the incredible experience the gypsy crew provided, to obviously the incredible wildlife, I couldn’t have asked for anything different. Very affordable considering everything included, and huge bang for the buck if you love biodiversity, thresher sharks, muck critters, gorgeous flora and delicious and plentiful meals. Highly highly recommend!
- Recommended for
- Crew. Food. Wildlife.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Pedro P
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Portugal
nice liveaboard. From quality of the boat, crew and dives strongly recommend
nice liveaboard. From quality of the boat, crew and dives strongly recommend
- Recommended for
- Boat and cabin confort. crew services. diving.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Alain J
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France
Beautiful encounters on and under the water
We really liked the format of only four cabins, especially since the other guests were extremely friendly. The staff is very smiling, efficient and friendly. The Dive Sites are chosen according to the weather, of course, we had the chance to do three Dive with the Fox Sharks. The boat is overall very comfortable and well maintained. The diving equipment is top-notch.
- Recommended for
- Very friendly and efficient crew. Cleanliness of the boat. Quality of the diving supervision.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Ian G
- United States
Small group, amazing staff & boat!
Amazingly attentive & kind staff, excellent food, great boat, lower number of guests...great guide!
- Recommended for
- Staff. Boat. Food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Thomas S
- United States
⭐ Final Thoughts This wasn’t just a dive trip—it was a five-star adventure. Clean boat, incredible food, soups I’ll dream about, a crew that felt like family, and safety that let me enjoy every moment
If I could sum up my trip on the MY Gypsy in one word, it would be: unforgettable. From the moment I stepped on board, everything felt effortless and welcoming. The boat was spotless—so clean you could practically eat off the deck (though with the food they served, you’d never want to!). 🍲 Food Worth Writing Home About I didn’t expect to rave about soups on a dive trip, but here we are. Every meal was delicious, but the soups were the kind of comfort food that made you look forward to mealtimes almost as much as the dives. Rich, flavorful, and clearly made with love—they were five-star dishes floating on the ocean. I kept telling my dive buddies, “This soup alone is worth the trip!” 🤿 Crew That Made the Ocean Feel Like Home The dive crew was outstanding. They weren’t just there to guide us—they genuinely cared about making each dive special. Whether it was helping us gear up, pointing out hidden gems underwater, or just sharing their enthusiasm, they made the whole experience feel personal and fun. 🛟 Safety Without Stress What really stood out was how smoothly they handled safety. Getting in and out of the water was organized and calm, and during the dives, you could tell safety was always the top priority. It gave me total peace of mind, so I could just relax and soak in the underwater magic.
- Recommended for
- Soup at lunch. The crew manning the panga/zodiac = rubber boat "Speedy" by name. Over all service - everyone involved.
