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An aerial view of a white junk-style boat with two dark red sails on green water between forested limestone karst cliffs, with more karsts in the hazy distance.
An aerial view of a white junk-style boat with two dark red sails on green water between forested limestone karst cliffs, with more karsts in the hazy distance.
A cabin with a white double bed, orange cushions, woven bamboo walls and silk lanterns, with porthole windows showing limestone karsts over misty water, a fire extinguisher and an EXIT sign, and a subtle embroidered pattern on the bed linen.
A cabin with a white double bed, orange cushions, woven bamboo walls and silk lanterns, with porthole windows showing limestone karsts over misty water, a fire extinguisher and an EXIT sign, and a subtle embroidered pattern on the bed linen.
A covered upper deck with a dark wooden dining table set with orange napkins, glasses and red flowers, white railings on both sides, and limestone karst islands across calm water in the background.
A covered upper deck with a dark wooden dining table set with orange napkins, glasses and red flowers, white railings on both sides, and limestone karst islands across calm water in the background.
Dark wooden dining tables set with folded orange napkins, wine glasses, plates, chopsticks and a small vase of white orchids, in a dimly lit room with window frames behind.
Dark wooden dining tables set with folded orange napkins, wine glasses, plates, chopsticks and a small vase of white orchids, in a dimly lit room with window frames behind.
A bathroom with teal vertical tiles, a walk-in shower with brass fixtures, a dark ornate vessel sink on a green marble vanity, an oval black-framed mirror and a white orchid in a vase.
A bathroom with teal vertical tiles, a walk-in shower with brass fixtures, a dark ornate vessel sink on a green marble vanity, an oval black-framed mirror and a white orchid in a vase.
A traditional junk boat with red sails floats in calm green water surrounded by tall limestone karsts, with kayakers visible in the foreground and foliage framing the bottom of the shot.
A traditional junk boat with red sails floats in calm green water surrounded by tall limestone karsts, with kayakers visible in the foreground and foliage framing the bottom of the shot.
An aerial view of a white two-deck junk boat with dark red sails on calm green water in front of a forested limestone island with a small sandy beach.
An aerial view of a white two-deck junk boat with dark red sails on calm green water in front of a forested limestone island with a small sandy beach.
A twin-bed cabin with white linens, teal cushions, woven bamboo walls and ceiling, silk lanterns, and windows showing turquoise water and a forested limestone karst; a red fire extinguisher with printed label sits by the curtain, and a subtle pattern is embroidered on the bed covers.
A twin-bed cabin with white linens, teal cushions, woven bamboo walls and ceiling, silk lanterns, and windows showing turquoise water and a forested limestone karst; a red fire extinguisher with printed label sits by the curtain, and a subtle pattern is embroidered on the bed covers.
A twin-bed cabin with white linens, teal cushions, bamboo-weave walls and ceiling, silk lanterns and two folk-art prints, with a window showing calm green water and a limestone karst island.
A twin-bed cabin with white linens, teal cushions, bamboo-weave walls and ceiling, silk lanterns and two folk-art prints, with a window showing calm green water and a limestone karst island.
Sun deck of a junk-style boat with cushioned loungers, folded towels embroidered with a logo and text, white umbrellas, a brown sail and limestone karst islands across calm water.
Sun deck of a junk-style boat with cushioned loungers, folded towels embroidered with a logo and text, white umbrellas, a brown sail and limestone karst islands across calm water.
A bathroom with teal vertical tile walls, a dark wood door, a round porthole-style window, a dark bowl sink on a green marble counter with two cups on saucers, a white toilet, and towels on a wall shelf.
A bathroom with teal vertical tile walls, a dark wood door, a round porthole-style window, a dark bowl sink on a green marble counter with two cups on saucers, a white toilet, and towels on a wall shelf.
An aerial view of a white boat with two red sails on turquoise water, enclosed by steep limestone karst cliffs covered in green vegetation.
An aerial view of a white boat with two red sails on turquoise water, enclosed by steep limestone karst cliffs covered in green vegetation.
BT-07 · Bai Tu Long Bay

Prince Cruise

2 days · 1 night · 3 days · 2 nights · 4 cabins · launched 2009 · Cross-checked 7 Aug 2026 ↓

from$205per person, two sharingcabin for two from $410, read 6 Aug 2026
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Small boat · 4 cabins against a bay median of 14Older hull than 14 of 16

Prince has four cabins. That is the proposition, and it is why this page is short.

