Every season a handful of new hulls enter the park; 2026’s most notable arrival is LASHA — and charter groups should understand what it changes.
The headline is capacity in one boat. Built in 2023 from Ulin ironwood and teak, LASHA measures 52.5 metres and 466 gross tons, carrying ten ensuite cabins for up to 26 guests — a bracket where Komodo inventory is thin. Groups of 18–26 who previously had to split across two vessels, or compromise on an older hull, get a single-boat option with four cabin tiers: twin Deluxe and Grand Deluxe staterooms on the lower deck, Junior Suites with private balconies and two Master Suites with in-suite jacuzzi bathtubs on the main deck.
Before you commit to any single new hull, though, it is worth seeing how it sits against the wider fleet already working the park; a specialist labuan bajo boat charter resource is the quickest way to compare cabin layouts and group capacities side by side. New launches always read well on paper, but the right vessel for your group is the one whose deck plan matches how you actually want to travel.
Maiden season begins 17 August 2026 out of Labuan Bajo. First seasons reward early bookers twice over: fresh interiors and open calendars in the months everything else sold out. Written quotes, whole-boat rate tables (from $9,800 per night for up to 14 guests, scaling to 26) and free-of-charge guest tiers are published openly — see the Lasha phinisi charter pages for the full arithmetic, including the $25–35 per-person park entrance bands.
Our own charter comparisons will fold LASHA into the fleet tables once the first guest seasons produce reviewable voyages — until then, the vessel’s published documents are unusually complete for a newcomer.