SEPT 2024 UPDATES:
Due to upper and lower bunks on the Tubbataha boat we discounted the upper bunks $1000 to make it more fair price wise for the smaller bunk. We had to sell all of those firsts so we would know the gender of the bottom bunks. We then sold all the bottom bunks once that had happened. However several people had had to drop off so we do have a few openings on this trip...
- 2 spots for a shared bed aka a couple or two really good friends
- 2 spots for bottom bunks ... 1 for a non snoring guy and 1 for whomever takes the last upper bunk
- 1 spot for upper bunk - ANY GENDER
We will reopen the trip to sell those remaining spots soon. Let us know if you want on the notify list when this happens.
NEW NOTIFY WHEN RE-OPENED LIST:
- Anyone who did not get a spot on the first round of bookings
ORIGINAL INFO WHEN FIRST OPENED ...
LAST CALL FOR INPUT REQUESTS FOR EVERYONE ON THE "EARLY NOTIFY WHEN OPEN LIST"... ONLY THOSE WHO STATE THEY ARE INTERESTED IN AN UPPER BUNK OR STATE "EITHER" WILL GET THE NEXT INVITE TO BOOK THE REMAINING UPPER BUNKS...then we do final round of lower bunks and then the 'shared bed' cabins:
So if you are interested in the upper bunk or don't care but want a spot no matter what... you need to let us know. We are going to start the SECOND AND FINAL ROUND OF UPPER BUNK BOOKINGS hopefully before I leave for CUBA since it takes time to work thru getting people signed up. Once we fill the remaining upper bunks then we will invite all those wanting lower bunks to book the remaining lower bunks but this will be after Cuba since I doubt all the upper bunks will fill before departing. More than likely there will be more people wanting each category of rooms than we have bunks for so....
- If your membership is not upgraded...you can not book a spot.
- If you do not reply to to our requests HERE or via trips@singledivers.com we will assume you are no longer interested in a spot on this trip and will not get an invite to book a spot
- We already started booking the upper bunks based upon the feedback we had over the weekend.
- We then did the first round of lower bunks based upon the gender of the upper bunks which was 3 women and 1 male in round one upper bunk bookings.
- NOTE: We ARE rewardIng those who have signed up for the NOTIFY ME WHEN OPEN FOR BOOKING LIST first before going public. However you must let us know which level of bunk or room you want so we can invite you to book the right spot option.
- FINAL NOTE: For our new people this is NOT how we normally do trips. You get on the notify me when open list and when its open you get an email saying...its open and everyone books. This is very weird because of the upper bunk situation. Thank you for understanding.
GREAT NEWS...BOOKING HAS BEGUN AND WE'VE COMPLETED 3 ROUNDS OF BOOKINGS AS FOLLOWS:
- We started booking of the upper bunks and 4 people signed up... 3 women and 1 male.
- We then did 2 rounds of lower bunk bookings... all the women who had L or E next to their name and had updated membership since you can't book a spot with out your membership being current. The booking invite was sent via email from kamala
- We then did the lower bunk round for men who were upgraded, had expressed interest in a L or E bunk.
We still have the following booking phases left:
- 4 spots shared bed bookings
- 2 spots upper bunks
- 2 spots lower bunks (gender based upon who books the uppers)
WE ARE DOING LAST CALL BEFORE GOING PUBLIC FOR ANYONE WANTING AN UPPER BUNK WHO WAS NOT LISTED AS AN UPPER BUNK PRIOR TO 5-21-23 AND/OR DID NOT GET A SPOT IN THE FIRST ROUND OF BOOKINGS:
You must let us know what you want... the following people have NOT told us what they want...upper...lower....or either.
MISSING CRITICAL INFORMATION TO SEND BOOKING INVITE TO/JUST GOT THAT INFO 5-21-23 OR LATER:
- Janice aka Live4Scuba L No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Douglas aka uh20luvr ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Earnest aka diveangel6 ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Melissa aka Waterbaby71 ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Stefan aka stefan2355 ? No Pre or Post Dive Choice Provided
- Joel aka GigemDiver ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
HAVE CORRECT INFORMATION FOR BOOKING OF UPPER OR LOWER OR EITHER OR SHARED BED... if you did not get a spot you will be added to the next round again when the level of rooming you want is ready to book:
- Kamala aka WreckWench E PG for 7 days then Liveaboard then Dumaguette for 7 days
- Trisha aka diveps L PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each
- Jason aka Jelly Magnet E 5-7 days before and 5-7 days after - NOTE: was supposed to be added 9-11-22 see post below
- Sally aka Saltea U PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each (but will follow the majority to keep transfers low)
- Sandy aka SandyBeach E No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Teresa aka watergirl L PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each (but will follow the majority to keep transfers low)
- Rosemarie aka roro U 5 days in PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each (but will follow the majority to keep transfers low)
- Karen aka Karie68 E Looking to do the min # days in PG and have someone to share the transfers with.
