Komodo Boat Comparison 2027 | Price Table by Class

Choose a Komodo boat on three variables and ignore the rest: your bathroom, your cabin’s deck position, and how many guests share each crew member. Everything else — hull colour, sun deck photos, the word “luxury” in the listing — is decoration. Labuan Bajo phinisi run 25–40 metres, carry 8–20 guests, and charter from roughly IDR 15 million per day (standard) to IDR 70 million and above (luxury). On shared departures, per-person 3D2N prices run from about IDR 2.5 million for a bunk to IDR 10 million for a deluxe cabin. This page puts the whole ladder side by side.

The master comparison table

Class	LOA	Cabins	Max guests	Bathroom	Air-con	Compressor / nitrox	Crew	Indicative day rate
Budget	25–30 m	4–8	8–16	Often shared	Cabin only, often night hours	None or one compressor	8–10	below IDR 15 million
Standard	28–33 m	6–8	12–16	Mostly en-suite	Cabins, most of the day	One HP compressor	10–12	IDR 15–25 million
Deluxe	30–38 m	6–10	12–20	En-suite	Cabins + saloon, 24 h	Two compressors, nitrox common	12–14	IDR 25–40 million
Luxury / superior	35–40 m+	6–12	10–18 (capped by choice)	En-suite, larger	Full vessel, 24 h	Twin compressors, nitrox, O₂ kit	15–20+	IDR 40–70 million+

Look at the guests-per-crew column implicitly: a budget boat runs about 1.6 guests per crew member, a luxury vessel closer to 0.8. That single ratio predicts how quickly your tender arrives, how the food comes out and whether anyone notices you have run out of water.

Per-person open-trip prices by class

Class	Cabin type	3D2N per person	4D3N per person
Budget	Sharing bunk	from IDR 2.5–3.5 million	from IDR 4.5–6 million
Standard	Standard cabin	IDR 3.5–5 million	IDR 6–8 million
Deluxe	Superior cabin	IDR 5–7 million	IDR 8–11 million
Luxury	Deluxe cabin	IDR 7–10 million	IDR 11–15 million

Guideline bands for 2026–2027, excluding flights, park fees, diving and alcohol. Park charges for foreign visitors land at roughly IDR 300,000–400,000 per person per park day all-in and are passed through at cost.

Budget shortcuts

Under USD 500 for two people, 3D2N. Standard cabins on a standard-class boat, shoulder season (April–May, October–November). Real, en-suite, and perfectly good.

Under USD 1,000 for two people, 3D2N. Superior cabin on a deluxe vessel, or standard cabins on a deluxe vessel in peak season. This is the value sweet spot of the whole market.

Under USD 2,000 for two people. Deluxe cabin on a luxury vessel for 3D2N, or a superior cabin on a deluxe boat for 4D3N. At this level you are buying quiet, space and a full-day air-conditioned cabin.

Decision tree: which boat for which group?

You are	Book	Because
A couple	Deluxe or superior cabin on a shared deluxe boat	Charter maths never works for two; a good cabin buys the privacy that matters
A family of four	Two adjacent cabins, or a standard charter if two families travel together	Adjacency and shaded deck beat cabin size — see the family package
Eight friends	Standard or deluxe whole-boat charter	Around this headcount charter cost per head matches buying cabins — and you gain the schedule
Twelve divers	Deluxe with two compressors and nitrox	Compressor redundancy is the difference between a dive day and a swim day — see the dive liveaboard package
A twenty-person corporate group	Large deluxe, or two boats rafted up	Deck flow matters more than cabin count at this size — see group charter
A solo traveller	Sharing cabin on an open trip	Lowest entry price in the market — see open trip departures

What is a suspiciously low price hiding?

Usually one of six things, and none of them appear in the listing photos:

Shared bathroom. Fine if you expect it, unpleasant if you did not. Ask explicitly — “en-suite” is the word that matters.
Night-only air-conditioning. The generator runs from roughly 22:00 to 06:00. Cabins are unusable in the afternoon.
Sixteen guests on a 28-metre hull. Legal, uncomfortable, and obvious the moment everyone wants the deck at sunset.
No compressor redundancy. One compressor, no backup, and a mechanical fault ends the diving.
Park fees excluded and unstated. Add IDR 300,000–400,000 per person per park day, or up to IDR 650,000–900,000 if a bundled route ticket applies, and re-compare.
A shortened route. Some cheap 3D2N trips quietly drop Komodo Island or Manta Point. Check the anchorages against the sailing times, not the marketing.

Safety non-negotiables — check these on any boat

Valid seaworthiness certification and evidence of periodic inspection
A lifejacket for every passenger on board, including child sizes
Lifebuoys, working navigation lights, fire extinguishers, stocked first-aid kit
Emergency oxygen on any dive vessel
Licensed captain and engineer; certified dive professionals for diving
Enforced capacity limits and a stated adverse-weather stand-down policy

Enforcement in Komodo waters has tightened considerably in recent years, and legitimate operators expect these questions. The reaction to being asked tells you as much as the answer.

Frequently asked questions

Is a bigger boat always better?

No. A well-run 30-metre deluxe with twelve guests beats a 38-metre vessel carrying twenty. Guests-per-crew and deck space per guest matter more than length.

Is air-conditioning really 24 hours?

On deluxe and luxury vessels, yes, because the generator runs continuously. On budget and some standard boats it is night hours only. Ask for the hours in writing.

How many guests share one bathroom on a budget boat?

Typically four to six per shared facility in a dorm arrangement. Acceptable for three days if you know in advance; a genuine problem if you assumed en-suite.

Does the boat class change the itinerary?

Only through speed and range. All phinisi are slow — Padar is 2–3 hours out, Gili Lawa 3.5–5 — which is why 4D3N unlocks the north regardless of class. What class changes is comfort during those hours.

Can I inspect a boat before booking?

If you are in Labuan Bajo, sometimes, subject to the vessel being in port. Remotely, we send the specification sheet, deck plan and photographs of the actual cabin — not a generic gallery.

What if the boat is changed after I book?

Substitutions happen for mechanical or scheduling reasons. Our rule: we tell you, we offer an equal or better vessel, and you approve it. We do not swap you down and hope you do not notice.

Which class is best value overall?

Deluxe, for most travellers. En-suite bathrooms, 24-hour air-conditioning, two compressors and a workable crew ratio, at roughly half the cost of luxury. Compare against the full price breakdown by boat type and our cabin class guide.

How far ahead should I book?

Two to four months for June–September, three to five for Christmas and New Year, four to six weeks for the shoulder months. A daily park visitor quota is in force, so the good dates close.

Get a like-for-like comparison

Send us your dates, group size, budget and whether you dive, and Komodo Luxury — part of Juara Holding Group, operating from Labuan Bajo and Bali since 2015 — will come back with two or three real vessels, their specification sheets and an itemised price so you can compare like with like.

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