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Aspira Cruise
About Cruise
Expected to be launched in spring 2020, Aspira Cruise is the sister cruise of Lavender Cruise in Halong Bay that is famous for its excellent service and great activities among mid-range cruises. Focusing on the luxury segment and less touristy itineraries in Lan Ha Bay.
Aspira Cruise not only features modern and elegant style but also possesses unique points with serving Halal and Kosher food, which only a few cruises in Halong - Lan Ha Bay could offer. Maintaining professionalism from its forerunner in Halong Bay, Aspira Cruise is a new option for anyone seeking a wonderful trip to Lan Ha Bay, the extension of the UNESCO Heritage Site.
Schedule
Aspira Cruise 2 days
Hanoi, Lan Ha Bay , Hanoi
Per traveler
Activities: Hotel pick up, transfer to Tuan Chau Marina, check-in Aspira Cruise, savor lunch, visit Dark and Bright Cave, join cooking class, serving dinner, relax and overnight onboard.
DAY 1: Hanoi – Halong Bay - Lan Ha Bay (L/D)
8.30- 9.00: Pick-up time.
For those who book our transfer service, you will be picked up at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter. Moving through the expressway and shortly arrive at Tuan Chau Wharf in 2,5 hours. If not using our shuttle service, we will see you at Aspira guest station, Tuan Chau Marina, Tuan Chau island.
11.30 – 12.00: Arrive in Tuan Chau Wharf. From here, you will transfer by speed boat to ASPIRA CRUISE.
12.30: Check-in ASPIRA CRUISES.
Embark ASPIRA CRUISES. You will be served a welcome drink and provided with a cold towel. This will be followed by a cruise briefing where you will also be given safety instructions before checking in to your cabin. We will set sail and you will have lunch in ASPIRA CRUISES’luxury restaurant while enjoying the beauty of the canals on our way to Halong Bay.
15:30: We arrive at Light and Dark Cave, where you can do kayaking or bamboo boat rowed by local people. Then return to ASPIRA CRUISES, followed by swimming near the ship.
17:30: Return to ASPIRA CRUISES, where you can admire the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin and just relax in the seasonal swimming pool, enjoy a complimentary sunset party and Enjoy our Happy Hour Deal in all bars on board.
18:00 You may join a traditional cooking class presented by our crew.
You can also enjoy the massage service which is available onboard. (Please book directly with the Cruise Manager on the boat). Especially, the cruises have fitness centers onboard which positioned on high deck with panoramic views and they are always free to use.
Before dinner, our experienced captain will choose the most tranquil area to anchor for overnight.
19:00: A great dining experience awaits you.
20:45 - 0:00: After finishing dinner, you can enjoy the landscape of the bay at night up on the top deck, relax with romantic ballad music, enjoy drinks from the bar try your luck at squid fishing, watch a movie, enjoy a Spa treatment, relax in your room.
Overnight on board.
Activities: Tai Chi Class in the morning, serving light breakfast, visit Trung Trang Cave on Cat Ba Island, back to the main ship, check out Aspira Cruise and enjoy brunch onboard, disembark in Tuan Chau Marina, transfer back to Hanoi.
DAY 2: Cat Ba Island - Ha Long Bay – Hanoi (B/Br)
6:15: Wake up early to start your perfect day with Tai Chi class or watch the sunrise on the top deck or you can choose Gym as a great place to get an unspoiled view of a sunrise.
7:00: Light breakfast is served. in the restaurant.
8:00: From Gia Luan, progress by bus to Trung Trang cave which is known locally as "gold treasure" with many unique things on Cat Ba island. It is a must to visit the most beautiful stalagmite and stalactite cave, located in Cat Ba National Park.
End of the journey to discover more than 300 m. Trung Trang cave is the creeper door with many shapes as the great sculptures of creativity. From here, visitors will step into a green space with thousands of trees and vines. In the Trung Trang cave, there is also a very beautiful natural forest.
10:00: Return the boat and check out the cabin. Then have brunch in the restaurant while the boat sails back to the pier. We settle the bill at the end of the trip.
