I will be traveling from Cebu to Manila in late May and will be carrying a full set of gear (sans tanks), extra masks/fins/snorkels, several books, a weeks worth of clothes and other odds and ends. My two questions are is there an airline which routinely waives fees for the extra weight and is there a viable alternative between Cebu and Manila (fast Ferry?) that could get me there relatively quickly? I searched through the websites of several shipping companies to no avail.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...