THE TRUTH & COST of a Halong Bay Cruise [Know BEFORE You Go!]
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- A Halong Bay cruise was at the top of our travel bucketlist, but there are some things we wish we'd known prior to booking. In this video, we dive into the pros & cons of a Halong Bay cruise, the total cost of a Halong Bay cruise, & whether or not we'd do things a bit differently if we were to do it all over again.
Hopefully this video gives you some insight on what to expect before going on a Halong Bay cruise & how much it costs so that you can make the most of your visit to this natural wonder of the world! Thank you so much for watching & see you in the next video coming soon!
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00:00 INTRO!
00:40 HALONG BAY CRUISE PROs!
04:06 A PRO & A CON!
05:12 HALONG BAY CRUISE CONs!
08:09 EXACTLY HOW WE BOOKED THE CRUISE!
11:24 HOW MUCH DID IT ALL COST?
12:11 WAS IT WORTH IT??
13:19 SEE YA IN HANOI!!
Not only your filming is fantastic but also your narration, it gives us all the info we need for those wanting to go there for a visit. I was in several places in Viet Nam but have no intention of ever going back! Just seeing the people and hearing the language, I would have nightmares again, now you know how old I really am! 😑 I did love several other far east countries, so I will just be so satisfied watching y'all traveling, always looking forward to the next ones!
Thank you so much Eddy!! As you DEFINITELY know, we've not done many videos like this. But we felt like we really needed to be as clear as possible on what all went into the booking process. It's such an amazing place to visit, but there are things to know before going for sure! I can understand your hesitation for going back though 100%. Hopefully our next couple of videos will show a side of Vietnam that gives a bit more insight into how far the country's come. It's no doubt had a tough history, but there's always beauty to find ya know. We're so thankful for you, & can't wait to keep sharing these adventures with you. All the best Eddy!!!❤️
@@theblackgirlabroad we're so pumped for you LaQuisha!!! You're going to have the best time. It's truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience!!!❤
Did u give him tip because it is New Year 🎉
You're not alone. Didn't see Hanoi back in the 60's or 70's, so figured I should go back. Times change, people change - and no one's asking. By all means, go visit!
Great video guys! Very informative. Thank you.
This video is really great guys! Very informative and goes along great paired with the first halong bay video which i watched also. Keep up the great work
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch!!!:)
This was super-informative!! Got to love a travel hack!
That’s EXACTLY how we’re able to do all of the crazy things we do!! We love this type of stuff and always want to share as much as we can!! Thank you so much for watching Imogen!!❤️
Thank you guys for such informative video! It helped us a lot
That's so great to hear!!!! We wanted to try & give people as accurate of a summary of the experience as possible. It's certainly a bucketlist trip for us & 1000% worth every penny. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video!!!:)
The way y'all broke it down 👏.
Great helpful video.
Oh perfect!!! Thank you so much for the kind words & for watching Chad!!!😊
Great video guys! I rarely comment but good job on such an informative video 👍
This means THE WORLD to us!!! We wanted to be as thorough as possible while also hoping we didn't scare people off from booking because we know the price can be a bit high for many travelers. It's SO worth the expense though. Thank you so much for your kind words & for taking the time to watch our video Kym!!!😊
I just love you guys so much! Love your insta as well but your videos are even better :)
You’re so sweet! Thanks for following along! 🥰✌🏼
Excellent video guys.😊
Thank you so much!!!:)
Thank you for sharing the trash issue. Many people have hid it. Appreciate your honesty as I like to know all I am getting into.
Thank you!! We just wanted to make sure everyone understood it before coming. It's definitely not something that should deter anyone from visiting, but it'll definitely surprise you at first😅 Thanks so much for watching Phil!!
Thank you for your Review . Hope see you soon in Ha Long Bay . ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for watching!!!❤️
Best informative video on HB cruise!
