ServiceMonday, December 8, 2025

Extra sailings for the December–January travel season

More departures on the Cebu–Hilongos, Cebu–Baybay and Cebu–Ormoc routes to handle the holiday rush home to Leyte.

Sample announcement — illustrative

Passengers queue at the passage teller windows while a security officer keeps order beside the senior citizen and PWD express lane. — Passengers queue at the booking windows — the scene at every counter during the holiday rush.Photo: Roble Shipping Inc.

The weeks around Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year on every route we run, as families travel home to Hilongos, Baybay and Ormoc and back to Cebu for work and school.

Booking offices extend their hours through the season and additional day-trip sailings are added where the vessel and crew schedule allow — watch the advisories page for the exact extra departures once they're confirmed.

If you're travelling with the family and a lot of baggage, arrive at the pier early: passenger volumes on the peak nights can mean a longer line at the gangway even with your ticket already in hand.