Signature Cruise is the most incredible luxury wooden Halong Bay junk boat of the Athena Group, in terms of quality service, cuisine, and cruise itinerary. First launched in 2013, Signature Halong Cruise offers 5-star standards, with abundant amenities and Renaissance-style designs.
Customers can expect high-quality amenities and personalized assistance on the best luxury Halong Bay cruise with the Signature. Join a cruise tour to Tonkin Bay's stunning landscapes around Halong Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay.
Cabin and Suites
All suites on Athena Signature Cruise are decorated in a vintage Western style with high-class amenities such as a jacuzzi bathtub, personal safebox, hand-crafted wooden furniture, electronic balance, and air conditioning. Additionally, all rooms are set up with complimentary water, tea, coffee, and fresh fruit.
Junior Suite
- Area: 19.5 - 26m2
- Maximum capacity: 2 adults + 1 child
- Highlight facilities: Private jacuzzi
All of the 06 Signature Junior suite cabins are on the first deck. The two rooms in the middle of the ship have an area of 26m2, and the two front compartments have a smaller size of 19.5m2. This suite contains 04 twin bed cabins and 02 double bed cabins.
Junior Suite Twin Beds
Senior Suite
- Area: 28m2
- Maximum capacity: 2 adults + 1 child
- Highlight facilities: Private balcony & Private jacuzzi
The Senior Suite is located on the second deck with 04 cabins in total. All of these cabins offer a double bed with a comfortable mattress and soft pillows. Like Junior Suite, Senior Suite owns an in-room jacuzzi bathtub. Moreover, each cabin gets a private balcony to receive the sunlight and breeze among the wonderful seascape.
Senior Suite
Royal Triple Family
- Area: 32m2
- Maximum capacity: 3 adults + 1 child
- Highlight facilities: Private sun lounge, Private jacuzzi & 01 bottled wine
There is only one Exclusive Family Suite on the second floor of the Athena Signature Cruise. With an area of 32m2, this suite has 01 double and 01 single beds which can accommodate three adults and one child. A private sun lounge is renovated in this room to make a comfortable experience for families or groups of friends. Moreover, this suite is served a free wine bottle.
Royal Triple Family
Elite Family Quadruple
- Area: 45m2
- Maximum capacity: 4 adults + 2 children
- Highlight facilities: Private sun lounge, Private jacuzzi & 01 bottled wine
Elite Family Suite includes 02 connecting rooms on the second deck. Each large room is suitable for a family of four adults and two children. In addition to being equipped with luxury amenities, the cabin also has a jacuzzi, an airy lounge, and a complimentary wine bottle.
Elite Family Quadruple
Deck Plans
Athena Signature junk boat offers 03 decks with adequate facilities for its passengers.
- The first deck contains all Junior Suite rooms. These rooms are neatly arranged and occupy 2/3 of the area of this tier. At the rear of the ship are crew cabins and a reception area.
- The second deck is where you will find a variety of suites. From the front of the yacht to the stern, there will be one Exclusive Family Suite, four Senior Suites, and two Elite Family Suites.
- The rooftop sun deck includes a luxury restaurant, an outdoor dining area, a bar, and a kitchen. This deck is a place where guests can relax with their families and fellows through a lot of entertainment activities.
Signature Cruise Deck Plan
Highlight Services and Facilities
Signature Cruise is one of the bay's best 5-star Halong Bay junk boats; therefore, the cruise's amenities and services are relatively up-to-date and cozy. The wooden boat offers several more conveniences and a high-class guest cabin system.
- Deluxe Restaurant: The cruise's restaurant is on the third tier and is fully equipped with hardwood tables, leather seats, a food area, and indoor-outdoor dining places to provide guests with the most comfortable dining period.
- Bar: The bar is located in between the restaurant and the kitchen. This is the place to serve a wide range of international and Vietnamese beverages and special cocktails at your request.
- Rooftop sundeck: There are 130m2 of sun loungers and umbrella-shaded spaces. This delightful garden area is available to you at any time of day or night and is the ideal spot to relax and sunbathe while watching the beauties of nature unfold around you.
Signature Cruise Restaurant
Food & Drinks
Depending on your voyage, the on-board restaurant is always ready to give you a variety of tasty and nutritious meals:
- The 2-day-1-night itinerary offers 04 meals: 1 seafood lunch, 1 Signature dinner, 1 light breakfast, and 1 brunch.