Thank you so much for watching!!! We tried to break it down as much as possible without boring people too much!🤣
Great information. Thx
Thank you so much for watching Boyd!!!!😊
You GUYS!! Loved watching and seeing you😍🤩🙌🏼 Thanks for all the details! BOBBY!!!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😂😂
He’s the BEST!!!! We can’t imagine having a better host. We miss you so much and can’t wait to see you in a few short months!!❤️❤️❤️
Super informative thank you! You guys are such a cute couple!!
Thank you so much for this very informative video. We are planning a trip to Vietnam in June of 2024, and I've researched the cruises extensively, and Peony cruises is at the top of my list. However, knowing the best time and place to book has been very confusing for me. Also, I have been worried about the transfer to and from Hanoi. This video has helped so much. Thank you!
I'm so happy to hear this!! We realized when we were booking that the whole process could feel a bit confusing & overwhelming, so we hoped this video would help others not feel that feeling too much🤣 You're going to have an amazing time!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video!!!:)
Thanks for the great Video,,, We are booked for the 2 night 3 day cruise in June for my wife's Birthday. so it was very informative. I had a laugh to myself at the last video i watched where you were on the beach and Hannah wanted to collect shells,, That is EXACTLY what Chris would do ,,LOL.,, Thanks again, look forward to watching more of your tour, Cheers
Yay!!!!! We're so thrilled this helped you!!! There's a lot that we learned that we never would've know prior to going, so we felt like we had to make this video. If there's one thing we learned though, it's that it's 10000% worth the visit!! You're going to have such a great time there & we can't wait for you to experience it yourself!! Let us know how it goes & if you learn something we missed then be sure to drop that time in the comments!!! Thank you so much again for watching & for being so kind!!😊
Hi Guys, awesome video, thanks heaps. What about the daily activities, were they included in the price you pay per night? I think if they were not included it will add up and become a lot more expensive since you mentioned there was a lot to do.. Cheers
I loved this video - so informative! I think you said you went on the cruise in January, is that right? I am going to be there at the end of January 2024 and have been wondering if the weather is warm enough for the activities?
Thank you so much!! You are correct, we went near the end of January 2023. It was a bit on the chilly side when cloudy, but felt GREAT when the sun popped out. I definitely think the weather is warm enough for anything outdoors, but I'd bring a light jacket just to be on the safe side. You're going to have such a great trip though!!
A really helpful and straightforward video. I am checking out the cruise and this was very insightful. Unfortunately, I prefer seeing Ho Chi Min City over Hanoi so we need to choose one or the other. The cruise certainly makes sense of we choose Hanoi. Best wishes.
I can say with absolute certainty that if you do the cruise, you won't regret it!! It's 100% worth the ride from Hanoi, & Hanoi's an awesome city itself!! Either way you can't go wrong though. Thank you so much for the kind words & for taking the time to watch our video!!!!
Fun video. I like your energy
Thank you so much for watching!! We honestly had a ton of fun filming it. It's a bit different from what we usually do. Thank you for the kind words & for taking the time to watch. It means the world to us!!❤️
@@ProbablyLost i will watch all your videos and one day I hope to see you two on the road.
@@rexrules we would LOVE that!! Thank you so much for watching!!!
Awesome video! I was so overwhelmed googling these. Do you know if cruise was kid friendly? Can you pack water and alcohol? Thanks!
As far as water goes I believe you can! As far as alcohol, you’ll definitely have to sneak it on😂 but I will say we knew some people who did this so it works! Thank you so much for watching our video!!
Hi! I’m booking a Ha Long cruise for this July and really appreciated the information! This was awesome. Do you have a recommendation for how far out to book the cruise? July weather can be very unpredictable in the area, so I don’t want to book too far out and get terrible weather - I also don’t want the cruise to get sold out (I actually finally chose Peony cruises and looked it up on CZcams and found your video).
Side note: I was going to book a room on the first floor - thanks for the advice to try for second floor 😂
Hey Carson!! I'm so happy to hear that this video helped you! As far as booking in July, I really don't think you'll have a whole lot of issue with it getting sold out. Our boat was about 85% for the entire stay & I know Peony's sister cruise lines (Orchid & Moncherie) were experiencing the same. I'd be very surprised if it was even close to sold out.
