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LH-20 · Lan Ha Bay

Venus Cruise

2 days · 1 night · 3 days · 2 nights · 29 cabins · launched 2023 · Cross-checked 14 Oct 2026 ↓

from$150per person, two sharingcabin for two from $300, read 6 Aug 2026
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Venus works the Cat Ba side of Lan Ha out of Tuan Chau, and the aerial photograph on the Venus site (venushalongcruises.com) shows a bow pool and a green water slide running off the upper deck. The Senior, Executive and Family suites each have a balcony and a jacuzzi. On the halongbaytours.com listing read on 6 August 2026, the cheapest suite for two was $300 for the night: from $150 per person, two sharing.

Agencies date her to 2023 and describe a steel boat sleeping 58 overnight; the deck plan on the Venus site shows five levels. The same site puts the pool on the upper deck, lists a gym, and lays out a rooftop deck of sunbeds and potted plants over artificial grass. If the slide is the reason your children agreed to this, check it is open on your date before you pay.

Which suite should you book?

The Senior Suite. On the Venus site’s current pages it is 45 m², and the Executive above it is 53 m². Have the square metres for your grade put on the quote. Prices are for one cabin, the highest rate the halongbaytours.com listing showed for each grade on 6 August 2026.

Suite Size One night, per cabin Two nights, per cabin for the whole trip
Senior Suite 45 m² $300 $580
Executive Suite 53 m² $320 $630
Premier Suite 55 m² $360 $710
Family Suite (three guests) 55 m² $500 $950

At the top sits a single Pearl Suite with a private terrace, priced on request. These are the highest rates the listing showed; a quote may come in lower.

Now divide by the guest cap. For one night the Senior Suite works out at $150 a head, the Executive at $160, the Premier at $180, and the Family Suite at $167. The family room costs $17 a head more than two people pay in the cheapest double, so the third bed here is not a discount. Under the Venus site’s terms one child under five shares a bed free, children from five to ten pay half without an extra bed, and an extra bed costs $30.

What does the fare include?

Full board, a welcome drink, entrance fees, an English-speaking guide, flowers and fruit in the cabin, swimming, kayaking, the cooking class and squid fishing; the top suites add wine. The spa, drinks beyond the welcome glass, VAT and tips are extra, and Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve carry a surcharge.

The road from Hanoi is extra too. The shared limousine sold on the Venus site costs $40 a seat for the round trip, collecting from the Old Quarter between 09:00 and 09:30, with one child under five free per booking; agencies sell their own shuttles for less. What is not included covers the usual extras.

Where does Venus go?

Into Lan Ha Bay. Be at the lounge at Tuan Chau International Port by 11:30; the tender runs out between noon and half past. The afternoon stop is Dark and Bright Cave, which you go through in a bamboo boat. On the last morning you kayak around the ship in the Tra Bau area from seven until a quarter to eight, then brunch, clear the cabin, and reach Tuan Chau at about a quarter past eleven. Say the name to your driver twice; the harbours here are easy to confuse.

The two-night trip spends its middle day on a shared day boat from 07:45 to 15:30: to Viet Hai village by bicycle or electric tram, a fish foot massage, lunch, and on some agencies’ programmes the beach at Ba Trai Dao. Two days or three weighs whether that day earns its money, and if you have not settled on a bay, the three are not the same trip.

Get the cancellation scale in writing with your booking before you pay.

Who it suits

Couples paying for the deck, the jacuzzi and a big room on the Cat Ba side, with a written quote against a named suite. Against the other boats this side its entry suite sits just under the $310 middle of the one-night rates we hold.

Who should look elsewhere

Parties of three looking for a cheaper third bed, and anyone who wants a slow morning. The best-value list has other Lan Ha boats at this money.

Where these facts come from

The pier, the times, both programmes, the suite sizes and counts, the facilities, the inclusions, the limousine fare and the child terms come from venushalongcruises.com, read on 10 August and 14 October 2026; halongbaytours.com, besthalongcruises.com and bestpricetravel.com name the same pier. The launch year, hull, decks and capacity are from agencies. Prices are from the halongbaytours.com listing read on 6 August 2026 and move with season, so confirm yours on the quote.

Why people book Venus

Book it if

  • You want a Lan Ha suite with a balcony and a jacuzzi from $150 per person, two sharing, on a listing read on 6 August 2026
  • The deck matters most to you: the aerial on the Venus site shows a bow pool, a lawn of sunbeds and a water slide
  • You want a pool, a gym and a water slide on a mid-priced Lan Ha boat; the Venus site lists all three

The decisions either side of it

La Casta Cruisethe cheaper option−$0
Hull 2020 against 2023
22 cabins against 29
La Casta Regal Cruisethe cheaper option−$0
Hull 2020 against 2023
24 cabins against 29

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

Venus is a 29-cabin steel boat from 2023 in Lan Ha Bay with a pool, a gym and a water slide on deck, priced like an ordinary Lan Ha boat. The Senior, Executive and Family suites have a balcony and a jacuzzi. Book the Senior Suite and confirm its size on the quote.

