Dernière mise à jour : août 2026 · Prix et disponibilités vérifiés pour la saison 2026/2027
Most Komodo planning does not start with a question. It starts with a name. Someone saw Ayvara on a friend’s camera roll, read the word Panrita in a forum thread, or typed “derya liveaboard” into Google late at night and landed here. If that is you, this page is a directory before it is a guide: it tells you which vessels those names actually belong to, who runs them, and where the written review sits.
Komodo Luxury has been arranging sailings out of Labuan Bajo since 2015, operating as PT Komodo Bahari Nusantara and part of Juara Holding Group. We run nine vessels we own and operate ourselves, alongside more than two hundred vetted partner yachts we charter on behalf of their owners. Those two categories are always labelled separately on this site, because the difference decides who answers when something needs changing at sea.
Three checks before a boat name becomes a booking
A vessel name is an answer. These three checks tell you whether it is the answer to your question.
- Who runs the boat. On a vessel we own and operate, the crew, the standards and the schedule are ours. On a vetted partner vessel we hold the charter relationship and the owner runs the boat. Both are legitimate; you should simply know which one you are booking, and you should be told without having to ask.
- Whether the shape of the boat matches the shape of your trip. A deck plan built for a dive group behaves differently with three generations aboard. Our best Komodo yachts by use case page sorts the fleet along exactly that line, and it is the faster route if you are still deciding what kind of trip you are taking.
- Whether it is free when you are. Named vessels on fixed dates are held only by deposit. Everything else is an enquiry, not a reservation.
The vessels guests ask for by name
These are the names that arrive in our inbox already decided. Where a full written review exists, it is linked. Where one does not yet exist, the reservations team will send you the vessel’s own current documentation rather than a summary written around it.
Owned and operated by Komodo Luxury
- Ayvara Cruises — the name we are asked about most often by people who arrived with a name already in mind.
- Catnazse Liveaboard — usually reached by guests comparing liveaboard formats rather than browsing a category.
- Neptune Cruise — worth reading carefully, because the name causes more confusion than any other in Labuan Bajo. Neptune Cruise is ours. King Neptune and Neptune One are different vessels run by other owners, and a review of one tells you nothing about the others.
- Mosalaki — owned and operated, no standalone review published yet. Ask for it by name and we will send the current documentation.
Vetted partner vessels we charter
- Cordelia — a traditional phinisi, and a useful reference point if you are still weighing build type.
- Raffles Cruise — note that Raffles Cruise and Raffles One are two separate vessels. The review covers Raffles Cruise.
- Elbark Cruises — a partner vessel, not one of ours, and we say so on every page that mentions it.
- Panrita, Derya and Marea — partner vessels we charter regularly, with no standalone review published yet. Available to enquire on by name.
Every specification we quote for any of these vessels comes from the boat’s own current documentation, dated. If a detail is not confirmed for a specific vessel on a specific date, we will tell you it is not confirmed rather than fill the gap.
If you arrived without a name
Then you are in a better position than you think, because we can start from the trip instead of working backwards from a hull. The table below is a routing table, not a recommendation: it points you at the right shelf, and the detail lives on the page it sends you to.
| If this is you | Start with | Settle this first |
|---|---|---|
| Two people, first Komodo trip, happy to share | Cabin options on a shared departure | Date, then cabin category |
| Two people who want the boat to themselves | A smaller private hire | Vessel, then date |
| Family with young children | Private charter, gentler itinerary | Cabin configuration and sleeping arrangements |
| Group of friends or two families | Full-vessel phinisi hire | Deck and dining space, not berth count |
| Serious divers | A dive-equipped vessel matched to the sites | Dive team and tender logistics |
| One diver, one snorkeller | Private charter with tender flexibility | That the tender can run two schedules |
| Honeymoon or milestone | Private charter, discretion-led crew | Tell us the occasion at enquiry stage |
Couples
Couples over-index on cabin photographs and under-index on where they will spend the other twenty hours of the day. On a Komodo sailing the cabin is for sleeping and changing; everything memorable happens on deck. What matters is whether there is shade away from the dining table, whether the sun deck has somewhere to sit that is not a walkway, and how many other guests share both. Compare the shared options on our Komodo liveaboard page against a smaller private hire under boat charter.
Familles
Families need one thing couples rarely think about: somewhere children can be loud that is not where adults are trying to be quiet. Add cabins that reconfigure, and a crew that has done this before with children aboard. The last of those never shows up in photographs, and it is the one worth asking about directly. Private charter tends to suit families better than cabin bookings, less for the luxury than for the tolerance — a child awake at five is a family matter on your own boat and everyone’s matter on a shared one.
Groups
Groups are the clearest case for taking the whole vessel, because you gain the schedule, the meal times and the decision about whether the tender goes out again at four in the afternoon. The trap is shortlisting by berth count. A boat that sleeps your number is not automatically a boat that seats your number at one table. Our luxury phinisi page groups the vessels built with communal space as the priority.
Plongeurs
Divers have the most specific requirements and, usefully, the easiest to verify: dedicated tank storage and rinse arrangements, a tender configured for entries and pickups, a kit-up area that is not the dining table, and crew who run dive logistics as routine rather than as a favour. Currents here are serious and site selection follows the tide rather than preference, so an experienced dive team outranks a nicer lounge every time. Read the Komodo dive sites overview first, then match the vessel to the sites rather than the reverse.
