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Planning · Booking

How to book a Bali luxury charter

From the first conversation to stepping aboard: a proposal you shape, clear payment dates, and a briefing the week before you sail.

A wave breaking white along the rocky foot of the cliffs at Uluwatu

Step by step

Six steps to embarkation.

Nothing is paid until the itinerary and vessel are final.

Step 1

Inquiry

Use the form or call. A charter specialist asks about destinations, duration, party size and how you like to spend the days.

Destinations · Dates · Guests

Step 2

First itinerary and vessels

A flexible framework with suitable yachts, from a 20-metre catamaran for intimacy to a 50-metre superyacht for larger groups.

Follow-up consultation

Step 3

Proposal

Day-by-day route, each vessel’s specifications and crew, every inclusion and exclusion. Revised with you until it is right.

Several rounds

Step 4

Confirmation

Approve the final proposal and pay the deposit. Your dates and yacht are then locked in.

Within 7 days of invoice

Step 5

Final documents

Confirmed itinerary, crew list, captain’s contact, emergency contacts and a packing list for your activities.

About 30 days out

Step 6

Pre-departure briefing

Video call or in person: transfers, arrival times into Denpasar or Labuan Bajo, and the meeting point.

About one week out

Payment terms

What you pay, and when.

Reminders are sent ahead of every deadline.

Deposit
25% of the charter fee, non-refundable, due within 7 calendar days of the confirmed booking invoice.
Balance
Due 60 calendar days before embarkation: a charter on 1 September is paid in full by 3 July.
Late bookings
Booked within 60 days of departure, the full charter fee is due at booking.
Methods
Bank transfer in USD or IDR, or a major credit card, which may carry a processing fee of about 2–3%.
Provisioning allowance
Larger charters may add an APA of 25–30% for extra fuel, alcohol and port fees. Captain-managed; unspent funds are refunded.

Changes of plan

Cancellations and amendments, by date.

Cancellations are made in writing, by email to your charter specialist. Notice is counted to the embarkation date.

90 days or more

Cancellation
90% refund; a 10% administrative fee is retained
Amendment
Usually no fee, subject to availability and seasonal rates

61–89 days

Cancellation
50% refund of the charter fee
Amendment
A flat USD 500 fee may apply, plus any rate difference

60 days or less

Cancellation
No refund of the charter fee
Amendment
Subject to approval; a higher fee, or treated as cancellation and rebooking

We strongly recommend travel insurance that covers trip cancellation and interruption.

Concierge

One point of contact, before, during and after the voyage.

Reachable 24/7, helping with onward travel after you disembark, and asking for your highlights once you are home.

Questions

Booking questions, answered.

All charter questions
Green-topped limestone cliffs above the sea at Uluwatu, pink bougainvillea in the foreground

How to begin

Start with one conversation.

Tell us where, when and how many. A charter specialist replies with a first itinerary and vessel options.