Mekong Cruise Summer Promotion

As promised in my previous post, this time is the best selection of Mekong River Cruise, and more importantly, with their super-attractive deals in Summer 2012

1/ RV Jahan Mekong Cruise: 1773US$/person vs regular price of 2106US$/person plus FREE Candle Light Dinner voucher for 2 passengers
The RV Jahan Mekong is the newest member joining in Mekong River cruise trips. The cruise first sailed in 29 Oct 2011 and this summer is the first summer ever of RV Jahan. To tribute to the amazing support from his value passenger, RV Jahan now opens his very first Summer Deal up to 15% sales.

2/ RV Jayavarman Mekong Cruise: 1725US$/person vs regular 2493US$/person
The elder brother of RV Jahan cannot be slower than his baby brother and shortly launch Hot Deals for this summer. More discount up to 15% on embark 16 Jun and 04 Aug. "The Jayavarman", a 20th century boutique style marvel marries avant-garde French colonial design with enchanting Indochine architecture to perfection

RV Jahan Mekong Cruise

3/ Bassac cruise Mekong: Discount up to 15% for last minute bookings
The best deluxe and affordable cruise on Mekong River offers the deals all year round for last minute bookings 48 hours prior departure time up to 15%. The Bassac fleet has 3 cruises with same style and standard, certainly offer the max availability and flexible programs among Mekong River Cruise

4/ Song Xanh Sampans:  240US$/person vs regular 280US$/person
The unique Mekong cruising style in traditional sampans, the small-size sampans allows access to hidden parts of Mekong delta. The sampans run in private charter basis with no fix schedule. This is the only one now offering the Mekong cruising program to Rach Gia (gate to Phu Quoc Island by speedboat)

View more Mekong River cruise trips deals at our website here!!!

Big Promotion for Halong Cruises 2012

The Summer is coming and let’s get more excited with our Cruise Summer Promotion. Full benefits at amazing rates, applied for all cruises showing in VietnamCruiseTrips.com. Check the best highlights of Promotion are of Halong cruises and stay tuned for next post with bigger deals in Mekong River Cruises:

Paradise Peak Halong cruise - top 5 stars: now at 465US$/pp vs regular 539US$/pp
Paradise Peak is Paradise Cruises’ latest masterpiece, a sumptuous floating hotel that has redefined the boundaries of Five Star cruising by providing a supreme level of luxury to its prestigious passengers. Similar to our Paradise Luxury vessels in appearance, Paradise Peak Halong offers in total 8 stately suites for an infinite comfort and care. All facilities have been designed with the utmost elegance and the crew composed to ensure a guest service worthy of the most remarkable grand hotels. Designed to offer you exceptional services, Paradise Peak Halong features the most spacious spa facilities and the very first and only library and fitness room among Ha Long cruises.

Paradise Peak Halong on the bay

Paradise Luxury Halong - 5 stars: now at 205US$/pp vs regular 228US$/pp
Cruising with Paradise Halong Fleet is like HEAVEN ON EARTH. By choosing a unique design and the finest natural materials --precious dark wood, creamy silk, crispy white linen, sea-blue taffeta, fine textured marble, delicate china and silver accessories—we have blended contemporary comforts with the richness of Vietnamese design. Lounge on a heavenly-soft bed with wide open view to Halong Bay. Each of Paradise Cruises’ 17 cabins delivers the ultimate in luxury and comfort, with an attention to detail and hints of local colour.

Violet Halong junk - top 5 stars: now at 265US$/pp vs regular 320US$/pp
Launched on November 2009, our five star junk - the Halong Violet junk - fitted out in the 1930’s Indochine style. It featured a boutique dinning room, library & lounge, Spa & Gym and 6 individual theme cabins with marble bathroom, Jacuzzi & balcony. The junk also cruise its own way away from the crowd to untouched areas of the bay. Halong Violet is the ideal place for honeymooners, small family or couples of friends who want to discover an exotic areas while still enjoy the elegant comfort.

Halong Violet junk - Suite cabin

Indochina Sails - best 4 stars: now at 150US$/pp vs regular 170US$/pp
Sail the mysterious Halong Bay in a deluxe Chinese styled Indochina Sails Junks that has been designed in the tradition of Le Tonkin.
With more than 10 years participating in the tourism trade at Ha Long Bay with an experienced group of ships, Indochina is a reliable trademark. Up to now, 6 more deluxe ships namely Indochina Sails 1, 2, 3, Indo Premium and 02 luxury cruise named Valentine and Valentine Premium come into use, increasing the number of customers served many times higher then before.

The discount for 3 days programs and much more offers, check out at http://www.vietnamcruisetrips.com/Cruising_Halong_bay/

*All discounts is for 2 days 1 night program, valid for bookings from 1May till 30 Sep 2012 and exclude Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi transfer.

How to choose the best Mekong cruises???

The Mekong Cruises is much different than Halong bay cruise depending on the natural fact. The cruise programs in Halong bay run as a circle meaning embark and disembark in at the same pier. The cruises on Mekong sail along the flow of the river then they only go up or down the stream which means they embark and disembark in another pier.


For short cruises in Mekong, the most popular piers are Cai be and Can tho so almost programs embarks or disembarks there. The reputing fleet on these short trips must be Bassac cruises. They have 03 cruises in their fleet then they can rotate the cruises to ensure that there is a cruise embarking daily. Previously, The Bassac offered trips access to Chau Doc, or Sa Dec but recently, these programs have been suspended due to low request volume. The only way to sailing to these places is charter the cruise. But in case of chartering, the best choice moves to Song Xanh sampans

For the longer trips, mostly running from Sai gon to Siem reap, the cruise companies has fixed embarking schedule. Each program often lasts in 8 days up and down the Mekong River. Each cruise company has 2-3 cruises in the fleet. The difficulty of booking is firstly to find out the suitable embarking date, secondly when finding an embark, to get the availability on board. Today, there are only about 10 cruises running such long trips with about 10-42 cabins each while the demand is much higher. That’s why the passengers are advised to make reservation at least few months earlier to get desired cabins and even an Early bird discount.


Some most popular cruises for the long trips are RV Jayavarman, RV Jahan, RV Pandaw, RV La Marguerite, RV Amalotus cruise. It is hard to choose which one is the best among them. Actually, they can be used as an alternative for others. Now, RV Jayavarma and RV Jahan launched Promotion on Summer with discount upto 15%: RV Jayavarman (For embark on 16 June and 04 Aug 2012) and RV Jahan cruise (for embark on 14 July 2012) + 01 Voucher of Private Candle Light Dinner value for 02 persons