Shared Flores Cruise Price 2026: How the Per-Berth Fare Works
**A shared Flores cruise price is a per-berth fare: you buy one ensuite cabin on a scheduled small-ship departure and share the vessel with other travellers. As of 2026, a 3-day/2-night berth starts near IDR 6.5 million (about USD 400), with Komodo National Park fees quoted separately. Full route-by-route bands live on our Flores cruise price page.**
This page does one job: it explains the mechanic behind that per-person number — how a single berth on a fixed-date departure is priced, why two people on the same ship can pay different amounts, and when buying one cabin beats chartering the whole boat. For the complete IDR band by route and duration, cross over to our [Flores cruise price](/flores-cruise-price/) breakdown; for dedicated dive-boat rates, see [Flores liveaboard price](/flores-liveaboard-price/). Here, we stay on the shared, scheduled-departure berth.
Ayu Prawesti, Arunika’s route-desk editor, keeps these figures current. Arunika Cruises is operated by Komodo Luxury, a Labuan Bajo operator founded in 2015, and reservations are handled directly by its team. Treat every number as indicative and subject to change: regional cruise fares are quote-based rather than fixed on a rate card, so the concierge confirms your exact berth price against the specific vessel and date.
What are you actually buying with a shared Flores cruise fare?
You are buying one berth — a private ensuite cabin with a bed, a bathroom and air-conditioning — while the deck, dining space, crew and guide are shared with the rest of that departure’s guests. The vessel sails on a published date whether you book one cabin or four. That is the difference between a shared berth and a full-ship buyout, and it drives the whole pricing logic.
| Pricing mechanic | How the fare is calculated | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Shared berth (scheduled departure) | Per person, per cabin — you pay only for your own berth and share the ship with strangers | Couples, solo travellers, small groups wanting a fixed date |
| Cabin-share match | Per person — the concierge pairs a solo guest with another same-gender traveller so no supplement applies | Solo travellers avoiding the single surcharge |
| Single-occupancy | Per-berth fare plus a surcharge (a share of the empty second berth, confirmed per vessel) to hold a cabin alone | Solo travellers wanting privacy |
| Full-ship buyout | Total vessel price divided across your own group — no strangers aboard | Families, private groups, parties travelling with under-16s |
The shared berth is almost always the lowest per-person entry into comfort-class cruising, because the vessel’s fixed running cost is spread across every cabin sold. A buyout removes the strangers but you absorb the whole boat, so the per-head figure rises unless your group is large.
How is the per-berth price set on a scheduled departure?
Three levers move the number on any given sailing.
- Cabin class. A lower-deck standard ensuite sits at the bottom of the fare; a main-deck deluxe with a sea-view window costs more; an upper-deck suite tops it. Same departure, same route, three different berth prices.
- Route length and how far east you sail. A Komodo National Park loop prices well below the eastern-arc voyages toward Riung, Ende and Maumere that Arunika specialises in. The longer you sail past Komodo, the higher the berth band. The full ladder — from a 3D2N loop to a 6–8D full-arc voyage — is laid out on our [Flores cruise price](/flores-cruise-price/) page rather than repeated here.
- Fill status and minimum headcount. Scheduled departures typically need a minimum number of berths sold to sail. Early bookings on popular dates hold the best cabins; the last cabins on a near-full ship are the ones that disappear first. If a departure is under its minimum, the concierge may hold your date, move you to the next sailing, or quote a buyout — confirm the vessel’s specific threshold when you enquire.
Because of the minimum-headcount mechanic, checking live availability early does two things at once: it protects your date and it protects your price band before the cheaper cabins on that departure are gone.
Travelling solo — will you pay a single supplement?
This is the question that separates shared-berth pricing from a private charter. A scheduled departure gives a solo traveller two routes:
- Cabin-share match. The reservations team pairs you with another same-gender solo guest in a twin cabin. You each pay the standard per-berth fare and no surcharge applies. Availability depends on another solo booker being on the same sailing, so ask early.
- Single occupancy. You hold the whole cabin alone and pay your berth fare plus a single-occupancy surcharge, set as a share of the empty second berth and confirmed per vessel. This buys privacy without the cost of a full buyout.