11:30: Disembark the boat and return to Tuan Chau Marina.
12.15: Get on the shuttle bus and return to Hanoi.
15:00: Arrive at Hanoi. End of the trip.
Important notes:
- Schedule and activities:
- The program may be subject to change depending on weather conditions or specific tides without announcing to visitors in advance.
- Time in the schedule is only relative. The specific time will be announced by our tour guide on the day of departure.
- All activities are included in the program. Guests can choose to relax and enjoy the scenery on board, without having to fully participate in activities above.
- Menu and Meals
- The trip will full meals on board.
- The menu onboard is daily standard for all visitors. If there are personal requirements such as diet, vegetarian ... please advise us when booking the tour or to our guide in advance. After embarking, it is no longer changeable due to the stock limit condition.
Aspira Cruise 3 days
Per traveler
Activities: Hotel pick up, transfer to Tuan Chau Marina, check-in Aspira Cruise, savor lunch, visit Dark and Bright Cave, join cooking class, serving dinner, relax and overnight onboard.
DAY 1: Hanoi – Halong Bay - Lan Ha Bay (L/D)
8.30- 9.00: Pick-up time.
For those who book our transfer service, you will be picked up at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter. Moving through the expressway and shortly arrive at Tuan Chau Wharf in 2,5 hours. If not using our shuttle service, we will see you at Aspira guest station, Tuan Chau Marina, Tuan Chau island.
11.30 – 12.00: Arrive in Tuan Chau Wharf. From here, you will transfer by speed boat to ASPIRA CRUISE.
12.30: Check-in ASPIRA CRUISES.
Embark ASPIRA CRUISES. You will be served a welcome drink and provided with a cold towel. This will be followed by a cruise briefing where you will also be given safety instructions before checking in to your cabin. We will set sail and you will have lunch in ASPIRA CRUISES’luxury restaurant while enjoying the beauty of the canals on our way to Halong Bay.
15:30: We arrive at Light and Dark Cave, where you can do kayaking or bamboo boat rowed by local people. Then return to ASPIRA CRUISES, followed by swimming near the ship.
17:30: Return to ASPIRA CRUISES, where you can admire the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin and just relax in the seasonal swimming pool, enjoy a complimentary sunset party and Enjoy our Happy Hour Deal in all bars on board.
18:00 You may join a traditional cooking class presented by our crew.
You can also enjoy the massage service which is available onboard. (Please book directly with the Cruise Manager on the boat). Especially, the cruises have fitness centers onboard which positioned on high deck with panoramic views and they are always free to use.
Before dinner, our experienced captain will choose the most tranquil area to anchor for overnight.
19:00: A great dining experience awaits you.
20:45 - 0:00: After finishing dinner, you can enjoy the landscape of the bay at night up on the top deck, relax with romantic ballad music, enjoy drinks from the bar try your luck at squid fishing, watch a movie, enjoy a Spa treatment, relax in your room.
Overnight on board.
Activities: Welcome a new day, enjoy light breakfast, transfer to the day boat, visit Viet Hai Village by cycling, savor lunch on the day boat, enjoy kayaking or swimming in Ba Trai Dao Islets, back to the main ship, serving dinner, relax and overnight onboard.
DAY 2: Ba Trai Dao beach – Viet Hai Village – Cat Ba Island (B/L/D)
06.30: Morning Tai Chi.
Preparing for a day of outdoor activities, you can get up early to start the day with 30 minutes of Taichi practice. Get the dawn on the bay.
07:30: Breakfast time.
Enjoy breakfast with a menu including sandwiches, pastries, eggs, ham, sausage.... fulfill the energy to be ready to discover the Cat ba island – Lan Ha bay.
08:30: Move to day boat for Cat ba island.
Transferring guests to day boat and taking to visit Lan Ha Bay, Ba Trai Dao beaches, sail straight to Viet Hai Village where is located on the valley of Cat Ba National Park, Cat ba island.
10:00 – 12:00: Discover Viet Hai village.
The boat to Viet Hai wharf, you get bicycles to Viet Hai Village about 4km. A small village deep in the valley, surrounding mountains, beautiful scenery with rice fields, buffalo ... You stroll around the village, meet with local people, visit the school of the local children, or discover the village by walking around.
