LASHA Deck Plan: How 4 Decks and 10 Suites Fit a 52.5-Metre Phinisi

Why the Deck Plan Is the Document That Matters

Photographs sell a charter; the deck plan explains it. On a vessel you will live aboard for five nights or more, the questions that decide your experience are spatial ones: where you sleep relative to where you eat, how far the sun deck is from your cabin, where the quiet corners are when 26 guests are aboard. LASHA answers those questions with four decks on a 52.5-metre hull — a length-to-layout ratio that gives her genuine separation between social and private space, which is precisely what smaller three-deck boats cannot offer.

Before walking through the decks, anchor the numbers. The full LASHA deck plan and specification sit on the yacht page; the headline figures are below.

That 10.3-metre beam deserves a sentence of its own. Beam is what turns deck count into usable space — a wide hull means full-width saloons and cabins that feel like rooms rather than berths. At 466 GT, LASHA carries roughly the internal volume of vessels that look considerably larger on paper, and the four-deck arrangement is how that volume is spent.

Lower Deck: Closest to the Water

The lower deck sits nearest the waterline, which makes it the most stable place on the vessel — the physics of a hull mean motion is felt least at its base. On expedition charters this matters more than any brochure adjective: guests sensitive to movement on the Banda Sea crossings sleep best low and central. This deck is also where the working heart of the ship lives, including the machinery spaces around the Weichai X6170 main engine (750 Hp) and the twin Mitsubishi 6D22 generators (70 kVA each) that keep air conditioning and water systems running around the clock.

Main Deck: The Social Spine

The main deck is where shipboard life happens by default. Boarding, dining, and the flow between interior saloon and exterior deck space all run through this level — it is the deck you cross a dozen times a day, which is why cabins here suit guests who value being a few steps from everything. Meals aboard a phinisi of this scale are a deck event as much as a galley one, and the main deck is engineered as that stage: wide, sheltered, and central.

Upper Deck: Elevation and Privacy

Height buys two things at anchor: view and quiet. The upper deck trades the main deck's convenience for elevation over the water, and it is the natural home of the vessel's premium accommodation logic — a private balcony only makes sense where a cabin wall meets open air, which is what makes the Junior Suite Balcony category possible on a traditional hull. Guests up here wake to horizon rather than gangway traffic. For couples on the flagship suites, the upper structure is the address.

Top Deck: Sun, Air, and the Long View

The top deck is the open-air reward of a four-deck design: the sun deck, the panorama, and the space where a Komodo sunset or a Raja Ampat karst skyline becomes the evening's entertainment. On a 52.5-metre hull this is a serious expanse of teak, not a token platform — with 26 guests aboard, the top deck is what prevents the vessel from ever feeling crowded. It is also where the sailing rig reads best; LASHA is a registered sailing vessel, and from the top deck you understand why the Buginese built them this way for centuries. In practice the top deck runs on its own daily rhythm — sunrise coffee before the first excursion, empty and shaded through the midday heat, then the full complement of guests drifting up for the golden hour. Groups that plan an evening around it, rather than treating it as overflow space, get the best of the vessel.

Where the 10 Suites Sit

The 10 ensuite cabins divide into four categories, and the deck plan is how the categories make sense as a system. The Master Suite Jacuzzi is the flagship — one suite with a private jacuzzi, the centrepiece of the accommodation plan. The Junior Suite Balcony category occupies positions where private balconies open directly over the water. Grand Deluxe and Deluxe cabins complete the plan, distributing guests across the hull so that no deck is overloaded and every cabin keeps ensuite privacy.

The current suite-by-deck allocation, with imagery and layouts for each category, is maintained on the cabins page — read it alongside the deck plan, because the right choice is a combination of category and position. A stability-first sleeper and a balcony-first couple are both right; they are just right on different decks.

Reading the Deck Plan Before You Book

Three practical rules for turning the plan into a booking decision. First, match motion tolerance to deck height: lower and central for calm sleepers on crossing-heavy routes, higher for view-driven guests on Komodo charters where anchorages are sheltered. Second, count the steps between your cabin and the spaces you will use most — divers want short paths to the swim platform, hosts want proximity to the dining deck. Third, for whole-boat charters, allocate cabins against the plan before departure; on long-range routes from USD 11,600 per night (Komodo runs from the separate Komodo band on the rates page), a five-minute allocation exercise protects a five-night investment.

For the complete technical picture — tankage of 12,000 litres of fuel and 22,000 litres of fresh water, Garmin GPS, Samyung AIS, radar with SART, and iCom communications — the LASHA yacht page carries the full specification. Those systems are the reason the four decks go where they go: this is an expedition platform first, arranged for remote water from the keel up.

See the Decks for Yourself

A deck plan is the map; the charter is the territory. LASHA runs Komodo departures from her Labuan Bajo home port — including Komodo charter itineraries through the national park — with the eastern expedition season extending to Raja Ampat, the Banda Sea, Wakatobi, and Maratua in 2027. The vessel is operated by Komodo Luxury; for deck plans, cabin allocation advice, and live availability, message the team on WhatsApp at +62 811-3823-875 or email [email protected]. Broader questions are covered on the FAQ page, and dates can be held via booking.

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