LH-02 · Lan Ha Bay
Stellar of the Seas Cruise
Cabins 22
Launched 2018
From, as listed$280per person, as the listings state itchecked 7 Aug 2026A guide, not a quote — we confirm the live rate when you enquire.
Details →LH-24 · Lan Ha Bay
La Regina Legend Cruise
Cabin 45 m² · well above bay median of 34Newer hull than 34 of 34
La Regina Legend is sold on a cabin size of 45 m². If the figure is right, it is at the roomy end of anything working these islands. The operator is the only source for it, so the main reason to book this boat rests on a number nobody has confirmed.
Most of the rest comes from the same place. Fourteen cabins, operator-stated. A steel hull, operator-stated. A launch year of 2026, operator-stated. The bay is the one specification verified independently: this boat works Lan Ha and the water round Cat Ba, not the main Ha Long channel, which is a different trip and a quieter one.
The fittings hold up better than the dimensions. A balcony on every cabin, a jacuzzi, a spa, and kayaking included are all verified across sources. A gym is claimed by the operator alone. No source we checked mentions a pool. Nobody publishes the capacity, the deck count or the length, so this page does not state them.
The price, and why the range is the warning
There is no cabin rate sheet. What we hold is one listing price, $340 per person for the two-day trip, checked on 7 August 2026. The recorded range runs from $340 to $340. That looks like precision and is the opposite of it: it means we found a single number, not that several sources agree on one. A lone uncorroborated observation is the weakest price evidence we keep, and it is all this boat has.
So we cannot tell you what a room here costs. We can tell you what $340 a head implies, which is $680 for two people for one night. That is real money on this bay. Heritage Binh Chuan puts its cheapest cabin at $290 for two on the same length of trip and publishes the sheet you can read it from. Get a per-cabin quote for your dates in writing before you compare La Regina Legend against anything.
What you cannot see
The operator has released photographs of a cabin, two bathrooms, the dining room and the bar. There is no photograph of the ship from the outside at any usable size. We went through everything they published. You can see the freestanding bath and the wine shelves in the dining room, and you cannot see the hull those things sit inside, which is an odd gap on a boat this new and worth knowing before you commit.
One detail in those photographs matters. The backlit sign behind the bar reads LA REGINA CRUISES, not Legend. The company runs more than one boat under the La Regina name and listing sites move guests between them without always saying so. Get the ship’s name printed on your confirmation, and check it says Legend.
The route
Five named stops, all of them on the Cat Ba side: the Bright and Dark caves, Trung Trang cave inland on the island, the village at Viet Hai, Three Peaches Beach, and the biosphere reserve that covers the whole of Cat Ba. That is a fuller second day than the Bai Tu Long boats manage, and it is the honest argument for this route over a cheaper one. Kayaking being verified matters more here than it would elsewhere, because on this side of the archipelago the caves are something you paddle into rather than walk through.
Departure is from Tuan Chau Marina, again on the operator’s word alone. Confirm it at booking. Boats leave from Hon Gai Pier as well, and the two sit on opposite sides of the Bai Chay bridge.
The score
Google shows 9.4 from 79 reviews. We have read none: no English review for this boat reached our collection, so the score arrives as a figure with no substance under it. Set that against a stated launch year of 2026. Seventy-nine reviews in a boat’s first months is either brisk work or a score carried across from the fleet, and we cannot establish which.
Who it suits
People who want the Cat Ba itinerary with a large cabin and a balcony, and who will treat every number on this page as something to confirm rather than something settled. See the Lan Ha boats for what else runs this side of the water.
Who should look elsewhere
Anyone comparing on price, because there is nothing here to compare. One scraped figure, no rate sheet and no exterior photograph is not enough to place this boat against its neighbours. The small-boat list has boats of the same size with published rates, and the choice of bay is worth settling before the choice of ship anyway.
Why people book La Regina Legend
Book it if
- The 45 m² cabin claim is the reason you are looking, and you will have it confirmed in writing before you pay
- You want the Cat Ba side of the archipelago rather than the main Ha Long channel
- A balcony and a jacuzzi matter more to you than a rate sheet you can check
The decisions either side of it
Stellar of The Seas Cruisethe cheaper option−$60
Hull 2018 against 2026
Entry cabin 30 m² against 45 m²
22 cabins against 14
Lyra Grandeur Cruisethe cheaper option−$145
Hull 2025 against 2026
Entry cabin 32 m² against 45 m²
33 cabins against 14
Chosen by price proximity within the same bay, computed from our dataset — not by commission. We add no booking fee to any of them.
