Victorious Cruise

The cheapest cabin on Victorious is 32 m², and $25 more a night buys a suite with its own balcony. That is the case for booking this 36-cabin steel boat on Ha Long Bay, new in 2026. Guests add a second: the crew, whom they name review after review. On the halongbaytours.com listing read on 6 August 2026, the cheapest cabin for two was $340 for the night: from $170 per person, two sharing.

How big are the cabins on Victorious?

Twenty-three of the 36 cabins measure 32 to 45 m², and the largest suite is 90 m². At the bottom are four Junior Ocean Suites of 32 m², with a window and no balcony. Fifteen Senior Balcony Suites of 35 to 45 m² and four Elite Balcony Suites of 40 m², the Elite with a jacuzzi on the balcony, fill the rest of that band. Above it the sizes jump: two Executive Terrace Suites of 75 m², the single VIP Ocean Suite of 80 m², and two VIP Honeymoon Suites with Terrace of 90 m², the last two with a jacuzzi. Families get eight rooms: six Family Grand Suites at 83 m² and two Family Connecting Senior Suites at 70 m².

By cabin count Victorious comes fifteenth of the 92 boats we publish, where the median is 22. A guest writing on 1 July about a weekday one-night trip counted about 24 people on board, a few families among them. The fare covers the gym, a kids’ club and the swimming pool, which opens in season. Massages are extra, and the wifi is free and weak.

What do guests say about the crew?

They name them. Many of the reviews that mention the waitress Rose are written in Chinese, and several say she speaks the language. A family writing at the end of July thanked the kitchen for cooking to their kosher rules for the whole trip. Parents with a six-month-old, writing on 1 July, said William and Lisa looked after the baby while they ate dinner, and an August family found pizza and chips put out for the children at breakfast and lunch. One July reviewer noted that William speaks French, as does a colleague called Chloé. The staff come up in nearly every review.

What did guests report going wrong?

Power cuts, a flooding bathroom and building noise, all in one three-star review. A family wrote it in German on 17 May 2026, in the boat’s first month, having taken the three-day trip after being moved across from another boat. They counted five power cuts, which frightened their small child. The bathroom flooded whenever they showered, and the hot and cold taps were the wrong way round. Loud angle-grinder noise from building work ran through the stay, worst in the mornings. They still praised the staff, William by name. The later reviews do not repeat those complaints; ask when you book whether the work is finished.

The other detailed complaint concerns booking. A guest writing on 11 August said the reservations team left a twin-bed request and the transport arrangements unanswered until less than a day before departure, and raised the rating to four stars because of the crew and the food. Get the bed configuration and the pickup time confirmed in writing when you pay the deposit.

How do the two days run?

Check in at the Victorious lounge, Lot 39 at Tuan Chau International Marina, between 11:15 and 11:30, and board at noon. The first stop is Luon Cave, entered by kayak or rowed bamboo boat, then Titop Island, where you either swim off the beach or hike to the viewpoint at the top. Canapés on the sundeck fill the sunset, followed by a Vietnamese cooking class, dinner, and squid fishing for anyone still up.

Morning two opens with tai chi on the sundeck and a light breakfast before Sung Sot Cave. Cabins are cleared at 09:30, lunch is served on the sail back, and you are ashore at Tuan Chau between 11:00 and 11:30. Give your driver the lot number; the harbours here are easy to confuse.

On the three-day trip the middle day moves to Lan Ha Bay on a separate day boat: kayaking at Trinh Nu and Trong caves, lunch aboard, a swim at Ba Trai Dao, then Me Cung Cave or a pearl farm. You are back on Victorious and in your cabin in the late afternoon. Two English reviewers recommend the longer trip, one of them for that second-day excursion. Two days or three weighs up the extra night.

What does a cabin cost?

A cabin for two costs $340 to $850 for one night, or $680 to $1,670 for the whole three-day trip, on the halongbaytours.com rate sheet read on 6 August 2026. Each figure is the highest rate that listing published, so treat it as a ceiling.

The Family Connecting Senior Suite is priced on request.

Victorious’s $340 entry cabin sits above the middle of the market. Across the 82 boats on this site with a one-night rate (read August to October 2026), the median cheapest cabin is $310 and the upper quartile about $355, though those rates come from different sellers.

The second night on Victorious barely discounts. Divide the three-day price by the one-night price and every class lands between 1.95 and 2.00. Across the 54 boats with both sheets on halongbaytours.com on 8 October 2026, the seller this sheet comes from, the median ratio by boat is 1.95, so Victorious charges a little more than usual for the extra night.

What does the fare include?

The operator’s list: VAT, the cabin, every meal, the tender, a welcome drink, a cake or decoration for a birthday or anniversary, the canapé party, entrance fees, the gym, the kids’ club, the seasonal pool, squid fishing, karaoke, the cooking class, the kayak or bamboo boat, tai chi, wifi and a guide speaking English or Vietnamese. Drinks, the spa, tips and the road from Hanoi are extra. The operator’s offers page currently advertises a free limousine transfer, so ask whether it applies to your booking. See what is not included for the rest of what can land on a cruise bill, and cancellation policies for terms, which belong to whoever sells you the cabin.

Is Victorious a good boat for families?

On the one-night trip, yes. The Family Grand Suites take four adults and one child up to 12, there is a kids’ club, and one August reviewer singled out the connecting rooms. With a toddler who naps, the three-day trip is harder, because the middle day is spent on a day boat with no cabin until late afternoon. The luxury boats and family boats categories list the alternatives.

Who should pick another boat?

Anyone who books on a track record. Victorious began sailing in 2026, and the Ha Long Bay page lists boats on the same water with years of reviews behind them. Travellers after a cheap three-day trip should look elsewhere too, since the second night here costs almost as much as the first.

Where these facts come from

The lounge, the times, both programmes, the cabin classes, the facilities and the inclusions come from victoriouscruise.com, read on 14 October 2026. Cabin counts, the hull and the 2026 launch are from halongbaycruises.com and halongbaytours.com, read on 6 August 2026, and prices from the halongbaytours.com listing of that date; they move with season, so confirm yours on the quote. Guest remarks are from reviews we collected.