Hera Cruise
Hera Cruise (a.k.a. Hera Grand Cruise) is a wooden junk launched in 2016, sailing Halong Bay with just 13 spacious cabins across four decks. Each cabin has its own theme - ocean, earth or heaven - with rich wooden interiors, and the ship carries a gym, a spa, indoor and outdoor restaurants (Lily, Iris), a Sky Bar and a plant-filled sundeck. Positioned as budget-with-good-service, it's known for cultural evenings - the "Footsteps of Heritage" fashion show, folk music and bamboo dancing.
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.
The suites punch well above the price: an Ocean Suite gives you 45m2 with a private balcony and a proper bathtub, and the Earth and Heaven Suites stretch to 60m2 with a terrace and sofa, for what plenty of boats charge for a plain cabin. The "Grand Luxury" label oversells it though, because the entry Junior Suite is a compact 35m2 with only a walk-in shower, there is no pool or lift across the four wooden decks, and the 2D1N run sticks to Halong's busiest stops at Titop and Sung Sot. Book up to a real suite, lean into the cultural evenings, and it is genuine value; take the cheapest cabin expecting five-star and you will feel the gap.
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Junior Suite
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Hera Ocean Suite
Hera Earth Suite
Hera Heaven Suite
Family Connecting
Prices are per cabin, all guests included in USD. Final price is confirmed on WhatsApp before any payment.
Cabin details - Cabins (13 cabins / 4 decks)
Itinerary
Hanoi - Halong Bay - Titop Island - Sung Sot Cave
- Shuttle pickup in the Old Quarter ~08:00-08:30 (add-on), welcome at the Tuan Chau Marina (No. 12) lounge ~11:30-12:00, board Hera, lunch in the Lily Restaurant, cabin leisure time
- Afternoon: Titop Island (hike to the peak + swim), then Sung Sot Cave (stone steps); back onboard for a cooking class (floating rice cake) and Happy Hour 17:30-18:30 (buy 2 get 1)
- Evening: dinner on the sundeck or in the Lily Restaurant, then a free herbal foot bath, bamboo dancing, the "Footsteps of Heritage" fashion show and drinks at the Sky Bar
Luon Cave - Tuan Chau Port - Hanoi
- Sunrise tai chi on the sundeck, light breakfast
- Luon Cave by kayak or bamboo boat
- ~09:30 check out, buffet brunch cruising back, arrive Tuan Chau Port ~11:00; transfer to Hanoi (add-on)
Meals
- 04 standard meals per program (2D1N: lunch, dinner, light breakfast, buffet brunch) + afternoon tea. Welcome drink, in-room tea/coffee + bottled water, fruit in all rooms. Earth/Heaven suites add a lobster & bird's nest soup dinner on day 1
Activities
Titop Island (hike + swim), Sung Sot Cave, Luon Cave (kayak / bamboo boat), sunrise tai chi, cooking class (floating rice cake), Happy Hour, herbal foot bath, bamboo dancing, "Footsteps of Heritage" fashion show. 3D2N adds Trinh Nu Cave, Ba Trai Dao Beach and a pearl farm.
What’s included
- Welcome drink + cold towel
- Tea, coffee, bottled water + in-room amenities per room standard
- 04 standard meals per program + afternoon tea
- Fruit in all rooms + free herbal foot bath basin & bags
- Cooking class (Vietnamese floating rice cake)
- 'Footsteps of Heritage' fashion show + bamboo dancing
- Wi-Fi onboard
- Complimentary room setup for birthday / anniversary / honeymoon
- Pickup
- Hanoi Old Quarter (shuttle add-on) → Tuan Chau Marina (No. 12)
- Pickup window
- 08:00-08:30
- Children
- Under 5 stay free
- Ages 5-12
- 75% of adult fare
- Age 13+
- Full fare
- Note
- <5 FOC (sharing everything, 1 child); 2nd child <5 or child 5-12 = 75% adult rate (sharing bed). Child in own cabin = 100% adult. 13+ = full adult (final terms confirmed at booking)
- Weather
- Halong Bay weather is variable; the Titop climb, kayak and swim are weather-dependent. Winter (Dec-Feb) is cool and misty.
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Hera is a 2016 wooden junk positioned as budget-with-good-service rather than true 5-star. The entry Junior Suite (35m²) has a walk-in shower, not a bathtub; the real comfort jump is an Ocean Suite (45m², private balcony + bathtub) or an Earth/Heaven Suite (60m², terrace), which also add a wine bottle and a massage voucher
Yes - the Family Connecting cabin (70m², up to 4) is two Junior Suites joined by a door. It's the only family room on this 13-cabin boat, so it books out early. Kids under 5 sharing are free; 5-12 are charged 75%
