Outlook India, an Indian weekly English-language magazine, has just named Ha Long Bay in Vietnam's northern province of Quang Ninh the number one destination among the five best locations across Asia while testifying to the surreal beauty of incredible sunrises. Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. Photo: Outlook India. “Bordering the Pacific Ocean to its west, Vietnam is home to one of the world’s most natural wonders, the Ha Long Bay. It is the nation's most popular tourist location with gigantic limestone pillars rising from the clear turquoise waters of the Gulf of Tonkin,” Outlook India wrote. Visitors come in abundance to Ha Long Bay with many opting for cruise tours where you can sleep on board. The sunrise at this gorgeous location is for certain worth its weight of gold. Outlook India has some words of advise for travelers that they would’t want to sleep through the sunrise moment as the rays of the sun hit limestone pillars and the turquoise … [Read more...] about Ha Long Bay shines in Outlook India’s best sunrise location in Asia
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20 cruise ships suspended in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay
By Minh Cuong  August 7, 2018 | 07:50 pm GMT+7 Cruise ships in Ha Long Bay. Photo by VnExpress/Minh Cuong A failure to follow fire safety protocols has seen 20 cruise ships suspended from operating in two popular bays. The administration of Ha Long resort town in Quang Ninh Province, home to Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay, said the 20 ships have yet to install thermal sensors and smoke detectors for the engine rooms as they’d been directed to earlier. The ships will be suspended from Wednesday onwards till they are allowed to sail again, the adminintration said in a letter sent to the Quang Ninh Inland Port Authority. Cruise ships operating in Ha Long and Bai Tu Long bays were required to have a CCTV camera system that has a screen placed inside the cockpit by June 25; and portable fire extinguishers, a thermal sensor and smoke detector for the engine room by August 5. Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1994, is one of Vietnam's biggest … [Read more...] about 20 cruise ships suspended in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay
Spanish family books Ha Long Bay cruise on non-existent vessel
By Vy An  July 29, 2018 | 03:11 pm GMT+7 Authorities are investigating how a Spanish family was cheated into booking a Ha Long Bay cruise on a vessel no longer in service. A Spanish couple and their three children were stranded at the Tuan Chau Wharf on Thursday after they found that the vessel they’d booked for an overnight cruise on the Ha Long Bay had not been in service for several years. The booking was made in March on Expedia.es, which collected $746 for a two-night tour on the Paragon Legend. Some cruise ship owners at the wharf said the Paragon Legend had stopped operating in the bay several years ago. The management board of the bay also confirmed that there was no ship with that name active in the bay. On learning of the family’s plight, the owner of the Pelican cruise decided to offer the Spanish family a free two-day-one-night tour of the world famous bay. A local cruise ship owner offers a free two-day-one-night trip for the Spanish … [Read more...] about Spanish family books Ha Long Bay cruise on non-existent vessel
Over 3,600 maritime tourists visit Ha Long
The maritime tourists leaving the cruise ship to start touring Ha Long At Ha Long city, the visitors visited Ha Long bay and experienced some services on the bay such as cave tour, kayak rowing, and visiting Quang Ninh museum, Ha Long night market and Vincom trade center. As scheduled, the luxury cruise ship left Ha Long the same day. World Dream is a luxury cruise ship which was launched in November 2017. It bringss high-end Asian tourists to popular tourist attractions in Vietnam and the Philippines with departures from Hong Kong or Guangzhou (China). It has 18 floors, is 335 meters in length and accommodates 5,300 travelers and crew. From the beginning of 2019 to now, Saigon Travel and Service Company in Quang Ninh received 41 international cruise ships carrying more than 35,000 tourists to the coastal city of Ha Long./. BTA … [Read more...] about Over 3,600 maritime tourists visit Ha Long
Ha Long cruise ship faces suspension after Australian tourist reports ‘horrific’ service
A cruise ship in the world-famous bay Ha Long in northern Vietnam is facing suspension after a group of Australian tourists described it was a "nightmare" trip far different from what they were advertised. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has ordered the ship owner to apologize and compensate the tourists, saying the incident damaged the reputation of Ha Long and Vietnam tourism. The agency asked the authorities to suspend the boat when the tourists' complaints are confirmed to be true. Lynne Ryan, who was among the group of six tourists visiting the UNESCO heritage bay early this month, came back with "horrific" memories as she described on a Facebook post. Her post drew the attention from many news outlets who published the story last week. Ryan said that she had been shown a glossy brochure with beautiful pictures of the boat and its services, but they were not what she and her friends actually received. They had a "junk boat," she said, listing a rat house … [Read more...] about Ha Long cruise ship faces suspension after Australian tourist reports ‘horrific’ service