- Ellen aka Sea Lassie E 5 days before and 5 days after
- Jeff aka o2dive12 E 5 days before and 5 days after
- Lori aka DverLori L No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Barbara aka QuiltingDiver suite/shared bed No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Ashraf aka Cheetah suite/shared bed No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Kate aka scubak8 U PG first then Liveaboard
- Kim aka seabird E PG 5 days first then Liveaboard
- Deb aka deb4diving U PG 5 days first then Liveaboard (Request to room with Kim)
- Debbie aka dkal U PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each NOTE: Got upper designation 5-21-23 will be on next invite round
- Joe aka Bonx Joe E PG first then Liveaboard
- Jeannine aka Luv_H2O ? PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette
- Richard aka Rpos E 5 days before or 5 days after
- MaryAnn aka MantaMaryann L Unsure yet whether to select Before or After Liveaboard
- James aka RetiredFirefighter L PG for 7 days then Liveaboard then Dumaguette for 7 days
- Joel aka GigemDiver ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
DID NOT GET THE FIRST ROUND OF BOOKING INVITES EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE ON THE 2ND LIST THAT SAYS YOU ARE GOOD TO GO?
PLEASE check your spam folders and/or whitelist SingleDivers.com so you get our emails. So much goes to spam these days... you really need to check...
If not in spam and you did not get the first booking email... please email trips@singledivers.com so we can verify your email in our system.
ps. We did that for Tricia already... anyone else?
WOW Tubbataha sold out so quickly that we had to secure another date in 2025 for everyone who missed out! AND if you book early...we will be able to lock in 2024 pricing for 2025!!! YAY!!! So get on the NOTIFY WHEN OPEN LIST SO YOU CAN GET 2024 PRICING IN 2025!! So dance...sing...cheer....clap and help us celebrate.... WE ARE GOING TO TUBBATAHA THE GALAPAGOS OF THE PHILIPPINES Jun 1-8, 2024 for the liveaboard with days before and after at the AMAZING ATLANTIS RESORTS!!!! A spot on the boat requires a 5 day land pkg in one of Atlantis's Luxury
SEE FOR YOURSELF HERE!!! (coming soon)
And to celebrate SD will offer some fun early bookings plus a way for a limited number of SingleDivers.com members who have attended our trips before and/or watched our Dream Dive Destination TUBBATAHA to get a guaranteed spot on this coveted trip! 
But don't worry...
- we have a good number of spots
- so check out the details below...
- get your name on the NOTIFY LIST
- and get ready to START DREAMING OF WHALESHARKS, MANTAS, and AMAZING PHILIPPINES DIVING!!!
SAVE THE DATES...& ADVISE WHEN OPEN FOR BOOKING:
May 31- Jun 7, 2025 aboard the Atlantis "Azores" Tubbataha Luxury Liveaboard with diving before & after at Atlantis's Luxury Landbased Resorts in the "Galapagos of the Philippines"...our first trip there ever! Don't Miss This One!!!
See more pictures HERE Coming soon!
We will have full details on this amazing trip soon! Please start the planning process to join us!
Date: May 31-June 7, 2025 Liveaboard "Azores by Atlantis" diving Tubbataha "the Galapagos of the Philippines" + 5 -7 days prior or 5-7 days post the boat in conjunction with the boat spot... we suggest before to be our buffer days!
Where: ....Off the coast of the Philippines lies a remote island ONLY reachable by liveaboard with world reknown diving.... the "Galapagos of Philippines ...TUBBATAHA!!! Plus days before and/or after at the exclusive and luxury resorts of Atlantis in Puerto Galera and Dumaguete
How: SingleDivers.com will help you with every step of the way. We will fly to Manila then arrange transfers to either Atlantis's PG or Dumaguete resort then transfer to the boat where we will dive on our luxury liveaboard and then transfer to the other luxury Atlantis resort for several days up to a week and then prepare to head home. You will be able to do liveaboard +a min of 5-7 days Landbased before the boat and after the boat or simply do Landbased only!
Why: We have wanted to do Tubbataha for YEARS....but never could secure a date. AND OUR 2024 TRIP SOLD OUT SO QUICKLY WE HAD TO GET ANOTHER DATE... and we have landed a PRIME TIME WHALE SHARKS & MANTAS trip date to see the GALAPAGOS OF THE PHILIPPINES!!!
And if Covid has taught us anything its that 'time and life is fragile and fleeting'. Seize life and opportunities NOW...they may not come again! AND SPEAKING OF COVID...monitor ongoing COVID STATUS HERE. https://visitor.tourism.gov.ph/
Pricing: NOTE: The price has gone up $200 for 2025 BUT FOR THOSE LUCKY PEOPLE WHO BOOK EARLY ...YOU'LL LOCK IN $100 OFF IN EARLY BOOKING SAVINGS and SAVE $1000 OFF THE UPPER BUNK!!! Liveaboard Pricing
2024 price of $5,085 pp cash d/o lower bunk deluxe cabin and 2024 price of $5,085 pp d/o cash owner suite or $4085 pp d/o cash upper bunk
2025 Price $5,285 pp d/o cash lower bunk deluxe cabin and price of $5,285 pp d/o cash owner suite or $4285 pp d/o cash upper bunk
NOTE: Every spot on the liveaboard will require a 5-7 day pre or post luxury Atlantis Land addition to include lodging d/o, all meals, coffee, tea, filtered water, unlimited wifi, unlimited boat diving up to 4 day dives & one night dive per day starting at $1629 pp d/o for 5 days
You will be able to expand the 5 day pkg to a 7 day pkg (and possibly longer) and/or add an additional 5-7 day extension after the trip to explore the BEST OF PI DIVING!!! Puerto Galera, Tubbataha & Dumaguete but keep in mind that all liveaboard spots must book at least (1) 5 day or longer pre or post landbased trip at one of Atlantis's luxury resorts!
