Charter Mutiara Laut, a 46m six-cabin phinisi for 12 guests in Raja Ampat. From $94,500 per week + expenses. Rates verified August 2026.
Mutiara Laut is a 46-metre motor-sailing phinisi that hosts 12 guests in six cabins with a crew of 14 — a better than one-to-one service ratio that places her firmly in Raja Ampat’s premium phinisi class. Launched in 2009 and refitted in 2023, she charters from $94,500 per week plus expenses, sailing Raja Ampat through the October–April season and Komodo for the balance of the year. Rates verified August 2026.
| Length overall | 46 m | Beam | 9.3 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests | 12 | Cabins | 6 (1 Master, doubles & twins) |
| Crew | 14 | Type | Phinisi (motor/sailer) |
| Builder | C.V. Mutiara Murni | Year | 2009, refit 2023 |
| Cruising speed | 8 knots | From-rate | $94,500 per week + expenses |
Some yachts photograph well and disappoint on the gangway. Mutiara Laut does the opposite: she reads in person like a classic tall ship that quietly decided to become a boutique hotel. Built by C.V. Mutiara Murni and delivered in 2009, she carries the traditional phinisi silhouette — the raked bow, the long sweep of teak deck, the rig standing over the anchorage — while her 2023 refit keeps the guest experience current below decks.
The arithmetic of comfort here is simple. Twelve guests, fourteen crew. That ratio shows up in the details that define a good charter week: dive gear rinsed and staged before you have finished your coffee, cabins refreshed while you are in the water, a massage booked in her dedicated treatment room for the hour the light goes gold over the karst. Six air-conditioned cabins — a master suite supported by doubles and twins — give charterers genuine flexibility, whether the manifest is three couples and their children or a group of certified divers travelling as friends. Wi-Fi keeps the outside world available; most guests report using it less each day.
At 8 knots she is unhurried by design. In Raja Ampat that is a feature, not a compromise: the distances between Dampier Strait, Fam and Wayag reward a vessel that treats the transit as part of the holiday rather than an errand between stops.
Mutiara Laut follows the classic Indonesian rotation for larger vessels: Raja Ampat from roughly November to April, Komodo from May to October, with repositioning crossings in between. Raja Ampat’s prime charter window runs October–April, when sea conditions and underwater visibility are at their best.
For a full breakdown of what a week aboard actually costs — including expenses, crew gratuities and permits — see our Raja Ampat yacht charter cost guide.
A first Raja Ampat week aboard Mutiara Laut is best spent on the classic northern loop: embark at Sorong, cross to the Dampier Strait for Arborek, Cape Kri and Blue Magic, continue to Penemu and Melissa’s Garden, climb the Piaynemo lookout, push north to the Wayag lagoons, then return through The Passage — the river-like channel between Waigeo and Gam. With 10–12 nights she pairs naturally with Misool’s southern reefs; our concierge team builds combined routes around your dates and diving priorities. Browse day-by-day options across the Raja Ampat charter fleet pages.
Raja Ampat sits at the centre of the Bird’s Head Seascape, where scientific surveys have recorded more than 1,700 fish species and 550 coral species. From Mutiara Laut’s deck the icons are all within reach: Cape Kri, holder of a world species-count record, the oceanic mantas of Blue Magic, and the queue-etiquette cleaning stations of Manta Sandy. Non-divers are not spectators here — snorkelling the shallow coral gardens, paddling hidden lagoons by tender, visiting Arborek village and walking the Piaynemo boardwalk fill a week as fully as any dive log. The massage room, again, earns its keep after ladder-up.
Charters begin at Sorong, West Papua’s gateway city, served by Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ) with direct flights from Jakarta in around four hours, plus connections via Makassar, Manado and Bali. Mutiara Laut typically boards guests at Sorong harbour, though embarkation at Waisai or southern Misool can be arranged for combined or one-way routings. Distances are honest here — Sorong to Arborek is roughly 53 nautical miles, about eight hours of cruising — which is exactly why most itineraries make the first crossing overnight or over a long, well-fed afternoon, so guests wake up already inside the Dampier Strait. Our concierge team coordinates flights, airport pickup and boarding timing as part of every booking.
Beyond the classic loops, her seasonal rotation opens rarer routes: the April/May and October/November repositioning voyages between Raja Ampat and Komodo — typically 10–14 nights through the Banda Sea and Alor — and extensions toward Triton Bay and Kaimana, two sailing days from Misool, in the October–April window.
From $94,500 per week plus expenses, with rates verified August 2026. Festive-season weeks in December–March typically price 10–20% higher across the market. Expenses cover fuel, provisioning and park fees and are confirmed per itinerary.
Twelve guests in six air-conditioned cabins — one master suite plus a mix of doubles and twins — looked after by a crew of fourteen.
Broadly November through April, aligned with Raja Ampat’s October–April prime season; she spends May–October in Komodo. April/May and October/November crossings between the two regions can be chartered as repositioning voyages.
Yes — her Raja Ampat itineraries are built around the Dampier Strait and northern sites, and the crew handle gear, tenders and site timing so guests simply dive. Mixed groups of divers and non-divers work well aboard.
Mutiara Laut is available through our concierge desk, operated by Komodo Luxury — part of Juara Holding Group, since 2015 — with a team that manages everything end-to-end: Sorong airport pickup, marine park permits, provisioning, dive guides and documentation. Message us on WhatsApp at +62 811-3823-875 or email sales@komodoluxury.com with your dates and group size, and we will confirm availability, current rates and a draft itinerary — usually within a day. If her calendar is taken, Celestia sails the same waters in the same class.
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