This Halong Bay Luxury Cruise was made possible by:
https://eliteoftheseas.com

Elite of the Seas is the best Ha Long Bay cruise to enjoy jaw-dropping landscape. The luxury Ha Long tour creates a great opportunity for visitors to have a look at the miracle of nature. When choosing the 3-day-2-night tour, besides sea swimming, kayaking, local rowing boat, the tourist will have extended time to explore the wonderful places of Lan Ha Bay, and the small village Viet Hai is the highlight. With the top service created by the most enthusiastic host (hostess), 3-day-2-night cruising will be the best way to experience Vietnamese hospitality truly.

If you’ve never been to Halong Bay, you need to add taking a luxury cruise through Halong Bay to your bucket list! Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for a good reason. It is one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen! It’s filled with giant lime stone karsts that jut out of the water in every direction for miles.

The best way to experience the bay is by a luxury cruise. There are tons of cruise ship operators offering cruises through Halong Bay. The cruises range from cheap backpack boats to five start luxury cruise ships. Since visiting Halong Bay is most likely a once in a lifetime experience, we decided to splurge on a 5 star luxury cruise to ensure that we had the best experience possible!

We booked our cruise with Elite of the Seas and we were elated with our experience. Seriously, we don’t have a bad thing to say about Elite of the Seas, and that should mean a lot coming from me because when I splurge on an experience I am very critical. Also, the staff treated us like royalty! They made our experience even better.

Our luxurious cruise through Halong Bay started with an amazing lunch served while we were cruising. Here is the itinerary with full details.

DAY 1

8h30 – 8h45: Pick-up in the Hanoi Old Quarter (Transfer by Expressway).

11:15-11:45: approx Check-in and finish stay registration procedure

12h15: Transfer to the cruise by speedboat

12h45: Check-in the cruise.

13h00: Enjoy lunch in the restaurant.

14h00: Receive key and check-in the cabin.

15h00 – 17:30: Gather at reception area to participate in Kayaking activities at Ao Ech area, or use the swimming pool on the cruise.

16h00 – 18h00: Take pictures with the cruise by drone at the Sundeck area.

17h30: Welcome sunset and enjoy afternoon tea at the swimming pool area.

18h00: Cooking demonstration at the swimming pool area.

18h00 – 19h00: Join the Happy Hour program and the sunset at the Sky Bar area.

19h00: Enjoy an 8-course fine dining menu at the restaurant.

20h30: Join the fishing session at the aft of our cruise or relax at our swimming pool, mini-golf course, spa, etc.

DAY 2

5h45 – 6h15: Enjoy the sunrise & join a golf class at the golf course

6h15 – 6h35: Morning exercise session: Tai Chi at the golf course

6h45 – 7h30: Enjoy breakfast in the restaurant.

7h30 – 9h45: Free time to relax on the cruise.

9h45: Enjoy the buffet in our restaurant.

12h30 - 16h30: Visit the Viet Hai floating village by electric car or bicycle. Then experience bathing and relaxing at the natural beach of the Ba Trai Dao area in Lan Ha Bay.

16h30 – 18h00: Return to the Elite of the Seas - and relax on the cruise.

18h00 – 19h00: Cooking demonstration at the swimming pool area. Join the Happy Hour program, and the sunset at the Sky Bar area.

19h00: Enjoy dinner

20h30: Join the fishing session at the aft of our cruise or relax at our swimming pool, mini-golf course, spa, etc.
 
DAY 3

5h45 – 6h15: Enjoy the sunrise & join a golf class at the golf course

6h15 – 6h35: Morning exercise session: Tai Chi at the golf course

6h45 – 7h30: Enjoy the breakfast in restaurant.

7h45 – 8h45: Gather at the reception area to visit Dark and Bright Cave by local rowing boat.

9h30 – 9h45: Pack up the luggage and put them in front of the door, then return the key to the reception counter.

9h45: Enjoy the buffet in our restaurant.

10h45: Settle down the payment for personal expenses (beverages, spa, etc.).

11h10: Return to the mainland by the speedboat.

11h45 approx: Return to harbor

14h – 14h30: Drop off in the Hanoi Old Quater.

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