MV Discovery Palawan, Filipijnen

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“The use of 2-stroke boat motors on its 3 inflatable dive tenders makes Palawan Discovery customers party to the exhausting of (lub…”

Casey D, Verenigde Staten Verenigde Staten
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Hoogtepunten

    • Onlangs gerenoveerd met een frisse, moderne uitstraling
    • Ontmoet walvishaaien en manta's
    • Nitrox beschikbaar aan boord

De MV Discovery Palawan, in Filippijnen is een uitstekende liveaboard keuze om de rijke duikplaatsen van het Nationaal Park Tubbahata te verkennen, samen met de spectaculaire duiken die je kan maken in Apo Reef of de vele wrakken van Coron. Duikers kunnen hopen op walvishaaien, mantaroggen en hamerhaaien, evenals spectaculaire koraalriffen op de Tubbahata-duikcruise. Snorkelaars zijn van harte welkom om deel te nemen aan de Apo Reef cruise en kunnen perfect de onderwaterpracht van de Filipijnen mee ervaren. Met een ruim duikplatform en ervaren gidsen beleef ja aan boord van de MV Discovery Palawan zeker een onvergetelijke vakantie.

De M/V Discovery Palawan werd onlangs geheel gerenoveerd, en heeft een frisse, moderne look, ruime ontspanningsmogelijkheden en smaakvol ingerichte hutten. Met bijna 50 meter lang is er voldoende ruimte om te ontspannen aan boord, met airconditioning, een salon en eethoek, camera kamer, zonneterras, 2 dekken met schaduw en een openlucht eethoek en bar om van de zeelucht te genieten. Er zijn 20 hutten aan boord van de MV Discovery Palawan, 16 standaardkamers onder dek en 4 bovendek kamers. Elke hut heeft airconditioning en een eigen badkamer.

Boek vandaag nog online om uw plaats op dit Filippijnse liveaboard avontuur te reserveren.

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Inclusief: btw, Drinkwater, Thee en koffie, Maaltijden op basis van all-inclusive, Snacks, Duikpakket.

Te voorziene kosten: Brandstoftoeslag (150 USD per reis), National Park Fees (80-135 USD per reis).

Optionele Extra's: Fooien, Transfers van/ naar de luchthaven, Transfers van/ naar het hotel, Alcoholische dranken, Frisdranken bij het diner, Duikcursussen (120-576 USD), Nitrox (12 USD), Nitrox cursus (260 USD), Verhuur uitrusting.

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Bootspecificaties

  • Cameraruimte
  • Audio- & videoapparatuur
  • Salon met airconditioning
  • Hutten met airconditioning
  • Zonnedek
  • Indoor salon
  • Geschikt voor niet-duiker (snorkelaar)
  • Warmwaterdouche
  • Buitenrestaurant
  • Cameraruimte met tafel en laadpunt
  • Speciaal gebouwd voor duiken
  • Laadpunten
  • En-suite badkamers
  • Cabines met uitzicht op zee
  • Toegewijde lokale & internationale bemanning
  • Vrijetijdsdek
  • Observatiedek
  • Bar

Eten & Drinken

  • Westerse maaltijden
  • Lokale maaltijden
  • Vegetarische opties
  • Buffet
  • Bier verkrijgbaar
  • Veganistische opties
  • Wijn beschikbaar
  • Strand BBQ
  • Welkomstdrankje

Als je speciale dieetwensen hebt kun je dit in stap 2 van het boekingsformulier aangeven onder ‘speciale wensen’. We adviseren je om deze wensen te beperken tot religieuze dieetwensen of voedselallergieën.


Duiken

  • DIN-adapters
  • Nitrox beschikbaar
  • Duikdek
  • Dinghy's voor duiken

De bemanning spreekt English.


Huren van duikuitrusting

Er zijn duikuitrustingen en materiaal aanwezig op deze boot. Vermeld het materiaal dat u wenst te huren alstublieft op het boekingsformulier. Zie onderstaande details voor de prijzen en wat hierbij inbegrepen zit. Laat prijzen zien.


Plattegrond van het schip

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Bootspecificaties

  • Bouwjaar 1972
  • Renovatiejaar 2013
  • Lengte 49.2m
  • Breedte 8.5m
  • Kruissnelheid 10 knots
  • Maximaal aantal gasten 32
  • Aantal hutten 20
  • Dinghy's 3

Bootnavigatie en veiligheid

  • Radar
  • Dieptemeter
  • GPS
  • Marifoon VHF/DSC/SSB
  • E.P.I.R.B.-baken
  • Reddingsboten
  • Reddingsvesten
  • Brandalarm & brandblussers
  • Zuurstof
  • EHBO-koffer
  • Satelliet- en mobiele telefoons
  • Bemanning getraind in EHBO
  • Parachutesignaal

MV Discovery Palawan Reviews

  • 9,0 Fantastisch
  1. Vaartuig
    8.4
  2. Bemanning
    9.4
  3. Voedsel
    9.9
  4. Duiken
    9.0
  5. Waarde
    8.1
  • 8.8 Prachtig
  • Casey D
  • Verenigde Staten Verenigde Staten
It's a shame they use 2-stroke motors

The use of 2-stroke boat motors on its 3 inflatable dive tenders makes Palawan Discovery customers party to the exhausting of (lubrication) oil directly into the ocean and onto the reef. Great crew, great diving, but please DP - ditch the 2-strokes, as a favor to everyone and everything.

