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Aerial top-down view of a large white multi-deck cruise yacht with teak decks, seating and potted plants, on calm water lit by golden sunset light, with no land visible.
Aerial top-down view of a large white multi-deck cruise yacht with teak decks, seating and potted plants, on calm water lit by golden sunset light, with no land visible.
A multi-deck cruise ship lit up at night on dark water, with a small boat beside it, dark hills in the background, and a railing post at the right edge of the frame.
A multi-deck cruise ship lit up at night on dark water, with a small boat beside it, dark hills in the background, and a railing post at the right edge of the frame.
A top-down aerial view at dusk of a large luxury cruise vessel with warm lit decks, lounge chairs and a spiral staircase, floating on dark water with small kayaks or paddleboards near the stern.
A top-down aerial view at dusk of a large luxury cruise vessel with warm lit decks, lounge chairs and a spiral staircase, floating on dark water with small kayaks or paddleboards near the stern.
A bedroom with a large white-bedded double bed, red headboard panel, lotus-painted mural, lit wall lamps, a beige sofa with cushions in the foreground and a wood floor, with no visible text, logos or window view.
A bedroom with a large white-bedded double bed, red headboard panel, lotus-painted mural, lit wall lamps, a beige sofa with cushions in the foreground and a wood floor, with no visible text, logos or window view.
A turquoise swimming pool on a boat's upper deck with a metal ladder and a 'Swimming Pool' rules plaque, looking out past the wall to limestone karsts and two other cruise ships on the bay, with a red flag in view.
A turquoise swimming pool on a boat's upper deck with a metal ladder and a 'Swimming Pool' rules plaque, looking out past the wall to limestone karsts and two other cruise ships on the bay, with a red flag in view.
Rows of champagne flutes filled with red welcome drinks and tied with light blue ribbons sit on a dark wooden tray, with wicker baskets of rolled white towels at either side and a red table and black sofa blurred in the background.
Rows of champagne flutes filled with red welcome drinks and tied with light blue ribbons sit on a dark wooden tray, with wicker baskets of rolled white towels at either side and a red table and black sofa blurred in the background.
A black bathroom amenity tray with two cups, a hand wash dispenser and an open drawer of toiletry packets, all marked with gold 'La Sen of the Bay' branding, beside a white sink against grey stone tiles.
A black bathroom amenity tray with two cups, a hand wash dispenser and an open drawer of toiletry packets, all marked with gold 'La Sen of the Bay' branding, beside a white sink against grey stone tiles.
A limestone karst cliff with a natural arch opening onto a view of green hills beyond, above calm blue-green water, with a small blue sign on the rock and no overlaid text.
A limestone karst cliff with a natural arch opening onto a view of green hills beyond, above calm blue-green water, with a small blue sign on the rock and no overlaid text.
A spacious cruise-ship lounge with black leather sofas, a red oval coffee table, floral panels, a floating staircase, and large windows showing calm water and distant karst islands.
A spacious cruise-ship lounge with black leather sofas, a red oval coffee table, floral panels, a floating staircase, and large windows showing calm water and distant karst islands.
A teak sun deck of a cruise boat with white circular sofas, green and beige cushions, tables and chairs, facing calm water and green limestone karst islands under a blue sky with clouds.
A teak sun deck of a cruise boat with white circular sofas, green and beige cushions, tables and chairs, facing calm water and green limestone karst islands under a blue sky with clouds.
A buffet counter with chafing dishes, cream pitchers, cups and a vase of bird-of-paradise flowers sits in front of a window framing green karst hills, calm green water and another cruise boat.
A buffet counter with chafing dishes, cream pitchers, cups and a vase of bird-of-paradise flowers sits in front of a window framing green karst hills, calm green water and another cruise boat.
A cruise ship bathroom with a wooden vanity, mirror, and built-in bathtub beside a large window overlooking calm water and limestone karst islands, with small branded amenity items on the counter.
A cruise ship bathroom with a wooden vanity, mirror, and built-in bathtub beside a large window overlooking calm water and limestone karst islands, with small branded amenity items on the counter.
A green-vegetated limestone karst island rises from calm green water under a clear blue sky, with more karst peaks in the distance and a faint wake in the lower left.
A green-vegetated limestone karst island rises from calm green water under a clear blue sky, with more karst peaks in the distance and a faint wake in the lower left.
Turquoise water in front of a steep limestone karst cliff with a dark cave opening and a small white boat near a sandy beach, shot from a boat whose edge is visible at the lower left under a clear blue sky.
Turquoise water in front of a steep limestone karst cliff with a dark cave opening and a small white boat near a sandy beach, shot from a boat whose edge is visible at the lower left under a clear blue sky.
LH-45 · Lan Ha Bay

