Breathtaking Ha Long Bay: 2-Day Luxury Balcony Escape

It's a wonderful experience, but only I personal prefer swimming pool on deck, which was missing. But overall great 👍

This was such a beautiful cruise! The people were beautiful, the room was lovely, clean and elegant, the scenery was breathtaking, food delicious and activities wonderfully unique and fun! I cannot rate this higher, would definitely recommend and hope to one day do again!! Wonderful experience!!

Unfortunately the pictures advertised do not correspond to the actual cruise ship that we stayed on. The crew stuff were very attentive and eager to help. They made everything in their capacity to provide quality service and make our stay on the boat pleasant. The food was tasty and there were many options to choose from in the buffet. Nevertheless, the tour itself is not something I would recommend. Ha Long bay is very touristy and attracts huge crowds. The travel agency was very helpful with the transfers and arranged our itinerary to Nihn Bình.

Overall, we had a good experience. The staff, boat, and food were all lovely — and Rosie was an especially great tour guide. Before boarding, staff informed us that we’d been upgraded to a larger top-floor cabin at no extra charge to better accommodate our family (F49, F22, F19), which we really appreciated. We were expecting more young families/younger travellers, but most passengers were retirees. We booked the 2D1N cruise, but the total time on the actual cruise was under 24 hours (boarding around 1:00 pm on Day 1 and leaving at 10:30 am on Day 2). There was a 40-minute transfer boat ride with wooden benches and no back support before reaching the main cruise boat, which was very clean, modern, and comfortable — including our upgraded cabin. Lunch on arrival was a lovely all-you-can-eat buffet, followed by kayaking and a swim (life jackets were required in the water, so it was more of a float than a proper swim). Happy hour on the rooftop bar was great, with a fun cooking demonstration, and dinner was a beautifully presented and delicious five-course meal. The second morning started early with activities and meals, but with cabin checkout at 9:00–9:45 am and transfer departure at 10:30 am, the day felt a little rushed. Something also worth mentioning is my egg coffee onboard was $10 AUD, when I’ve been paying about $2 AUD for the same on land. Overall, it was a lovely experience — just shorter and pricier than we expected in some parts and not as diverse as an age range as we were expecting.

The boat and staff were exceptional. And the scenery was beautiful. We had a great time. Got to meet some wonderful passengers that we had a lot of fun with. The only problem (not their fault) was the trip wasn't long enough. Next time I'll do a two or three day trip.

We enjoyed the trip so much on Grand boat It was perfect trip in Halong Bay. Miss Hao on Boat is helpful . Thank you very much

Our prepaid reservation was unexpectedly cancelled due to overbooking and a system error. This caused inconvenience and disrupted our travel plans. We hope the cruise improves its booking management and communication to avoid similar cases.

An amazing trip of a lifetime, with amazing staff that are thoughtful and super kind. Amazing experience. Must experience.

This was an excellent experience. The whole cruise was well organized. Ms Lam did an amazing job taking care of us. Food was excellent and cabin was well appointed. Highly recommend.

Team very friendly, all activities optional so you can choose to explore or stay put and relax. Really liked kayaking. Yum dinner