LH-12 · Lan Ha Bay
La Casta Cruise
Cabins 22
Launched 2020
From$150per person, two sharingread 6 Aug 2026A guide, not a quote — we confirm the live rate when you enquire.
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La Regina Legend Cruise
Older hull than 27 of 37
The entry-grade cabin on La Regina Legend is a 45 m² suite with its own balcony, and that is the case for her. She is a steel boat of 27 cabins on Lan Ha; you board at Tuan Chau Marina and spend the second morning on Cat Ba Island at Trung Trang Cave. That Princess Suite works out from $150 per person, two sharing, at the $299 a night originvietnam.com listed on 6 August 2026.
She came into service in August 2018. A Vietnamese business paper covered the launch that month and put her at nearly 70 metres, with a restaurant of a hundred seats. The operator, La Regina Cruises, describes four floors, a spa, a gym and an outdoor jacuzzi. Her sister La Regina Grand sails the same water with the same cabin plan.
Which cabin should you book?
The Princess Suite, unless you need more room. It is 45 m², with a bathtub, a minibar and the balcony, and the operator lists ten of them as Princess Suite Premium on the second and third floors at the same size. For three people there is the Queen Triple Suite at 54 m². At the top is the Queen Regent Suite of 135 m².
On the originvietnam.com rate sheet read on 6 August 2026, one night cost $299 for the Princess Suite, $444 for the Queen Triple and $485 for the Queen Regent, each priced for two adults. The two-night trip is priced for the whole stay: $590, $876 and $969. Halve the Princess Suite and two sharing pay $150 each for one night, or $295 each for two. The Regent’s premium over the Princess is $186 a night for three times the floor space.
The operator also mentions 22 “Queen Suites” of 45 m². Ask which grade name your quote uses and get the square metres beside it.
Where does La Regina Legend go?
Into Lan Ha Bay. Lunch is at 13:00 as she leaves Tuan Chau. At 15:30 a local boat takes you into Dark and Bright Cave. The next morning, at 07:30, you go ashore at Gia Luan on Cat Ba Island, ride about half an hour to Trung Trang Cave inside the biosphere reserve, and are back aboard for an early lunch at 09:40 while she heads in. The speed boat lands you at Tuan Chau at 11:00.
Agencies selling the two-night trip put Viet Hai village and the beach at Ba Trai Dao (Three Peaches) on the middle day. The village is covered in our Viet Hai guide.
Where do you board, and at what time?
At Lot 24, Tuan Chau Marina, where La Regina has its welcome lounge. The operator asks you to be at the lounge by 11:30. The speed boat takes you out at 12:15. Give your driver the marina and the lot number, because the harbours here are easy to confuse.
The road from Hanoi is not in the fare. La Regina’s transfer pages, read on 10 August 2026, list a shared limousine at $18 a person each way from the Old Quarter and a private four-seat car at $95 each way.
What is included?
Meals on the programme, the cave visits, entrance fees, a guide and the cooking demonstration, according to the operator and the agencies. Spa treatments, drinks and tips are extra. Cancellation terms are set by whoever sells you the cabin, so get them in writing; our cancellation guide explains what to ask for.
One thing to put in writing besides the price. Legend and La Regina Grand share a cabin plan and Lot 24, and one agency’s Legend itinerary sends you to Grand. Get the ship’s name printed on your confirmation and check that it says Legend.
Who it suits
Couples who want a big cabin and a balcony on the Cat Ba side for one night, at a price close to a standard cabin elsewhere. It is on the best-value list. See the Lan Ha boats for what else runs this side of the water, and settle the choice of bay before the choice of ship.
Who should look elsewhere
Anyone who wants a boat small enough to know everyone aboard by dinner. At close to 70 metres and 27 cabins, La Regina Legend is a big hotel boat, and the small-boat list has the alternatives.
We took these facts from lareginacruises.com (read 10 August and 14 October 2026), the originvietnam.com and halongbaytours.com listings read on 6 August 2026, and vneconomy.vn’s launch report of August 2018.
Why people book La Regina Legend
Book it if
- The 45 m² entry cabin is the reason you are looking: the Princess Suite was $299 for two on a listing read on 6 August 2026, from $150 per person, two sharing
- You want the Cat Ba side of the archipelago, with a morning on Cat Ba Island itself at Trung Trang Cave
- A balcony, a jacuzzi on deck and a gym matter to you on a one-night trip
The decisions either side of it
La Casta Cruisethe cheaper option−$0
Hull 2020 against 2018
22 cabins against 27
La Casta Regal Cruisethe cheaper option−$0
Hull 2020 against 2018
24 cabins against 27
Chosen by price proximity within the same bay, computed from our dataset — not by commission. We add no booking fee to any of them.