For a couple or a pair of friends, neither applies — you simply take one double or twin cabin and split the two-berth fare. Solo pricing is where “shared” stops being automatic, so raise it in your first message to the concierge.
What does a per-berth fare include, and what’s charged on top?
Reading the fare line by line prevents surprises at final payment.
| Line item | Status on a shared berth |
|---|---|
| Cabin, onboard meals, crew and guide | Usually included |
| Tender transfers to islands, snorkelling gear (most vessels) | Usually included on the standard fare |
| Komodo National Park entrance fees | Charged separately, non-refundable, quoted at booking |
| Flights to Komodo Airport (LBJ) and any pre-cruise hotel night | Not included |
| Travel insurance | Not included — strongly recommended |
Park fees are the line travellers most often miss. The park is managed by Balai Taman Nasional Komodo under Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, exact fee tables are not publicly citable, and they are billed on top of the cruise fare — so treat any figure quoted elsewhere as subject to change and confirm it at booking.
How much deposit per berth, and when is the balance due?
Payment on a shared departure runs per berth, not per booking. Using Le Pirate’s published comfort-market terms as a reference point, the sequence typically looks like this — confirm each figure with the concierge for your chosen vessel.
- Hold your berth. Ask for next-departure availability on your route and cabin class, then reserve a place on that sailing.
- Secure it with a 10% deposit. This deposit is non-refundable and locks your specific cabin.
- Know the refund window. A further 25% is refundable only if you cancel 14 or more days before departure.
- Settle the balance 14 days out. The final 65%, plus Komodo National Park entrance fees, falls due 14 days before departure and is non-refundable from that point.
One rule shapes who can take a shared berth: departures carry a minimum age of 16. Families with younger children book a full-ship buyout instead, which shifts the pricing mechanic from per-berth to whole-vessel.
When do scheduled shared departures sail?
Arunika’s shared calendar follows the region’s April-to-September sailing window. Aqua Expeditions, which markets an all-inclusive small-ship crossing on this same Bali-Komodo-Flores stretch, sails April to September only, avoiding the harsher weather the rest of the year, and independent guides name April to June as the sweet spot for clearer underwater visibility and thinner crowds.
The weekly rhythm mirrors the established fixed-departure pattern. Le Pirate Explorer, as of 2026, runs a 3-day/2-night departure every Monday returning Wednesday around 15:00, and a 4-day/3-night departure every Thursday returning Sunday around 15:00. Fixed weekly slots are exactly why booking early matters: the cheaper cabins on the best-weather dates are claimed before the departure fills.
Shared berth, private buyout, or liveaboard — which mechanic fits?
Three different price mechanics answer three different needs, and picking the wrong one distorts the number you compare.
- Shared berth (this page). Lowest per-person entry, fixed dates, strangers aboard. Right for couples, solos and small groups on comfort-class ensuite cabins.
- Full-ship buyout. You pay for the whole vessel and divide it across your own group — the mechanic that suits families with under-16s or anyone wanting the boat to themselves. The concierge quotes this against the same vessels.
- Dive liveaboard. A dedicated dive-boat berth is priced on a different logic — dive-inclusive, longer at sea, tank and guide loaded into the fare. That band sits on our [Flores liveaboard price](/flores-liveaboard-price/) page, not here.
Budget open-deck shared sleep-aboards — no private cabin, larger groups sleeping in the open air — are a genuinely different product on a different site, and Arunika does not sell them. Every fare on this page is for the ensuite comfort tier: your own room, air-conditioning, a private bathroom and a smaller-group deck.
Ready to hold a berth on your date?
Get a live per-person quote and next-departure availability for your route, cabin class and travel dates — confirmed against the specific vessel, with park fees itemised so nothing is hidden and solo-share options checked before you commit.
WhatsApp the Komodo Luxury concierge at +62 811 3823 875 or email sales@komodoluxury.com. Reservations are handled directly by the Komodo Luxury team — the real operator behind Arunika Cruises — so the berth you are quoted is the berth you book.
Published by Juara Holding Group. All figures are indicative, date-stamped as of 8 July 2026, and subject to change; confirm your exact per-berth fare and park fees at booking.