Was able to visit the famous Logos Hope ship before it will sail to Subic on March 13.
GBA Ships operates Logos Hope. Serving others with ocean-going ships began in 1970 with the purchase of the original Logos. Since then the ships (Logos, Doulos, Logos II and now Logos Hope) have visited 500 different ports in 160 countries and territories and welcomed over 40 million visitors on board. Our goal is to bring knowledge, help and hope to the people of the world.
The ship visits each port of call for one to four weeks at a time and open the gangways to hundreds and often thousands of visitors every day. On average, over one million visitors have been welcomed on board every year! The floating book fair offers over 5,000 titles, providing many visitors their first-ever opportunity to purchase a wide range of quality literature.
An international crew and staff of volunteers live and work on the ship. Teams from the ship go into surrounding areas to supply aid and community care. In each port, the ship’s crew partners with local community groups to bring hope and show love to people whatever their circumstance, culture or background. ~ Logoshope.org
The ship have been in Pier 15, Berth 4 South Harbor, Manila since February 2012. If it hadn’t for my cousin, i wouldn’t have known this. Visited it last Sunday and suprisingly, the line was long. Entrance fee is only Php20.00 for adult while kids aged 12 years old and below are free. While waiting to get inside, you may opt to have your face painted by one of the volunteer crew. Honestly, this will be my first time to go inside a ship 
Once inside, there’s a mini theather, where you will learn about what it’s like to live on this unique ship after which, a short history of GBA Ships are displayed on the wall.
After understanding the history, you’ll be led to their floating book fair. Each book is priced in units. That is 100 unit = 100 pesos. Because there were so many people inside, i find it hard to scout for a book that i will like (my patience that time was not good hahaha)
Of course, browsing all those books and falling in line, you’ll surely get hungry. The ship has an International Cafe where you can relax. There’s a kids section too.
If you want to visit Logos Hope, you can still catch them in Subic Bay after that the ship will sail to Indonesia.
Tags: Books, Daulos, Floating Bookstore, Floating Library, GBA Ship, International Cafe, Logos, Logos Hope, Manila, Subic, Valletta
) Anyway, i found this book last month while buying some books but somehow, i just looked at the cover page and put it back on the stand. Later on, everyone in facebook and twitter were saying good things about it that when i was in FullyBooked, i already grab a copy. While my son was enjoying some of his fave books (we actually found our instant library in Fullybooked), i got my spot and started flipping the pages while laughing to myself.
