Impressive super yacht on Ha Long Bay

"Blooming" experiential services

According to the Quang Ninh Department of Transport, there are currently about 200 cruise ships on Ha Long Bay, with more than 2,000 rooms. In addition, there are about 200 cruise ships transporting tourists during the day. The quality of cruise ships on Ha Long Bay is considered the most modern in Vietnam among the inland waterway system.

Essence Grand 1 - the largest sightseeing cruise ship in Ha Long Bay

To meet the increasing demands of domestic and international tourists and improve the quality of service, in recent times, cruise ships on Ha Long Bay have undergone a dramatic change. Many giant cruise ships have been built as floating hotels, offering tourists an exciting and safe journey to explore the world's natural heritage.

Recently, in early October, Essence Grand 1 - the largest cruise ship in Ha Long Bay of Viet Thuan Group was officially launched. This is the cruise ship in a pair of "twin" cruise ships with a total investment of about 35 million USD of Viet Thuan Group. It is expected that in a few months, Essence Grand 2 cruise ship will be launched in Ha Long Bay.

The two superyachts are both up to 109.9 m long, equal to the standard length of a football field according to the regulations of the International Football Federation (FIFA), and 18.68 m wide. The design includes 1 basement, 6 upper floors, each floor area is over 2,000 m ² . The yacht has a scale of 55 luxury rooms and amenities, with a capacity of 160 overnight guests and 320 visitors. Each room on this pair of yachts is focused on and cared for down to every detail. The area of ​​the room ranges from 33 - 100 m ² , equivalent to, or even larger than, hotel rooms on land.

Essence Grand 1 cruise ship stands tall like a mountain

Previously, in early October, at Tuan Chau International Passenger Port (Ha Long City, Quang Ninh), Halo Eco Group Joint Stock Company held the opening ceremony of the 6-star super yacht Catherine, 90 m long, 15 m wide, and accommodating 117 overnight passengers. Currently, the yacht has 39 luxury rooms with room areas of 40 - 200 m ² ; 2 luxury restaurants.

The addition of many super luxury yachts has also caused the experience services on Ha Long Bay to "blossom". A typical example is the tour to explore Ha Long Bay in the evening by restaurant yacht. When participating in this unique tour program, visitors can enjoy delicious seafood dishes "made in Ha Long" and also experience special art and music exchange programs.

Notably, in addition to providing sightseeing services in Ha Long Bay, super yachts also provide rooms for lunch breaks instead of tourists having to "sleep" on simple chairs like before.

The fleet of tourist boats on Ha Long Bay is increasing in size.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Nhat, General Director of Asia Luxury Cruise Company (APC) - the operator of Ambassador Cruise, said that nighttime entertainment programs and seafood dining on Ha Long Bay will bring tourists a new experience instead of simply traveling during the day.

Reduce the number of ships, improve the quality

According to the Quang Ninh Department of Transport, the number of ships serving tourists on Ha Long Bay is currently decreasing, but the quality is improving. Small ships carrying fewer passengers are being replaced by larger, higher-quality ships that are being put into operation more often.

A representative of the Department of Transport of Quang Ninh said that according to Document 3916/UBND-XD2 dated June 15, 2020 of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province on the replacement of tourist ships, for sightseeing ships, 1 wooden-hulled ship will be replaced with 1 steel-hulled ship or with equivalent materials.

Evening cruise experiences have become a new product attracting tourists to Ha Long.

For accommodation ships, 1 wooden-hulled ship will be replaced by 1 steel-hulled ship or ship of equivalent material, without increasing the number of beds; it is encouraged to replace 2 small-tonnage ships with 1 steel-hulled ship or ship of equivalent material, with a larger tonnage, with the number of beds of the newly built ship equal to the total number of beds of the replaced ships and not exceeding 30% of the number of beds.

Mr. Nguyen Trung Hau, Deputy Head of Ha Long Bay Management Board, said that although the number of ships has decreased, with the current alternative construction plan, the capacity of the Ha Long Bay tourist fleet is still maintained, and the quality of the fleet is increasingly improved.

The new Catharine cruise ship was put into operation in early October, departing from Tuan Chau International Passenger Port, standing out in the middle of Ha Long Bay.

The reduction in the number of ships is also aimed at reducing the load on Ha Long Bay, especially in the core areas of the world natural heritage. A typical example is the twin cruise ships Essence Grand 1 - 2. The above-mentioned cruise ships were built to replace 8 overnight cruises on Ha Long Bay, because Quang Ninh planned not to add more ships, but only to replace old ships.

Along with the appearance of many large yachts, the authorities of Quang Ninh province have also increased the management of these oversized ships. Because large ships cannot dock at tourist attractions, they have to be transferred across the bay.

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