Our fleet
Eight ships, four in service today.
Twenty-one vessels since 1985 — these eight carry the passenger fleet today: four sailing, one on standby, two held while their routes return, and one brand-new ship still on her way from the shipyard.
On the water next
Ormoc City → Cebu City
11:00 AM · MV Theresian Stars
in 6 h 52 min
4 of 8 vessels in service · specs below are indicative
Illustrative rendering of a Roble-livery RORO vessel.
The passenger fleet
Every ship, and what she is doing today
Passengers, vehicles, classes and build year are indicative — plausible demo figures, not a published class certificate. Confirm capacity with the booking office when you travel.
04In service
Sailing to a published timetable right now.
MV Immaculate StarsCebu – HilongosRoble's flagship, and the biggest ROPAX in the fleet — in service on the Hilongos route since October 2023. She carries the 9:00 PM sailing out of Pier 3 most nights, with six accommodation classes from open-air Economy to a two-berth VIP room.- Passengers
- 1,600
- Vehicles
- 55
- Classes
- 6
- Built
- 2002
Photo: PSSS — used in this demonstration
MV Joyful StarsCebu – HilongosOne of the older ships still sailing regularly — built in 1971 and renamed twice before joining Roble. She takes the daylight run to Hilongos on weekends, a gentler alternative to the overnight crossing.- Passengers
- 784
- Vehicles
- 30
- Classes
- 5
- Built
- 1971
Illustrative rendering of a Roble-livery RORO vessel — no photograph of MV Joyful Stars is on file.
MV Theresian StarsCebu – OrmocThe Ormoc vessel, and the only ship on a route we run both ways every single day: out of Cebu at 10:00 PM every night, back from Ormoc at 11:00 AM every day.- Passengers
- 1,300
- Vehicles
- 45
- Classes
- 5
- Built
- 1973
Illustrative rendering of a Roble-livery RORO vessel — no photograph of MV Theresian Stars is on file.
MV Graceful StarsCebu – BaybayThe Baybay vessel — originally built as a vehicle carrier and converted to carry passengers, now four nights a week out of Cebu, plus a Saturday day trip back from Baybay for people who would rather sail in daylight.- Passengers
- 1,000
- Vehicles
- 36
- Classes
- 4
- Built
- 1984
Photo: Yakitaki26, via Wikimedia Commons · Claimed CC BY-SA 4.0
01Standby
Crewed and maintained, no fixed route — she covers for the others.
MV Beautiful StarsStandbyStandby — no fixed routeOur relief ship. Beautiful Stars doesn't carry a fixed weekly timetable — she's maintained and crewed, ready to cover any route at short notice.- Passengers
- 900
- Vehicles
- 32
- Classes
- 4
- Built
- 1978
Illustrative rendering of a Roble-livery RORO vessel — no photograph of MV Beautiful Stars is on file.
02On hold
Maintained and crewed while her routes are suspended.
MV Gracious StarsOn holdCebu – Naval & Cebu – CatbaloganOur Samar and Biliran vessel, run by sister company Star Philippines Shipping Lines. Both routes are on hold at the moment; the ship is maintained and crewed, ready to return to service.- Passengers
- 800
- Vehicles
- 28
- Classes
- 3
- Built
- —
Photo: Kingprince2424, via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 / public domain
MV SuperjoyOn holdCebu – Hilongos (fastcraft) & Cebu – Baybay (fastcraft)A passenger-only fastcraft that once cut the Hilongos crossing to roughly half the RORO time. Service is suspended and her current status is unconfirmed; there are no vehicle sailings on this ship.- Passengers
- 300
- Vehicles
- None
- Classes
- 2
- Built
- 2019
Photo: Roble Shipping Inc.
01Coming to the fleet
Ordered new, not yet in Philippine service.
MV Mother Immaculate StarsComing to the fleetRoute to be announcedRoble's first-ever newbuild — every other ship in the fleet was bought secondhand and refitted. Launched in May 2026 at a Chinese shipyard, she is on her way to the Philippines; where she'll sail is still to be announced.- Passengers
- —
- Vehicles
- None
- Classes
- —
- Built
- 2026
Illustrative rendering of a Roble-livery RORO vessel. MV Mother Immaculate Stars was launched 16 May 2026 and had not entered Philippine service at publication time.
Fleet story
Forty years, one new ship
1985
One ship starts it all
M/V Marao, Roble's first vessel, opens the Cebu–Leyte crossing the year the company is incorporated.
2023
A new flagship
MV Immaculate Stars enters service on the Hilongos route in October 2023 — the biggest ROPAX Roble has ever run.
2026
First-ever newbuild
MV Mother Immaculate Stars launches 16 May 2026 at a shipyard in Taizhou, China — the first vessel Roble has ever ordered new, rather than bought secondhand.
Fleet standards
The same standard, every vessel
Safety drills
Crews run boat drills before departure, to documented ISM procedures on every vessel.
Life-saving appliances
Life jackets, rafts and rescue gear checked and logged to ISM standard, fleet-wide.
CCTV coverage
CCTV throughout the passenger decks on every sailing, day and night.
Crew certification
Officers and ratings hold Basic Safety Training (BST), Crowd and Crisis Management (CCM), COLREG and a current PRC licence for their rank.