Stayed at the resort for a week, scuba diving. The scuba diving, staff, and food were truly remarkable. The staff go above and beyond to please. The food on the boat every day was probably the best meal I have ever had on a scuba diving adventure. To the point, that I was trying to steal the cook to come work for my resort.
I signed up for PADI open water dive course Marco Vicent Dive Resort provides.
This is my first time staying at Marco Vincent and I was worried because I didn't know how to get there.....So I tried to contact MV and I could receive a lot of help from them over the phone two days before I went there!!!
I could easily realize that they provide top quality dive experience by joining the program. Apol is a great instructor, I'm lucky to meet him there. I could feel the joy of Diving thanks to his passionate instruction.
Every member of the MV staff was polite, friendly and professional.
I can say they are the best staff in the world!!!
I went back to Korea but I already miss the time and people of MV Diving Resort.
Thank you guys again, You made my vacation twice more beautiful :)
Marco Vincent Resort and Dive Center is a place of hospitality, personalized service, and passion for what they're doing. I booked a bundle package of accommodation and PADI Open Water Certification, and how glad I am that I booked here! The room was spacious with the AC working well. The pool was warm, the restaurant offered great service! The food was yummy throughout, and the staff was beyond polite; they made sure that I felt welcome and well from the time of check-in with a welcome drink, throughout my stay with an occasional complimentary drink. What I particularly like is how the resort and the business as a whole did not feel commercial, instead, everything was personalized and well taken care of on my behalf, from the front desk and restaurant, all the way to housekeeping and maintenance. Riza the General Manager was super quick to reply to my endless emails and inquiries and explained everything that I wanted to know! During the dives, the crew had ginger tea, hot towels, as well as plenty of cold water ready on-demand, making sure that I felt comfortable no matter where we were. I was lucky to be the only one for this certification period, and my instructor Abol took great care to ensure I was comfortable every step of the way. He was extremely knowledgeable and so charmingly led me through the course! I would gladly and warmly recommend this Resort to anyone wanting to come and experience the beauty of Puerto Galera and White Beach, both above the water and below it. I know I'll be coming back as soon as my schedule allows! Thanks everyone, looking forward to staying and diving with you again!
My three-day solo scuba dive trip to Marco Vincent was a side trip during my travel to the Philippines. Most of my diving has been in Grand Cayman(GC) where I logged close to 100 dives. My other diving experiences were in Palawan Island and in the Caribbeans.
And while I enjoyed the deep wall dives and fun pass-throughs in GC, the diving here in Puerto Galera was incomparable!
The marine life diversity was extraordinary. The vibrantly beautiful diverse corals, the unique sea life, such as the Pygmy seahorse and the Frog fish. I mean it was amazing!
I also experienced muck diving for the first time. Wow! The tiny, colorful and unique nudibranch species were awesome. So colorful and a tad bigger than the ones I’ve seen in GC.
I also did some wreck diving - will practice opening my jaw wider next time to let the cleaner shrimps enter and clean the inside of my mouth! 🤣
I was also able to experience drift diving with the current for the first time. Their MV day dive boat would come pick us up anywhere we decided to surface.
Because I was the only diver during my three-day 3-tank dives (two morning dives and one afternoon dive), I had the amazing experience of sharpening some diving skills, such as practicing inflating my surface marker buoy (SMB). During our shallow reef dives, I practiced my peak performance buoyancy skills. And my favorite…becoming comfortable with the 3 minute safety stop without holding on to a lead weight normally dropped at 15 feet for the divers to hold on to during safety stop.
Warren, my exclusive dive master and guide throughout my three day dives, was kind, patient, attentive and fun. Great eyesight he had to find all the unique and tiny marine life to astonish and enhance my dive experience.
In fact, even though I was literally a solo diver on the day boat, they had a full eight-man crew and dive staff to ensure my every need was met. That is white-glove high level service. Another organization may have put me on a small boat. Not Marco Vincent Dive resort.
Riza, the General Manager for the Dive resort was amazing. She made sure my stay and dive experience was top notch.
Even though I was the only diver those three wonderful days, and I might have been lucky enough to be only hotel guest for a few days; I say that because the hotel was gloriously quiet for my first three days. I was lucky enough to arrive during “the quiet before the storm” before the holiday Easter break crowd. They still delivered full service extravaganza for me!
My meals were freshly prepared and delicious - including breakfast, lunch and dinner. Lunch in between dives were either on the beach (on my first day) or on the day boat for the second and third day. They actually had a chef and waitstaff on the day boat to cook and serve my meal!
And every night, the interns performed a themed folk dance especially for me. The staff removed tables and chairs inside their restaurant and decorated with a different theme EVERY night just for me. I was so touched. They also seemed to discover the type of foods I liked. Then served them to me the next day!
The whole Marco Vincent dive resort team was amazing!
Kudos to Riza and the management team for creating an environment where even a solo diver can experience the full buffet of high level services.
I will definitely come back again to enjoy this wonderful scuba diving paradise. I highly recommend Marco Vincent Dive resort, whether you’re a solo diver or come with a group of friends!
Amazing!!!!
Excellent food, towels towels towels in the room and the scuba diving was amazing. Saw 6 species of octopus and didn’t even do a night dive. Their boat is a smooth ride. My buddy, who get sea sick had no problem and there was some rough weather. Our guide, Warren was amazing. If you want pampering-that is the place.
