A LASHA full-boat charter includes exclusive use of the entire 52.5-metre phinisi: all 10 ensuite cabins for up to 26 guests, the Lounge & Resto, alfresco dining, sun-deck jacuzzi, living room and dive deck. Komodo park entrance fees ($25–$35 per person per night) and any relocation fee are billed separately.
Inclusion lists in the charter market range from genuinely comprehensive to creatively vague. With LASHA’s maiden Komodo season opening on 17 August 2026 — one month from now — this page takes the honest route: what a full-boat charter of the 2023-built, 466 GT phinisi structurally includes, what is always billed separately, and — just as important — the short list of items you should see itemised in writing on your quote before you pay a deposit. Rates themselves live on the rates page; this is the anatomy behind them.
What Does “Full-Boat” Actually Mean?
It means the ship is yours — LASHA sails for one group at a time. Every charter includes exclusive use of all 10 ensuite cabins across four decks: two Deluxe and two Grand Deluxe cabins on the lower deck, four Junior Suite Balcony cabins and the two Master Suite Jacuzzi & Balcony cabins on the main deck, sleeping up to 26 guests with extra beds. Each cabin keeps the same standard — marble bathroom, rain shower, white-and-ivory finish with brass-gold detailing — so nobody in the group draws a short straw. No strangers at dinner, no shared schedule, no negotiating the jacuzzi. On a 52.5-metre, 466 GT vessel — one of the largest luxury phinisi in the Komodo fleet — that exclusivity is the product; the cabin-by-cabin detail is on the cabins page.
Which Spaces Do You Get to Yourselves?
All of them. The upper deck carries the Lounge & Resto — indoor dining with a bar lounge — plus the open-air alfresco dining table and a chill area. The main deck adds the living room, with smart TV and PlayStation 5 for the younger delegation, and the dive deck where each day’s water time begins. The top deck is the one guests remember: a sun deck with an open-air jacuzzi and loungers running the ship’s length. How these spaces flow through a typical day is sketched in our 3D2N sample day.
Does the Dive Deck Come With the Charter?
The space, always; the diving, by rate. Every charter includes the main-deck dive deck as the staging point for swimming and snorkelling stops, and groups booking at the dive rate — $750 per guest per night on Komodo routes, $800 on Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, Wakatobi and Maratua sailings — build their days around it. The reward in Komodo is specific: reef mantas at the park’s cleaning stations, with most encounters at 10–20 metres per dive-operator reporting, and central sites that work year-round. Route-by-route dive planning lives on the diving page.
What Runs Behind the Scenes on Every Charter?
The rate also carries everything that keeps a 52.5-metre ship self-sufficient among the islands. LASHA’s 750 HP Weichai main engine and twin 70 kVA Mitsubishi generators run around the clock; 12,000 litres of fuel and 22,000 litres of fresh water mean rain showers in all ten marble bathrooms without rationing. Safety systems are included and extensive: Garmin GPS, Samyung AIS and EPIRB, SART radar, iCom radio, two lifeboats, four 20-person liferafts, 75 life jackets, 30 fire extinguishers, 12 ring buoys and 54-channel CCTV. Full specifications sit on the yacht page.
What Is Billed Separately?
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Komodo park entrance — multi-night routes | $25 / person / night | Also applies on Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, Wakatobi and Maratua routes |
| Komodo park entrance — 2D1N and 1-Day | $35 / person / night (or day) | Set by the park authority; tariffs are shifting in 2026 — confirm at booking |
| Relocation fee | Quoted per charter | Applies when boarding in Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa or Alor outside scheduled positioning windows; home port is Labuan Bajo |
| Drone permit | ~IDR 2,000,000 per unit | Required by the park for any aerial filming, per operator guidance |
Ranger fees are a park requirement, not an option: a licensed ranger or guide is mandatory for all treks on Komodo and Rinca, typically IDR 80,000–150,000 per group according to operator guidance — ask the charter desk how these are handled on your itinerary. Background on the park’s moving tariff structure is in the 2026 entrance-fee guide.
What Should You Confirm on Your Written Quote?
An honest inclusions page tells you where to press for specifics. Before paying a deposit, ask the charter desk to itemise, in writing: meal and beverage coverage from the Lounge & Resto galley; dive services and equipment if you are booking at the dive rate ($750–$800 per guest per night depending on route, versus $700–$750 leisure); airport-to-harbour transfers in Labuan Bajo; and crew gratuity expectations. None of these are trick questions — a written, line-item quote is the standard here, and it is the single best protection on a five-figure booking.
How Do FOC Guests Fit In?
One inclusion is easy to miss because it costs nothing: from 15 paying guests, LASHA’s free-of-charge allocation begins at one complimentary guest and rises to four at 21–22 paying guests — up to 26 people aboard at maximum. For large families and celebration groups this quietly reshapes the budget, which is why we gave it its own explainer. The full worked math per group size is in the 2026 cost guide.
When Should You Lock In Dates?
Sooner than the calendar suggests. LASHA’s published rates hold across 2026 and 2027, but peak-window inventory does not: July and August departures on luxury phinisi are typically reserved six to twelve months in advance, according to operator reporting from Samara and Hello Flores. With the maiden sailing on 17 August 2026 now a month away, the practical openings are the late-August-to-November 2026 shoulder — calm crossings, fewer boats, manta activity rising from September — and the 2027 calendar, which serious groups begin shopping from this September.
Who Handles the Booking?
Bookings for LASHA Phinisi Cruise are handled end-to-end by Komodo Luxury, the vessel’s official marketing partner — the owner built the ship, and Komodo Luxury is entrusted with every quote, payment and guest-care detail from first message to final transfer. The step-by-step process, including secure payment, is on the booking page.
Plan your LASHA charter — ask for the full written inclusion list with your quote — itemised, in writing, same day.