Our read
Our read is that this looks like a strong boat on paper and sits on one of the thinnest evidence bases we have worked from. The 45 m² is both the reason to enquire and the thing to get in writing.
Choose your cabin
No source we read publishes a cabin-by-cabin breakdown for this boat.What survives cross-checking is the total: 14 cabins.
This is the single most important thing to nail down before you pay. The figures we see printed near this boat run from $340 to $340 — mixing per-person and per-cabin without always saying which, so cabin class is only one of the reasons. Get the floor area, the deck, and the class name in writing on your quote.
Fifty-seven of the boats in our dataset do publish a cabin table. When this one does, it will appear here with the date we found it.
What guests say
9.4/10
from 79
guest reviews
guest reviews
Fewer reviews than the median boat — a newer listing, not a worse one
This is not our score. We have not collected reviews of our own yet, and we do not reprint other people's — the words belong to the guests who wrote them. What we can tell you is the aggregate across the listings we track, and where La Regina Legend Cruise sits against the 108 boats we can score: a median of 9.5 on 87 reviews. Scores in this bay cluster near the top (8–9.9), which is why we show you the review count as well. When we have enough reviews of our own to mean something they will appear here beside these, clearly marked as ours.
What's in the fare — and what isn't
In the fare
- English-speaking guide2 sources“English-speaking Tour Guide”
- Welcome drink2 sources“Welcome drink”
- Bottled water in cabin1 source“02 complimentary bottles of water in the cabin.”
- Cooking class1 source“Cooking demonstration”
- En-suite bathroom1 source“Spacious air-con Cabins and en-suite Bathrooms”
- Entrance & sightseeing fees1 source“Tourist sites entrance fee, kayak, visiting cave”
- Kayaking1 source“Activities: Kayaking and swimming,…”
- Tai chi1 source“Morning Taichi onboard”
Not in the fare
- Drinks & beverages2 sources“Drinks in restaurant, bar and in-room minibar”
- Hanoi transfer2 sources“Shuttle bus Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi”
- Peak-season surcharge2 sources“Surcharge tourist sites ticket due to changes from government policy”
- Spa & massage2 sources“Spa and massage services.”
- Tips & gratuities2 sources“Tips are welcomed!”
- Airfare1 source“Air Fare if any”
- Taxes & service charge1 source“VAT 10% and service charge 5%”
Described differently across sources — read both
These items appear on both lists. Sometimes that is a real disagreement; sometimes the two sources are describing different things. We show what each actually said rather than pick one.
Travel insurance
Listed as included · 1 source
“Insurance”
Listed as extra · 2 sources
“Travel Insurance”
Meals on board
Listed as included · 1 source
“Full meals onboard”
Listed as extra · 1 source
“Meals not mentioned in the program”
Assembled from the 3 sources we read for this boat, grouped by what each line is about and counted by how many sources list it. Quotes are the sources' own wording. Nothing here replaces the confirmation you get in writing when you book.
Good to know
Who should look at something else
- You need to know what a cabin costs before committing; one uncorroborated listing at $340 per person is the whole record
- You want to see the ship before booking; the operator publishes no exterior photograph of it
- A specification resting almost entirely on the operator's own word is not something you can be comfortable with
What to ask before you pay
9
9 questions, each one tied to something this boat does not publish. Almost none of the cruise pages we surveyed tells you what to ask. Take this list to whoever quotes you.
The moneyWhere the spread hides
Which cabin class does this price cover, and how big is it?
No source publishes a cabin-by-cabin breakdown for this boat. Ask for floor area, deck and class name on the quote.
How much is the Hanoi transfer, and is it shared or private?
Our sources agree it is not in the fare, but none of them publishes the price. Ask for both options — the gap between a seat on a shared van and a private car is usually the biggest single add-on.
What is the single-occupancy supplement?
Not published by any source we read. Common on this coast and often +50% or more.
Child and infant rates?
Not published for this boat by any source we read — the child tables we found are the sellers’ own, identical across every boat they list. Ask for the age bands, not just the discount.
The logisticsThe mistakes that cost a morning
Confirm it is Tuan Chau Marina.
Named by one source only. The piers serving these bays are roughly twenty minutes apart and drivers do occasionally go to the wrong one.
Which stops does the 3 days · 2 nights add?
The route list we publish is the union across itineraries; no source says which legs the longer trip reaches. This is usually the reason to take it.
If it goes wrongNobody publishes this — get it in writing
What happens if the port closes for weather?
