Halong Bay Autumn Cruise: October & November on Cozy Bay Grand
I was driving the tender back from Hang Luồn on an October afternoon last year when I noticed the water had turned completely still. Not calm — still. Like someone…
Cozy Bay Grand travel tips for different seasons, holidays, and events
Best Month for Halong Bay Overnight Cruise: Season-by-Season Guide
A guest at the bar last November asked me the question I hear more than any other: "When is the best month to come?" I was wiping down the counter…
New Year’s Eve on Halong Bay: Countdown Aboard Cozy Bay Grand
At 11:58 PM last December 31st, I turned off the bar playlist and the sundeck went quiet. Thirty-four guests stood along the railing, wrapped in jackets, holding champagne flutes I…
Christmas Cruise on Halong Bay: Celebrating Overnight at Sea
Last Christmas Eve, I was stringing fairy lights across the sundeck railing when a family from Stuttgart walked up the gangway. The father looked at the ship, then at the…
Halong Bay Cruise Rainy Season Overnight: Is an Overnight Trip Still Worth It?
The rain started hitting the sundeck at 2:47 PM — I remember the time because I had just finished adjusting our anchorage near Hòn Cọc before the wind picked up.…
Summer Overnight Cruise Halong Bay: Beat the Heat on Cozy Bay Grand
I was checking the barnacle line on the tender hull last July when a guest from Melbourne asked me if summer was the wrong season to visit. It was 34°C,…