Amanda Luxury Cruise: Oriental Lotus-Inspired Journey
4.9
405 Ratings
Thành phố Hạ Long

Experience the elegance of Amanda Luxury Cruise in Lan Ha Bay. Enjoy modern amenities, traditional beauty, and breathtaking views on a 5-star journey.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

HANOI – DISCOVER HALONG BAY – LAN HA BAY

Old Quarter - 08:00-09:00 AM: The driver will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi’s Old Quarter and transfer you to Tuan Chau International Port, Ha Long Bay.
Halong Bay - 11:30 – 12:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor.
12:00: Transfer to the main boat by tender and board the 5-Star Amanda Luxury Cruise….

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What's Included
  • Private Balcony & Bathtub in all rooms
  • Entry/Admission - Dark n Bright Cave, Tra Bau Floating Village, Three Peachs Island, Lan Ha Bay
  • Lunch
  • FREE WIFI at Cruise Public Area & Cruise Office
  • Dinner
  • Full Amenities Bathroom on request
  • Breakfast
  • Round Trip Transfer from Hanoi - Halong (3 hours travel on highway with Bus)
  • Kayaking/Bamboo…
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What's Not Included
  • Surcharge 50 USD/ 1 person in Chinese New Year, New year’s Eve, Christmas season
  • All other services not clearly mentioned above
  • Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic & Soft Drinks, Other type of drinks pay by order.
  • Upgrade Option: Deluxe Cabin to Presidential Suite Cabin = 50 USD/ 1 person
  • Credit Card Payment requested a 3,5% Bank Tax
  • If you travel as group but prefer SINGLE CABIN FOR 1 PERSON, please book separately
Additional Information

Amanda Luxury Cruise draws its inspiration from the Oriental Lotus, a flower that symbolizes compassion, wisdom, delicacy, and the beauty of perfection.
When Amanda Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay, it resembles a pure lotus gently floating on the water in a fairyland.
Guests aboard Amanda Luxury Cruise will be captivated by the Lotus motif, which is the…