- The 3-day-2-night itinerary serves 07 meals: 2 seafood lunches, 2 Signature dinners, 1 breakfast, 1 early bird coffee, and 1 brunch.
On the Signature Cruise, travelers may enjoy Western fusion cuisine and traditional Vietnamese specialties. Please let the cruise manager know if you follow a specific diet, such as vegetarian, gluten-free, or lactose-free. On request, the master chef of the Signature Halong Cruise will provide appropriate meals.
Delicious food on Signature Cruise
In addition, water, tea, coffee, and a basket of fresh fruit will be provided in each room. Beverages at the bar and lounge must be paid separately based on the menu price. Passengers staying in the Exclusive Family Suite and Elite Family Suite, on the other hand, have wine included in their tour packages.
Itinerary and Route Map
Starting at Hon Gai Wharf, Vinashin Harbor in Halong Bay, the yacht will transport you to Vung Vieng Fishing Village, Ban Chan Island, and Thien Canh Son Cave in a 2-day-1-night cruise itinerary. If you want to explore more, you should join the 3-day-2-night cruise tour that sails through Cong Dam Area, and other locations around Halong Bay. Hundreds of gorgeous limestone islets span the region, ensuring that you capture the most incredible images possible during your journey.
Signature Cruise Route Map
Highlight Activities
- Kayaking: Explore the caves and hidden lagoons by a kayak or a bamboo boat
- Fishing village discovery: Find out and experience the fisher life and their cultures
- Squid fishing: Enjoy your night by trying squid fishing, the favorite Halong Bay cruises activity
- Taichi session: Wake up early and stretch your body in the taichi session with the cruise master
- Cooking demonstration: Learn how to make spring rolls - a famous traditional Vietnamese cuisine
- Happy Hour (Buy 01 Get 01): At the sunset party, you have a chance to taste cocktails, cookies, and wines or join Happy Hour to entertain yourself and behold the mesmerizing sunset over Bai Tu Long Bay
Taichi Session
Transport from Hanoi
Signature Cruise provides guests with luxurious limousine buses with full amenities such as leather seats, air conditioning, and lights to make your journey comfortable.
- From Hanoi: The limousine bus will wait for you at around 9.00 at Hanoi Old Quarter. You will meet your tour guide there and then transfer to Halong Bay in 2.5 hours.
- From Vinashin Harbor: If you move to Halong Bay cruise from Hanoi by yourself, please be here before 11.30 and meet your tour guide at Vinashin Harbor to hear safety guidelines and check-in your cabin.
Signature Luxury Limousine
Review from travelers on TripAdvisor
As one of the most luxury wooden cruises on Halong Bay, Signature Halong Cruise has achieved a lot of positive reviews on TripAdvisor - the reputation travel rank website in the world. To be more detailed, there are 1,316 reviews, including 1,108 ‘excellent’ reviews and nearly 200 ‘good’ reviews. The segments on board are also extremely diverse. Some people go individually, with family, as a couple or with friends. In general, all feel satisfied with the experience on the Signature cruise.
Value for money: 9.3
Location rating: 9.5
The cabin was roomy and thoughtfully furnished. We like seeing the scenery from the private balcony. The finest part was ordering a few beers around happy hour and taking in the sunset from your room. Dinner and lunch were enjoyable. Breakfast was alright.
We took a 2-night cruise on the Signature Royal. The schedule was carefully thought out, and we are able to take part in all the events. The personnel was helpful and pleasant, and they gave out good information about the area.
We had a wonderful time on our cruise with Signature Cruise. It was such an amazing and special experience! Our needs were met admirably by the entire crew from start to finish.
On our second day, we went kayaking among such serene and magnificent landscape! Without a doubt, that was the high point of our trip!
Lee was a really amazing host and guide and gave us a great perspective of the local life in the province. He was very gracious and always willing to go the extra mile. The rest of the staff were equally kind and impressive. The only improvement to suggest was a bit less time on ti top island. The hike to the top was nice but 2 hours were not necessary to see the whole island
Despite not following the route to Bai tu long bay, the summer itinerary of Signature still made my trip amazing. The weather was perfect and the food was outstanding. The sights were spectacular from the sundeck. Thank Alex and BestPrice Travel team for arranging my cruise tour.