MV Doulos Ship (Floating Library) is in Cebu Now! Cheap Books Available!
MV Doulos the Ship is now in Cebu! MV Doulos is the world’s oldest active ocean-faring passenger ship but is now currently used as a floating bookshop. Books are cheap and you will find a lot of treasures on that boat!
The ship travels all around the world and all crew members are not paid. They even have to pay for their own food and lodging just to volunteer. Wow! This is a great opportunity guys!
The ship is docked in Cebu’s Pier 2. Not totally sure what specific pier. The Ship is docked in Pier 2. (Thanks Keren) This is our chance, blog about this and scatter it all through out Cebu! There will be a lot of great books on that boat, most importantly, they’re very cheap.
Update:
MV Duolos will be in Cebu until February 10, 2009.Bookshop Opening Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 10pm
Sunday & Monday: 2pm – 10pmEntrance fee: P10.00
Free Entry of children under 16 (Must be accompanied by an adult)
If you know what pier the ship is docked in, please share it in the comments below. Thanks guys.
So what do you think? Have you ever been inside the floating library?
Enjoy your book shopping! 
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It’s currently docked in Pier 2.
Hi Keren. Thanks very much for sharing. I plan to visit it tomorrow before they leave.
I want new books to read. Hehe.
MV Doulos is a fun place. May cafe rin sila sa taas ng barko. The multinational staff? Mababait. Saka mura din yung books.
Nung last time na dumaan sila dito, I was at the opening and wrote this story for Malaya: http://tonyocruz.com/?p=510
waaaaa..been there…weeee
ive been there, was quite disappointed really. After all, I am a book lover and a book worm. Books is the main reason why Im into whatever I am right now…
So, here are three things I didn’t like:
1.The books are cheap yes… but they’re also old… like 10-20 years old.
2.They aren’t categorized properly (people expect a floating library, not a floating stack of books.. I mean come on, even our books at home are categorized like the school library)
3.Stairs.. I had no problem with it, but the people who had difficulty did(e.g. My mom, lolas, and ladies wearing heels)
Here’s what I did like:
1.Ice Cream-although it tasted like any Ice cream in the HS canteen, but still, it’s cool to buy in the boat. lols.
2.Cookie. Thick Giant cookie.. need I say more?
3.Collectible books.-although some books there are really old, old doesn’t always mean a bad thing right? I was able to buy a thick photography book there which give me an insight on what the photography world was back then even before the DSLR’s, also happy with my thick Encyclopedia of Dogs which I bought with my own money for 500php. woot woot!
All in all, the place was fine.. but still needs a great deal of improvement if it wishes to receive more customers..
Hi Vanjohnn. Wow. That’s quite an experience you had there! Now it really makes me want to go. Big Cookie! Haha. That’s also what I heard. Masarap daw yung cookie nila. Hehe.
About the books being not categorized can be a big issue. Hehe. Although it can be understandable because they are volunteers. Or maybe they just want to create that feeling of searching for hidden treasures inside the ship? Haha. Anyway, it’s a good thing you found books that you love Vanjohnn! Galing.
When is the ship actually leaving, Billy?
Hi Sinjin, the ship will be in Cebu until February 10. We still have time to do our book shopping. Hehe.
I have been on board twice.
Me too, I’ve been there twice. First was with my barkada and the second was with my mom and cousins.:)
hey billy. I’m excited since it will be docking sa bacolod next. I’m hoping to find treasures too! hahaha!
Impressive ship!
thanks for the share!
The ship has bookstore on it? Interesting ship huh… I love the floating bookstore idea. Until they would be in cebu?
Hmmm…I’m starting to like books. Think maybe next time I’m thinking of going there.
I have seen that ship in palawan when I was 7 years old, MV Doulos Ship, expensive books, the prize is dollar. but I like the ice cream they sell inside that ship.
I’ve missed this ship
Too bad i missed the ship too! When will it return? Is this a yearly thing?
ow, that would be good! though i am situated ni manila!
i hope they come in Manila, too!
hahaha i will i mean we will be there on march 25 me and the other homeroom officers in any levels in high school together with the ssg officers with supervision of the adviser of ssg officers they ask the school principal that all who completely attained the seminar in 2 or 1 days we will recieve the cetificate or ticket for that i’m so glad because i’m one of them.
I love that floating library. Been there twice.
Woah! The entrance fee is only P10? lol. Coz it’s $2 when it was here. hmp. Wonder how much the book I bought in pesos. lol.