this video is brought to you by squarespace ha long bay is probably vietnam's most popular
tourist destination so of course we had to come here to see for ourselves the towering
limestone islands the emerald green water and to fully experience all it has to offer
we are spending 24 hours on ha long bay's grandest cruise ship because bigger is better right
it's
eight in the morning and we just checked out of our hotel in hanoi we're just waiting for the
bus to pick us up now i'm a little sleepy i'm super sleepy i have been on a cruise before but
it's my first time going to ha long bay this is going to be my first time going on a cruise ship
this is a lot nicer than the tour bus we thought we were going to get on this is like a luxury van
did you have a nice nap very good nap yeah you're getting here
we just checked in at the lounge and they gave us our room key and also some bracelets we will
need these to get on the boat there are a lot more people going on this cruise than
we thought and majority of them are local vietnamese people this is going to be fun
i'm pretty sure we are on the grandest most luxurious tour for local vietnamese
but hey look at us i love vietnam rocking our new mask are you excited for your first cruise
experience i have no idea what it's going to be like i have no expectation i just think it's going
to be cool regardless because i have never been on one i was actually thinking that there will be
less people and i am wrong i think it's a full boat there are children there's elderly i quickly
did a search on the ambassador cruise just now and they are the only ones with an elevator
and that's why a lot of elderly would choose this cruise do you think we made a mistake
with the upgrade i don't think so i think it's gonna be fun i think we will find out
you ready i'm ready oh come aboard on the ambassador
nice cinnamon towel we like cinnamon
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i guess we're having lunch first oh maybe
so it seems that we are starting off with an italian buffet lunch that's
a pretty good start to our cruise this is supposed to be like michelin-starred cuisine
yeah and maybe the recipes are by michelin chefs
you look pretty happy
so there's a story how we are even on this cruise so we booked a quite a nice mid-range
uh small smaller cruise and last night when we were out at dinner we got a
call from our tour company saying do you want to upgrade to this nicer the most
grandest cruise in ha long bay and i can't really hear properly exactly what was happening all i
heard was like unlimited lobster for dinner and i was like okay that sounds amazing so we had to
decide at that moment and we both were like yes let's get the upgrade and now i'm not so sure
maybe we're quick to judge maybe i can't wait to see our room so far the food is quite delicious
so we finished lunch and now we are looking for our room you ready
wow this is quite nice wanna give them a quick room tour and welcome to our deluxe
balcony room so first we have a huge king-size bed super comfy
this is nice and right across from it is a tv and on this side there is a nice seating area
so we can enjoy our coffee in the morning or even better we can go outside to our private balcony
to enjoy the view wow i think this is the best part of the room and over here there are some
essentials there are life jackets bathrobes and also we have the safety deposit box and
some slippers and on this side we have a very spacious bathroom cute and that's our room
look at the view over there i think this is where we're gonna park like that they already
dropped the anchor and i think this is where we're gonna do the first excursion it's so
peaceful down here in our room makes me wonder are we missing out on getting to the island oh
last call already quick the boat left already
no problem thank you
i'm glad we made it
i think i lost flora
i'm here it's really hard to spot you because you're the same height as everyone else
so we have one hour to enjoy yeah i think we should grab
two coconuts and just go chill by the beach sounds good
yes but is it rice rice cracker rice or is it coconut cracker no rice cracker with sesame seeds
let's find a quiet spot somewhere there and chill yeah a quiet spot yeah okay follow me okay
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this looks nice this slide is perfect
i'm enjoying this but it's totally not what we expected what's happening
the water is quite cold actually i thought it would be warm
because all the people were in there but no it's freezing nice though
i think we have to get going again we don't want to be late for the boat no we're early this time
are you sure yeah the staff member from the boat is sitting there oh okay we're the first one
good i gotta be honest with you like i quite enjoyed that they know how to enjoy themselves
yeah they know how to have fun they're super easy going there's even the little kid who
came over and was super excited and said youtuber and they're not shy they enjoy
expressing themselves yeah i think vietnamese are very good at that and honestly vacations used
to be like this it's busy it's full of people it's kind of nice to feel the energy of like a
holiday like holiday mode again yeah totally but i think we should go back and try the
jacuzzi on the cruise what if it's like a hundred people in it let's hope not
let's take the elevator
you think these bathrobes should be like in room wear or
you think it's cool to wear out here there are no rules here
wow we're underdressed everyone changed into white and there are wearing these like fancy dresses
i think we look pretty good babe thank you thank you wow
isn't that cool you scared no not at all
i think you're a bit out of tune babe yeah it's okay it's okay
we'll practice tonight joining the karaoke session so apparently you can come to ha long bay
by helicopter by seaplane cruise there are many ways to enjoy ha long bay
i don't think we can quite afford the helicopter so we're here by cruise
so we paid 400 us dollars for two people and it includes the transfer to and from
the hotel so i think the transfer is like 30 or 40 dollars a person so it means it's still like 320
i think for the cruise but it includes four meals yeah it includes lunch dinner and breakfast
three meals it's quite expensive to be honest but it's a once in a lifetime
experience so we thought we would do it i have a feeling that the cruise that we originally
booked is more quiet and there's only 20 cabins versus this cruise here is the biggest
the grandest cruise in ha long bay and they have 46 cabins that means it's easily carrying over 100
people on this on this ship and i think we almost fully booked today that's a tip for you guys is
maybe choose like a smaller ship and also don't come on the weekend yeah it can be quite crazy
so we have freshened up and now it's dinner time you excited very excited i didn't eat much today
to save room for a seafood dinner i'm excited for the lobsters that's what we're here for right
lobster
three kinds of sauces and oysters
when you finish this give you more let me if you want more let me know okay
i'll give you a different sauce enjoy i'll talk to you soon
they put more food on our table oh we each get a steak
nice and more lobsters mmm this one was so good
that was one of the best meals i had so far in vietnam that was actually very very delicious
it's been a long day though so i think we're going to skip some of the activities they
have after dinner when we were coming down we saw them setting up for karaoke
we saw people squid fishing um just at the front of the boat
at the back of the boat actually but i think we're just gonna chill and relax and enjoy our room
we'll see you in the morning
how amazing is this this is the last couple hours we have left on the cruise until we head back to
the city there was an excursion this morning a kayaking trip but we skipped it because we just
want to enjoy the room and also our favorite place on the whole cruise which is the balcony
and it's also raining today so it's quite pleasant just sitting here and enjoying the view
and enjoying a coffee i was telling note yesterday that i think we might have made a mistake
by accepting the upgrade without really doing our research and checking out what this
a new ship they were proposing because upgrade doesn't always mean the best for you they didn't
lie it was unlimited seafood buffet and it was delicious and it is a grand ship but it was a
lot more busy and chaotic than we were expecting after a while we learned how to adjust to the the
situation and make the best of it yeah because the views of ha long bay are the same no matter
what cruise you're on the experience is slightly different so i think that's why it's important
for you to find the right cruise for you when you come to ha long bay anyways i hope you guys still
enjoyed our funny slightly chaotic and still super beautiful experience here in ha long bay
as always thank you for watching and we will see you in the next one have a wonderful day bye bye
bloopers uninterrupted view of ha long bay you should maybe move this way a little bit okay
oh it's really cold
did you swim i did under the water we had a lot of the jellyfish oh really
really dangerous for the guests wow yeah nobody told us about it