The $35 Ha Long cruise with the $400 bill

One documented booking: a $35 Ha Long cruise that ended in a $400 bill. Agencies and online sellers advertise Ha Long and Lan Ha cruises with heavily edited photos and star ratings the boat doesn't hold. At the dock, the vessel name doesn't match your booking, the cabin is smaller or shared despite a paid upgrade, and the teaser fare balloons with onboard "extras." A 2025 escalation removes the boat entirely: fake fan pages imitating real cruise lines take full payment to personal bank accounts — at least one operator has published an official fraud alert about pages cloning its name.