Can a solo traveller book a shared cabin?

Yes. The open trip is sold by cabin, so one person can join without chartering a boat. How a solo booking is priced for a room built for two, three or four varies by vessel, and Komodo Luxury publishes no single rule for it. Tell the desk you are travelling alone and get the answer in writing before you book flights.

Which trip lengths offer shared cabins?

The open trip is built around a 3D2N schedule, and that is where shared cabins are sold as standard. There is also a weekday open trip on weekday departures. For any other duration, ask the desk whether a shared departure exists for your dates.

Is the weekday open trip cheaper?

Komodo Luxury quotes both on request, so ask the desk to compare them for your dates. The weekday rate applies only to departures it lists as weekday.

What is not included in the cabin price?

The Komodo National Park fee, drinks beyond water, tea and coffee, crew gratuities, and flights to Labuan Bajo. Confirm the current park fee with the desk, as it changes.

Can I see the route before booking?

Yes. The 3D2N page sets out the schedule hour by hour, including the stops and the departure days.

Guests sharing the open deck of a Komodo liveaboard

Share cruises · per person

Komodo cruise share trip: one cabin, not the whole boat

You book a cabin and share the deck, meals, guide and route with the other guests on your departure. Vessel and cabin grade set the final price.

Ask which cabins are open

The short version

Komodo Luxury quotes its 3D2N open trip and its weekday open trip on request, for your dates, vessel, cabin grade and guest count. Your cabin is yours for the whole trip; everything outside the cabin door is shared.

Sold by the cabin, so a solo traveller or a couple can join without chartering a boat
Price moves with the vessel, the cabin grade and the departure day
Route and departure day are fixed by the operator, not by guests
Park fee, drinks beyond water and tea, gratuities and flights sit outside the cabin price

Plate I

What you actually share

Less than most people expect. The cabin belongs to your booking party for the whole trip.

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What you actually share
On board	Shared or yours	What that means
Cabin	Yours	Used only by your booking party
Sun deck and lounge	Shared	Open to every guest on the departure
Meals	Shared	Served on the boat's schedule
Guide and snorkel stops	Shared	One plan for the whole boat
Snorkelling equipment	Provided	Part of the cabin price
Departure day and route	Fixed	Set by the operator, not by guests

Sun deck
Lounge
Meals

Komodo Cruise is the desk operated by Komodo Luxury, a Labuan Bajo operator. A shared cabin is its per-person way into the same waters private charter guests sail.

Plate II

Which cabin grades you can book

Cabin names change from boat to boat, so there is no single price ladder across the fleet. Most shared cabins fall into four recognisable types.

Quad room with bunk berths aboard Malca Voyages

Triple and quad rooms

Three or four sharing one room. Usually the lowest per-person price on a given boat.

Friends and families

Double rooms

The standard choice for two, and the grade most boats sell most of.

Couples

Superior Ocean View cabin with a window onto the water

Ocean-view grades

Windows or a sea-facing position, at a step up from the standard double.

A view from the bunk

Master Ocean View cabin aboard Malca Voyages

Master cabins

The top room on the boats that have one. Space and position, priced accordingly.

Top grade

One vessel, six grades: Malca Voyages

Malca Voyages shows how wide the gap can be on a single boat. Its vessel page lists these grades for the 3D2N open trip, each quoted on request.

One vessel, six grades: Malca Voyages
Cabin (3D2N open trip)	Rate
Master Ocean View	Quote on request
Deluxe Ocean View	Quote on request
Superior Ocean View	Quote on request
Double Room 1 & 2	Quote on request
Quad Room Ocean View	Quote on request
Triple Room	Quote on request

This ladder belongs to Malca Voyages alone. Other vessels price their cabins on their own rate cards, and some top grades elsewhere cost more than Malca's Master Ocean View.

Plate III

What sets the price

Three things move the number: the vessel, the cabin grade and the day you sail. Then there are the items that sit outside the cabin price.

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What sets the price
Item	As of Sep 2026	Source and notes
3D2N open trip, share cabin	Quote on request	KL open-trip page, lowest cabin grade
Weekday open trip	Quote on request	Weekday departures only
Malca Voyages 3D2N cabins	Quote on request	Malca Voyages vessel page
Komodo National Park fee	Not in the cabin price	Paid separately; confirm the current fee
Drinks beyond water, tea, coffee	Extra	Listed as an exclusion
Crew gratuities	Extra	Optional
Flights to Labuan Bajo	Not included	Booked separately

Weekday departures are worth asking about, and splitting a triple or quad is the next lever. On Malca Voyages, moving from the Triple Room up to the Master Ocean View raises the per-person cost for the same days on the water.

Plate IV

How many other guests

Komodo Luxury publishes a maximum guest count and cabin count per vessel, not a typical head count per departure. These are ceilings.

Ayvara Cruises: 7 cabins; 15 guests max
Vinca Voyages: 6 cabins; 14–18 guests max
Elbark Cruises: 9 cabins; 21 guests max
Malca Voyages: 7 cabins; 21 guests max

A departure with half its cabins sold carries far fewer people. The cabin plan shapes the mix too: boats with several triples and quads fill with friend groups and families, while boats built around doubles lean towards couples.

Ask these before you pay

The desk sees the booking sheet; you do not. These five questions get useful answers.

How many cabins are already booked on this departure?
Which cabin grades are still open, and at what price?
Is one large group taking several cabins on the same date?
How is a single-occupancy booking priced on this vessel?
What bathroom setup does my cabin grade have?

A quieter trip usually means a smaller vessel, or a date with fewer cabins sold.

Plate V

When a private charter beats sharing

Private charters are priced per vessel, never per person, so the comparison only works one boat at a time. Ask the desk to put the private rate for your group beside the shared cabin prices on the same boat and date.

The outdoor dining table aboard Elbark, set for the whole boat

Sharing tends to fit when

The standard 3D2N schedule already suits your dates
You are a couple, a solo guest or a small group and want per-person pricing
You enjoy meeting other travellers over meals

The phinisi Elbark alone on the water, seen from above

A private charter tends to fit when

You are on a honeymoon, or simply want the boat to yourselves
You need your own departure day, a different length or a custom route
Divers or photographers want control over time at each stop
Your group is large enough that the per-head private cost nears the cabin prices

Plate VI

How to book a shared cabin

Five steps, all of them through the Komodo Luxury reservations team. Nothing is charged on this site.

Send your dates

Dates, guest count and preferred cabin grade, by WhatsApp or email.
Review what is open

The desk lists the vessels and the cabins still available for those dates.
Pick vessel and cabin

Then ask the five questions above before you commit.
Share passport details

Requested when the booking is confirmed. Park entry rules can change, so check them for your travel date.
Confirm fee and extras

Park fee, drinks and gratuities, so the final cost is clear before you pay.

Booking and payment both go through Komodo Luxury. Komodo Cruise adds no fee.

Before you ask the desk

Share trip questions

Share cruises

Pick your share format

Three share formats, each with its own route, dates and cabin plan.

Or start from the complete format guide

Ask which cabins are still open on your dates

Send your dates, guest count and preferred cabin grade. The Komodo Luxury reservations team replies with what is available and the price.

WhatsApp the desk Prefer email? sales@komodoluxury.com