The count is verified across sources rather than resting on the operator’s word, which makes it one of the few solid things here. Four cabins changes the trip in both directions. The crew will know who you are by lunch on the first day, and there is nowhere on a boat that size to be left alone if that is what you wanted instead.

Nobody publishes the capacity, so we cannot turn four cabins into a guest number. Four doubles would be eight people. If one of them takes a third bed it is nine. The operator does not say, and no other source does either.

The hull is wood, and the operator gives 2009 as the launch year. Nobody publishes a refit date. On a wooden boat working this bay that is the number that actually matters, because hulls here get rebuilt in sections over the years rather than replaced outright, and a cabin refurbished last winter and one untouched since launch are the same boat on paper. Ask when the rooms were last done. A vague answer is itself an answer.

A spa is verified. So is kayaking. Past that the specification runs out: no source we checked mentions a balcony, a jacuzzi, a pool or a gym, and nobody publishes a cabin floor area. The three bathroom photographs on the operator’s Prince page show teal tiles, a brass rain shower behind a curtain and a round porthole window, and no bathtub in any of them.

What a cabin costs

The one per-cabin rate we hold comes from a listing. Read on 6 August 2026, halongbaytours.com puts the deluxe cabin at $410 for two people for one night and $725 for the whole three-day trip. Those are the highest rates it publishes, so a real quote should land at or under them. Halve the $410 and you get $205 each for two sharing. The operator publishes no rate sheet of its own, so nothing confirms the listing’s figure.

$205 a head is also a lot to ask for a seventeen-year-old wooden boat with four rooms, and we would want the quote in front of us before believing it. On a boat this small there is a better question anyway. Ask what the whole thing costs for your dates. Four cabins is close to a charter already, and operators at this size will often quote one.

Where it goes

Six named stops inside Bai Tu Long: the lagoon at Cong Dam, the Cong Do area, Hon Co island, the cave at Thien Canh Son, the water off Cap La, and the village floating at Vung Vieng. Cong Dam is the one to notice. It sits at the far end of the bay, and boats on the standard two-day loop mostly turn round before reaching it, so if the list holds this is a longer run than the money suggests. We have not matched it against a published sailing plan. It comes from route data, not from an hour-by-hour schedule the operator stands behind.

Departure is from Hon Gai Pier, on the operator’s word alone. Most Ha Long boats leave from Tuan Chau Marina and that is where a driver will head unless you say otherwise. The two are on opposite sides of the Bai Chay bridge.

The score

The Google listing carries a score and a review count. We collected no English reviews, so neither figure has any evidence attached to it as far as we are concerned, and we are not going to repeat numbers we cannot stand behind — read the listing yourself. What we will say about the sample is this: on a four-cabin boat carrying a fraction of the guests a larger ship carries in a season, a thin review record is not the warning sign it would be on a twenty-cabin ship.

Who it suits

Two or three couples travelling together who would rather have the boat close to themselves than have a pool, and who will ask for a whole-boat price. The empty bay suits that kind of trip. If you are still choosing between bays, the differences are real.

Who should look elsewhere

Anyone who wants the numbers before paying. The operator shows the boat, its cabins and a bathroom, but publishes no cabin size, no refit year and no rate sheet, which is a lot of blanks to accept at $205 a head. The small-boat category has boats of a similar size whose operators publish more, and on thin data that is worth something in itself.