La SEN of the Bay Cruise

2 days · 1 night · 3 days · 2 nights · 25 cabins · launched 2026 · Cross-checked 11 Oct 2026 ↓

Price on request
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Newer hull than 33 of 33

Twenty-five suites, each with a balcony and a bath, a pool on the cabin deck and lunch served as a run of plated courses: that is what La SEN of the Bay sells. By its operator’s figures it is a 77-metre steel ship, and it started sailing in 2026. It boards at Tuan Chau and spends its nights on the Lan Ha side of the bay.

How big is La SEN of the Bay, and what is on each deck?

Seventy-seven metres by 12.9, on five decks, by the operator’s figures. It asks itself why only 25 cabins on 77 metres, and answers: privacy.

The lower deck holds the spa, sauna and massage rooms alongside the kitchen and engine room. The first deck carries the pool, a lounge the operator puts at 150 m², a smoking room, a small art gallery, a wine and cigar room, a medical clinic and ten suites. The second deck has the gym, the captain’s cabin and the other fifteen suites. The dining room and a sky bar fill the third deck, and the fourth has a mini-golf course, a karaoke room and the sun loungers. Our wooden or steel hull guide covers what the material tells you.

Which suite should you ask for?

Every class is a suite with a balcony and a bathtub, by the operator’s room pages, from 35 m² to 70 m². Counts follow the deck plan.

Class Deck Size Cabins Sleeps (adults)
Ocean View Suite 1st 35 m² 5 2
Ocean View Family Suite 1st 38 m² 4 3
Ocean View Connecting Suite 1st 70 m² 1 4
Ocean View Premier Suite 2nd 35 m² 8 2
Ocean View Premier Family Suite 2nd 38 m² 4 3
Ocean View Premier Connecting Suite 2nd 70 m² 1 4
Ocean View Executive Suite 2nd 55 m² 2 2

Each of the two Executive Suites has a round king-size bed, a private terrace and an outdoor jacuzzi of its own. The operator describes no shared jacuzzi, only these two.

On the operator’s pages a Premier Suite and an Ocean View Suite have the same 35 m², the same 2 m by 2 m double or two singles, and the same fittings list. If a seller quotes more for Premier, ask what the extra buys besides the deck.

Families of four should look at the 70 m² connecting suites. Ask whether that is two rooms with a door between them; the operator does not say. Our family cruises page notes how rare that door is on this bay.

What does a night on La SEN of the Bay cost?

Price on request. On 11 October 2026 all seven of the operator’s room pages said “Price from: Call”. The two resellers we read, halongbaycruises.com (6 August) and bookhalongcruises.com (8 October), advertise the same from-figure and no rate by cabin class. Ask any seller for a per-cabin quote in writing, with the class name on it.

The operator wants half or all of the fare up front, and full payment at confirmation for late or peak-season bookings. Children aged one to four travel free, one per cabin, sharing the bed; a second child of that age pays half. Between five and nine the rate is 75% of an adult’s, and from ten it is the full fare. For what other ships charge, see what a Ha Long cruise costs.

How do the two days run?

The overnight is a midday-to-midday trip. Times are the operator’s.

  • 11:30 to 11:45. Check in at Lot 25, Tuan Chau Marina. The ship’s own tender takes you out.
  • 12:30. Welcome drink and safety briefing on board.
  • 13:00. Lunch while the ship passes the Con Vit islets.
  • 16:00. The ship reaches Ong Cam in Lan Ha. Kayak, take a bamboo boat or swim.
  • 17:30. Anchor for the night; spring-roll lesson, then a sunset party on the sun deck with local wine and fruit.
  • 19:00. Dinner. Squid fishing, a film or the bar afterwards.
  • 06:00 to 06:30. Sunrise, then a light breakfast with tea and coffee.
  • 07:15. Rowing boats into Dark and Bright Cave and the islets around it.
  • 10:00. Early lunch after you check out.
  • 12:00. Tender back to Tuan Chau.