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Location
Hạ Long Bay
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(405 Ratings)
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F8274cbjackr
Jun 8, 2025
Amazing experience! - My first time travelling to Vietnam and Ha Long Bay and we couldn’t have had a better crew to take care of us on our stay on the boat! Ruby was phenomenal, offering exceptional service always with a smile and so friendly too! Andrew the tour manager was bubbly and fun and commanded the room when we addressed everyone! Very very fun!
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I2501fzalexandrad
Apr 27, 2025
Magical night in Ha Long Bay - Excellent stay on board the Amanda Luxury Cruise, exceptional scenery, the whole crew is cared for and several activities punctuate the cruise. Special mention to James and his smile ☺️
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Sightsee59172129971
Apr 4, 2025
Amanda trip - Amanda cruises is so great👍 Everyone is so kindly, so sweet Hannah is lovely girl ❤️😊😁😉😘
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527ximenae
Mar 29, 2025
Beautiful place and accommodation - Excellent attention wonderful trip attended by James. The food very good, the rooms a dream, and the tranquility and serenity of the trip are appreciated.
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Patricess8832dk
Mar 21, 2025
Dream cruise on Lan Ha Bay - The welcome, availability and kindness of David and his team are exceptional. Always with the little care so that we live an unforgettable experience. Cruise on a human-sized boat (maximum 40 passengers) in the middle of a dream landscape. Beautiful rooms with a balcony and a bathtub overlooking Lan Ha Bay. Magic! Very good meals and buffets served on board. A moment suspended. I recommend 100%. Thank you David.
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Nihaotom
Apr 16, 2025
Lots of good but also less good... - We stayed two days on the Amanda Luxury Cruises. Getting there: From Hanoi we were picked up in the old town at 7:30. The old bus has then stopped 6 times at other hotels (about 1 hr. Duration). The bus was a VIP bus, but not very comfortable. Very old and loud. A stop is made after about 2h at a motorway service station. What was very bad was the 2. Stop at a bead shop about 30 minutes before arrival with a 30 minute wait! After 4-5 hours you have arrived at a not particularly beautiful marina, from which you are tendered to the ship, because the boat is about 30 minutes away in the lagoon. That's what all these agencies do that offer multi-day tours. And that's a good thing. (see below). You arrive on the ship at about 13:00-13:30 and can move into the room. The trip: Basically, you drive the same lap every day (about 5-7sm estimated). The departure is at 13:00 with two stops. The next morning at 10:00 am you are back at the exit bay to clear in new guests. Guests who have booked two/three days make excursions until about 16:00. This is then two/three times the same round. If you don't feel like going on excursions, you can stay on board and hang anchor at the starting bay with all other ships. This can get very loud and smell like exhaust gases because this is where the utilities/disposers operate. Basically, however, it is better to anchor here than in the ugly harbour. The ship, the service and the food: The ship has come of age. The rooms are very clean and a bit dusty. The Wi-Fi is virtually nonexistent or poor. You'd rather receive it from other ships than your own. 🤪 But Handy Detox isn't bad either;-) The service on the boat is excellent! Super nice staff. The food is good. In the morning and at noon there is always the same buffet food. Breakfast does not include a complimentary drink, such as coffee or tea. Dinner is an a la card menu, alternating, which you eat on deck with the approximately 50 fellow passengers. The drinks are relatively expensive. There is a happy hour (Buy 2, get 1 free). I recommend for drinks on the balcony to buy them through the lake nomads. These are women doing their business with small boats along the side. Top!!! Conclusion: Would we do the tour again? We booked well in advance through Booking.com. We wouldn't do that anymore, as this is way too expensive. Better to book on site in Hanoi (about 30-50% cheaper). Plus, it costs 3% Negotiable Service Charge for credit card payments extra! Booking two days is good because of the weather; we had bad weather on the first day and great weather on the second day! But one day is enough. Under no circumstances would we recommend three days. Our big concern is the pollution of the water in the bay - and we were part of it.:-( It drives a lot of plastic and oil in and on the water. There you don't feel like swimming or paddling.... Would we come back? Probably not because of the pollution of the water - and if it is, it is only for one night.
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Siansw
Mar 30, 2025
Not sure I would recommend? - Overall the experience was okay, the boat manger Lee was nice and helpful, the staff friendly. The boat was nice, slightly tired but we had read some previous reviews and knew to expect it. Late in the evening, the night before we were due to be picked up, we got a text saying our room was leaking and therefore could we be moved to the Amanda Premiere Cruise instead of Amanda Luxury Cruise, with a promise that it was bigger and better. We had a look and weren’t convinced that it was nicer, it looked old. We said we weren’t happy with this and somehow they managed to sort our room out in time. Travel to and from the boat makes it feel not totally worth it for 1 night , we were picked up at 7.45am ish from Hanoi old quarter and didn’t get onto the boat until about 1pm ish. The next day you have to be checked out by about 9.30 (for brunch) and back off the boat at 10.30. We then didn’t get to our hotel in Hanoi until about 4pm. So over the course of the 1 night 2 day, you’re travelling (including the buses/ waiting at service stations/ switching to a small boat/ waiting at the dock efc) for about 11 hours. Some people who were doing the 2 night stay said it was more worth it, however it comes a late a higher price. The rooms were nice and clean and spacious, I’d advise getting your bath pictures asap when you arrive as eventually the hot water runs out. Unfortunately we did wake up to a dead mouse on our bathroom floor, but that doesn’t seem like it’s common. The cruise manager got it out for us and got us some coconut coffees as a sorry. The activities are pretty full on! We did the kayaking on the first day but decided to skip the squid fishing in the evening as we wanted to enjoy the room. In the morning activities are from 6.15-8.30am (tai Chi/ kayaking/ fishing) so if you wanted to try everything you wouldn’t have a lot of time to enjoy your room, which is probably the best part. The food on the most part was fine, classic hotel style buffet for lunch and brunch. For dinner you’re giving a mostly western style set dinner, which was the worst meal. It was okay, but my suggestion to improve would be to keep it to buffet style food, their Vietnamese cruising was by the best option and not having that at dinner was a bit of a let down. Overall I don’t regret my tour, the sights are beautiful and our room was lovely (bar the mouse lol), but I wouldn’t rush to recommend it to friends either.
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Matteosp2466si
May 26, 2025
Nice Cruise but they pressure you into a good review. - While the cruise is very wonderful, and the food and activities are great, what I absolutely do not appreciate is that the staff ask you to write a review, and mention their name even if you had minimal interaction with them, standing next to you until you finish writing the review. I deleted the review I previously wrote now because it would’ve been very awkward not writing a review in front of them while they’re staring into your phone. I’m ok with them kindly asking you to review it, but the kind of pressure they applied gave it a very sour taste.
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David
Apr 18, 2025
Not as advertised but not awful - Firstly the good - boat and rooms were lovely - especially the bath with a view. Staff were pretty good (especially the bar staff) and friendly. Food ranged from average to good. Overall I enjoyed my time on board - but I am marking the experience as poor as what was advertised was not delivered. - there was no mention until we boarded that there would be a 45 minute tender to the boat from the harbour (so 1.5 hours in total which is a big chunk of such a short trip) due to the boat being registered in a different province. - this also meant that the Included meals on final day were breakfast (6.30am-7.30am) and brunch (9.45 am) - not the lunch that was advertised. - the actual itinerary was very different to the advertised one - cutting out the key places that were mentioned in the included parts of the cruise (no floating village, three peaches island). After chatting with customer service I understand that some of the schedules may have changed recently but they have not updated their advertised itinerary at time of writing. - bus journey was closer to 4 hours drive each way rather than 3 hours advertised once you add on the half hour stops at the tourist rip off shops (accidentally bought a bag of crisps for $10usd in one before I realised the exchange rate). The customer service team were pretty good when I responded to a message on WhatsApp about how things went. They sent a nice gift to my hotel and refunded part of the bar bill as way of apology . I would not personally choose this cruise again - but they are not awful - just wish they had delivered what they promised.
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132elmehdib
Jun 5, 2025
False Advertising and Rude Service - Amanda Cruises advertises a premium limousine, but we were picked up in a basic, uncomfortable bus. I contacted Emma, the sales representative who handled our booking, she ignored me completely. At the harbor, the staff refused to assist us. For the return, they used the same low-quality bus again and didn’t even inform us. It was about to leave without us, and if we hadn’t stepped in ourselves, we would’ve been left behind. When I showed the cruise manager Lee our booking and the brochure photos, he just walked away and said he didn’t care about the company’s reputation or reviews. Total scam. Dishonest, careless, and unprofessional. Avoid Amanda Cruises at all costs.
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