As far as booking in July, even if the weather isn't PERFECT you'll still have some incredible views. The views from the boat alone are well worth the price (also, the food is insanely good lol). We booked our cruise about 2 or 3 weeks in advance & had no problems. You shouldn't have any issues at all. Also in order to get the second floor, make sure that when you're booking you specify that multiple times. Trust me, you don't want to be on the first 🤣 Hopefully this is a bit helpful for you & hank you so much for watching our video!!!
Great video guys. Just booked our cruise through Halong Bay tours. What method did you guys pay the remainder of the bill with?
Thanks for watching! You could pay with card (processing fee additional charge) or cash on our cruise. Enjoy your trip! 😊
Loved this video and you guys are SO funny! I would have made her a deal that if you "dropped your drawers" and she would have seen the goods then you should have gotten a free beer, etc. LOL Trying hard to go in order of your videos, but I can't control myself from watching the new ones.
Awww thank you so much!!! Ya know, Trey was saying the EXACT same thing🤣 "If she sees me in all my glory then the least she could do was give us a cheap bottle of red wine" LOL!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our videos!! We've tried our best to get a little bit better with each video we've filmed so hopefully the older ones are still watchable LOL! Thanks again so much for the kind words & for taking the time to watch our videos!! It means the world to us!❤️
@@ProbablyLost The older ones are amazing too, but I am just too impatient to go in order I think! You guys are rocking it and have a wonderful adventure!
Love your breakdown video!! I am planning to use your website for a different cruise, Elite, but I was wondering how and when you were able to get a receipt? I booked it about a month ago but forgot to take picture of the total. Could you help me?
Thanks for watching! We were emailed a receipt. I bet you could reach out to the cruise you booked with and have them send you a copy! Have a great trip!
acctually you do get that wiew from halong city, on the top of bài thơ mountain, great wiew.
Thank you for the recommendation and for watching our video!!!☺️
Great video! Did Hannah say dirty deeds? Lol I can't wait to see the video on Hanoi!
Oh no!!🤣 She said 'dirty deets' as in details LOL!! This video was a different one than what we're used to but we had a ton of fun filming it, as you could probably tell🤣 We can't wait for this video to come out Saturday!! It's such a fun one!!!
@@ProbablyLost I relistened to that part like 5 times. And I'm like what is she saying lol.
Hi guy's have to say we are loving your down to earth vids. A couple os Questions - My wife and I are thinking taking this or a similar type of cruise 3 day 2 nights. We want to relax as well as do excursions do you know if you have to leave the cruise ship to board another ship Should you choose Not to do any excursions on day 2? Also what type of drone do you have/how long have you had it?
Thanks for watching! My recommendation would be to confirm with your cruise what the itinerary looks like and go from there! In hind sight, we would have rather had a relaxing morning in to enjoy the last few hours on the bay than the early wake up call to go to the cave (in our Ha Long Bay video). Our understanding is that each cruise offers different activities, so I don't want to tell you not to do them in case your cruise offers something different than ours! I hope that helps and enjoy your trip!!
Can you sneak alcohol on boat? Do they check our luggage’s?
omg, i was trying to find if halongbaytours is legit or not, and jeez i finally found the answer in this vid ❤
I'm so glad this helped!!!! They're definitely legit!!
After going on the same cruise but with another company I fully agree with everything but one thing (later).
The price were around the same but the location for the activities were a little different. We went to the cave that you couldn't go through but the other activity with the bikes we went to another village to try snake wine.. so the boats might be different on those parts and you should take that in mind.. we never went to the hiking through the stairs and cave for an example.
Cons were indeed that some areas have a lot of plastic waste in the water. This being said some locations didn't and this is in my mind season-based and location-based.
We stayed at the 2nd floor so there were no problem with the privacy from the boats but I agree that this could be a problem if you stay on the 1st.