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Lots & lots of passenger space, top-notch tank fills, and ... there's a bar!
  • 8.8 Prachtig
  • Jere L
  • Verenigde Staten Verenigde Staten
Hi end ship at a reasonable price

Seeing Marble Rays up close and a great group of divers

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Big boat, great food, attentive staff
  • 9.2 Fantastisch
  • Robert B
  • Verenigde Staten Verenigde Staten
Great friendly people

The crew friendliness and attention was spot on. The food was great with 3 main course options every night. Their dive site maps where excellent and DM very specific with inflatable captains on drop points.

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Happy Hour, Great knowledge of dive site, Served buffet style alfresco dinning
  • 10 Buitengewoon
  • Andrew W
  • Verenigde Staten Verenigde Staten
Superb Experience!

The staff were incredibly attentive, personable, and helpful, including everyone from the stewards to the divemasters. For example, within hours of stepping onto the boat, every staff member greeted me by my first name and asked if I needed anything! The Discovery Palawan is a big boat, 150 feet long, and my first LiveAboard Experience, so I had a lot of questions. I was always treated respectfully and never dismissively, even though I was one of more than 30 guests. The food was endless; early breakfast, full breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner as well as a bar area. At every meal there were at least 3 main dishes and all the food was thoughtfully presented and tasted great (I am not a "foodie" and was impressed!). The ship itself is not brand new and shows some wear and tear but my quarters were great (small private room in middle of ship on lower level with its own air conditioning and bathroom). Of course, the diving in Tubbataha is wonderful but maybe a little disappointing as the water was not crystal clear as it appears in many videos and the schools of fish less prominent than I imagined. We had one Manta Ray encounter and no whaleshark encounters. We did see sharks on most dives, including white tip, black tip, and grey reef sharks, but no Tiger or Hammerheads. At times, there were too many divers at each divesite, which I mentioned to the organizers. A dozen or more divers at a dive site almost guarantees that some creatures will be scared off and diminishes the dive experience. I was told that there were limited dive sites and because of currents it was difficult to space out the divers but I think this could be improved. I shoot underwater video and it was challenging to obtain great "National Geographic Quality" videos as part of a dive group of 5 or 6 divers. The divemasters were very attentive and helpful with gear, setting it up before each dive. Nitrox percentages were a bit variable (32% could be 31% or 33% and had to be confirmed before each dive, but this is routine practice anywhere). I always dove on Nitrox and found it preferable to air (less fatigue and longer bottom times). There were always tanks ready to go and equipment was never broken (if it was, it never interfered with my diving experience). This trip is not for a newly certified diver as there may be strong currents and there's a lot of putting on and taking off equipment, sometimes in very deep water where dropping a weight belt or camera would be a problem. While most diving is at 50-70 feet, I went to 100 feet on a few dives to film some sharks. I also found my shipmates to be very courteous and interesting and fully enjoyed their company at mealtimes and breaks. It was fun to meet new people who all love diving! As it turned out, I was the only US citizen on board, the rest were Filipinos with the exception of 3 Israelis, so it was a great international experience. I would highly recommend Discovery Palawan and would return again, although next time with my own divemaster to have time to shoot more unique footage. N.B. There is no cell phone signal and no internet at the reef, which means 5 days or so of digital isolation! You may want to download some movies before you go! (I returned to Palawan and 1,700 emails waiting...so you might want to budget some recovery time after your trip.)

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Personalized service, Fantastic Food, Well-organized diving
  • 8.4 Erg goed
  • Ramon J
  • Filipijnen Filipijnen
Excellent service - the crew were very friendly and punctiluous

Tubbattaha! The place itself was the highlight of the trip

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the diving experience, food and service
  • 9.2 Fantastisch
  • Ron S
  • Nederland Nederland
Diving at world class pristine reef

Seeing loads of marine life incl manta/marbled rays, dolphins playing around the boat, instant diving with tender boats, living on a boat not having to worry about accommodation or food, well organised diving with team members that stuck together as a group.

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Extremely accomodating crew, good food incl snacks, compensation for two lost days with free nitrox.
  • 9.2 Fantastisch
  • Andrzej B
  • Polen Polen
excellent trip

very good quality service, plenty of good food, spacious cabins with decent shower. Boat has unusual set of decks which makes a little hustle during the launch, however organization and clear information makes it even. Plenty of space on each deck including dry deck.

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food, space on the boat
  • 7.6 Goed
  • Alexander B
  • Zwitserland Zwitserland
Nightmare from Hell

We saw lots of Manta Rays and the staff was really good. There were 20 customers and 27 staff. The boat operator really, really messed up. They knowingly let a diver on board that had tested positive for Covid, and apparently they do this all the time. The resulting Covid outbreak ended with 15/20 of the customers being quarantined for 8 days. I would NOT recommend booking this until well after the pandemic is over (in the Philippines) as the boat operator is very irresponsible.

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The staff was amazing, the service was superb. The food was pretty good too.
  • 9.6 Buitengewoon
  • JUAN D
  • China China
潜水体验不错 吃的也开心

吃的特别好

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餐食 潜水服务 安全意识
  • 8.8 Prachtig
  • Ricardo Manuel M
  • Peru Peru
Uno de los mejores buceos de aventura de mi vida!

Durante el crucero de buceo cada instante fue memorable para mí particularmente.

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Los puntos de buceo, la tripulación y guías en general y la seguridad.