Leticia

The hull, the build, and the cabins it carries

Kalimantan Ulin doesn’t get chosen because it’s cheap or easy to work. It’s the wood Bugis builders reach for when a hull is built to outlast decades of ownership and hard seasonal use, and Leticia’s documentation lists it as her build material, hull to deck, going into the water in 2021: old enough to have her systems properly run in, young enough that nothing on board feels handed down.

Ten cabins split across four classes, and the two masters don’t feel like they came from the same brief. Tangkuban Parahu takes the upper deck with its own balcony and a work desk, more suite than cabin. Galunggung, one deck down, carries the same size bed and the same ensuite bathtub, just without the balcony, and that’s the whole difference between them. The Deluxe and Superior tiers step down from there, queen beds giving way to a tighter lower-deck footprint, but every one of the ten rooms is ensuite.

Private charter or open Sharing Trip

Leticia runs both a private charter and an open Sharing Trip, and the difference is bigger than headcount alone. Charter it privately and pick anywhere between a full day and six nights, route and pace set by whoever’s paying for the boat. The Sharing Trip is fixed at three days and two nights: one set itinerary, a cabin of your own, and the rest of the boat filled by other travelers doing the same trip.

Evenings on board

Snorkeling gear is standard on every trip, and a paddleboard and kayak come out for calmer stretches between stops. Where Leticia stands out is after dinner: a full karaoke set is part of the fixed kit, not something you have to request, and it tends to be the reason the group stays up past sunset rather than turning in early. Bean bags on the sundeck round out the quieter daytime hours.