Indochine Premium is the flagship of the Indochina Sails family — a brand trusted by over a million travelers. At 80.6 meters long, she carries just 110 guests, ensuring a feeling of private luxury. Every crew member has 20-30 years of experience navigating these waters. The result? Impeccable service, award-winning cuisine, and an itinerary that avoids the crowded shipping lanes. You are here for the bay, not the herd.

Check-in at the Indochine Premium Lounge is seamless. A porter takes your luggage; a hostess offers a flute of sparkling wine. You are escorted to your suite — each with a private balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows. Lunch is served in the fine-dining restaurant: lobster bisque, Hoi An-style cao lầu, and a passionfruit soufflé. Afternoon excursion: Sung Sot Cave (Surprise Cave), the largest and most magnificent grotto in the bay. The 150 steps are rewarded by a cathedral of stalactites. Back on board, the piano lounge beckons for sunset cocktails.

Dinner is an event. The chef presents a modern Vietnamese-French tasting menu: seared scallops with tamarind glaze, phở‑infused consommé, wagyu beef with black garlic, and a delicate lotus seed crème brûlée. Live piano music drifts through the dining room. After dinner, try night squid fishing from the aft deck, or enjoy a cognac in the cigar lounge. The outdoor Jacuzzi is open until midnight — imagine soaking under a canopy of stars, karsts silhouetted against the moon.

At 6:15 AM, join the tai chi session on the upper sundeck as mist rises from the bay. After a light breakfast, take the tender to Titov Island. Climb 435 steps (or stay at the beach). The summit offers the most photographed panorama in Vietnam — a turquoise curve dotted with junks. Return to the ship, check out of your cabin, and enjoy a lavish champagne brunch: phở with rare beef, smoked salmon blinis, dragon fruit, and a free-flowing mimosa. Disembark at 11:00 AM, with memories that will linger for a lifetime.

With three days, you wake to a second sunrise in the bay. After breakfast, a smaller day boat takes you to Trinh Nu Cave for kayaking through a hidden lagoon, then to a floating pearl farm to see how Ha Long’s famous gems are cultivated. Lunch on board, then swim at Ba Trái Đào (Three Peaches Beach) — a trio of tiny beaches accessible only by small craft. Return to the mother ship for a cooking demonstration and a second night of serenity. Starting from $349 per person.