Why people book Prince

Book it if

  • 4 cabins is the appeal rather than the worry, and you would rather have the crew know your name than be anonymous
  • Cong Dam is worth the extra sailing time to you; most boats on the standard loop turn back before it
  • You will price the whole boat by email instead of halving one listing's cabin rate

The decisions either side of it

Dragon Legend Cruisethe cheaper option−$5
Hull 2014 against 2009
24 cabins against 4
Emperor Cruisethe cheaper option−$15
Hull 2017 against 2009
10 cabins against 4

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 view is that the four cabins are the reason to look at this boat and the 2009 wooden hull with no stated refit is the reason to ask questions before paying. The score on the listing tells us almost nothing, since we could not read one of the reviews under it.

Choose your cabin

Deluxe Cabin
$4102D1N · per cabin · 2 guests
highest published rate3D2N $725 · per cabin, whole tripEnquire
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.

What's in the fare — and what isn't

In the fare

  • Welcome drink3 sources“Welcome Drink”
  • English-speaking guide2 sources“English-speaking tour guide”
  • Entrance & sightseeing fees2 sources“Sightseeing entrance fees”
  • Kayaking2 sources“Kayaking Services”
  • Bottled water in cabin1 source“02 complimentary bottles of water in the cabin.”
  • Cabin with A/C1 source“Luxury cabin with air conditioner”
  • En-suite bathroom1 source“Spacious air-con Cabins and en-suite Bathrooms”
  • Squid fishing1 source“Fishing Equipment.”

Not in the fare

  • Hanoi transfer3 sources“Shuttle bus Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi”
  • Airfare2 sources“Air Fare if any”
  • Drinks & beverages2 sources“Beverages, tips, gratuities and other personal expenses”
  • Spa & massage2 sources“Spa and massage services.”
  • Tips & gratuities2 sources“Tips are welcomed!”
  • Peak-season surcharge1 source“Surcharges will be applied during the Christmas and New Year’s Eve periods and over the Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year”

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.

Meals on board
Listed as included · 2 sources

“Vietnamese Lunch and Dinner, European Breakfast.”

Listed as extra · 1 source

“Meals not mentioned in the program”

Travel insurance
Listed as included · 1 source

“On board Insurance.”

Listed as extra · 1 source

“Travel Insurance”

Assembled from the 4 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 the operator's own cabin rate before committing; the only per-cabin figure is one listing's $410 ceiling for a night
  • A wooden hull launched in 2009 with no published refit year is a gamble you would rather not take
What to ask before you pay
10
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?
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 Hon Gai Pier.
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 Prince 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 Prince 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 — 7 published stops
  1. Bai Tu Long Bay
  2. Cong Dam Lagoon
  3. Cong Do area
  4. Hon Co Island
  5. Thien Canh Son cave
  6. Cap La
  7. Vung Vieng floating 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.

Which pier does Prince Cruise leave from?

Hon Gai Pier, 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, jacuzzi, balcony, gym. A further 3 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 BT-07
Corroborated · 4 figuresTwo or more of the sources we read publish it
Cabins
4
Bay
Bai Tu Long Bay
Spa
Yes
Kayaking
Yes
Single source · 3 figuresOnly one of the sources says so — confirm before you rely on it
Launched
2009
Hull
Wood
Departs from
Hon Gai Pier
Unknown · 7 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
Jacuzzi ⓘ
Not published
Balcony on cabins ⓘ
Not published
Gym ⓘ
Not published

Read for this boat: operator, source-1, source-2, source-3 — one dot per source, filled when that many publish the figure. 3 figures rest on a single source — confirm before relying on them. How we verify

Where this price sits in the bay

From$205
half the cheapest cabin for two, read 6 Aug 2026
$100$150$200$250this boat
This boat · #11 of 11 priced on Bai Tu Long BayThe other 10 priced boats · median $140

We add no booking fee. The figure we show is half the cheapest cabin for two on the rate table we read, dated the day we read it.

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