Another con for us were that the food on our cruise were a little too "western" in taste.. the lack of salt from fish sauce and spices were downplayed from what you get in the main land -and I understand that this is to not scare away the tourists.. but I would have liked them to play up the food a little and then have options for the people who couldn't handle the spice just as same as they have vegetarian options for people who don't want meat.
Last con: it went by so fast! 3 days and 2 nights felt like nothing and it made you feel that you just wanted to hide somewhere and then mingle in with the new guests in order to stay for another round....
But in full... 10/10 would recommend. It's a bucket-list for sure.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience!!! It’s truly a bucket list item and well worth the trip from Hanoi. I certainly see your point about the food being a bit western. We went into Hanoi after our cruise and got a much more authentic Vietnamese experience, which then kinda highlighted more that the food on the ship was certainly not as Vietnamese as the street food in Hanoi was😅 All in all though, these cruises are so worth it. Thanks so much again and thank you for taking the time to watch our video!!!
thanks guys :) ha long bay peony... super informative.
Thanks for watching! ☺️
Hola, when did you guys go? I want to go in july but I am not sure if that will be the best season.
Hi Dora!!! We went in January & while it was a bit chilly, we were pretty lucky overall with weather. In July, weather in Hanoi can be a bit all over the place, but I genuinely believe that booking the cruise is worth it. Even if a lot of time is spent on the boat, you'll still have amazing views, a relaxing atmosphere, friendly boat staff, & INCREDIBLE food. That alone was WELL worth the price. I hope this helps in some way & thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video!!!:)
Is it kid friendly or only for adults?
Hey Great info 😇 have one ques about the drones? Do we have to get some permit to fly a drone in vietnam?
Hi!!! Thank you so much for the kind words! So as far as drones, we didn't find anything online specifically stating that we needed a permit of any kind. However, be VERY careful flying a drone from a boat. We almost learned the hard way how dangerous it can be LOL. We didn't get any type of permit though because we never saw anything stating we needed one. Hopefully this helps you & thanks so much again for watching!!!!
Khu đó là khu dành cho du lịch vì vậy không có bất cứ 1 điều luật quy định nào trong việc dùng Camera hay fly camera
what time do you get back to hanoi after the cruise is done?
Hi Nancy!! Great question! We ended up arriving back in Hanoi around 2pm. It's about an hour & 45 minute drive & we returned to the docks in the bay around noon. So you'll be back in the Hanoi Old Quarter no later than 3pm, but if remember correctly it was around 2pm. Hopefully this helps & thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video!😊
How long in advance that you should contact the tour company to tell them your hotel? 2 weeks, or 1 day? --- Coming to Hanoi from the US mid April 2024
Honestly I can’t 100% remember when we told them but I believe it was something that we filled out when booking! Either way it was super easy and seamless. You’ll have no problems at all!! Thanks so much for watching!
How much did they charge for water ?
Hi! My girlfriend are looking into which cruises we should book. My biggest question is how was the food on this cruise? Delicious, decent, or meh?
It was pretty excellent to us!!! We don’t have super high standards or anything but we thoroughly enjoyed it & everyone in our group also spoke about how great it was.
thanks for the reply!!
You guys had problems with the drone? Entering vietnam? Im planning going next month i really want to take my drone dji mini 3. Less 250g btw
Hello! So we had no issues bringing the drone into Vietnam. They're legal there so you shouldn't have any issues entering. The process of flying it might be a bit difficult, especially in Hanoi since a lot of the city is restricted from drone usage. But you won't have any problems getting it in!
@@ProbablyLost thank you!!🤩
What else are u guys into besides traveling?what are your favorite tv shows
Hi Omari!! Other than traveling, Trey definitely loves European football (soccer)! As far as shows, we've been really into a few different ones lately! 1923, The Last of Us, & documentaries mostly. You can never go wrong with The Office as well! What about you?? What type of content on CZcams do you consume besides travel content?
