Halong Bay, also known as “the Bay where the dragon descends into the sea”, is one of the most beautiful attractions in Vietnam. This place should be listed in a must-to-see site once visiting Vietnam. With the outstanding beauty of more than 2000 islets, islands, and limestone formations, Halong Bay has welcomed a great deal of travelers visiting each year. Among the best ways to go sightseeing in Halong, having a cruise trip in a crystal and blue water of the Bay is more popular and favorite. Thus, there are many companies which specialize in offering a wide ranges of cruises in Halong Bay. Halong Emotion., Ltd. is one of these companies.
Among deluxe cruises in Halong Bay, Emotion Cruise (a cruise of Halong Emotion., Ltd.,) is a reasonable choice that travelers should consider when finding a memorable trip. Halong Emotion was launched in 2008 with dimensions of 50m long and 10m wide. The cruise has 3 floors and features with 28 comfortable cabins, bar & restaurant with sea view, and a superb sundeck.
With a slogan “we care of your sweet dream”, Emotion Cruise offers 28 luxurious cabins with 4 options including Deluxe cabin, Suite cabin, President cabin, and Family cabin. In general, all cabins in Emotion Cruise are equipped with:
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Emotion Cruise has 22 deluxe cabins with the space of 18m2, which are open to the sea. These cabins are equipped with high-standard facilities and amenities which are equivalent to a 4-star hotel. Besides above facilities, all deluxe cabins have a private WC, hot shower and air-conditioning.
There is only one suite cabin with a very generous space of 25m2. This cabin is in front of the boat located in the first floor. It fully opens to outside and has a specific layout with a spectacular atmosphere. Some additional offers in this room are 1 bottle champagne, a romantic fresh flower basket, a fruit basket, mini bar with drink, safety box, and foot massage service.
President cabins provide tourists a large space with the area of 28m2. These cabins are warmly decorated and fully equipped. With high-end amenities, president cabins can satisfy the most demanding passengers. These rooms also additional equipped with some special extra services and facilities like in suite cabins.
Having the total area of 36m2, 2 family cabins are ideal for a voyage in Halong Bay with children. In fact, family cabins are actually two deluxe cabins with connecting door involving one cabin with double bed and another with 2 twin beds.
Being known as one of Halong Bay deluxe cruises, Emotion Cruise always strives to provide 4-star-class cruise’s services. Besides, it also organizes a wide range of exciting activities. Please take a look at below table for more information about services and activities on board.
Services
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Activities
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Around at noon, when arriving in Tuan Chau Tourist Wharf, passengers will be transferred to Emotion Boat by tender. Then, a welcome drink and a buffet lunch is served onboard during cruising toward Halong Bay. In the afternoon, tourists will visit Surprise Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay and stop at Titop beach for kayaking, swimming or just relaxing and admiring beautiful seascapes onboard. At 5.30 pm, Emotion Cruise will stop in row of Ho Dong Tien area (near Drum Cave) for overnight. Later on, passengers can savor a set dinner with seafood provided by Ba Hang fishing village and then freely do leisure activities on board.
After practicing Tai Chi and having a light breakfast, tourists can observe a cooking class by chef cook on the sundeck. At 8.30 – 9.30, Emotion Cruise Halong will bring tourists passing through Cua Van fishing village and Fishman’s Museum. After having a brunch, passengers will back to Tourist Wharf.
The price for program one night fluctuates from $269 to $734. For detailed information, look at below table:
Price per Cabin in USD (valid from 01 January to 31 December 2014)
Cabin category
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Double/twin
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Single
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Price
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on Promotion (valid from 01 May to 30 Sept 2014)
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Price
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on Promotion (valid from 01 May to 30 Sept 2014)
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Deluxe cabin (22) |
367
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293
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269
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235
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Suite Royal (1) |
497
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472
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399
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379
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President (01) |
595
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565
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507
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484
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Deluxe Family (02) 2 connecting cabins of including 1 double bed & 2 twin beds |
734
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624
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Inclusions:
- Welcome cocktail, juice, tea and coffee in the morning.
- Entrance and sightseeing fees.
- English/French speaking guide onboard
- Luxury cabin with Air-conditioner, private bathroom, hot water, shower, standing cabin
- All meals mentioned above (01 buffet lunch, 01 set menu dinner, 01 light breakfast and brunch )
- Insurance onboard.
- Tax and service charges
Exclusions:
- Transfers & hotels
- Optional requested services: such as massages, beauty services, music performances, kayaking, diving… Barbeques and other specific wishes can be made on prior request only
- Drinks, tips and personal expenses
- Beverages
- All service non-clearly mentioned in the inclusions list
Supplement services:
- Transfer Hanoi - Halong - Hanoi
* Shuttle bus: 25 USD/pax/two ways
* Private transfer
Car ( 2 - 4 pax) |
Minibus 15 places (4 - 8 pax) |
Minibus 24 seats (9 - 20 pax) |
150 USD |
170 USD |
210 USD |
- Surcharge 25$ US/pax on above rates for check-in on: Christmas Days: Dec 24th, New Year’s Dec 31Th, Lunar New Year
Around 12.00 – 12.30 (at noon), tourists will move to Halong Emotion Cruise after arriving in Halong Tourist Wharf. Then, they will have a welcome cocktail and enjoy a buffet lunch. In this day, passengers can savor some famous sightseeing spot in Halong such as Surprise Cave, Titop beach. Passengers can take an overview of Halong city from Titop peak, go swimming or kayaking in the beach, or just relax in restaurant or on sundeck. About at 5.30 pm, Emotion Cruise will stop at Ho Dong Tien (near Drum Cave) for overnight. After having a set dinner with seafood provided by Ba Hang fishing village, tourists can relax in private room or participating in some activities on board with other ones.
