Halong Bay Luxury Cruise – Which 5-Star Ship to Book

18 cruises · $46 to $199

Halong Bay Deluxe Cruise for a Day

A luxury day boat follows the day-cruise route: Sung Sot Cave, a kayak or bamboo boat at Luon Cave and Ti Top Island, or Dark and Bright Cave on the Lan Ha boats. You pay for a buffet instead of a set menu, a jacuzzi or a larger sundeck, and on the dearer boats a longer day on the water.

The Halong Bay luxury day cruise from Hanoi that most people book costs $43. The Taliya boats into Lan Ha, at $55, leave the Old Quarter at 6:30, reach the marina by 10:15 and give about 7 of 13 hours on the water, an hour more than the Ha Long boats.

29 one-night ships · from $123

Halong Bay 5 Star Cruise for One Night

The 5 star luxury Halong Bay cruise 2D1N is where the market is thickest. The most reviewed ship, with 6,049 reviews, has a balcony and a bathtub in every cabin for $187; the 2D1N Luxury Ha Long and Lan Ha cruise with private balcony sells the same kind of cabin for $159, ★4.83 from 1,138 reviews. Both sail through Ha Long and Lan Ha and board at Tuan Chau around noon.

The Lan Ha and Halong Bay 5-star cruise with balcony, $146 for a departure on 7 October 2026, sells a junior suite with a private balcony and no bath; prices move with the date, so check yours in the calendar. The ships we read sell suites on top: $10 to $25 for the second floor, $65 for a VIP cabin, $110 for a president suite.

The $200+ tier · $203 to $343

Most Luxurious Halong Bay Cruise

Answered with the listings, it depends what you count. By reviews, the Elite with an infinity pool leads the $200+ tier: $215, ★4.91 from 2,694 reviews, a balcony and bathtub cabin, an infinity pool, a spa and a sauna. By route, the 2-day Lan Ha luxury cruise at $203 has a pool, a spa and a sauna too, and kayaks in Lan Ha on both days.

Just under the line, the Lan Ha and Halong Bay luxurious cruise with balcony costs $182, ★4.85 from 508 reviews: a bathtub cabin, a jacuzzi and a gym on the sundeck, and a VIP room for $135 more. For a departure on 7 October 2026 it costs less than the Elite.

By price, the dearest well-reviewed one-night trip is the 3 Days Ha Long and Lan Ha Bay 5-star cruise with balcony cabin at $343; like the Hanoi 3-day Halong and Lan Ha 5-star cruise at $330, its title says 3 days but the trip has one night on board, so read the itinerary before you book. All of them sell the Hanoi shuttle at $25 per person.

24 trips · $187 to $444

Luxury Halong Bay Cruise for Three Days

Three days is where luxury is worth most, if both nights are on the ship. The 3-day cruise with a private balcony, $364, keeps you on board for about 47.5 of 55 hours; the 3-day 5-star cruise with Viet Hai cycling, $358, gives about 46 hours on board and a bike ride through a village in Cat Ba National Park.

The most reviewed three-day trip, $310, spends the first night in a bungalow in Ninh Binh and only the second on the ship. It is a good trip, but it is one night on the bay.