Honeymoons and milestones
Honeymoon guests are buying privacy and staging rather than square metres: whether the crew can set a table somewhere other than the dining area, whether the itinerary can shift to put you at a viewpoint with nobody else on it, how discreet the service style is. Say so at enquiry rather than on embarkation morning. Almost everything is arrangeable with notice, and very little is arrangeable on the day.
What to ask about a vessel once you have named it
With one or two names shortlisted, send these questions rather than re-reading photo captions. We hold current answers for every boat we represent and will put them in writing. For the deeper specification-level comparison — hull volume, generator and water capacity, safety gear, paperwork — our guide on how to compare Komodo phinisi vessels goes considerably further than this page does.
| Ask this | Why it changes the trip | What a good answer looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Do you own this vessel or charter it? | Decides who is accountable when plans change at sea | A direct answer, unprompted, either way |
| Can I see the deck plan? | You live on deck and only sleep in the cabin | The actual plan, not a rendering |
| How is the table set for our headcount? | Whether your group eats together or splits | A photograph of that configuration |
| How many guests move per tender run? | Governs how many shore trips fit into a day | A number, not “plenty” |
| Which cabins convert, and which do not? | Decides whether families and odd-numbered groups fit | Named cabins, from the deck plan |
| Is this vessel cleared to sail these dates? | Paperwork, not preference, decides the week | Confirmation in writing before deposit |
When the boat you want is not free
Vessel choice and date choice are not independent, and this is where most named-vessel enquiries actually land. The most-requested boats in the busiest windows go first. If your dates are firm, shortlist three vessels rather than one. If the vessel matters more than the week, keep the dates open and let availability choose for you — flexibility on dates usually buys a better boat than flexibility on boats buys a better date.
When a name is gone, ask for the two vessels closest to it in layout and service model rather than the two closest in price. Price similarity tells you very little; deck geometry tells you almost everything about how the week will feel.
Getting to the boat
From Singapore, Scoot operates a nonstop service to Labuan Bajo of roughly three hours and twenty to thirty minutes, which makes same-day arrival and embarkation straightforward. From Australia and from Europe, routings connect through Bali or Jakarta, and connection patterns change from season to season — check current schedules directly with the airlines before you fix an embarkation date. We build the boat schedule around a confirmed flight rather than the reverse.
Before you enquire
- Komodo National Park entrance and activity fees are set by the park authority, not by us. They are listed on our Komodo National Park entrance fees page so you can see them apart from the boat cost.
- Bookings are confirmed by deposit. The payment schedule and cancellation terms are set out in the terms and conditions that accompany every quotation.
- WhatsApp is the fastest channel for a live availability check on a named vessel: +62 811-3823-875.
- Komodo Luxury holds Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice recognition for 2025 and 2026, with a 4.9 out of 5 rating from more than 1,500 verified guests.
If you would rather talk it through than read another comparison page, send us the shape of your trip — how many people, roughly when, and what the trip is for — and we will come back with two or three vessels that genuinely fit, along with what is actually available on your dates. The team is reachable through contact us, and an availability check carries no obligation.
Foire aux Questions
I have a boat name from a friend’s photos. How do I check it is the right one for us?
Start with who runs it, then the deck plan, then the dates. A name tells you what a boat looks like; the deck plan tells you how your particular group will live on it. Send us the name and your headcount and we will tell you honestly whether it fits, including when the answer is no.
Does it matter whether you own the boat or only represent it?
It matters for accountability rather than quality. On the nine vessels we own and operate, the crew and standards are ours end to end. On a vetted partner vessel we hold the charter relationship and the owner runs the boat. You book with the operator either way, never through a middleman, and we label which is which on every page.
Two boats have very similar names. How do I know I am looking at the right one?
This is a genuine problem in Labuan Bajo, and Neptune is the clearest example: Neptune Cruise is ours, while King Neptune and Neptune One are different vessels under other owners. Raffles Cruise and Raffles One are likewise separate boats. Quote the full name in your enquiry and we will confirm which hull you mean before anything else.
Is private charter only worth it for large groups?
No. Couples charter smaller vessels regularly, and the reason is rarely luxury — it is control over the itinerary, the meal times and the pace. Tell us your headcount and we will price both formats side by side so you can see the comparison for your own numbers rather than a general rule.
Our children are seven and ten. Is a liveaboard sensible?
Yes, with the right vessel and the right itinerary. What matters is cabin configuration, deck space where children can be children, and crew used to families aboard. We would generally steer a family with children of that age toward a private charter on a gentler schedule rather than a shared, dive-focused departure.
I dive and my partner does not. Will one boat work for both of us?
On a private charter, comfortably — the tender can run a dive schedule and a snorkel or beach schedule in the same day. On a shared dive departure it is harder, because the whole day is planned around sites and surface intervals. Say so early and we will point you at the vessels that handle mixed pairs well.
The vessel we wanted is already taken. What now?
Ask for the two boats closest to it in layout and service model, not in price, and ask for the deck plans side by side. In practice most guests who miss their first choice sail on something comparable and never notice the substitution, provided the deck geometry and crew style match.
Our group is flying in from Singapore and from Europe on the same trip. How do we coordinate?
Send us both arrival times before we fix the embarkation slot. The Singapore leg is straightforward given the nonstop service to Labuan Bajo, while European arrivals connect through Bali or Jakarta and are worth confirming with the airline first. Once both flights are ticketed, we build the boat schedule around the later of the two.