The 3-day version keeps both ends and adds a full middle day off the big ship: a day boat to Cat Ba Island, a bicycle ride through Viet Hai Village, then kayaking and swimming around Van Boi beach. See two days or three on whether the extra night earns its cost.

Miss the 11:30 check-in and the operator will send a private speedboat, at extra cost.

What do guests say about La SEN of the Bay?

We have read 19 Google reviews of this ship, dated from 5 August to 10 October 2026. The praise is mostly for the food and the crew. Two guests writing in German thought the portions too small until the courses kept arriving and they struggled with dessert.

The one guest who did not give five stars had taken three Ha Long cruises in ten days and compared them line by line. On La SEN, this guest wrote, dinner looked good but was uneven, and one meat dish was bad. The Wi-Fi was slow and kept dropping, the hot water less steady than on the boat this guest preferred, and three announcements came over the speakers at 6:15 each morning. The same review praised the faster, more comfortable tender.

A guest in early October, otherwise delighted, told future travellers to bring earplugs and plan on no internet at all. The same review found the bay crowded and the water not clean enough for a swim.

The catch on this ship is connectivity. Wi-Fi is on the operator’s included list, and two October guests found it slow or absent. If you need to be reachable, this is the wrong choice for the night. Pack the earplugs for the morning call either way.

What is included in the fare?

The operator’s 2-day fare covers all four meals, the cooking class, kayaking or the bamboo boat, the cave rowing boats, entrance fees, squid fishing, an English-speaking guide and Wi-Fi. The 3-day fare adds the day boat, the cycling and the extra meals.

Drinks, tips and anything personal are extra. So is the road from Hanoi: the operator runs limousine vans of up to ten seats for its own direct bookings, but it publishes no price and does not list them among the inclusions. See what is not included for the usual extras.

Who will like La SEN of the Bay?

Families. Eight suites sleep three and two connecting suites sleep four. For the bay itself, see our Lan Ha Bay page and the other Lan Ha Bay cruises.

Who should book a different ship?

Anyone who must work online. Anyone who needs a published rate before enquiring. And if a track record matters more than a new hull, the record here is two months old; the new ships page sets out what that risk looks like, and the luxury cruises page lists the other ships we file as luxury, most of them with a longer record.

What we could not pin down

  • Price. Nobody publishes a per-cabin rate for this ship in anything we read (operator 11 October, resellers 6 August and 8 October 2026).
  • Cabin count. The deck plan and the factsheet say 25. Two of the operator’s room pages say 6 and 9 where the plan says 5 and 8, which would make 27. We use 25.
  • Capacity. The factsheet says 99 passengers; the room pages’ maximum occupancies add up to 62 adults. The operator does not explain the gap.
  • Decks. The operator says five; the reseller page that copies its wording says four.
  • Hull. Only the operator’s factsheet says steel (it spells it “Steal”).
  • Launch date. The operator says early 2026; an 18 August guest had sailed on its second cruise the week before.
  • Child rates. The 2-day programme page words the age bands differently; confirm on your quote.
  • Cancellation. The operator’s policy covers weather and urgent repairs only. It does not say what you pay if you cancel yourself. Get the seller’s terms in writing; see our cancellation guide.
  • Pool size and the connecting-suite door. Neither is published.

Why people book La SEN of the Bay

Book it if

  • You want room to spread out: the operator puts 25 suites on a 77-metre hull, and the smallest is 35 m² with its own balcony and an ocean-view bathtub
  • Food matters to you; two guests who wrote in August and October 2026 counted five or six plated courses at lunch as well as dinner
  • You travel as four; two 70 m² connecting suites take four adults, and the operator sells family suites for three on both cabin decks

Choose your cabin

Ocean View Suite - Private Balcony5 of 25 cabins

35 m², 1 double bed or 2 single beds bed, private balcony, on the 1st deck.

35 m²1 double bed or 2 single bedsBalcony ✓1st deck
no published ratewe will get you a numberunknownAsk for a quote
Ocean View Premier Suite - Private Balcony8 of 25 cabins

35 m², 1 double bed or 2 single beds bed, private balcony, on the 2nd deck.

35 m²1 double bed or 2 single bedsBalcony ✓2nd deck
no published ratewe will get you a numberunknownAsk for a quote
Ocean View Family Suite - Private Balcony4 of 25 cabins

38 m², 1 double and 1 single bed, or 3 single beds bed, private balcony, on the 1st deck.

