Since 2018, Ha Long Bay has witnessed a strong boom in overnight cruises with investment in both quality and scale from many different cruises. The competition in price as well as the abundance of 1 or 2 night resort tours has caused the number of Vietnamese tourists choosing this form of tourism to increase rapidly.
Recently, many tourists have chosen to return to the traditional day tour of the bay with the advantages of saving time, cost and a schedule full of interesting experiences. However, the day tours are very limited in terms of facilities or service quality and basically do not meet the needs of customers.
Ambassador II is the newest and largest day cruise in Vietnam with a capacity of up to 500 guests.
Understanding the psychology of customers as well as changing the prejudice that overnight cruise tours in Ha Long Bay are mainly for high-income tourists. Ambassador II Day Cruise (Ambassador Day Cruise II) officially launched the cruise in early February 2023 with affordable prices, suitable for both domestic and international guests.
With a total investment of 20 million USD, Ambassador II Cruise is 16 m wide, 90 m long, weighs 500 tons, has 5 floors and 1 basement, with a total usable area of up to 10,000 m2.2. At present, Ambassador II is the newest and largest day cruise in Vietnam with a capacity of up to 500 guests, designed according to international standards.
The highlight of the Ambassador II Day Cruise is the system of 45 luxury cabins with hourly accommodation, private balconies, full amenities, equivalent to a 5-star hotel room.
The Ha Long Bay cruise with Ambassador II will take visitors to enjoy famous attractions such as: Sung Sot cave, Ti Top island... Besides enjoying the attractions, visitors can also experience the services on the cruise with a choice of Asian - European cuisine at two luxury restaurants, outdoor jacuzzi, bar...
General Director of Asia Luxury Cruises Corporation (APC), Mr. Nguyen Hong Nhat said that in the past few years, the cruise tour to visit Ha Long Bay has been increasingly interested and experienced by many people with an increasing number of tourists, helping Ha Long become one of the tourist destinations not to be missed when coming to Vietnam. Hopefully, Ambassador II will help tourists' journey to visit the heritage bay more complete.
Besides enjoying the sights, visitors can also experience the services on the cruise with a choice of Asian and European cuisine, outdoor jacuzzi, bar...
Mr. Edgar Cayanan, CEO of Ambassador II Day Cruise shared: “With many years of experience in the cruise industry, we want to create the most enjoyable experiences for our guests, by combining a series of 5-star services to bring a space full of entertainment and exploration, but at the same time, it is also a suitable place for relaxation. Day cruises are also a suitable place to organize events such as weddings, birthday parties...”.
In 2023, Ha Long Bay is expected to welcome 8.5 million visitors. This is a good opportunity for the Vietnamese tourism industry in general and Ha Long tourism in particular to recover. Day tour operators on the bay need to adapt and change to meet the increasing needs and demands of tourists.
Right from the first days of launching, the Ambassador II cruise ship welcomed large international delegations. Among them were 400 tourists from the Drukpa Sangha, including monks, nuns and Buddhists from India, Bhutan, Nepal, Australia, and Vietnam, participating in the animal release ceremony to pray for national peace and prosperity; or 412 guests from the wealthy Indian class holding a pre-wedding party...
