View from a cabin balcony: green karst islands in turquoise water

92 cruises with a night on board · one to book first

Halong Bay Overnight Cruise – Which Night on the Bay to Book

Book Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony: $187 per person, ★ 4.8 from 6,049 reviews, both Ha Long and Lan Ha, and a private balcony. It gives about 23 hours on the water out of 32 from door to door.

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$187from, per person
4.8· 6,049 reviews
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony

Sails both Ha Long and the quieter Lan Ha, and the cabin has a balcony and a bathtub. It is a large 5-star ship, so the sundeck is shared with many guests.

BayHa Long + Lan HaCabinBalcony and bathtubPickupHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extraLength2 days

23 of 31 h on the water

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Where most people should start

Halong Bay Cruise 1 Night

One night is the first length at which the water outweighs the road: about 23 hours on board against 5 hours of driving. You get the sunset, the night at anchor and the bay at six in the morning. The trade-off is pace: the ship turns back to the pier by late morning on day two, so the second day is mostly brunch and the drive.

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Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyBalcony and bathtub · 1 night on board · ★ 4.8 · 6,049 reviews
$187from, per person
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Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyPrivate balcony · 1 night on board · ★ 4.7 · 4,934 reviews
$146from, per person
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Hanoi: 2D1N Elite Lan Ha & Ha Long Cruise with Infinity PoolBalcony and bathtub · 1 night on board · ★ 4.9 · 2,694 reviews
$215from, per person
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Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay CruiseStandard cabin · 1 night on board · ★ 4.7 · 1,633 reviews
$145from, per person
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Two nights only if both are on the ship

Halong Bay Cruise 2 Nights

Of 28 cruises sold as three days, only 12 are two nights on the ship. 14 spend one of the nights in a hotel in Ninh Binh, and 2 sell a two- or three-day option. We mark each one "Nights on board: check the itinerary" until the partner page confirms it.

What to checkOpen the itinerary and look for where you sleep on night one. If it names a hotel, you are buying one night on the water.
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Hanoi: 3-Day 5-Star Cruise Ha Long, Lan Ha & Viet Hai CyclingBalcony and bathtub · 2 nights on board · ★ 4.8 · 550 reviews
$358from, per person
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Hanoi: 3-Day Ha Long/Lan Ha Bay Cruise with Private BalconyBalcony and bathtub · 2 nights on board · ★ 4.8 · 218 reviews
$364from, per person
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Hanoi: 3-Day Cruise Stay at Ha Long and Bai Tu Long BayStandard cabin · 2 nights on board · ★ 4.6 · 150 reviews
$316from, per person
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From Lan Ha Bay: 3-Day 2-Night Cruise with Meals & KayakingStandard cabin · 2 nights on board · ★ 4.6 · 144 reviews
$359from, per person
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Your own door onto the water

Halong Bay Cruise with Balcony

30 cruises offer a balcony cabin, 18 of them with a bathtub as well. The hours on the water stay the same; what changes is where you watch the sunset from. Balcony cabins start at $124, and $187 on our pick; balcony and bath from $151.

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Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyBalcony and bathtub · 1 night on board · ★ 4.8 · 6,049 reviews
$187from, per person
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Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyPrivate balcony · 1 night on board · ★ 4.7 · 4,934 reviews
$146from, per person
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Hanoi: 2D1N Elite Lan Ha & Ha Long Cruise with Infinity PoolBalcony and bathtub · 1 night on board · ★ 4.9 · 2,694 reviews
$215from, per person
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Hanoi: 3-Day Ninh Binh, Ha Long & Lan Ha Bay 5-Star CruiseBalcony and bathtub · 1 night on board · ★ 4.8 · 2,101 reviews
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
$310from, per person
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BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
23 of 31 h on the water
$187from, per person
4.8· 6,049 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$146from, per person
4.7· 4,934 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$215from, per person
4.9· 2,694 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
3 days
Hanoi: 3-Day Ninh Binh, Ha Long & Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 55 h on the water · our estimate
$310from, per person
4.8· 2,101 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHa Long cruise port; Hanoi on the Hanoi option
22.5 of 31 h on the water
$145from, per person
4.7· 1,633 reviews
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Pickup: Ha Long cruise port; Hanoi on the Hanoi option