Also, thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video!!!😊
@@ProbablyLost mostly sports,WWE,Gold digger pranks ,music,movie reviews
@@ProbablyLost no problem I hope I meet u guys someday come to San Diego one day
Holy molly, second con is something i never thought would happen on a cruise. Big red flag for me. What's the point of having the bath tub then😂
I KNOW RIGHT??? Maybe the second floor would be best, because there was just no chance of taking a bath in the room we were in without either waiting until dark (which you can still see right in at that time too) or putting the curtain down, which kinda defeats the purpose of bathing with a view🤣
cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ thành thật, chúc các bạn có nhiều niềm vui ở đất nước tôi, chào mừng đến Việt Nam
cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều vì những lời tốt đẹp và đã xem video của chúng tôi! nó có nghĩa là cả thế giới đối với chúng ta!☺️
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ from 🇻🇳
What time of year did you go
Hi! We were there around the third week of January!
I guess they hv several packages for different companies.
Oh for sure!!!! SO many different options to choose from. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video!!!:)
I did a 3D/2N in October/November of '22. Also booked through Halong Bay Tours as they have good prices and are nice, knowledgeable people!
I didn't stay in a "near-sea-level" cabin and total price, USD, came to $490 single, $770 couple including roundtrip transportation from Old District of Hanoi.
Cruise? I was underwhelmed. Everywhere we went we were accompanied by 17 or 18 other similarly-sized vessels. As you mentioned, everything happens early in the day and I imagine that's because afternoons are oppressively hot. Anyway, with 17-18 other boat passengers doing kayaking, village, beach visits at the same time, it was about as relaxing as rush hour on a Los Angeles freeway. Skipped Day 2 activities. Another complaint. Calling the cruise a "cruise" was a misnomer, in our case, anyway. We were only "cruising" to places to let off or take on passengers. I estimate over the entire three day period we were actually underway less than 30 minutes! Of course, with "no breeze over the bow," one winds up confined to air-conditioned spaces.
And, yes, trash - which is now typical of EVERYWHERE in Vietnam, unfortunately!
Everyone should see Halong Bay, but take a day cruise. The place is "over-touristed" and "trap-py!" Never again.
Thirty dollars for 3 days spending on Halong Bay cruise ship. Man, I’ve spent more than that in the first hour on an American cruise ship here in the US.
Oh my gosh I know!!! We've been on US cruises before (only separate, none together yet), & it's unbelievable how different the prices are. It's so overwhelmingly expensive to cruise in the US if you choose to do anything other than just the standard stuff that comes included!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video!!!
@@ProbablyLost No, thank you so much for sharing your experiences of Halong Bay cruise.
Btw, don’t mind too much about the charges for the water bottles, they have to make money somehow. At the end, if you got your money’s worth then nothing else matters.
Love from Las Vegas, Nevada .
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@@ProbablyLost Wish you have a memorable time in Vietnam, at night, limit driving to the street because recently, there have been cases of young people riding motorbikes wiggling and swinging very dangerously.😄
wow... I wonder why yours was so expensive??? I just booked through their website....for NYE and it was $409 US for two people???? I wonder why yours was so pricey? I went to their website to do it.
That sounds like a HUGE win for you!!! I'm not totally sure why ours was high, but honestly we felt like it was a good deal so I definitely don't blame you at all for snatching that deal up. Thanks so much for watching our video!!
If you been to South Thailand before, you will be disappointed by all the dirt and masstourism.🥴
Có 1 điều mà tôi muốn các bạn được biết: Nếu bạn là người nước ngoài khi đến Việt Nam các bạn sẽ được pháp luật Việt Nam tôn trọng hơn dân bản địa rất nhiều. Điều đấy là sự thật và người dân cũng như chính phủ Việt Nam luôn ủng hộ điều đấy
Nếu có bất kỳ 1 rắc rối nào bạn có thể nhờ người dân hoặc chính quyền giúp đỡ và rắc rối của bạn sẽ được giải quyết ngay lập tức
How do you mispronounce peony? Like the flower pee-oh-knee, not pee-onee