38 m²1 double and 1 single bed, or 3 single bedsBalcony ✓1st deck
no published ratewe will get you a numberunknownAsk for a quote
Ocean View Premier Family Suite - Private Balcony4 of 25 cabins

38 m², 1 double and 1 single bed, or 3 single beds bed, private balcony, on the 2nd deck.

38 m²1 double and 1 single bed, or 3 single bedsBalcony ✓2nd deck
no published ratewe will get you a numberunknownAsk for a quote
Ocean View Executive Suite - Terrace and Sky Jacuzzi2 of 25 cabins

55 m², 1 king-size round bed bed, private balcony, on the 2nd deck.

55 m²1 king-size round bedBalcony ✓2nd deck
no published ratewe will get you a numberunknownAsk for a quote
Ocean View Connecting Suite - Private Balcony1 of 25 cabins

70 m², 2 double beds, 4 single beds, or 1 double and 2 single beds bed, private balcony, on the 1st deck.

70 m²2 double beds, 4 single beds, or 1 double and 2 single bedsBalcony ✓1st deck
no published ratewe will get you a numberunknownAsk for a quote
Ocean View Premier Connecting Suite - Private Balcony1 of 25 cabins

70 m², 2 double beds, 4 single beds, or 1 double and 2 single beds bed, private balcony, on the 2nd deck.

70 m²2 double beds, 4 single beds, or 1 double and 2 single bedsBalcony ✓2nd deck
no published ratewe will get you a numberunknownAsk for a quote
Rates are the highest published fare per cabin we found (rack rate, double occupancy unless marked) — treat them as the ceiling, not the floor. Seen on one listing only; the operator publishes no rate card we can cite.

Good to know

Who should look at something else
  • You need a price before you can decide; the operator prints none on its seven room pages, and the two resellers we read show only a from-figure (operator read 11 October, resellers 6 August and 8 October 2026)
  • You need to stay online; Wi-Fi is on the included list, but two October guests found it slow or absent
  • You book on a track record; the oldest Google review we hold is dated 5 August 2026
What to ask before you pay
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10 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?
Rates are published for only some classes. Ask for floor area, deck and class name on the quote.
What is the single-occupancy supplement?
Not published by any source we read. Common on this coast and often +50% or more.
Is using the spa, jacuzzi, gym extra?
Spa, jacuzzi, gym confirmed aboard, but no source we read says whether use is in the fare.
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.
What time is check-in, and what time is cabin checkout?
No source we read publishes either for this boat. Confirm both when you book, especially if you have a flight on the last day.
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

No source we read publishes check-in or checkout times for La SEN of the Bay Cruise. Ask when you book — on this coast checkout is usually between 09:30 and 11:00, and the difference decides whether you get a last morning on the water.

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 SEN of the Bay 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 — 5 published stops
  1. Tuan Chau Marina
  2. Ong Cam
  3. Dark and Bright Cave
  4. Van Boi Beach
  5. Viet Hai Village

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.

How many decks does La SEN of the Bay Cruise have?

The owner says the ship spreads over 5 decks and its deck plan lists a lower deck, first, second, third and fourth decks; halongbaycruises.com (read 2026-08-06) says "four elegant decks". Shown value is the owner's 5. We show the most widely reported figure and recommend confirming it with the operator before you pay.

Which pier does La SEN of the Bay 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.

Specifications · cross-checked 11 Oct 2026

Sheet LH-45
Corroborated · 3 figuresTwo or more of the sources we read publish it
Cabins ⓘ
25
Launched ⓘ
2026
Bay ⓘ
Lan Ha Bay
Single source · 10 figuresOnly one of the sources says so — confirm before you rely on it
Hull ⓘ
Steel
Departs from ⓘ
Tuan Chau Marina
Guests at capacity ⓘ
99
Length overall ⓘ
77
Pool ⓘ
Yes
Jacuzzi ⓘ
Yes
Spa ⓘ
Yes
Gym ⓘ
Yes
Kayaking ⓘ
Yes
Balcony on cabins ⓘ
Yes
More than one figure published · 1We show every value we found rather than pick one — hover the ⓘ
Decks ⓘ
5varies

Read for this boat: operator, source-1, source-2 — one dot per source, filled when that many publish the figure. 10 figures rest on a single source — confirm before relying on them. 1 figure has more than one published value — hover the ⓘ. How we verify

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