Dolphin Halong Cruise
The pioneering "all-in-one entertainment cruise" in Halong Bay (in service since August 2025). A 761-guest, five-deck floating resort exploring the UNESCO heritage bay by day - Surprise Cave, Luon Cave and Titov Island - with Vietnam's largest floating four-seasons pool, a jacuzzi, a sunset canapé party and live music. Managed by Legacy Voyages Vietnam.
Choose your option
Day Cruise
DCAR luxury limousine Hanoi ↔ port (optional, add-on)
Peak-date surcharges may apply. Prices are per guest in USD. Final price is confirmed on WhatsApp before any payment.
A day on Halong Bay
Welcome at Halong International Cruise Port
Check in at the Legacy Voyages Vietnam Lounge.
Transfer to the cruise
Board an electric cart to the Dolphin Cruise, embark and set sail into the bay.
Welcome drink & cruising
Enjoy a welcome drink and receive safety instructions, cruise regulations and an itinerary overview while cruising past thousands of limestone islands rising from the water like "dragon's teeth".
Lunch
Premium buffet lunch (a set menu is served for groups under 50 guests).
Surprise Cave (Sung Sot)
Explore one of Halong Bay's largest and most magnificent caves (~10,000 m²), famed for thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.
Luon Cave
Slide through the water tunnel into a peaceful lagoon. Choose one activity:
- Kayaking (self-paddled)
- Sampan boat ride rowed by a local
- Or stay onboard and relax
Titov Island
Conquer 420 steps for a panoramic view of the entire bay, then swim at the island's crescent-shaped beach.
Return journey
Delicate snacks with romantic live music at sunset, or relax in the pool.
Disembark
Return to the harbor and disembark.
The itinerary may change depending on operational conditions and weather.
Buffet lunch menu
Extensive international buffet (opens from 50 pax; subject to seasonal availability). Stations include:
- Sashimi: salmon, herring, tuna, octopus + condiment station
- Sushi: crab-egg rice rolls, salmon/tuna/avocado maki, salmon/tuna nigiri, egg roll
- Salad: green papaya with dried beef, baby potato with Parma ham, sweet & sour Halong jellyfish, seaweed with tri-color roe, Niçoise, salad bar + cheese selection (mozzarella, emmental, gouda, brie)
- BBQ: grilled chicken wing, grilled oyster with onion, Australian beef tenderloin, five-spice ribs, grilled vegetables
- Dimsum: coconut, shrimp & mushroom dumplings
- Fried: Ha Long squid cake, fried spring rolls, fries, sausage, fried dumplings
- Soup & noodles: Halong seafood soup, pumpkin cream, Halong seafood noodles, beef pho
- Hot station (seafood-heavy): cheese-baked oyster, beef bourguignon, chicken curry, steamed shrimp, steamed crab, mantis shrimp, Hong Kong steamed seabass, seafood fried rice, steamed rice
- Dessert: chocolate opera, tropical fruit tart, panna cotta, tiramisu, Vietnamese cakes, chè (sweet soups), passion-fruit mousse, homemade yogurt, seasonal fruit
Vietnamese set menu (for groups under 50) features Halong seafood: seafood soup, fried farci crab cake, steamed shrimp in coconut water, Halong seafood spring rolls, honey chicken, grilled fishing-village fish, hand-pounded Halong squid cake, lotus-seed sticky rice, seasonal vegetables, sweet & sour clam soup, steamed rice, tropical fruit.
