We booked our overnight stay on "A Class cruises" and we would recommend to anyone. We paid $115US each (food included) and got our own room with an ensuite. From the moment we were picked up in our air conditioned van and made the trip to Halong Bay to our Junk boat we had an experience to remember. The guide Tai was brilliant with his knowledge and willingness to do anything for us, a warm and generous host. Once we arrived on our boat we were treated to great hospitality with nice food and plenty of drinks. Just a magnificent way to see a truly beautiful part of the world. We kayaked around a floating village and then anchored up for the night and had a very nice sunset party on the roof deck of our junk. Then we woke up to the beautiful views once again and paid a visit to the cave which had to be seen to be believed. Upon getting dropped back at the hotel we were said to say goodbye to Tai our host and knew we had experienced something very special

 My boyfriend and I have just returned from a 2 day, 1 night cruise with A Class cruises and were really pleased with everything about the trip! We did a fait bit of research on various forums and were debating between a few before deciding on Aclass and we're so glad we did! The boat itself was great, new and in great condition. Our cabin was lovely and cosy, the shower was great, really hot and one of the best we've had in Vietnam, especially considering it's a boat! The food was great (prepare to get very full!) and the staff really friendly, we would both definately reccommend this company!

We did one overnight on the boat and loved it. We were in the honeymoon suite with 2 windows and a balcony. The guide picked us up from hanoi and was very helpful. The bus ride is long but the breaks helped. The bay is beautiful. The food was mostly excellent, breakfast was my least favorite. Kayaking was a highlight!

After agonising for hours over tour brochures and poring through reviews online, we finally booked the A Class Opera. The Opera is a slightly more flash boat than the original A Class and they have 3 room types. Because there wasn't that much of a price difference, we booked the honeymoon suite and it was the best choice!

We were thrilled when we arrived on the boat and saw our cabin. It was large with a comfy bed, large window, nice bathroom with a porthole and a bath. The best feature though was the private deck with 2 sun loungers. There was a TV and DVD player, wine and fruit and a very special surprise; a beautifully decorated cake that said "Happy Honeymoon". We informed them that we weren't actually on our honeymoon but they didn't mind at all, it was a perk of the room. We brought our cake out after dinner and shared it with all the other guests as a part of our karaoke party.

The night time activities are completely up to you and your group. On the first night, mostly everyone had a few drinks and sang karaoke. On the second night most of us went squid fishing (didn't catch anything) and chatted over some quiet drinks.

The food was absolutely incredible and fiercely abundant! I put in a request for no seafood and no beef. They were completely happy to accommodate any food requests and as a result, our table got a larger variety of dishes than others.

We did a 2 night trip and on the middle day, the Opera goes back to Halong City to drop off and collect new people. Therefore, we transferred to a "Day boat" and met up with the 2 night people from the A Class boat. The day boat is much smaller with just a lower deck (dining area) and a sun deck. We kayaked through some more caves and visited another beach as well as a pearl farm. The bravest in our group ignored the cold temperatures and went swimming, jumping off the sundeck into the bay which was lots of fun.

The obvious drawback in every trip to Halong Bay is that it is a tiresome, bumpy and cramped 4 hour ride in a minivan each way from Hanoi. There's no denying it's an awful way to start and finish your trip, but the destination is worth it. Based on that, I would always recommend the 3 day/ 2 night trip.

Thanks to Anna and her staff at Anna's Booking Office (39 Ngo Huyen, Hoan Kiem District. Opposite the Hanoi Backpackers) for not only listening to our requests and making a perfect recommendation to suit our needs and budget, but also giving us free bottles of water to take with us and doing our laundry! We had great service from them!

That was so a beautiful trip in the early of November. Just wanna bring her some surprise and i made it successfully. The cruise team was excellent, our cabin owned an private balcony, they offered some champagne, red wine, candles for complimentary that made me and my girlfriend more amazing. A wine party on Sundeck of Cruise was open at late afternoon was a highlight where people could see the romantic sunset together while they were drinking and talking. The most amazing thing we liked here is cooking class by chef of the next day in the morning, we loved the Bun Cha and Spring roll, that was a excellent trip in Halong Bay by aclass Opera cruise. we would like to recommend it!!!

É impossível ir ao Vietnã sem conhecer a baia de Ha Long( Ha Long Bay). Antes de ir, pensamos e pesquisamos muito para saber se valia a pena comprar o passeio no Brasil ou diretamente em Ha Noi, no no Vietnã. Não conseguimos encontrar nada seguro pesquisando na internet, então, resolvemos arriscar e comprar lá .Bingo : encontramos a A Class Cruise andando pelo Old Quarter, em Hanoi, e acabamos comprando o passeio ( de uma noite e dois dias) por menos da metade do preço que pagaríamos no Brasil... Instalações, refeições, traslado de ida e volta ao hotel, tkts para conhecer as atrações nas praias e cavernas, tudo incluído e tudo excelente(somente as bebidas alcoolicas não estão incluídas). Vale a pena. Mas atenção : pechinche , pechinche e pechinche...