Thirty metres, six cabins, twelve berths: the printed facts

Gammara Phinisi measures 30 m by 6 m. In the brochure, the registration line reads KLM Gammara, GT 79. Printed. So we start there.

Power comes from a Mitsubishi eight-cylinder engine, with a Mitsubishi 4D30 generator of 22 kVA. The boat cruises at 8 to 12 knots and carries five thousand litres of fuel. The tender, a 7 m by 2 m speedboat on two 40 hp Yamaha outboards, runs guests from the anchorage to beaches and landing steps.

VVIP is the class we list the boat under, and it promises nothing beyond what the brochure prints. Each claim on this page goes back to a line of the 2026 brochure, and where one does not, the last section says so.

Capacity is 12 guests in 6 cabins. That is the ceiling for a private charter, and a larger party needs a second boat.

Two cabins upstairs, four below. Up top, Master Cabin Jasmine pairs a king bed with a panoramic ocean view, and Suite Cabin Lily a king bed with an ocean view. On the lower deck, the Deluxe cabins Ivy, Azalea, Hazel and Iris have a double bed each.

Each cabin takes two guests and has a private bathroom with a hot and cold shower, plus air conditioning. Six cabins of two is twelve berths, exactly the capacity. The brochure lists no extra bed.

A couple on a private charter has all six cabins, and the empty ones stay empty. On the open trip, a cabin is sold for two.

Large windows run right round the dining lounge. Three meals a day are served there, and in between there is free-flowing coffee, tea and mineral water, with snacks and fruit.

Outside, the social area has nothing overhead but sky. The brochure lists it for gathering, yoga, entertainment, a small private event, a BBQ on board and a movie night. A paddle board is part of the boat's kit, along with snorkel gear, towels and life jackets.

Once the anchor is down and the engine has stopped, the deck is the best room aboard for an evening. Pack a layer. Over the water, once the sun has gone, the air turns cool far faster than most guests expect on their first evening.

Sky note. Which rail faces the sunset depends on the anchorage and the day. The brochure prints no bearing, so we state none.

Navigation: radar, an echo sounder, a GPS navigator, a VHF radio and a compass. Safety: two life rafts rated for fifteen people each, life buoys, life jackets, an oxygen tank, a fire extinguisher and a first-aid kit.

Think of the tender as a taxi. It ferries you between the phinisi and the shore at Padar, at Komodo and on the sandbanks. Length 7 m, beam 2 m, two 40 hp Yamaha outboards.

Local Wi-Fi is listed for the boat. How well it works depends on where the boat is lying in the park, and we promise no speed and no steadiness. Better to treat the sea as somewhere to be offline and save the phone for the harbour.