Boat/cruise
Luxury Calypso Cruiser Halong
Hon Gai Port, Hạ Long, Vietnam - See map
Conveniently situated in the Hon Gai Port part of Hạ Long, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. Don't leave before paying a visit to the famous Sung Sot Cave. Rated with 4 stars, this high-quality property provides guests with access to massage, restaurant and spa on-site.
Highlights
Facilities
Airport transfer
Valet parking
Shuttle service
Front desk [24-hour]
BBQ facilities
Luggage storage
Spa
Restaurants
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Nice rooms on a crowded bay”
The luxury Calypso cruiser is a mid-level junk amongst the 1000 tourist junks that operate in this bay. Expect to be part of a myriad of camera clad tourists as you board the vessel, but once on board sit back, relax and soak in the atmosphere. We were suprised at the number of junks in the bay, taking a 3day/2night tour takes you away from some of the crowds but the experience is not ruined by the crowds. Great food on board complete with a spring roll cooking demonstration. Rooms are nice with ensuite bathrooms. It's a shame the authorities mandated all tourist operators paint their boats white and ruined some very nice looking vessels.
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Loved the Calypso Cruiser”
From the time our guide picked us up at the hotel until he dropped us off, we were well taken cared of. I liked the size of the Calypso Cruiser. It was the right number of guests and it wasn't crowded. Food was decent but the guys in the group complained about quantity of the food. =) The trip to the cave on the first day was amazing. We chose to kayak the next day and we wish we had more time to explore.
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high end boat - great service”
after researching lots of websites to find the best boat to cruise around the halong bay. calypso cruiser did not dissapoint. the food was delicious..the cooking workshop on board a nice add on and the chef even showed us how to carve flowers out of vegetables!
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Very nice boat with excellent service”
We were 3 couples traveling together. Our experience with Calypso was great . The bus took us from our hotel in Hanoi on time and the guide was very goid. We had a very pleasant trip to Halong bay. At the halong bay harbor there was no waiting and we were embarked immediately on the boat. The personnel was very nice and the food was outstanding. The hygiene was good but i was sick with gastritis the next day. None of my friends were affected, so it might be a personal suseptibility...
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Beautiful boat and great service”
we loved our trip to halong bay especially the efficiency of the calypso cruise. we will definitely come back again.
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Just brilliant”
We booked the cruise after arriving in Halong Bay without a clue on what to do. The company contacted me in the evening to help us get from our guesthouse to the right dock and then gave us a lift back to Hanoi. The boat was amazing. The room was comfy and the bathroom had a jacuzzi bath. The food was gorgeous and lots of it. The staff were friendly, helpful and nothing was too much. The trip was well organised with trips to a fishing village, caves as well as a cooking demo and karaoke and a Tai Chi class. Overall it went beyond our expectations.
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Great cruise around the bay despite the weather”
calypso lived up to its billing. great service and great food. we did the one night/ two day your and it wa enough for us. would recommend the experience.
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Well oragnised and great rooms”
We did the overnight cruise, as there is so much to see and it takes a couple of hours to travel to Halong Bay I would suggest you do the two night cruise.
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Very good experience”
It was a good idea to take this tour. I have to say that I was lucky to have good weather on my days because last day started raining. Please check before you book the weather forecast 10 days in advance, is fairly accurate and will guarantee a pleasant stay. They pick me up from my hotel in Hanoi at time. The hard part is the 4 hours driving to Halon Bay, anyway after you reach the point and jump into the boat you start feeling much better. The boat has all the facilities except the wifi they offered and never seen. You are basically cut off from the world. The best were the food. 12 courses at least for each meal and the quality was the best!! 100% to the chef. We had a lot of fun with the cooking classes, kayaking and fishing at night. i will recommend to take the 3 days/2nights package. One night is not enough to enjoy the journey.
