Amour Cruise

Amour Cruise sells one idea hard: a bath you can lie in while looking at Lan Ha Bay. The owner says every cabin on the boat, from the 28 m² doubles to the 60 m² family suite, has an ocean-view bathtub and its own balcony or terrace. If that is what you are picturing for a night on the water, this 22-cabin boat out of Tuan Chau is built around it.

What are you booking on Amour Cruise?

You are booking a 22-cabin boat that leaves from Lot 39 at Tuan Chau International Marina and spends its first afternoon at Tra Bau, inside Lan Ha Bay.

On board, the owner’s site lists a spa, a fitness room with treadmills and exercise bikes, a jacuzzi that the itinerary places on the prow of the fourth floor, a sundeck with a skybar, and a restaurant with floor-to-ceiling glass. Boarding at both ends is by tender, a step down into a small boat; worth knowing if anyone in your party is unsteady on steps.

Watch the name when you book. Amour Cruise is a different vessel from L’Amour Cruise and from L’Amour Junk. The company named in the footer of amourcruises.com is HTC Vietnam Trading and Tourism Company Limited, with an address in Cat Hai, Hai Phong. The boat used to sail as Dora Cruise, and some listings still sell it under that name.

How much does Amour Cruise cost?

From $143 per person, two sharing, for one night: half of the $285 Junior Suite rate on halongbaytours.com, read on 28 October 2026. The listing gives these as its maximum rate per cabin, so a quote may come in under them.

For a triple or the family suite, ask for a price by name and date, and ask whether the Hanoi transfer is in the figure, because the owner’s timetable treats the shuttle as something you book separately. Our cost guide shows what boats publish per person, band by band, so that you can judge a quote.

Which cabin should you ask for?

Sizes, beds and floors below come from the owner’s cabin pages (read 10 October 2026).

The owner’s triple page admits that the Double and Twin balconies are small next to the terraces on the other classes. The Family suite sleeps up to four adults plus one child under 12, according to the owner.

Will you get the cabin you booked? One guest in October 2026 was given a different room from the one booked, and still called it a great room. The owner’s policy offers an equivalent cabin or a free upgrade if your booked one cannot be served, and says a room change only takes effect once it is confirmed in writing or by email. Get that confirmation.

What happens on the one-night trip, hour by hour?

The owner’s timetable for the two-day, one-night programme runs as follows (read 10 October 2026):

• 08:00–08:30 pick-up in the Hanoi Old Quarter, only if you booked the shuttle
• 12:00–12:15 arrival at Lot 39, Tuan Chau; tender to the boat by 13:15
• 13:30 lunch while the boat passes Thumb Islet, Con Vit and Gia Luan harbour
• 15:30–17:00 kayaking and a swim at Tra Bau, or the jacuzzi if you stay aboard
• 17:30 sunset gathering with fruit and cake, then a spring-roll class at 18:00
• 19:15 dinner; squid fishing, music and board games from 21:00
• 06:00 tai chi on the sundeck, light breakfast at 07:15
• 08:00 Dark & Light Cave by rowed bamboo boat
• 09:30–10:15 check-out and settling the bill; brunch at 10:30
• 11:30 tender back to the pier; the shuttle reaches Hanoi between 14:00 and 15:30

The second morning is short. You are back from the cave and packing within ninety minutes of the 08:00 departure.

Is the second night worth it on Amour Cruise?

On this boat, yes, if Lan Ha is the point of your trip. The one-night programme never reaches Viet Hai or Ba Trai Dao, even though both are on the owner’s three-day route. On the three-day programme the middle day moves you onto a day boat at 08:45 towards Cat Ba National Park. You reach Viet Hai village at 10:30, where the owner offers a bicycle or an electric car, then kayak and swim around Ba Trai Dao between 13:00 and 15:00 before rejoining the main boat for a second sunset and dinner. On the reseller’s August rates the extra night in a Junior Suite adds $265 to the $285 one-night fare. Our two-days-or-three guide sets out the general trade-off.

What is included, and what costs extra?

The owner lists the cabin, all meals, a welcome drink, kayaking, tai chi, the cooking class, the cave visit and service taxes as included. The Hanoi shuttle is offered “for guests booking our transfer service”, so treat it as separate until your quote says otherwise. Bar drinks are not in the owner’s inclusion list, check-out includes settling a bill, and the reseller listing names restaurant drinks, the minibar and the Hanoi limousine as exclusions. The spa is charged: the three-day timetable says you “book a professional massage service”, and the owner’s payment policy lists the spa as an extra. The owner suggests tipping 10,000 to 50,000 VND per service. Our guide to what is not included lists the usual extras.

Children sharing a bed with parents travel free under 5, at 50% aged 5 to 7 and at 75% aged 8 to 11; a child in a separate bed pays the full fare.

What happens if you cancel or the bay closes?

The owner’s policy page, dated January 2026, lets you cancel free of charge until ten days before departure and charges the full fare after that, so confirm the cut-off on your booking. Closures are ordered by the Hai Phong port authority, often at the last minute. When that happens the owner offers a free change of date within three months or, if you cannot travel again, a full refund, and a partial refund if a trip is stopped part-way. If you booked through an agent, the refund comes back through the agent. Our cancellation guide explains how these terms compare.

What do guests write about?

Guests mostly write about the crew, and by name. Servers and hosts are thanked individually, and vegetarian travellers describe staff steering them through the menu or arranging separate meals for them. One guest found the food leaned towards European dishes, while another credits the staff with helping on the kayaking, swimming and squid fishing.

Who it suits

Couples who want the bathtub-and-balcony night, and families who need two rooms that connect, fit Amour Cruise well. The Family Connecting Suite is on the first floor, which the owner pitches as fewer stairs for small children. Travellers with two nights to spend get far more of Lan Ha Bay’s cruise programmes than the one-night version gives.

Who should look elsewhere

If you want a long, slow second morning, the one-night timetable gives you a cave visit at 08:00 and check-out from 09:30. With only one night and Viet Hai on your list, pick a boat whose overnight programme goes there, because this one keeps the village for the longer trip.

Where these facts come from

The pier, the timetables, the cabin sizes, beds and floors, the inclusions, and the cancellation, weather and child terms are from amourcruises.com, read on 10 October 2026; two listings name the same marina. Two listings describe a steel hull. Prices are from the halongbaytours.com listing read on 28 October 2026 and move with season, so confirm yours on the quote.