LASHA takes up to 26 guests across 10 ensuite cabins in four tiers, which lets a three-generation family split by needs: grandparents in Master Suites with jacuzzi bathtubs, parents in Junior Suites with balconies, teens in twin-bed Deluxe cabins below. From 15 paying guests, group charters earn free-of-charge places — up to four at 21–22 guests.
Most luxury phinisi in Komodo carry five to eight cabins, market observers note — which is why big families usually end up split across two boats or squeezed into shared trips. LASHA was built against that compromise: 10 ensuite cabins, four decks, up to 26 guests on one 52.5 m hull. With the maiden season opening on 17 August 2026, a month from now, here is how the cabin math actually works for a multi-generation group.
How do 10 cabins split across three generations?
The fleet of cabins comes in four tiers, and the tiers map onto family logic almost by themselves.
| Cabin | Deck | Beds | Sleeps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deluxe 101 & 102 | Lower Deck | Twin beds | 2 each |
| Grand Deluxe 103 & 104 | Lower Deck | Twin + extra bed | 2–3 each |
| Junior Suite Balcony 201–204 | Main Deck | Double, private balcony (203/204 fit an extra bed) | 2–3 |
| Master Suite Jacuzzi & Balcony 205 & 206 | Main Deck | Double + extra, private balcony, in-suite jacuzzi bathtub | 2–3 |
A worked example: an 18-person family reunion. Grandparents take the two Master Suites — double beds, private balconies, and the in-suite jacuzzi bathtubs with ocean-view windows doing the persuading. The four couples of the parent generation take Junior Suites 201–204, each with its own balcony. Teenagers pair off into the twin-bed Deluxe cabins, and the two Grand Deluxe cabins absorb the odd numbers with their extra beds. Ten doors, every one of them ensuite — nobody queues for a bathroom, which on a family trip is worth more than any view. Cabin-by-cabin photography is on the cabins page.
Where do the teenagers disappear to?
The Living Room on the Main Deck — smart TV, PlayStation 5, sofas built for sprawling. Every charter discovers the same pattern: the adults assume the console is a gimmick, and by day two it is the after-dinner republic of everyone under twenty. It matters more than it sounds, because a multi-generation trip lives or dies on unforced separation — teens need somewhere to be unsupervised that is still ten metres from supervision.
Daylight hours solve themselves. The Dive Deck stages snorkel gear and tenders, the Sun Deck holds the loungers and the open-air jacuzzi, and the park outside does the rest: reef mantas at 10–20 m that snorkellers can watch from the surface, per local dive operators, and ranger-led dragon walks ashore. The full flow of a day is mapped hour by hour in A Day Aboard LASHA.
Is a big phinisi safe for kids and grandparents?
The specification answers this in lists. LASHA carries a 54-channel CCTV system covering the vessel, two lifeboats, four 20-person liferafts, 75 life jackets, 30 fire extinguishers and 12 ring buoys — capacity margins well beyond her 26-guest maximum. Navigation runs on Garmin GPS with Samyung AIS and EPIRB, radar and iCom radio, and the crew sleeps aboard in Lower Deck quarters, which means help is one deck away at 3 am, not a radio call away.
Ashore, the park adds its own rules: a licensed ranger is mandatory on every Komodo and Rinca trek, according to park guidance, and rangers brief children before anyone walks. Komodo National Park has been managed as a protected area since 1980 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991 — the procedures are older than most of the guests.
How does the FOC math work for big families?
This is the part large groups consistently miss. On LASHA’s standard Komodo | Alor | Sumbawa | Lombok | Bali program (minimum 2 nights), the leisure rate is $700 per guest per night with a 14-guest minimum; groups of 1–14 pay the whole-boat rate of $9,800 per night, and each added guest is +$700 up to 22 guests, where the boat prices at $15,400 per night. From 15 paying guests, free-of-charge places begin: one FOC guest at 15, scaling to four FOC guests at 21–22 — the charter desk confirms the exact count for the sizes in between, and the full schedule is unpacked in how FOC guests work.
The arithmetic tops out neatly. Twenty-two paying guests plus four free-of-charge places fills all 26 berths at $15,400 per night — roughly $590 per person aboard. Set that against the $400–600+ per person per night that luxury open-trip cabins command in Komodo, per published market surveys, and the conclusion is quietly radical: at full occupancy, a private 52.5 m phinisi costs about what shared cabins cost, with your own itinerary and nobody else’s playlist. Park entrance fees of $25 per guest per night are additional; the complete tables are on the rates page.
Rates are the published 2026–2027 charter rates; park tariffs are under revision for 2026, so confirm the current entrance fee at booking.
What about feeding three generations?
Big families arrive with big dietary matrices — a grandparent’s low-salt list, a vegetarian cousin, toddlers who reliably eat four things. All of it is arranged at booking: the charter desk collects requirements when the charter is confirmed, and the galley provisions in Labuan Bajo before boarding, backed by 22,000 litres of fresh water and twin 70 kVA generators keeping cold storage steady across the route. Meals then spread across three settings — the indoor Lounge & Resto with its bar, the open-air alfresco table, and the casual stern lounge — so early-bird grandparents and late-rising teens never have to eat on the same clock. The full dining geography is mapped in Dining at Sea.
When should a multi-generation group sail?
The dry season runs roughly April to October, with May–August the calmest and most-booked months according to liveaboard operators — and July–August departures routinely sell out 6–12 months ahead. For 2026’s maiden season, realistic space sits from late August through November: still calm, clearer anchorages, manta activity rising from September. Families eyeing July–August 2027 school holidays should know those dates start being shopped from September 2026 onward.
Plan your LASHA charter — send your family’s headcount and ages, and the desk will draft the cabin mix and FOC count the same day.
One boat, ten doors, three generations, and a Living Room treaty over the PlayStation — the logistics of a big family finally working in the family’s favour. Bookings for LASHA Phinisi Cruise are handled end-to-end by Komodo Luxury, the vessel’s official marketing partner.