12:00 – 13:00: Lunchtime.
Cycling back to Viet Hai wharf. Enjoying lunch on board. Then take relax, sunbathe. Boats will take you away on Lan Ha Bay, directly overlooking Ba Trai Dao beaches area.
14:00 – 16:00: You go kayak explore the area of the Ba Trai Dao. Guests can sunbathe and swim on the private beach.
17:30: Back Aspira Cruises.
Day boats will take visitors back to the cruise, back to the point overnight on the bay. Relaxing on the sundeck and enjoying the bay after a long day. Joining the mini cooking class, today we will make fried spring rolls, another traditional taste.
19:30: Enjoy dinner on board with an all-new menu that includes local seafood delights combined with some Western-style cooking.
20:00: Relax.
You will have time to take a rest, drink, listen to music or take some massage to refresh the body also ideal.
22.00: Cruise goes to an overnight point at the quietest part of the wonders. Finishing the first day with a good night's sleep.
Activities: Tai Chi Class in the morning, serving light breakfast, visit Trung Trang Cave on Cat Ba Island, back to the main ship, check out Aspira Cruise and enjoy brunch onboard, disembark in Tuan Chau Marina, transfer back to Hanoi.
DAY 3: Cat Ba Island - Ha Long Bay – Hanoi (B/Br)
6:15: Wake up early to start your perfect day with Tai Chi class or watch the sunrise on the top deck or you can choose Gym as a great place to get an unspoiled view of a sunrise.
7:00: Light breakfast is served. in the restaurant.
8:00: From Gia Luan, progress by bus to Trung Trang cave which is known locally as "gold treasure" with many unique things on Cat Ba island. It is a must to visit the most beautiful stalagmite and stalactite cave, located in Cat Ba National Park.
End of the journey to discover more than 300 m. Trung Trang cave is the creeper door with many shapes as the great sculptures of creativity. From here, visitors will step into a green space with thousands of trees and vines. In the Trung Trang cave, there is also a very beautiful natural forest.
10:00: Return the boat and check out the cabin. Then have brunch in the restaurant while the boat sails back to the pier. We settle the bill at the end of the trip.
11:30: Disembark the boat and return to Tuan Chau Marina.
12.15: Get on the shuttle bus and return to Hanoi.
15:00: Arrive at Hanoi. End of the trip.
Important notes:
- Schedule and activities:
- The program may be subject to change depending on weather conditions or specific tides without announcing to visitors in advance.
- Time in the schedule is only relative. The specific time will be announced by our tour guide on the day of departure.
- All activities are included in the program. Guests can choose to relax and enjoy the scenery on board, without having to fully participate in activities above.
- Menu and Meals
- The trip will full meals on board.
- The menu onboard is daily standard for all visitors. If there are personal requirements such as diet, vegetarian ... please advise us when booking the tour or to our guide in advance. After embarking, it is no longer changeable due to the stock limit condition.
Things to know
- Sundeck
- Observatory
- Theme Cruise
- Boutique Library
- Restaurant
- Gymnasium
- Rowing Boat
- Doctor on call
- Safety box at reception
- Newspagers and magazine
- Tender for sightseeing
- 24-hour Security
- Reception
- Bar
- Masssage and Spa
- Boutique shop
- Library
- IDD at the reception
- Cabin Service (Snack Meals)
- Baby cot
- Fishing
- Singing and Dancing
- Tours of caves
- Cooking class
- Swimming
- Taichi in the morning
- Tours of Floating Fishing village
- Movie nights
- Wooden Game
- Kayaking
- Biking in Cat Ba island
- Bamboo boat trip
- The Luxury Cabins, Suites with A/C and Luxury en-suite bathroom.
- Complementary welcome drink.
- Complementary 01 mineral water per person per night (in room).
- In-house English and Vietnamese-speaking tour guide.
- Cruise Itinerary and Program.
- Entrance and sightseeing fees.
- Cooking Class, Tai-Chi Session, Squid fishing and Sunset party.