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi
23 of 31 h on the water
$343from, per person
4.8· 1,534 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
3 days
Hanoi: 3-Day Ninh Binh, Ha Long & Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$295from, per person
4.8· 1,465 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
23.5 of 31 h on the water
$151from, per person
4.7· 1,203 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
23 of 31 h on the water
$159from, per person
4.8· 1,138 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$155from, per person
4.4· 838 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23.5 of 31 h on the water · our estimate
$124from, per person
4.7· 830 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 31 h on the water · our estimate
$261from, per person
4.6· 746 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
46 of 55 h on the water
$358from, per person
4.8· 550 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
23 of 31.5 h on the water
$182from, per person
4.9· 508 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
3 days6-STAR
Hanoi: 3-Day Ninh Binh, Ha Long & Lan Ha Bay 6-Star Cruise
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$344from, per person
4.5· 491 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
23.5 of 32 h on the water
$132from, per person
4.8· 448 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
23 of 33 h on the water
$128from, per person
4.6· 410 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
≈22.5 of 31 h on the water · our estimate
$175from, per person
4.9· 258 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
23 of 31 h on the water
$181from, per person
4.9· 254 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
47.5 of 55 h on the water
$364from, per person
4.8· 218 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$189from, per person
4.4· 216 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
23.5 of 31 h on the water
$180from, per person
4.7· 196 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiSee the listing
23 of 31 h on the water
$132from, per person
4.5· 177 reviews
on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
23 of 31 h on the water
$330from, per person
4.8· 172 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $20 extra
≈46 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$316from, per person
4.6· 150 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $20 extra

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiCat Ba Island
≈46 of 48 h on the water · our estimate
$359from, per person
4.6· 144 reviews
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Pickup: Cat Ba Island

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 31 h on the water · our estimate
$181from, per person
4.8· 144 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi, Nhà hát Lớn Hà Nội
≈23.5 of 31 h on the water · our estimate
$124from, per person
4.8· 136 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi, Nhà hát Lớn Hà Nội

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiNinh Binh · transfer $12–15 each way extra
24 of 32 h on the water
$124from, per person
4.8· 126 reviews
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Pickup: Ninh Binh · transfer $12–15 each way extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiNinh Binh
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$124from, per person
4.8· 104 reviews
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Pickup: Ninh Binh

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$203from, per person
4.8· 101 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$103from, per person
4.8· 96 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
3 days
3-Day Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise & Balcony
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈24 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$286from, per person
4.6· 85 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiCat Ba Island
≈23 of 24 h on the water · our estimate
$108from, per person
4.5· 81 reviews
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Pickup: Cat Ba Island

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiCat Ba Island
≈23 of 24 h on the water · our estimate
$113from, per person
4.5· 78 reviews
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Pickup: Cat Ba Island

on the water
3 days
2/3-Day Lan Ha Bay Tulip 5* Cruise Hiking, Biking, Kayaking
Nights on board: check the itinerary
BayLan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiSee the listing
Hours on the water: not stated
$231from, per person
4.8· 78 reviews
on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi · transfer $25 extra
≈46 of 48 h on the water · our estimate
$427from, per person
4.8· 64 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi · transfer $25 extra

on the water
3 days
Hanoi: 3-Day Ninh Binh, Ha Long & Bai Tu Long Cruise UNESCO
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$265from, per person
4.5· 58 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$113from, per person
4.8· 57 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$170from, per person
4.7· 49 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiSee the listing
≈23 of 24 h on the water · our estimate
$124from, per person
4.5· 49 reviews
on the water
3 days
Hanoi 3-Day: Lan Ha - Ha Long Bay & Ninh Binh 5-Star Cruise
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
23.5 of 60 h on the water
$276from, per person
4.6· 48 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayBai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHa Long International Cruise Port
≈23 of 24 h on the water · our estimate
$140from, per person
4.6· 44 reviews
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Pickup: Ha Long International Cruise Port

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiNinh Binh
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$124from, per person
4.8· 43 reviews
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Pickup: Ninh Binh