Choose your cabin

Venus Senior Suite

45 m², king (2.0 x 2.0 m) or 2 singles, private balcony.

45 m²King (2.0 x 2.0 m) or 2 singlesBalcony ✓
$3002D1N · per cabin · 2 guests
highest published rate3D2N $580 · per cabin, whole tripEnquire
Venus Executive Suite

53 m², private balcony.

53 m²Balcony ✓
$3202D1N · per cabin · 2 guests
highest published rate3D2N $630 · per cabin, whole tripEnquire
Venus Premier Suite

55 m², on the rear of 3rd deck.

55 m²Rear of 3rd deck
$3602D1N · per cabin · 2 guests
highest published rate3D2N $710 · per cabin, whole tripEnquire
Venus Family Suite

55 m², 1 queen + 1 single, on the first and second deck.

55 m²1 queen + 1 singleMax 3 guestsFirst and second deck
$5002D1N · per cabin · up to 3
highest published rate3D2N $950 · per cabin, whole tripEnquire
Venus Pearl (President) Suite

190 m², on the second deck.

190 m²Second deck
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Rates are the highest fare each listing published per cabin (rack rate, double occupancy unless marked) — treat them as the ceiling, not the floor.

The sailing, by the clock

Day 1

  • Before 11:30 arrive at the Venus lounge, Tuan Chau International Port
  • 12:00 to 12:30 tender out to the ship
  • Lunch while sailing into Lan Ha Bay
  • Dark & Bright Cave by bamboo boat
  • Cooking class, dinner and squid fishing

Day 2

  • 07:00 to 07:45 kayak around the ship at Tra Bau
  • Brunch and cabin check-out
  • About 11:15 ashore at Tuan Chau

Times as published by the operator. Road transfers to and from Hanoi vary with traffic; treat the last leg as approximate.

What's in the fare — and what isn't

In the fare

  • Welcome drink
  • Entrance fees
  • Cabin with jacuzzi
  • English-speaking guide
  • Full board
  • Flowers
  • Fruit
  • Swimming, kayaking, cooking and squid fishing
  • Wine for the top suites

Not in the fare

  • Flights
  • Visa
  • Spa
  • Other drinks
  • Tips
  • Surcharge on 24 and 31 December
  • VAT

From the operator's own published terms, read 10 Aug 2026.

Good to know

Who should look at something else
  • Three of you are travelling and the family suite looked like the saving; at $167 a head for one night it costs more per head than the cheapest double
  • You want the middle day of a two-night trip to yourselves; it is spent on a shared day boat from 07:45 to 15:30
  • You want a lie-in; the kayak round the ship is at seven on the last morning
Boarding times and the operator's terms

The boat's own timings

Check-in
12:00
Tender to the ship
12:00–12:30

Cancellation

30 days or more before the cruise: free. 16–30 days: 50% of each cabin. 7–15 days: 70% of the total. Less than 7 days: 100%.

Children

Under 5 sharing a bed: free, one per cabin. Ages 5 to under 11: 50% without an extra bed; extra bed US$30. 11 and over: full fare.

Weather and port closure

The operator may cancel a cruise for weather without liability.

Hanoi transfer

Shared limousine: US$40 per seat return, Old Quarter pick-up 09:00–09:30. One child under 5 per booking travels free.

Per the operator's own terms on venushalongcruises.com, read 14 Oct 2026. Rates, group sizes and booking channels can change the terms; your booking confirmation is what applies.

Where it goes — 5 published stops
  1. Tuan Chau International Port
  2. Lan Ha Bay
  3. Dark & Bright Cave
  4. Tra Bau Area
  5. Viet Hai village

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.

Which pier does Venus 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.

Specifications · cross-checked 14 Oct 2026

Sheet LH-20
Cabins
29
Launched
2023
Hull
Steel
Bay
Lan Ha Bay
Departs from
Tuan Chau Marina
Guests at capacity
58
Pool
Yes
Jacuzzi
Yes
Spa
Yes
Kayaking
Yes
Balcony
Yes
Gym
Yes

Read for this boat: 3 independent listings. One dot per source, filled when that source publishes the figure. How we verify

Where this price sits in the bay

From$150
half the cheapest cabin for two, read 6 Aug 2026
$100$200$300$400this boat
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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