About this crossing
Sail on a Tuesday or a Friday for the fastest trip north: on those days the ship calls only at Cebu and takes 33 hours. Thursday's 17:30 stops at Iloilo and Sunday's 02:00 at Bacolod, which adds several hours. Tuesday's and Thursday's boats land in Manila in the morning, Friday's and Sunday's in the evening.
Southbound, the Manila to Cagayan de Oro sailings also stop on the way, so the choice of day matters just as much in that direction.