The provincial authority closes the port and every boat stays in. No source publishes this operator’s policy. Ask whether it is a refund or a date change, in writing.
Which cancellation ladder applies to your booking, and what deposit?
We found 7 different ladders across our sources for boats on this coast — free cancellation ends anywhere from 15 to 30 days out. It depends on who you book through, not on this boat. Get yours in writing before the deposit.
Is a cave closure refunded or substituted?
Caves close at short notice here. Substitution is normal; a refund is not. Worth knowing which you are agreeing to.
We do not host guest reviews yet, and we will not reprint a score we cannot audit. This list is what we would want in their place — take it to whoever quotes you, us included.
Boarding times and the cancellation ladder
The boat's own timings
- Check in on board
- 12:30 PM
- Cabin checkout
- 11:30 AM
- Back in Hanoi
- 3:00 PM
Published by one listing and not corroborated elsewhere1 source. Road transfers vary with traffic — treat the last leg as approximate and do not book a flight out of Hanoi tight against it.
Cancellation — not a property of this boat
We checked every cancellation ladder in our sources. They differ by who you book through, not by which boat you sail: the same boat carries different terms on different listings. So we will not print one and call it La Regina Legend Cruise's policy.
Across the 7 distinct ladders we found, free cancellation ends somewhere between 15 and 30 days before check-in. After that the fee climbs to 100%.
See the 7 ladders we found
- More than 30 days ahead 0%30-11 days ahead 15%10-7 days ahead 30%Under 7 days 100%
- More than 30 days ahead 0%29-15 days ahead 25%14-7 days ahead 50%6-3 days ahead 75%
- More than 15 days ahead 0%15-10 days ahead 50%9-3 days ahead 75%
- More than 15 days ahead 0%14-10 days ahead 50%9-4 days ahead 70%
- More than 30 days ahead 0%30-7 days ahead 20%6-3 days ahead 50%Under 3 days 100%
- More than 21 days ahead 0%7-20 days ahead 30%3-7 days ahead 50%
- More than 30 days ahead 0%30-7 days ahead 10%6-3 days ahead 50%Under 3 days 100%
Get the ladder in writing from whoever quotes you, before you pay a deposit.
Where it goes — 6 published stops
- Lan Ha Bay
- Dark and Bright Cave
- Viet Hai Fishing Village
- Three Peaches Beach
- Cat Ba World Biosphere Reserve
- Trung Trang Cave
Stops as published across the sources we track. Operators reorder them with the tide and the weather, and the provincial authority can close a cave at short notice.
Why does the price vary so much?
We have seen this boat advertised between $340 and $340 per person. The spread is seasonal rather than random: the low end is generally mid-week outside the dry season, the high end is the Christmas fortnight and Tết. The rest is bundling — cabin class, itinerary length, and whether the Hanoi transfer is in the fare.
Which pier does La Regina Legend Cruise leave from?
Tuan Chau Marina, according to one of the sources we read — we could not corroborate it. The piers serving these bays are roughly twenty minutes apart and drivers do occasionally go to the wrong one, so name it when you arrange your own transfer.
What do you not know about this boat?
No source we checked publishes: capacity, decks, length m, pool. A further 5 figures rest on a single source. We would rather say that than fill the gap with a guess. If the operator sends us the figures we will publish them and date them.
Specifications · cross-checked 7 Aug 2026
Sheet LH-24Corroborated · 5 figuresTwo or more of the sources we read publish it
- Bay
- Lan Ha Bay
- Jacuzzi
- Yes
- Spa
- Yes
- Kayaking
- Yes
- Balcony on cabins
- Yes
Single source · 5 figuresOnly one of the sources says so — confirm before you rely on it
- Cabins
- 14
- Launched
- 2026
- Hull
- Steel
- Departs from
- Tuan Chau Marina
- Gym
- Yes
Unknown · 4 figuresNobody publishes these, and we would rather say so than guess
- Guests at capacity ⓘ
- Not published
- Decks ⓘ
- Not published
- Length overall ⓘ
- Not published
- Pool ⓘ
- Not published
Read for this boat: operator, source-1, source-2, source-3 — one dot per source, filled when that many publish the figure. 5 figures rest on a single source — confirm before relying on them. How we verify
Where this price sits in the bay
Lowest we have seen$340
$50$150$250$350$450this boatrange of quotes seen for this boat
This boat, lowest seen · #45 of 46 priced on Lan Ha BayThe other 45 priced boats · median $145
We add no booking fee. The figure we show is the lowest rate we found published, dated the day we checked it.
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