Resolute Liveaboard, Philippines
8.6 Fabulous - Nitrox available
- En-Suite bathrooms
- Aircon Cabins
“I saw things I didn’t even know existed. ”
Highlights
Operating since 1998, MY Resolute is one of the longest-running liveaboard vessels in the Philippines. With a highly experienced crew on board, the boat visits Tubbataha from March to June. This UNESCO heritage site offers pristine dive conditions and shark sightings on almost every dive, with the chance of encountering white tip, grey reef, nurse, and hammerhead sharks. From July- to October, M/Y Resolute relocates to the island of Cebu for diving in the Visayas to see whale sharks, thresher sharks, and colorful critters. The ship then navigates to Apo Reef, offering the chance to dive with hammerheads, reef sharks, and other pelagic life.
Topside, the MY Resolute liveaboard caters to just 16 guests. There are 8 comfortable cabins available, each with individually controlled AC and en-suite bathrooms. Meals are served in the open-air dining room, and dinner is usually a five-course buffet consisting of 2 meat dishes, 1 seafood, soup, and vegetables. Special dietary requirements are catered to with advance notice. The ship's bow offers loungers and is a great place to soak up the sun, and the indoor salon offers a cool area with an entertainment system and a camera room. The large dive deck is located at the back of the boat and offers ample space for kitting up and individual gear storage.
Book online today for a fantastic dive liveaboard in the Philippines to reserve your space aboard the MY Resolute yacht.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge ($200-300), National Park Fees ($100-168).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Nitrox ($35 / day), Rental Gear, Snorkel Gear, Laundry / Pressing Services.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Resolute Reviews
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- 8.6 Fabulous
- Vessel 7.5
- Crew 9.1
- Food 9.4
- Diving 8.9
- Value 8.1
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Hu H
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Germany
Amazing crew, friendly with great vibes. Excllent managment. Incredible food.
Thee crew is incredible and does everything to help verey one out and to ensure you are always safe. The food is incredible and the chef was very talented. The dive guides were very knowledgeable and provided great diving briefs and made me feel very safe in every dive.
- Recommended for
- The crew is great and helpful. Management team is excellent. Food is very good.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Scott O
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United States
Wonderful reef life!
Great dives. Everyone very professional. Safe. Super-helpful staff and crew. Plenty of food 5X a day! Thanks, everyone on the Resolute.
- Recommended for
- Dive masters: Josh and Gilbert!. Drifts, reefs, sharks, turtles.. Food, sunrises and sunsets, trip companions..
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Tony V
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Belgium
Diving trip tubbataha
Review resolute We were on the Resolute cruise from 2-8 april 2025 to Tubbataha reef with 4 experienced 3* CMAS divers who have been diving around the world. This liveaboard gives you a great cost quality rate. The boat is one of the oldest ones of the fleet but gives all the comfort you’ll need. We got the smallest cabin but beds and matress are very good. It’s small but you’re on a dive boat… The food was exquisite! It’s a great variety of local vs western food. The chefs do great work! Stewards, captains, compressor operators and engineers are lovely people. They’re open for a good talk and give you explanation and help for whatever problem you can have. Ex: one of the people had problems with his BCD and they solved it, bottles were always correctly filled and nitrox was prepared like it should be, we had problems with our toilet flush…solved. The dive masters and speedboat skippers were lovely! We had to fit our gear one time, they labeled, looked at the configuration and from then on we haven’t had to do anything anymore. They were very professional and strict about analyzing nitrox, this all for our own safety. Getting to the dive spot runned very smoothly, even when conditions were a bit more extreme. From the moment we surfaced again the speedboat rushed to our spot. Between dives they were very carefull with our diving gear ex: a cover was over the gear between morning and afternoon dives to protect them from the sun, normal glasses were kept safe during your dive. The dive masters (Athan, Josh, Gilbert and Carla) did tremendous work above and under the surface! They protect you as well as the reef. They know the spots perfectly and can change their lead due to weather conditions or current. We found some plastic and fishing lines and they help you to get it surfaced! Briefings were given very strictly with maps of the dive spot so everyone knows what comes. Simply said it was perfect!
- Recommended for
- Duiklocatie. Eten. Personeel.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Carlos L
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Spain
Awesome diving and the best liveaboard experience
As expected, diving in Tubbataha was amazing. Healthy coral reefs with thousands of fishes, sharks and mantas. They are doing a great job protecting and managing these reefs! In addition, everything was excellent on board. Starting with the food: I'm vegetarian and they prepared delicious vegetarian food for us in every meal. I loved that the food is served on an exterior covered deck (instead of having lunch and dinner inside the boat as in other liveaboards), and the upper deck is great for taking naps! The Resolute has a lot of space to chill between dives and spacious cabins with comfy beds. The crew was also 5 stars, helpful and friendly, and the dives were really well guided with our safety being always the first priority. So what else do you want? 200% recommended!
- Recommended for
- Diving, food, crew
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- 9.2 Superb
- David G
- Spain
Everything perfect
It was all great, especially the crew and guides made the atmosphere unbeatable, the food spectacular and the perfect dives, the best coral I've ever seen, sharks and life everywhere. The owner of the boat came on the trip, a very kind and nice guy. I would repeat without hesitation, highly recommended. Thanks for everything.
- Recommended for
- The crew and instructors were spectacular, the atmosphere was very good. The food was spectacular. The dives were great, with sharks in almost all of them, turtles, the best coral I've ever seen and life everywhere.
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- 8.4 Very good
- Ronny B
- Germany
Great diving at unique divesites on a great boat with amazing Crew!
Traveling with MV Resolute means having a great time. I was on the Apo reef, Coron wrecks and the Dugong observation trip. Apo Reef is an amazing reef with beautiful coral gardens in the middle of the Zulu Sea. Coincidentally, the Manta also visited us during our dives. After that we dove in the ship graveyard before Coron. A journey into the past, now full of marine life. But the very next day we had an appointment with the protected dugongs from Calauit island. A feeling of happiness diving with them... goosebumps... Shortly before disembarking, the last dives in the Isla Verde Strait .. perfect end to a great diving trip with MV Resolute. I can recommend it.
- Recommended for
- diversity of dive sites, crew, Philippines
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- 8.4 Very good
- Goetz V
- Germany
Super friendly and accomodating
Diving conditions were perfect Staff always accomodating and going the extra mile F&B yummy, excellent mix of local and international The boat manager Ms. Karla was just outstanding All in all, highly recommended if you prefer a smaller boat, which might not offer all the bells and whistles, but dedicated staff and great diving
- Recommended for
- Staff, service, diving
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- 10 Exceptional
- Connor P
- United States
Great trip in Tubbataha!
We had an amazing week on the Resolute in Tubbataha. Besides the diving being spectacular, the boat was very comfortable and the staff were all amazing. The beds were great, AC in our room worked well, and the private bathrooms were nice with hot showers every day. The rented dive gear was all very good and the food each night was fun and of different varieties. Special shoutout to Karla, for being an amazing boat manager and nicest person ever, Josh, for being a great DM, and Joan for doing everything behind the scenes to make it a great trip. 10/10 recommend!
- Recommended for
- Dive masters and crew. Comfortable rooms. Food.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Michel S
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Netherlands
Very well organized liveaboard with great food
Very well organized live aboard with great food.
- Recommended for
- Eat. Crew. The weather.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- John D
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Canada
Great trip to Apo Reef
Quite a big boat. Simple rooms and good food. The diving was spectacular.
- Recommended for
- Diving. Food. Staff.