In the early morning, around 6.00 – 8.00 am, travelers will attend in Tai Chi class and have a light breakfast with morning coffee. Later on, tourists will be transferred to a smaller boat to explore Lan Ha Bay. This boat will stop at kayaking area where tourists will be guided a basic paddling lesson by experts. Then, they will discover the mystical bay with tour guide. Lunch will served on the boat. Approximately at 5.00 pm, passengers will be back at Emotion Cruise and ready to savor a dinner at the restaurant.
Similar to the second day, in the morning, tourists also have a light breakfast with coffee after practicing Tai Chi. A cooking class demonstrated by chef of Emotion Cruise will take place at 7.45 on sundeck. In the last day of this itinerary, tourists will have chance to admire Cua Van fishing village and Fishman’s Museum. A brunch will be served at 10.00 am. The trip ends at 11.30 am.
The price of Program 2 nights is from $501 to $1,274.
Price per Cabin in USD (valid from 01 January to 31 December 2014)
Cabin category
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Double/twin
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Single
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Price
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on Promotion (valid from 02 May to 30 Sept 2014)
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Price
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on Promotion (valid from 02 May to 30 Sept 2014)
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Deluxe cabin (22) |
686
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583
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501
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426
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Suite Royal (1) |
887
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843
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712
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676
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President (01) |
1,020
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969
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874
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830
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Deluxe Family (02) 2 connecting cabins of including 1 double bed & 2 twin beds |
1,274
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1,147
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Inclusions:
- Welcome cocktail, juice, tea and coffee in the morning.
- Entrance and sightseeing fees
- English/French speaking guide onboard
- Luxury cabin with Air-conditioner, private bathroom, hot water, shower, standing cabin (2nights)
- All meals mentioned above (01 buffet Lunch, 01 set menu lunch , 02 set dinner, 02 light breakfast and brunch)
- Insurance onboard.
- Tax and service charges.
Exclusions:
- Transfers & hotels
- Optional requested services: such as massages, beauty services, music performances, kayaking, diving… Barbeques and other specific wishes can be made on prior request only
- Drinks, tips and personal expenses
- Beverages
- All service non-clearly mentioned in the inclusions list
Supplement services:
- Transfer Hanoi - Halong - Hanoi
* Shuttle bus: 25 USD/pax/two ways
* Private transfer
Car ( 2 - 4 pax) |
Minibus 15 places (4 - 8 pax) |
Minibus 24 seats (9 - 20 pax) |
150 USD |
170 USD |
210 USD |
- Surcharge 25 USD/pax on above rates for check-in on: Christmas Days: Dec 24th, New Year’s Dec 31Th, Lunar New Year
Besides, two above itineraries, Emotion Cruise Halong Bay also provides Charter boat’ service for tourists travelling with a group and wishing to get an exclusive voyage or a customized itinerary. With this service, the price is different depending on the season and the size of group. Therefore, for more information, please contact Emotion’s staffs.
Check-in/Check-out
The check-in and check-out time is often at noon around 11.30. However, the schedule may be changed because of unexpected reasons like weather conditions, therefore, tourists should ask staff for the most updated information.
Cancellation
Like cancellation policy of other Halong Bay cruises, clients need to pay cancellation fees for whatever reason in case of cancelling the booking they made before. Please read a following table for your reference:
- More than 30 days before departure |
10% of the price of the cruise |
- 10 to 30 days before departure |
20% of the price of the cruise |
- 72 hours to 10 days before departure |
30% of the price of the cruise |
- 48 hours to 72 hours before departure |
50% of the price of the cruise |
- Less than 48 hours before departure |
70% of the price of the cruise |
Children and extra beds
The children and extra bed’s policy is depending on the time clients make a booking and the number of children. Hence, to know more about children and extra bed’s policy, please contact with Emotion Cruise’s staffs.
Cards accepted
To make the payments, tourists can use one of 4 methods including cash (only possible after agreement with both parties), traveler’s checks (only possible after agreement with both parties), bank transfer (additional banks fee to be paid by clients), and credit card (only possible at Emotion Cruise’s office).
How safe is your boat?
Tourists can be completely assured about their safe and security onboard when cruising with Emotion Cruise in Halong. The cruise is well equipped with highest security standards to operate safe cruises in all weather conditions. Besides, all crew of are continuous and well trained to quickly respond to emergency situations. And what's more, when tourists arrive onboard, they will be briefed a given safety procedures with very clear instructions.
What should I bring onboard?
For your convenience, tourists should bring necessary items such as sun glasses, sun block, wide brim hat, insect repellents, swimming suites (in summer), warm clothes (in winter), and original passport. If passengers accompany with children, some other things should be brought are candy, cakes, books, notebooks, and other learning tools.
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