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
Hours on the water: not stated
$187from, per person
4.6· 41 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
≈47 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$392from, per person
4.7· 40 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra

on the water
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiSee the listing
≈23 of 24 h on the water · our estimate
$151from, per person
4.6· 39 reviews
on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$123from, per person
4.7· 36 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
3 days
From Hanoi: 3-Day Luxury Tour Ninh Binh & Ha Long Bay Cruise
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
23.5 of 56 h on the water
$298from, per person
4.3· 33 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
3 days
Hanoi: Ninh Binh - Ha Long Bay 5-Star Cruise 3-Day
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23.5 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$289from, per person
4.6· 31 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$124from, per person
4.8· 30 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$180from, per person
4.6· 29 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi, Bến Bèo
≈47.5 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$284from, per person
4.6· 25 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi, Bến Bèo

on the water
BayBai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHa Long International Cruise Port
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$166from, per person
4.3· 25 reviews
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Pickup: Ha Long International Cruise Port

on the water
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
48 of 56 h on the water
$368from, per person
4.9· 24 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra

on the water
3 days
From Hanoi: 3-Day Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise - Ninh Binh Tour
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
23 of 57 h on the water
$296from, per person
4.8· 20 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
3 days
Hanoi: 3-Day UNESCO Luxury Ha Long/Lan Ha & Ninh Binh Tour
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$272from, per person
4.5· 19 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$140from, per person
4.4· 16 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$146from, per person
4.5· 16 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayBai Tu Long
CabinBalcony and bathtub
From HanoiHanoi, Hạ Long
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$248from, per person
4.5· 14 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi, Hạ Long

on the water
BayBai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$169from, per person
4.8· 13 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiNinh Binh
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$182from, per person
4.5· 13 reviews
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Pickup: Ninh Binh

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiCat Ba Island
≈46 of 47 h on the water · our estimate
$336from, per person
4.5· 12 reviews
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Pickup: Cat Ba Island

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$146from, per person
4.3· 11 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$287from, per person
4.9· 10 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi
≈46 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$400from, per person
4.3· 10 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
3 days
3-Day Ninh Binh - Halong Bay - Bai Tu Long Bay 5 Star Cruise
Only 1 night on the ship, 1 in a hotel
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈21 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$272from, per person
4.6· 8 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈46 of 56 h on the water · our estimate
$279from, per person
4.5· 8 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$141from, per person
4.4· 8 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$181from, per person
4.8· 7 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

on the water
Private
Hanoi: 3D2N Ha Long Bay, Lan Ha Bay by Amanda Luxury Cruise
Nights on board: check the itinerary
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinPrivate balcony
From HanoiHanoi
Hours on the water: not stated
$444per group
4.4· 7 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$156from, per person
4.3· 7 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi, Tam Cốc – Bích Động - Ninh Bình, Việt Nam
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$180from, per person
4.8· 7 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi, Tam Cốc – Bích Động - Ninh Bình, Việt Nam

on the water
BayHa Long + Lan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiSee the listing
≈23 of 24 h on the water · our estimate
$186from, per person
4.7· 7 reviews
on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$168from, per person
4.3· 6 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
4 days
From Hanoi: 4-Day Sa Pa and Ha Long Bay 5-Star Cruise Tour
Nights on board: check the itinerary
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
Hours on the water: not stated
$386from, per person
4.8· 6 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiSee the listing
≈45 of 46 h on the water · our estimate
$300from, per person
4.7· 5 reviews
on the water
3 days
4D3N Ninh Binh Halong Bay By 5-Star Arcady Cruise
Only 1 night on the ship, 2 in a hotel
BayHa Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈24 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$352from, per person
4.4· 5 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiCat Ba Island
≈23 of 24 h on the water · our estimate
$136from, per person
4.8· 5 reviews
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Pickup: Cat Ba Island

on the water
BayLan Ha
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$200from, per person
4.4· 5 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi

on the water
BayHa Long + Bai Tu Long
CabinStandard cabin
From HanoiHanoi Old Quarter
≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
$156from, per person
4.8· 5 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter

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From the pier at 11:30 to brunch the next morning

Halong Bay 2 Day Overnight Cruise

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Halong Bay Cruise with Private Cabin

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The boat is the hotel

What a Night on the Bay Gives You

A Halong Bay boat stay works like a small hotel that moves. You board around midday, the ship sails through the afternoon while you kayak and swim, and before dinner the captain anchors in a quiet part of the bay, away from the day routes. You sleep there and wake to the bay at six, with tai chi on the sundeck on most ships.

