Calista Cruise
Calista Cruise (Greek for "most beautiful") is a luxury vessel of 38 cabins across 5 decks, carrying up to 114 guests on the classic core-Halong route. Its stand-out is family-friendly infrastructure rarely found on the bay: an Oceanus infinity pool, an Oasis jacuzzi, an Amber Spa, a fitness room, a Kid Club and an elevator. Dinner is served on the airy sundeck (weather permitting), with fireworks on selected Friday/Saturday nights.
Scored by our Halong cruise team, who spend their season on these waters. We rate each boat the way a returning guest would - cabins, dining, crew, itinerary and value - not the way a listing does.
With an infinity pool, a proper spa and gym, a Kid Club and even an elevator, Calista packs in more facilities than almost anything else on the bay, and the base cabins run a generous 30m2 with balconies all round. The trade-off is scale: at 114 guests it works the busy core-Halong channel rather than the quieter Lan Ha waters, so it reads more floating resort than intimate hideaway. Worth flagging there's no true family cabin, so a family of four needs two rooms or a Legacy Suite with an extra bed.
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Calista Ocean
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Calista Bay
Legacy Suite
Horizon Suite
Majesty Suite
President Suite
Prices are per cabin, all guests included in USD. Final price is confirmed on WhatsApp before any payment.
Cabin details - Cabins (38 cabins / 5 decks, up to 114 guests)
Itinerary
Hanoi - Tuan Chau Harbor - Sung Sot Cave - Luon Cave
- Shuttle pickup in the Old Quarter ~08:00-08:30 (add-on), board at Tuan Chau ~11:30-12:00, briefing + check-in, set-menu lunch at the Bayview Dining restaurant while cruising
- Afternoon: Sung Sot Cave, then Luon Cave by kayak or bamboo boat; back onboard for afternoon tea / Happy Hour at the Breeze Bar or a cooking class
- Evening: set-menu dinner with music (fireworks on selected Fri/Sat), then board games, massage or night squid fishing
Titop Island - back to Hanoi
- Sunrise Vovinam or Tai Chi on the sundeck, breakfast
- Titop Island for the viewpoint hike or a swim, then check out ~09:30 and enjoy a brunch buffet with a chef's show
- Leave the ship ~11:00, transfer to Hanoi ~14:30
Meals
- 2D1N: set lunch, set dinner, Vietnamese breakfast, brunch buffet. Welcome drink + canapé, in-room tea/coffee + 2 bottles water
Activities
Sung Sot Cave, Luon Cave kayak/bamboo boat, Titop Island, Trinh Nu area + Ba Trai Dao Beach (3D2N), infinity pool + jacuzzi, spa, Kid Club, cooking class, Vovinam/tai chi, squid fishing.
What’s included
- Luxury cabin with private balcony
- Meals (1 set lunch, 1 set dinner, 1 Vietnamese breakfast, 1 brunch buffet)
- Welcome drink + welcome canapé
- Access to the Oceanus infinity pool + Oasis jacuzzi + fitness centre + Kids Center
- Afternoon sunset tea, Happy Hour snacks
- Kayaking, bamboo boat ride, night squid fishing, cooking demonstration
- Evening fireworks on selected nights, sunrise Vovinam class
- Free room setup for honeymoon/anniversary/birthday
- Pickup
- Hanoi Old Quarter (shuttle add-on) → Tuan Chau Harbour
- Pickup window
- 08:00-08:30
- Drop-off
- ~14:30 Hanoi (last day)
- Children
- Under 5 stay free
- Ages 5-11
- 60% of adult fare
- Age 12+
- Full fare
- Note
- Children under 5 FOC (max 2). Children 5-11: 60% sharing a bed / 85% with an extra bed. 12+ = adult, based on year of birth (final terms confirmed at booking)
- Weather
- Halong weather is variable; the sundeck dinner, Titop climb, kayak and swim are weather-dependent. Winter (Dec-Feb) is cool and misty.
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It has a real Kid Club, an infinity pool, an elevator and a generous child policy (under-5s free, up to two), so kids are well looked after. Note there's no dedicated family cabin though - a family of four books two cabins or a Legacy Suite with an extra bed
Horizon, Majesty and President suites come with a private outdoor jacuzzi and VIP perks - a VIP restaurant, butler service, welcome wine and speedboat transfers to the excursions
