Can I buy just a cabin?

Yes, on the scheduled crossings - that is the share-cabin option. Taking the whole boat is the private one, and that is what keeps the route and the dive plan yours.

Is private worth it for two people?

On a small hull, yes. On a fourteen-berth phinisi you are paying for fourteen berths, and we will tell you that before you book.

Four nights for an overnight charter. Day charters run on request.

Does the price change with group size?

Not if you take the whole boat: that is priced for the boat, up to its capacity - which is exactly why a full group gets the best value.

A crewed charter yacht under sail off Lombok

Whole vessel, or a cabin

Private Charter in Lombok

Every charter here is the whole vessel. This is what that changes against buying a cabin on somebody else's schedule.

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A private charter is the entire boat for your group alone, priced for the boat rather than per head - which means the route, the dive plan and the timetable are yours to change, every day.

Whole vessel, no other guests aboard
Priced for the boat, not per head - ask for price
Route rebuilt daily around your group
Four-night minimum on overnight charters

The difference

Private versus a cabin

Both exist in Indonesia. They are different products, and the cheaper one is not always the wrong one.

Who is aboard

Private charter: Your group and the crew. Nobody else.
Cabin on a shared boat: Whoever else booked that week.

The route

Private charter: Rebuilt each morning around the group.
Cabin on a shared boat: Fixed before you arrived.

Dive pace

Private charter: Your ability sets it.
Cabin on a shared boat: The slowest diver aboard sets it.

Pricing

Private charter: For the boat, quoted on request.
Cabin on a shared boat: Per person, per cabin.

Best value at

Private charter: A full group. Cost per head drops fast.
Cabin on a shared boat: Two people who do not mind company.

Non-divers

Private charter: Fine - the boat waits or moves.
Cabin on a shared boat: Awkward. The schedule is built for divers.

	Private charter	Cabin on a shared boat
Who is aboard	Your group and the crew. Nobody else.	Whoever else booked that week.
The route	Rebuilt each morning around the group.	Fixed before you arrived.
Dive pace	Your ability sets it.	The slowest diver aboard sets it.
Pricing	For the boat, quoted on request.	Per person, per cabin.
Best value at	A full group. Cost per head drops fast.	Two people who do not mind company.
Non-divers	Fine - the boat waits or moves.	Awkward. The schedule is built for divers.

We only run private charters, so treat the right-hand column as a fair description of the alternative rather than a review of any operator.

Honest answer

When private is worth it

A full group

Eight to fourteen people. The per-night rate divided by a full boat beats a cabin fare.

Mixed ability

Nobody is held to the slowest diver, and non-divers are not an inconvenience.

Fixed dates

You sail when you can, not when a shared schedule happens to run.

When it is not

Two people on a large hull. A smaller vessel or a shared boat is the more sensible spend.

Good to know

Go deeper

Lombok Diving Package How a private crewed charter works, and what it covers. Luxury charters The top of the fleet: suites, spa, water toys and the service with them. Dive trips Dives per day, guides, nitrox and certification aboard. What a package covers Where the line between included and extra actually sits. Best dive sites The sites by area, their conditions, and the level each one needs. Diving & snorkelling What the water is like, and what you can do without a licence.

The whole boat, your week

Tell us the group and the dates and we will quote the vessel that fits, not the biggest one.

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