Single Occupancy Price: There is only a $100 discount for a single occupancy off the price of 2 spots. So for most if not all...this is too prohibitive. If you want a single then we will have you pay for a double and THEN set up a special add on for you only to pay for a second double occupancy less $100.
Working Schedule:
You must do a minimum of 5-7 days at PG or Dumaguete either before or after the trip... and you can do both ....so the options will be as follows:
- 5 days at PG BEFORE Liveaboard
- 7 days at PG BEFORE Liveaboard (for those who want more time and/or did not make the boat but want world class PI diving)
- 5 days at Dumaguetti AFTER Liveaboard
- 7 days at Dumaguetti AFTER Liveaboard (for those who want more time and/or did not make the boat but want world class PI diving)
Timing is starting to look like this:
- Fly to Manila 1-3 days prior to start of Puerto Galera land portion for buffer and transfer to PG
- Puerto Galera 7 days prior May 24- 31, 2025
- Puerto Galera 5 days prior May 26- 31, 2025
- Liveaboard May 31 =Jun 7, 2025
- Dumaguette 5 days after Jun 7-12, 2025
- Dumaguette 7 days after Jun 7-14, 2025
- Manila 1 day to return from Dumaguette to Manila and then home
Other Interesting Stuff: This will be the SECOND SD Group Trip to Tubbataha but a much awaited reduex of Atlantis's other Luxury resorts!
What: Save these dates....simply post in this topic to have us add your name to the "I'm Interested List" and we will let you know when this trip is open for booking Or you can send an email to trips@singledivers.com with your screen name, email you used to register on the SD.com site with and that you'd like to be added to the notify list!
ALSO....tell us if you want your 5 day land pkg before the trip or after and if you want it at Puerto Galera or Dumaguete?
NOT A MEMBER YET? Simply click on REGISTER in the upper right and CREATE A FUN SCREEN NAME such as WreckWench or ScubaPunk or CajunDiver or Luv2Dive etc and then you can post to SAVE THE DATE yourself! (Note only upgraded members of our club can book our trips so get a head start on that process now!)
NEED HELP? Email trips@singledivers.com or admin@sngledivers.com for assistance.
ADD MY NAME TO THE NOTIFY LIST (just login and post below to be added to the list):
UPDATES:
- 5-17-23: PM discussion started to address novel booking parameters for this trip. Your dues must be upgraded to participate in this very important discussion.
- Kamala aka WreckWench E PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each
- Debbie aka dkal U PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each.
- Trisha aka diveps L PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each
- Jason aka Jelly Magnet E 5-7 days before and 5-7 days after - NOTE: was supposed to be added 9-11-22 see post below
- MaryAnn aka MantaMaryann L Unsure yet whether to select Before or After Liveaboard
- Sally aka Saltea U PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each (but will follow the majority to keep transfers low)
- Sandy aka SandyBeach E No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Janice aka Live4Scuba L No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Douglas aka uh20luvr ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Debra aka deb4diving ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Teresa aka watergirl L PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each (but will follow the majority to keep transfers low)
- Rosemarie aka roro U PG first then Liveaboard then Dumaguette after for 7 days each (but will follow the majority to keep transfers low)
- Karen aka Karie68 E Looking to do 5 days in PG before and have someone to share the transfers with.
- Ellen aka SeaLassie E 5 days before and 5 days after
- Jeff aka o2dive12 E 5 days before and 5 days after
- Lori aka DverLori L No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Earnest aka diveangel6 ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Barbara aka QuiltingDiver suite No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Ashraf aka Cheetah suite No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Melissa aka Waterbaby71 ? No Pre or Post Dive Info Provided
- Kate aka scubak8 U PG first then Liveaboard
- Richard aka Rpos E - 5 days before or 5 days after.
- Dave aka davewave3283 U 5 days PG first then Liveaboard
- Janelle aka Jellyfishluv ??? Lower bunk if possible and possibly one non-dive as well.
- Marv aka marvo U 5 days PG first then Liveaboard
- Nicole aka COdivrgrl U Liveaboard then Dumaguette after
- Michele aka LoveBoatLife L Liveaboard then Dumaguette after
- Nicole aka Pythered L PG 5-7 days before then Liveaboard
- Jenny aka AmigaTortua L ??? ???
- Jenny's Daughter U ??? ???
- Tammy aka Luvfishys U ??? ???
- Jerry aka tunne36 E ??? ???
- Meg aka TheMeg U ??? ???
- William aka dynamite Liveaboard then Dumaguette NO LIVEABOARD
Edited by dive_sail_etc, 13 November 2024 - 05:55 PM.
