M/Y Dolphin — Tubbataha Reef Liveaboard from Puerto Princesa

The M/Y Dolphin is a 27-metre (90 ft) steel-hulled liveaboard that sails from Puerto Princesa, Palawan, to the UNESCO-listed Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park during the March to June season. All cabins sit above the waterline with private bathrooms, including two VIP cabins, and the boat carries two diving skiffs, a full bar, an air-conditioned dining room and Starlink internet as an option.

Trips typically take around 18 divers split into three groups with a divemaster, making four daylight dives a day across the atolls; there are no night, technical or rebreather dives. The operator requires Advanced Open Water certification and recommends at least 50 logged dives, in line with park rules. Rental gear, dive computers and cameras (a GoPro Hero 11 and a housed Canon G4) are available, and there is shelf space and air for camera gear, though no dedicated camera room.

At the time of writing, 2026 Tubbataha trips were priced at EUR 3,000 per person in a shared cabin, plus a fuel surcharge (EUR 200 at standard diesel prices) and EUR 120 for a nitrox package.