Resolute

M/Y Resolute is a comfortable liveaboard offering exceptional diving adventures in the Philippines, featuring cozy cabins, expert guides, and incredible marine encounters in Tubbataha and beyond. 

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Cabins

Deck plan

Features & facilities

Boat features & facilities

  • Inside saloon with bar and television/video/stereo

  • Fully equipped galley + cold room + dry storeroom

  • Deck saloon and upper platform for dining room

  • Indoor and outdoor lounge areas

  • Laundry (fee)

Dive features & facilities

  • Aft deck platform with diving benches and diving platform + hydraulic crane 1.5t

  • Nitrox (fee)

  • Diving Locker: 2 lockers - 1 for storage and 1 for maintenance and spare parts

Dive Overview

Diving the Philippines means access to a wide assortment of marine environments, such as coastal reefs and steep walls and pinnacles. The M/Y Resolute places divers amongst beautiful corals and a plethora of wildlife. Whale sharks frequent many of the dive sites.

From March to June she journeys to Tubbatahathe gem of diving in the Philippines, providing guests with five days of diving in the UNESCO heritage sites atolls and reefs. During the cooler months of July to October, the M/Y resolute navigates around the island of Cebu, treating divers to whale sharks, thresher sharks, and colorful critters. The ship then moves on to the second largest contiguous reef in the worldApo Reefoffering hammerheads, reef sharks, barracudas and other pelagics. For the rest of the year she sets up in the Batangas area, making weekly trips to Verde Island Passage and Puerto Galera from her home base in Anilao.

[See: Cebu & Bohol Dive Travel Guide & Tubbataha Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

16 divers in 8 staterooms with ensuite bathrooms shared between 2 cabins. Each cabin with (remote-control) air conditioners.

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Food & Drinks

All-inclusive meals served buffet style. This is a five-course buffet of two meat dishes, one seafood meal, soup and vegetables. Full-board meals include breakfast (light or heavy), lunch, and dinner. Vegetarian and other dietary requirements available upon request

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Practical information

Time Zone

UTC +8

Local Currency

PHP (Philippine Peso)

Language

English

Electricity

220 volts

Boat specifications

LOA: 34.60 m

Beam: 7 m

Draft: 2.60 m

GRT: 156 T

NT: 47 T

Construction Year: 1974

Total Refit: 1994-1996-2010

Engine: Cummins 805 hp 8 cylinders

Generators: 220 volts, 160 kva AC, 45 kva AC, 35 kva AC

Power Supply: 220 volts and 24 volts

Fuel: 20 tons

Sailing Range: + / - 3000 miles at 9,5 knots cruising speed

Water: 14000 liters

Electronics: Radar Furuno 72 miles, Depthsounder Furuno, SSB Icom M700 VHF Icom IC - M56, Navtex, 2 GPS, Sarsat, emergency beacon

Safety Equipment: According to SOLAS regulations

Tenders: 27 footer 75 hp Yamaha, 21 footer hp Yamaha

Crew: 10 + diving team