Our read
La Regina Legend sells a 45 m² suite with a balcony for about the price other Lan Ha boats ask for a standard double (a median of $155 a head across the other 41 Lan Ha boats we price, on rates read August to October 2026). Book the Princess Suite, get the ship's name on your confirmation, and treat the second morning at Trung Trang Cave as the reason to pick this boat over her sisters.
Choose your cabin
Princess Suite
45 m², double/twin, private balcony.
45 m²Double/twinBalcony ✓
Queen Triple Suite
54 m², private balcony.
54 m²Balcony ✓
Queen Regent Suite
135 m², private balcony.
135 m²Balcony ✓
Princess Suite Premium10 of 27 cabins
45 m², double/twin, private balcony, on the second and third deck.
45 m²Double/twinBalcony ✓Second and Third Deck
Rates are the highest fare each listing published per cabin (rack rate, double occupancy unless marked) — treat them as the ceiling, not the floor.
What's in the fare — and what isn't
In the fare
- Princess Suite Premium: private balcony, bathtub, minibar and Wi-Fi
From the operator's own published terms, read 14 Oct 2026.
Good to know
Who should look at something else
- You want the ship named on your ticket to be the ship you sail on; Legend and La Regina Grand share a cabin plan and the same marina lot, and one agency's Legend itinerary names Grand as the boat you board
- You want a small boat; she is close to 70 metres long with 27 cabins and a dining room set for a hundred
- You need a dependable connection; the operator says the Wi-Fi signal is weak among the karsts
Boarding times and the operator's terms
The boat's own timings
- Check-in at the lounge
- 11:30
- Speedboat to the ship
- 12:15
- Lunch
- 13:00
- Disembark by speedboat, Tuan Chau
- 11:00
Hanoi transfer
Not included in the fare. Shared limousine Hanoi–Ha Long: US$18 per person each way. Private 4-seat car: US$95 per car each way from Hanoi or Noi Bai, US$65 from Cat Bi.
Per the operator's own terms on lareginacruises.com, read 14 Oct 2026. Rates, group sizes and booking channels can change the terms; your booking confirmation is what applies.
Where it goes — 4 published stops
- Lan Ha Bay
- Dark and Bright Cave
- Cat Ba World Biosphere Reserve
- Trung Trang Cave
Stops as published across the sources we track. Operators reorder them with the tide and the weather, and the provincial authority can close a cave at short notice.
How many cabins does La Regina Legend Cruise have?
La Regina Legend Cruise has 27 cabins.
When was La Regina Legend Cruise launched?
La Regina Legend Cruise was launched in 2018.
Which pier does La Regina Legend Cruise leave from?
Tuan Chau Marina. Drivers do occasionally go to the wrong harbour, so give the full name when you arrange your own transfer.
Before you book, read
- How many days in Ha Long Bay: two or three?Two days and one night is enough for most people, and three days is worth it if the bay is the reason you came. On the rates we could read for 66 boats, the second night costs almost as much as the first, so the longer trip is close to double the price.
- Lan Ha Bay cruises: the biggest fleet, and whyForty-six of the 92 boats we publish sail Lan Ha, as many as the other two bays combined. It is the default now rather than the alternative, and the reason is in the stop lists rather than in the marketing.
- Cat Ba and Ha Long City, around your cruiseThe two towns people pair with a Ha Long cruise are Cat Ba and Ha Long City, and the fleet has nearly always chosen for you. Of the 92 boats we publish, 91 leave from the Ha Long City side. Only one boards at a Cat Ba pier. That decides where your spare hours go.
Specifications · cross-checked 14 Oct 2026
Sheet LH-24- Cabins
- 27
- Launched
- 2018
- Hull
- Steel
- Bay
- Lan Ha Bay
- Departs from
- Tuan Chau Marina
- Decks
- 4
- Length overall
- 70
- Jacuzzi
- Yes
- Spa
- Yes
- Kayaking
- Yes
- Balcony
- Yes
- Gym
- Yes
Read for this boat: the operator's site, 3 independent listings. One dot per source, filled when that source publishes the figure. How we verify
Where this price sits in the bay
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This boat · #15 of 42 priced on Lan Ha BayThe other 41 priced boats · median $155
We add no booking fee. The figure we show is half the cheapest cabin for two on the rate table we read, dated the day we read it.
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