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There are approximately 600 registered cruise operators on Halong Bay. Roughly 15 ofthem appear in standard Indian package tours. Paradise Cruises is not one ofthose 15.
Itoperates 20-cabin vessels on a less-touristed section of the bay — Bai Tu LongBay, where the water is quieter and the limestone formations are denser. The kayaking program runs at 6am, before the day-cruise convoys arrive. The cabinbalconies face the water, not the dock. The restaurant has a vegetarian menu that LocalHi confirms before clients board.
The SOTC Halong Bay experience is 4 hours on the water and back in Hanoi by 7pm.Paradise Cruises is 20 hours, a sunrise from the balcony, and a morning thatrequires no alarm because the limestone dripping wakes you before it.