Cozy Bay Grand Cruise

The operator of Cozy Bay Grand prints its own price: $139 per person, two sharing, for one night on a 17-cabin boat, on its table read on 11 October 2026. For that you get the lookout on Titov, the kayak lagoon at Luon and the big chambers of Sung Sot, the three stops most first-time visitors come to Ha Long for.

The company, Cozy Bay Cruise, runs three day boats as well, and this is the only one it sells with cabins. Two smaller wooden boats, Cozy Bay Classic and Cozy Bay Boutique, came before it, so older reviews of a wooden “Cozy Bay” junk are not about this boat.

What are you booking?

A steel boat of four decks, as the operator describes it, with 17 cabins and room for about 36 guests. Cabins sit on the lower two decks, the restaurant and bar on the third, the sundeck on top. The operator calls it a 40-metre, four-star boat. Seventeen cabins puts it on our list of small boats.

The programme is the standard Ha Long loop, with no extra stop of its own. Kayaking at Luon Cave, the cave and island tickets, a spring-roll class, Tai Chi at dawn and squid fishing after dinner are all in the price, along with every meal from lunch on the first day to brunch on the second. There is a happy hour on the sundeck where the third drink is free, and the operator lists a spa with two treatment rooms, where massages cost $20 to $65.

One small thing a guest liked in October 2026: the air conditioning in the cabin stayed on after the key card came out of the slot, which they were glad of in the heat.

What is the catch?

The one-night timetable is tight, and there is no lift. The same guest found the trip rushed: breakfast at about 6:30, out on the morning excursion by 7:30, and little time left to enjoy the boat itself. They also wrote that most of their group could not manage one of the stops because of the number of steps.

The operator’s accessibility page confirms it. To eat you climb to the third deck, and Tai Chi, sunset and squid fishing happen one deck higher. If stairs are a problem, ask for a first-deck cabin and ask whether meals can be brought to it; the operator says they can. For the road from Hanoi, see getting from Hanoi to Ha Long.

How rushed is the one night on Cozy Bay Grand?

Quite. You are on board from about noon until 11:45 the next day on the company’s timetable, read on 11 October 2026, and the cave visit fills the second morning:

The October guest’s morning matches this order. The bus picks up from fixed meeting points, because the operator says buses over 16 seats are now kept out of the Old Quarter.

Which cabin should you book, and what does it cost?

The Deluxe Balcony, for most couples. On the ship site’s price page (read 11 October 2026; the table is headed Q2/2026), the rates are per person, two sharing, if you make your own way to Tuan Chau:

With the round-trip bus from Hanoi the three become $148, $165 and $180 a person; a private car costs $60 to $90 a vehicle. A single traveller pays $60 more in every class: $199 for the Sea View cabin, $210 for the Deluxe Balcony and $225 for the Premium Terrace, without the bus. Confirm the class price on your quote, and ask for the cabin size in writing. The first-deck Sea View cabins have a fixed window, and the operator offers king or twin beds there on request. Our guide to what your cabin gets you shows what a balcony adds across the fleet.

What is included, and what is not?

The company site lists two buffet lunches (one is the second-day brunch), a dinner and a breakfast, cave and island tickets, kayaks, the cooking class, Tai Chi, an English-speaking guide, insurance and taxes. Ask whether the rowed bamboo boat at Luon is in your price; on the ship site it costs $5 to $8 a person. The round-trip bus is included only if you book the Hanoi option.

Drinks are extra. The operator’s own bar list puts local beer at $3 to $4 and cocktails at $8 to $12. Tips, spa treatments and holiday surcharges are extra too: 400,000 VND a person on 24 and 31 December, 300,000 at Lunar New Year, and 200,000 on the 2 September, 30 April and 1 May holidays. Ask for the child rate with your quote, and confirm the cancellation terms on your booking before you pay a deposit. If a storm closes the bay before the trip starts, the operator refunds in full or moves your date free of charge. More on hidden costs in what is not included.

Who is Cozy Bay Grand right for?

Couples and friends on a first visit who want Titov, Luon and Sung Sot in one night, on a smaller boat, and like to see a price before they write to anyone. The second-deck balcony cabins, $11 a person above the Sea View cabins on the ship site’s table, are the reason to pick this boat. It sits in our best-value list.

Who will find Cozy Bay Grand the wrong boat?

Anyone who climbs stairs with difficulty: there is no lift, and meals are on the third deck. Anyone who wants a quiet morning on deck: on the company’s timetable the cave visit fills it. And anyone hoping for a second night: the operator sells this boat as a two-day trip only, and the guest who found it rushed said they would choose a two-night cruise next time. Our guide to two days or three weighs that choice.

Where these facts come from

The timetable, cabin classes and counts, inclusions, bar prices, surcharges, meeting points and weather terms are from the operator’s sites, cozybaycruise.com and cozybaygrand.com, read on 11 October 2026; three sources give 17 cabins and name Tuan Chau. The per-person price table, with its single-occupancy column, is from cozybaygrand.com and is marked Q2/2026. The guest remarks are from the boat’s Google listing. The route is in Ha Long Bay.