Pickup, meals and small ceremonies for a group of 20

The chef cooks all meals aboard: breakfast, lunch and dinner, with drinking water, tea and coffee between them. Nobody on the boat counts a second helping.

Diets need detail. Tell us about vegetarian, halal, gluten-free or lactose-free needs, and about any allergy, and we confirm each one with the boat team before you pay. Name the person, name the food, and say how serious it is. A note that says "a few people eat differently" helps nobody.

The kitchen cooks Indonesian food, and it works best when it knows the count a week ahead. For a school group, send the list of special needs with the name list. For a family, send it with the headcount.

Ask us about alcohol. Check the boat's policy with us before you pack a bottle, and we answer in writing.

Groups ask for small things, and most are possible. A briefing on deck before the Padar climb. A cake for a birthday on day two. A short ceremony at sunset, a farewell for a retiring teacher, a toast to a class that finished its exams.

We pass each request to the boat team and answer with a yes, a no or a price. We do not promise a surprise we have not checked. If the captain says the anchorage is rough on the night you want the cake, you will hear it from us and not from a waiter.

A company that wants a short session on deck gets the saloon, which is covered and open-sided. Do not expect a meeting room aboard; none exists, and we say so before you book. Keep the session short, and keep the slides on a laptop with its own battery.

Dinners ashore on an island are another extra. They depend on the captain, the tide and the park, and we quote them only once the island is chosen.

Nothing is added to your booking unless you have seen the price in writing and said yes. That sentence is the whole policy.

Here is how it runs. You tell us what you want when you send the headcount. We check with the boat team and come back with a yes, a no or a price. You accept, we add the line to the invoice, and the deposit and balance follow the usual schedule.

If a request comes up on board, the leader asks the captain, and the captain tells the leader what is possible and what it costs. Anything agreed on deck is confirmed to us in writing before it is added to the bill. We have seen too many arguments at the pier to leave that to memory.

Prices for extras are not printed on this site, because most depend on the date, the anchorage and the headcount. Ask, and we answer.

A whole-boat fare holds neither guide nor documentation. Each is optional, with a price of its own. The crew sails the boat and looks after the group; a guide walks the group through the day, and a photographer records it.

The rangers lead the Komodo Island walk, and that stays true with or without a guide. A guide on request is a person who knows the route, holds the schedule and speaks for your group at each landing, so the leader can walk with the others.

For documentation, tell us what you need: photographs of the group at Padar, a short video of the trip, a set for the school or company archive. We quote it in writing and add it only when you accept.

We do not promise a drone permit. Flying one in the park needs a permit that goes through Komodo Explorer, so ask early.