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Beyond my expectation”
We saw many boats on Yalong bay and didn't know what to expect for this cruise but as we were approaching our boat, we thought 'WOW, this cruise is one of the nicer ones here.' The cruise program did a very great job by providing awesome service from the very beginning of the cruise. We were picked up at our hotel to be transfered to HalongBay which took three hours from Hanoi. Our guide was lovely and spoke very good english clearly explained to us our itinerary for the next day. The room on the cruise was nice and clean. What I loved the most about this cruise were the food and the service. The food was always beautifully presented and I was caught by surprise each meal. The servers were all very friendly and helpful also very efficient. By the way, drinks are not included in the package normally so you spend extra money paying for your drinks which is slightly more expensive than the city but reasonable for a cruise. We also went kayaking in the morning which was part of our activity in the morning.
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Great rooms, fantastic staff, food was amazing!”
Very impressed with the whole trip, the tour guide spoke very good english and was very informative. Rooms were amazing, clean and spacious. Food was exceptional, too much food though! Someone has to pay for my gym membership! Thai chi in the morning, kayaking and cooking class. All very well organised. A must!
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Well appointed boat - delicious food”
Keep your printout of the booking close by as you may endup on the wrong boat and this is not the boat to miss. Once onboard the service is excellent, the food is good vietnamese and the group small leading to an intimate encounter with the wilderness. The wilderness is under regulated leading to too many junks on the water and in some spots areas of pollution. You too may catch a photo shoot with no junks in it if your patient with your photography or down rite lucky. However, for the discerning tourist its still a must see experience.
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Beautiful location, Average accommodation.”
To be fair, we had high expectations of this cruise, the cost was very high considering the average hotel tariff in Hanoi, but it was all inclusive (except for drinks, which were expensive). We had booked the two night cruise based on recommendations from people who had already done the trip with other companies. Our pick up from hotel was on time and we were transported on a small people carrier with other guests from other hotels. The obligatory coffee stop and buying opportunity came halfway to our destination port and was a good opportunity to use a clean WC and have a half decent coffee. Due to a government decree all the vessels in Halong have had to be painted white, which is a real shame. Our room was small but fairly comfortable, however the bathroom was under about 1" of water! We eventually realised that this was due to the air conditioning outlet pipe which was located near the floor in the bathroom, but not quite near enough to the drainage outlet. Aquaplaning into the bathroom in the middle of the night is no fun! Our repeated requests to have this fixed fell on deaf ears. We found certain aspects of the cruise too regimented, with no room for individual options. There were two activity choices each day, if you did not want to do either, then you were ignored. Some of the guests had only booked the one night, so there was a changeover on the second day, where the new lot of guests were welcomed onto the boat, if as in my case you were from the two night guests and still on the boat, you were asked to have a nap until the new guests were in their rooms. A separate cruise for one day bookings would have been preferable. Being trapped on the same table, with the same people for every meal is also an acquired taste. No more cruises fore me!
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Lovely boat with not too many rooms”
The boat was a great size - not too many rooms. Food was great and the guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. When booking, based on information provided, we believed that we'd make the trip back to Hanoi following breakfast but discovered this wasn't the case so had an issue making a connection. The guide arranged to take us back to the harbour adn arranged a private car to drive us back to Hanoi, at our expense, but was able to negotiate a reasonable price.Visit to the caves was the highlight!
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fine”
Very good, price is high, smaal boat is luxurious.
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much better cruies than calypso out there”
if your going for just one night then its ok anymore than that its a waist of time and money, there are much better value for money than the calypso..if you do book this cruise make sure that everything that they say is included in the package is the trouble is that there are so many cruises it is difficult to know which one to go with but unfortunatly for us we made the wrong decision
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Great Cruise”
Mr Lang Nguyen made the trip extra special. He's an excellent communicator with a great sense of humor. He made sure we got to our next destination on Cat Ba Island even though that was not part of the package. This trip accommodates vegetarians with excellent options!
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Very entertaining”
Kent is our guide. He speaks very good english, very entertaining and accomodating. Our special food arrangement is also catered. Alot of fun activities on the cruise. and the boat is really cool.
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Beautiful boat, amazing food!”
Our stay was excellent in every way. I'd recommend people do the 3 night option as the middle day was very special.
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Very nice accommodation, friendly crew”
Very enjoyable. Only negatives were a cold shower on the first day, and no bottled water provided in the rooms.
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