Six cabins, one snorkel route, two rate cards on the table

The 2026 card runs to 31 December 2026 and prices the whole boat by the size of your party. Three days for 1 to 4 guests is IDR 115,000,000 (≈ USD 7,055). For 5 to 9 it is IDR 120,000,000 (≈ USD 7,362), and for 10 to 12 it is IDR 125,000,000 (≈ USD 7,669). The table below turns each band into a share per guest.

Already published, the 2027 card covers sailings from 1 January 2027. From March to May and from October to December, one price covers 1 to 12 guests: IDR 125,000,000 (≈ USD 7,669). For a sailing between June and September 2027 the higher card applies, and we send you the printed figure on WhatsApp. January and February 2027 are quoted on request.

Two limits, said at the start. On a charter, the local guide and any photo or video work are extras, each priced on request. Park tickets are never in a fare. Above 12 guests, two extra beds take the boat to 14, at IDR 5,500,000 (≈ USD 337) for each extra guest on three days.

Malacca I and Borneo sit on the upper deck, Malacca II and Java on the main deck. Four names, 6 cabins. Malacca I and Malacca II are one cabin each; Borneo and Java are two each.

Every one of them has air conditioning, a sea view and an ensuite bathroom with a hot shower. Malacca I, the upper-deck master, opens onto a private balcony where a round jacuzzi stands on the platform. Malacca II is the master on the main deck, with a private balcony and a free-standing oval bathtub under two large windows.

Borneo and Java are deluxe cabins with a double bed and no balcony. Six doubles make 12 beds, and two extra beds take the count to 14. The cabin for each extra bed is confirmed in writing before you pay.

At 09:30 the car is at your hotel or the airport. It drives you to the harbour. Keep your passport or ID in your hand. The boat's crew of 8 is already aboard.

Day one is three snorkels in a row: Sebayur first, then lunch, Manta Point, a snack and Taka Makassar, with dinner on board. Manta Point is on the route; whether mantas are there is the sea's decision, and the crew and guide choose the time to go in.

Day two opens with the Padar walk at sunrise, before breakfast. After it comes Pink Beach, also called Long Beach, by snorkel or paddleboard, then lunch, the Komodo walk, the Pimpe Island walk, a snack and sunset at Kalong. Day three is breakfast, free time at Kelor, lunch and the harbour around midday. Book flights after 14:00.

Held for you means one cabin, one date, confirmed on WhatsApp before you pay. The open trip is three days and two nights, and the full calendar sits on the departures page.

Seats are sold by the cabin, per person, two sharing. For 2026 sailings: Java IDR 8,750,000 (≈ USD 537), Borneo IDR 9,000,000 (≈ USD 552), Malacca II IDR 11,000,000 (≈ USD 675) and Malacca I IDR 12,000,000 (≈ USD 736). A cabin goes to two paying guests, so a lone traveller asks us first.

For 2027, seats from March to May and October to December start from the cabin prices in the table. June to September carries higher seat prices, confirmed in writing before you pay. The local guide comes with the seat, and that is confirmed in writing too. Park tickets do not.

Guests who write to us name three reasons to sail. The first is snorkelling without diving, and its page sets out who goes in, what you wear and what the boat does not offer. Photography from the surface comes second, with Padar at first light and Kalong at dusk. Third are the two master cabins, Malacca I and Malacca II.

In the water, you wear snorkelling gear, and a life jacket if you are not a confident swimmer. The crew decides when and where you go in. Two stand-up paddleboards are there for anyone who would rather stay on top of the water. On the open trip the local guide swims with the party; on a charter you ask for a guide, quoted apart.

Manta Point is the stop that asks for care. The current there is strong, and it is meant for confident swimmers or a guest in a life jacket. Taka Makassar and Pink Beach are the gentle ones, shallow reef close to the shore. Each occasion page ends with a worked price for a real party, so read the one nearest yours.

Eight stops each have their own page: Padar, Pink Beach, Komodo, Kalong, Kelor, Sebayur, Manta Point and Taka Makassar. Each one says what you do there, and what the stop is not.

Four more names sit on the routes without a page. Manjarite belongs to the 2D1N and 4D3N, Pimpe Island to the 3D2N, Gili Lawa and Mawan to the 4D3N. Destinations change with weather, currents and National Park or port decisions, and on the day the order is the captain's call.

In a line each. Padar is a ridge walk, its main viewpoint a 25 to 45 minute climb. Pink Beach is shallow reef near the shore. Komodo is a ranger-led walk. At Manta Point the current carries you along the reef. At Taka Makassar, sand rises from the shallow reef. Kalong is a dusk stop, watched from the boat. Kelor is a short, steep hill, and Sebayur a beach and a reef.

April to June is dry, calm and clear. July and August bring a windier sea and the busiest water. January and February are the wet season, with the roughest sea of the year and lower visibility. No month comes with a manta promised.

Sunrise at Padar in July is 06:18, and sunset at Kalong in July is 17:57. The month matrix below gives sea, visibility and crowds a row per month, so you can match your dates to the water you want.

Open-trip dates for 2027 run from March to December. January and February 2027 have none, and a whole-boat sailing in those months is quoted on request. Tell us the week you have in mind. The captain sets the stop order on the day, and the sea decides the rest.

Between stops there is a lounge area with a karaoke set, and there is mini golf. Indoors, the lounge and bar has a comfortable sofa, a TV and air conditioning. Outdoors, a relax area is laid out with bean bags.

Afternoon coffee or tea comes with a snack, and soft drinks are included. Alcohol is not; you can bring your own. Wi-Fi is local only, and a steady connection at sea is not promised.

On the covered outdoor deck, a curved sofa with navy cushions looks across the sea to a distant coastline. The two stand-up paddleboards go out at Pink Beach and at Kelor, where the third morning is free time to walk, swim or paddle board.

Guests who snorkel and walk suit the boat, and so do couples who want a balcony. So do parties of up to 14 who want the whole boat, and open-trip guests who want an air-conditioned ensuite cabin. Divers who need tanks, parties above 14 and anyone who depends on a steady connection at sea should look elsewhere.

From the first message to the harbour, one WhatsApp thread holds your dates, your cabins, your payment and your pickup. We answer there, and every figure is confirmed in writing before you pay.

On the day, the pickup, the payment and the paperwork are ours, and the boat sails with its own crew. If Raffles Cruise cannot sail, you are offered a different boat, of the same class or better, for those dates with nothing extra to pay, or the whole fare returned inside 14 days.