- Sharing bamboo boat or kayaking.
- Meals as stated in cruise program.
- Tea/coffee, canapes for breakfast.
- Onboard Insurance, Taxes and Service Charges.
- Limousine/private transfer Hanoi to Hai Phong (upon request).
- Airfares, Hotel Accommodation and Vietnam Visa Arrangements.
- Beverages and Tobacco.
- Beauty Spa Services and Massage.
- Tips and other Personal Expenses.
- Surcharge for Christmas, New Year and Lunar New Year.
- VAT Tax.
- All other services and items not clearly mentioned specifically above.
- Electric car ride in Viet Hai village.
- Surcharge for Christmas (Dec 24th) & New Year Eve (Dec 31st): USD 50/adult, USD 25/child (compulsory).
- Check in on board: 12:00 PM.
- Check out: 9:30 AM.
- Return Hanoi: 3:30 PM.
- The FOC rate for children under 5 years old is applicable for 1 (one) child sharing a cabin with 2 (two) adults. Only 1 (one) child under 5 years old traveling with two (2) adults is allowed for FOC per cabin.
- Children from 5-11 will pay extra charge 75% of adult rate. Children 12 and above must pay full fare as adult.
- An extra charge of USD 25.00 per extra bed if required to set up in the cabin for 02 days/1night program or USD 35.00 per extra bed for 03 days/2 nights program (already included in children rate). An extra charge of USD 10.00 per baby cot for 02 days/1 night program or USD 15.00 per baby cot for 03 days/ 2nights program if require. This extra service is subject to Victoria Star Cruises availability.
- The child rate for children from 5 to 12 years old is applicable for 1 (one) child sharing a cabin with 2 (two) adults. In case the child occupies the sole cabin, the rate for adult is applied.
- Peak season surcharge: Surcharge of $50 per person per night applies for travel period from 20 December 2024 to 5 January 2029.
- Shuttle bus: $35/ adult and $30/ child round trip. Pick up point: at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or in front of Hanoi Opera House.
* Cancellation by guests Any cancellation should be referred to Auasia Travel in writing by emails, following these below terms.
- More than 30 days prior to check-in: free of charge.
- From 30 to 7 days prior to check-in: 10% of total rates.
- From 6 to 3 days prior to check in: 50% of total rates.
- Less than 3 days prior to check-in: 100% of total rates.
- No-Show: 100% of total rates.
* Cancellation by us.
- We reserve the right to cancel your booking under some unavoidable circumstances like: weather conditions, wars, civil strife, industrial disputes, natural disasters, terrorism. If we cancel your booking, you can either get a refund or accept an alternative from us of equivalent or similar standard and price, if one is available, and we will always refund the difference in price if the alternative is of a lower standard and price.
- The cancellation is announced ONLY by Quang Ninh Local Port Authority and often in short notice of time. Therefore your understandings in these situations are highly appreciated.
* Cancellation by weather conditions (controlled and informed by local authority).
- Without prior notice, the cruise trip could be postponed, shortened or cancelled due to unexpected bad weather, including storm/ typhoon (summer), cyclone, thunderstorm, foggy days (winter), monsoon (winter)…
- Before tours start from Hanoi city: Full refund.
- After guests arrive in Halong Bay: Tour cost based on completed service: meals, transfer, day boat trip only, the rest will be refunded.
- Guests are staying on board, trip is shortened: Tour cost based on completed service: trip length, meals, transfer, activities…, the rest will be refunded.
- A cabin is limited for 1 child only.
- Infants under 5 years old are free of charge, if sharing room with parents (no extra bed provided).
- Children from 5 to 7 years old are charged 50% adult if sharing bed with parents.
- Children from 7 to 9 years old are charged 75% of tour price, sharing bed with parents - no extra bed provided (as children’s price on our website), or full charge as adult to have extra bed.
- Children from 9 years old and above are charged as adult.
Customer reviews
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Bennett
| Finland
Excellent
Extraordinary Holiday with Halong bay Cruise!
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| Italy
Excellent
An all-around experience!
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| Ireland
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10/10 on all areas of the cruise!