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Whole-boat · your group only

The whole yacht, yours alone.

No shared cabins, no fixed schedule, no strangers at dinner. You charter the vessel and its crew outright, and the week bends to your party.

A private charter vessel at anchor in Raja Ampat

In short

A private charter means exclusive use of the vessel and its crew for your party — you set the route, the dive schedule and the dinner hour.

  • Exclusive use of the yacht and every facility aboard
  • Captain, chef and dive guides serving your party only
  • Route and daily pace decided by you, not a timetable
  • Minimum four nights, priced per night for the whole vessel

The difference

Whole boat versus a cabin booking

Itinerary

Private charter
Set around your dates and interests
Cabin on a shared trip
Fixed before you book

Dive schedule

Private charter
Your group decides when and where
Cabin on a shared trip
Shared with the whole boat

The crew

Private charter
Chef and guides attend your party only
Cabin on a shared trip
Split across every guest

Dining

Private charter
Your hours, your menu, your dietary needs
Cabin on a shared trip
One sitting for everyone

Anchorages

Private charter
Quiet bays away from the day-boat crowd
Cabin on a shared trip
Wherever the schedule lands

Comparison is against typical shared-cabin liveaboard practice, not any named operator, and reflects our own experience of the market.

Who takes one

Who a private charter suits

Whole-boat charter earns its cost in three situations more than any other.

Families & groups

Everyone aboard is someone you chose. Cabins, meals and pace all arranged around the party.

Serious divers

Three or four dives a day at the sites you want, without waiting on a shared roster.

Privacy seekers

Anchor in a lagoon the day boats never reach, and have Wayag to yourselves at dawn.

Milestone trips

Anniversaries, birthdays and reunions, with the crew briefed on what the week is for.

A private beach setup arranged for charter guests

What comes with it

Everything, and nobody else

The rate covers the vessel outright: crew, captain, gourmet chef, dive guides, all meals, fuel and unlimited diving at the sites your group chooses.

Beach dinners, dawn snorkels and village visits are arranged as the week goes, not booked in advance — because the boat is not going anywhere else.

Before you ask

Good to know

Tell us who is aboard.

Your party, your nights and what the trip is for — we shortlist the vessels that fit and quote per night, all-in.