Stella Maris Explorer, Philippines
- from $ 343 / day
- 8.5 Fabulous
- 14 Verified Reviews 14 Verified Reviews
- Internet Free Nitrox Flexible Booking
Highlights
- Fully air-conditioned with carpeted interiors
- En-suite cabins with hot & cold water showers
- Memory foam mattresses and pillows
- Large sundeck with bar and jacuzzi
- Free Nitrox for certified divers
- Up to 4 dives per day at Tubbataha Reefs
Designed with comfort in mind, the Stella Maris Explorer offers year-round liveaboard diving in the Philippines. Ten spacious 'retro-chic' cabins accommodate up to 21 guests. Each cabin features memory foam mattresses, pillows, AC, storage space, and private en-suite bathrooms. The cabins are spread over 3 decks with a choice of deluxe or premium economy, with twin, double, or queen beds available. Social areas include a spacious salon with a large TV and a dining area where expertly prepared meals and snacks incorporating lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, and a variety of proteins are served. The top deck offers chairs and loungers either in the sun or covered area, the perfect place to soak up the sun, relax in between dives or enjoy a stunning sunset with a cocktail.
The Stella Maris Explorer yacht offers itineraries to dive the best of Tubbataha in the Sulu Sea and Apo Reef & Coron. Up to 4 dives per day are scheduled to dive in nutrient-rich waters, bringing sharks, mantas, dolphins, and a host of macro critters. Diving is made easy with the 2 custom-designed 26ft/8mtr hard bottom dive tenders, and groups are kept small with a diver-to-guide ratio of 5:1. Nitrox is also available for those certified.
Join the Stella Maris Explorer yacht for a fantastic dive liveaboard in the Philippines. Book online today to reserve your space.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Park, Port and Fuel Fees (270-370 USD per trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course (270 USD), Private Dive Guide (600 USD), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (250-485 USD), Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Laundry / Pressing Services, WiFi internet.
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
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
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
Boat Specifications
- Year built 1980
- Year renovated 2018
- Length 33 meters
- Deck area 12 sqm
- Beam 6.5 meters
- Top speed 15 knots
- Cruising speed 10 knots
- Engines Single
- Max guests 20
- Number of cabins 10
- Number of bathrooms 10
- Tenders 2
- Water capacity 30 tons
- Fuel capacity 30 tons
Boat Navigation and Safety
Stella Maris Explorer Reviews
- 8.5 Fabulous
- 14 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 7.6
- Crew 8.7
- Food 9.6
- Diving 8.4
- Value 8.4
- 9.2 Superb
- KyooHwang H
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South Korea
Very nice comfortable tour
Even though we didn't see the whale shark, the guides did their best.I would like to thank the crew for trying to make it a safe and comfortable dive.T The highlight is that we had a great time together dancing and singing on the last night.
- Recommended for
- 1) food 2) kindness 3) safe guide
- 7.6 Good
- Fred Louis G
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United States
Comfortable cabin and boat
After pandemic, LiveAboard trip was quite nice. Unfortunately, weather situation wasn't so good. Diving was a little disappointed to us. Will try to do one more time.
- Recommended for
- Cabin, boat, friendly crew
- 8.0 Very good
- Mikolaj R
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Poland
Amazing experience with a great crew
The owner made a nice gesture by sending us for a trip to the underground river free of charge as our boat was held back in the port due to bad weather. We lost 1.5days of diving, but the crew made sure we recuperated as many dives as possible by diving 5times a day.
- Recommended for
- Crew and Food
- 6.0 Review score
- Jose M
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Spain
Fantástic.
The guides were very professional. The food was nice.
- Recommended for
- Frendly staff, professional guides and dive was excelent.
- 8.0 Very good
- Gordon R
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United Kingdom
Comfortable and well equipped boat with well run dive operation, marred only by rather noisy cabin when engine running.
Lovely pristine reefs and walls, with abundant soft and hard coral (especially seafans) and generally great visibility. Some big stuff - though not as much, or as close (for photography) as hoped for.
- Recommended for
- The reefs and marine life (obviously). Crew handling of dives and camera equipment, and very friendly dive staff. More than decent food.
- 6.4 Review score
- Stefan B
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Italy
It was okay
Tubbataha Reef
- Recommended for
- Tubbataha Reef
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Kim C
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United States
This was such a great trip, I am planning on returning next year with my husband!
I am an older female diver (55 years) traveling alone. The crew and dive masters were amazingly professional. I have been diving for 30+ years all over the world and sometimes have encountered micro examples of sexism, but not one this boat and with this crew. The diving itself is amazing, especially for corals and fish life. l live on a tropical island and have seen the damage to reefs over time, so the health and diversity of these reefs was amazing.
- Recommended for
- 1. the diving: the natural beauty was astounding. 2. the food was fantastic. 3. the organization of dive boats was fantastic.
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Amos M
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United States
Amazing!
The scuba diving along with awesome company and great food
- Recommended for
- The diving, the crew, and the food
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Zander R
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Australia
Wonderful diving experience with an experienced diving crew
Excellent camaraderie onboard, all crew were super lovely, gear was very well looked after and the boat moved around freely to avoid chop and other dive boats. Felt very well accommodated, everything went very smoothly and we had some wonderful wall dives. If you don't like sleeping on satin, bring your own sheets.
- Recommended for
- Great instructors, great food and a really well appointed boat
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Kenneth D
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United States
The Stella Maris Explorer provided an amazing scuba diving trip in Tubbataha Philippines !
Being with in 5 feet of a 25 foot Whale Shark was absolutely AMAZING ! The staggering amount of different fish, healthy coral reefs and marine life big and small was the trip of a life time. The whole crew from Captain to deck hands were professional, friendly and treated everyone like family and served up tasty food at every meal. I would definately reccomend and use the Stella Maris anytime I come back to the Philippines. To the crew I can't thank you enough for making my dreams come true !
- Recommended for
- # 1 scuba diving with a Whale Shark, #2 scuba diving with a Whale Shark, #3 Did I mention divng with a Whale Shark?
