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Luxury Ha Long Bay cruises

This page lists 28 boats we file as luxury. The word is unregulated here, so this page sets out what actually changes as the price rises, and what does not change at all.

28 published$110–$366 per person, two sharing, 2 days · 1 night$0 booking feeUpdated 12 Oct 2026

Luxury is an unregulated word on this bay. A 2013 junk with new bed linen claims it, and so does a 2025 ship with a twenty-five-metre pool. Between those two lies roughly four hundred dollars a night, and nothing on the operators’ own websites will tell you which one you are looking at.

On the rate sheets we read between August and October 2026, the 24 boats on this page with a two-day rate start from $110 to $366 per person, two sharing a cabin for one night. Sorting specifications against price, three things improve as you pay more: the cabin, the number of crew per guest, and how quiet your night is. Three heavily marketed things do not improve at all.

Beaches are the clearest case. The same handful of swimming stops serve boats at every price. Cave visits are allocated by the provincial authority, so a guest on a $265 fare and one on a $110 fare walk into Sung Sot through the same entrance. Kayaking is run by the same local operators either way, and is often included on cheaper boats and charged as an extra on expensive ones.

The practical reading: above roughly $380 a night you are buying the cabin and the crew. You are not buying access to a different bay.

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28 boats · same columns for every vessel
Vessel	Bay	Cabins	Launched	Departs	From / person
Oriental SailsHL-12	Ha Long	18	2009	Ha Long International Cruise Port	$110
Amanda CruiseHL-08	Ha Long	25	2022	—	$118
Hera Grand CruiseHL-10	Ha Long	13	2016	Tuan Chau Marina	$120
Amanda Legend CruiseHL-14	Ha Long	5	2013	Tuan Chau Marina	$128
La Regina Royal CruiseHL-05	Ha Long	20	2018	Tuan Chau Marina	$128
Victory Star CruiseHL-15	Ha Long	32	2009	Ha Long International Cruise Port	$130
Athena Luxury CruiseHL-31	Ha Long	21	2017	Ha Long International Cruise Port	$140
Alisa Premier CruiseHL-02	Ha Long	22	2017	Tuan Chau Marina	$155
Hermes CruiseHL-07	Ha Long	18	2022	—	$160
Paradise Elegance CruiseHL-32	Ha Long	31	2017	Tuan Chau Marina	$160
Aime'e CruiseHL-27	Ha Long	29	2025	Ha Long International Cruise Port	$165
Ambassador CruiseHL-21	Ha Long	46	2018	—	$168
Sea Stars CruiseHL-13	Ha Long	39	2023	Ha Long International Cruise Port	$168
Calista CruiseHL-04	Ha Long	38	2025	Tuan Chau Marina	$170
Indochine Premium CruiseHL-11	Ha Long	37	2023	Tuan Chau Marina	$170
Victorious CruiseHL-22	Ha Long	36	2026	Tuan Chau Marina	$170
Paradise Legacy CruiseHL-20	Ha Long	42	—	Tuan Chau Marina	$185
Emperor CruiseBT-13	Bai Tu Long	10	2017	Tuan Chau Marina	$190
Au Co CruiseHL-19	Ha Long	32	2012	Tuan Chau International Marina	$193
Athena Premium CruiseHL-23	Ha Long	41	2026	Ha Long International Cruise Port	$195
Catherine CruiseHL-01	Ha Long	39	2023	Tuan Chau Marina	$205
Starlight CruiseHL-26	Ha Long	32	2013	Ha Long International Cruise Port	$219
Bhaya Soul CruiseHL-06	Ha Long	20	—	Tuan Chau Marina	$265
Stellar of the Seas CruiseLH-02	Lan Ha	22	2018	Tuan Chau Marina	$366
Aqua Classic CruiseHL-35	Ha Long	22	—	Tuan Chau Marina	$195 (3D2N)
Heritage Line VioletBT-12	Bai Tu Long	6	2009	Tuan Chau International Harbour	$615 (3D2N)
Aqua Legend CruiseLH-46	Lan Ha	21	—	Tuan Chau Marina	on request
La SEN of the Bay CruiseLH-45	Lan Ha	25	2026	Tuan Chau Marina	on request

From / person: per person, two sharing, taken as half the cheapest two-guest cabin. Boats marked "on request" have no published cabin rate we can halve.

HL-12 · Ha Long Bay

Oriental Sails

Cabins 18

Launched 2009

From$110per person, two sharingread 6 Aug 2026A guide, not a quote — we confirm the live rate when you enquire.

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