That is what a Halong Bay boat hotel offers that no day trip can: the bay after 17:00, when the day boats have gone home, and before 9:00, when they come back. A Halong Bay boat cruise overnight spends about 23 hours on the water out of 31 from Hanoi.

What the night usually holds

  • Sunset party on the sundeck, often with a cooking class
  • Dinner at anchor, then squid fishing from the deck
  • Tai chi at sunrise, breakfast, one more cave or beach
  • Back at the pier around 11:00 to 11:30, in Hanoi by 15:00

What the headline price leaves out

Transfer, Single Cabin and Other Extras

The “from” price on an overnight cruise is the cruise itself. On many ships the shared transfer from Hanoi or Ninh Binh is sold separately, usually $25 per person for the return trip; we found this on 19 of the listings we read and show it next to the pickup on each card.

Travelling alone, you pay a single supplement for a cabin of your own: $45 to $180 on the 18 overnight cruises that publish one. Other extras are drinks beyond water and the welcome drink, cabin upgrades to a higher deck or a suite, a gala dinner of about $40 per person on 24 and 31 December, and on some ships a peak-season surcharge from October to April.

Single supplements compared

Read the itinerary, not the title

One Night or Two Nights on Board

A second night on the ship doubles the time on the bay: about 46 hours on the water out of 56. Only 12 cruises we compare really spend two nights on board. Many trips sold as three days spend the first night in a hotel in Ninh Binh and only the second on the ship; we mark each of them on the card.

One night is enough for most first visits: it gives sunset, the night at anchor and the early morning, which are the parts a day trip misses. Two nights make sense when you want Lan Ha and Bai Tu Long in the same trip, or a slower day in between with more kayaking and fewer people.

Compare the true two-night cruises

Where the ship anchors

Which Bay to Spend the Night In

Of the overnight cruises we compare, 60 sail in Ha Long Bay, 52 in Lan Ha Bay and 13 in Bai Tu Long Bay; many cover two bays in one trip. Ha Long has the famous caves and the most boats. Lan Ha, south of it by Cat Ba Island, has more beaches and fewer ships at anchor. Bai Tu Long, to the north-east, is the emptiest and the smallest choice.

Among well-reviewed one-night cruises, prices start at about $103 in Ha Long, $108 in Lan Ha and $140 in Bai Tu Long per person. Two nights raise the floor to about $250. For a first night, a cruise that covers both Ha Long and Lan Ha, like our pick, shows you the classic sights by day and a quieter anchorage at night.

Whichever bay you choose, the ships anchor for the night in sheltered water between the islands, away from the day routes, and the tender takes you back to the same pier you left from.

Ha Long, Lan Ha or Bai Tu Long compared

Halong Bay Overnight Cruise FAQ

halong bay 2 day overnight cruise luxury?

A luxury one-night cruise usually means a balcony cabin, often with a bathtub by the window. In our list 18 overnight cruises offer a balcony and a bath and 16 a balcony only. You pay for the cabin: the hours on the water stay about the same, roughly 23 of 31 from door to door. Balcony-and-bath cabins start around $230 per person among well-reviewed cruises.

halong bay boat stay?

A boat stay is a cruise with a night on board: you sleep in a cabin on the ship, anchored between the islands, instead of in a hotel on shore. 52 one-night cruises and 12 true two-night cruises in our list offer it. Check three-day trips carefully: 14 of them spend one of the nights in a hotel in Ninh Binh.

halong bay boat hotel?

There is no fixed hotel ship in the bay; the “boat hotel” is the cruise ship itself. Cabins range from standard rooms with a window to suites with a balcony and a bathtub. If you want a hotel and a boat, the honest alternative is a hotel on Cat Ba Island and a day boat into Lan Ha Bay, which you organise yourself.

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Ready for a night on the bay?

Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony
$187from, per person
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4.8· 6,049 reviews
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Pickup: Hanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra