Overview
Paradise Sails were built according to the traditional Vietnamese junk design and present a lavish outfit blending in subtle harmony with the natural environment. The Paradise Cruise Experience is an immersion in culture, heritage and natural beauty of one of the most enchanting destinations in the world.
By choosing a unique design and the finest natural materials --precious dark wood, creamy silk, crispy white linen, sea-blue taffeta, fine texture marble, delicate china and silver accessories-- Contemporary comforts blended with the richness of Vietnamese design. Lounge on a heavenly-soft bed with wide open view to Halong Bay. Each of Paradise Cruise's 17 cabins’ delivers the ultimate in luxury and comfort with our attention to detail of hints of local color.
Gastronomy
Inspired by the kings and queens of the ancient Imperial City of Hue, Paradise Sails guests can dress in the Bao Dai style for the Paradise Royal dinner. With a choice of either authentic Vietnamese cuisine or international dishes from our à la carte menu, you will dine like royalty and delight in the freshness and quality of the ingredients, the creativity of our chefs, our hand-picked wine list.
Dining
From the first bite to the very last, Paradise takes your taste buds on a journey from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Try mouth-watering local recipes from Halong Bay, or more familiar Western dishes, if that’s your preference. Whether it’s at breakfast, lunch or dinner, your meals on a Paradise Cruise are all part of your Halong experience. We guarantee you will look forward to each dining experience the same way you look forward to your next destination in the Bay. We use fresh, quality ingredients that have passionately prepared and cooked to perfection by our chefs, then served with professionalism and warmth by our staff.
Le Parfum Spa
Nourish the mind and nurture the body with our extensive menu of wellness treatments. With both traditional and contemporary therapies available, carried out by our trained masseurs, you will be transported to a place of pure bliss. Le Parfum Spa comprises four treatment rooms and is conveniently located on the main deck of the boat. The spa offers a variety of facial, body and foot treatments, so have our world class, fully trained therapists work their magic and pamper you for the ultimate in relaxation.
Cooking Class
Vietnam is considered as one famous country for its cuisine in the world, with fresh ingredients and imaginative flavors, and one of the highlights of any trip to Vietnam is the food. Even if you do not like cooking, a cooking class is just a fun and interesting way to learn about the local ingredients and how to make some of the popular dishes.
This 1/2-hour class will help you immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Vietnamese foods with expert guidance and advice from our Master Chef.
This class tends to learning to create classic Vietnamese dishes as well as some surprises! Our chef will give you techniques used to create exciting results as well as which ingredients to use in dishes, how they alter the final taste of a dish and where to shop for them.
Kayaking
Kayaking in Ha Long Bay is the unique way and the high light to discover the place wherever the boat could not go into. By the way, visitors might see some animals who stay on the limestone island: lizard with rock color, monkey or even the langur with white head/ black body if you are lucky… You have opportunity to hear any noise of the jungle, that noise sounds like jungle music band, visitors could recognize cricket which is noisiest sound, then you could discover more several sound of insects.
Paddling through out many island/ islet, explore more and more the hidden charm of Ha Long Bay, surprise to surprise when visitors find out themselves the great lagoon, tunel cave, …Enjoy peaceful time while seeing the sea eagle catching little fish in the water, visitors might explore intimate beaches which place they roll with the wind, have the lovely sunbath… Kayaking lead you to find yourself with natural and put in your mind and keep in your camera a several pictures in style.
When you kayaking, please follow our tour guide who leads you to the safe area, he also introduces to you how to paddle and how to wear the life jacket, he would share you more information about wherever you explore in Ha Long Bay.
Tai Chi
Tai Chi was a legendary martials art in China – was found by Zhang Sanfeng who lived on 12th century. Zhang Sanfeng was a legendary Chinese Taoist who is believed to have achieved immortality. He was born in Fujian and lived for over 200 years. His life was just a legend and finally after many time of practiced and created, he was found Tai Chi on WuDang mountain.
Nowadays, Tai Chi is very popular in world wide and it is amazing to practice Tai Chi on our ship in Ha Long Bay. It would be unforgotten memory in your life to try a legendary Tai Chi on our ship in Ha Long Bay.
Movie and musical entertainment
Movies and musical entertainment are equipped on the ship. Visitors may collect some documentaries film about Viet Nam and Ha Long Bay and learn more about Vietnamese cultural and how is Ha Long Bay formation.
There is a famous movie “Indochine” is supplied on the ship (English subtitle). “Indochine” is a 1992 French film set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s to 50s. It is the story of Eliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, with the rising Vietnamese nationalist movement set as a backdrop. The screenplay was written by novelist Erik Orsenna, scriptwriters Louis Gardel, Catherine Cohen, and Regis Wargnier who also directed the film. This film was the best foreign langue of Oscar as: Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Langue, Academy Award for Foreign Langue Film Winners, French Submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Langue Film.
Musical entertainment is supplied on board with a guitar which you can play and share your lovely song to every body in the middle of Ha Long Bay, under thousands of stars.