What’s included
- Welcome drink
- Premium buffet lunch (buffet served from 50 guests; a set menu is served for groups under 50)
- All entrance & sightseeing fees
- English/Vietnamese-speaking tour guide
- Sunset canapé party
- All-season swimming pool & jacuzzi experience
- Live music performance
- Round-trip electric cart transfer from the port to the cruise
The boat
- Operating area: Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh
- In service: since 08/2025
- Tonnage: 1,500 tons
- Dimensions: length 99.9 m × width 20 m × height 22 m
- Capacity: 761 guests (life-raft safety capacity 860)
- Decks: 5 (Lower · Main · Upper · Sun · Sky)
Deck plan
- Lower Deck: Meeting Room (166 m²), foot-massage room, medical room, staff area
- Main Deck: Welcome Lobby (120 m²), Reception (150 m²), Main Restaurant & Bar with open kitchen (700 m²)
- Upper Deck: Dome Stage (88 m²), four-seasons swimming pool (268 m²: 33 × 8.3 × 1.4 m) with 14 double sunbeds, outdoor bar, Kid Club (50 m²), Premium Lounge (168 m²), 4 bungalows
- Sun Deck: boutique shop (188 m²), locker room (450 lockers), captain's cabin, 6 bungalows
- Sky Deck: open-air jacuzzi (25 m²), 7 bungalows
- 17 resort-style bungalows in total (day-use private lounges, not sleeping cabins)
Cruise highlights
- Vietnam's largest floating four-seasons pool (268 m²) with three circular glass floor panels looking down into the restaurant
- Largest dome stage in Vietnam (88 m²) - live performances, sound & light
- Open-air jacuzzi on the Sky Deck + sunset canapé party with live music
- First resort-style bungalows in Halong Bay (17 day-use retreats)
- Surprise Cave (Sung Sot) - ~10,000 m², thousands of stalactites and stalagmites, one of the largest caves in Halong Bay
- Luon Cave - slide through the water tunnel into a calm lagoon; kayak, sampan or relax onboard
- Titov Island - climb 420 steps for a panoramic bay view; swim at the crescent-shaped beach
- Indian-friendly dining - dedicated Veg / Non-veg / Jain / Halal set menus (surcharge)
Indian set menu (surcharge)
Dedicated Indian menus available as a paid surcharge (amount to confirm with the cruise line):
- Veg (3 sets) - e.g. green salad, aloo jeera, dal tadka, aloo gobi matar, paneer tikka masala / paneer labdar / chana masala, plain/basmati rice, chapati/butter naan, fruit
- Non-veg (3 sets) - e.g. chicken cheese handi, chicken handi tikka, chicken tikka masala, chicken do piyaza, biryani/veg rice, butter naan, fruit
- Jain (3 sets) - no onion/garlic: paneer tikka masala, chana masala, paneer labdar, beans curry, dal tadka, okra pakora, rice, chapati/butter naan, fruit/curd
- Halal (1 set) - green salad, mixed vegetables, dal tadka, chicken korma, biryani rice, butter naan, fruit
- Pickup
- Halong International Cruise Port - Legacy Voyages Vietnam Lounge (Bai Chay, Halong City). Hanoi pick-up not included - the Hanoi↔port transfer is booked via DCAR (dolphin-halong-dcar-transfer)
- Drop-off
- ~17:15
- Children
- Under 2 stay free
- Ages 2-4
- 25% of adult fare
- Ages 5-11
- 75% of adult fare
- Age 12+
- Full fare
- Holidays
- Peak-date surcharge may apply - confirmed on WhatsApp
- Weather
- Boat tour weather-dependent. Sunset canapé party + live music on open decks may move indoor in rain. Cave/island stops may adjust with sea conditions.
We never take card payments on this site. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on WhatsApp, and the final price is agreed before you pay anything.
Ask us anything about this cruise
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The Dolphin day cruise starts from US$85 per guest (cruise-only; a Hanoi round-trip transfer can be added). Rates vary a little by group size and season, so let me confirm the exact figure for your dates and send you a tailored quote.
The day cruise is the full daytime Halong experience - Surprise Cave, Luon Cave and Titov Island with a buffet lunch, pool and sunset party (around 08:30 to 17:15). The dinner cruise is a shorter evening sailing (around 4 hours) focused on the sparkling Halong city skyline with a dinner buffet and live music, no caves. If you want the sightseeing and swimming, go for the day cruise.
The cruise itself starts at Halong International Cruise Port, so you'd make your own way to Halong or we can arrange a private DCAR luxury limousine transfer from Hanoi for you - just let me know and I'll quote it.
