Southeast Asia's most glamourous wine-tasting-slash-caving event sailed into the Halong Bay sunset on a replica of a 1920s paddlewheel steamer.
(TRAVPR.COM) VIETNAM - June 11th, 2013 - Time-travel in Vietnam: On May 25, Southeast Asia's most glamourous wine-tasting-slash-caving event sailed into the Halong Bay sunset on a replica of a 1920s paddlewheel steamer. The Emeraude's 9th Annual Wine & Dine Cruise Classic starred award-winning vintages from Australia's Jim Barry winery, and an evening of old-world romance and fine dining within the rocky vault of Hang Trong Cave. Named for a cruising vessel that plied the bay's emerald waters between 1906 and 1937, today The Emeraude ferries travelers on overnight cruises through the spectacular seascapes of this UNESCO Heritage Site. For more, visit: www.emeraude-cruises.com
ABOUT EMERAUDE CLASSIC CRUISES
Since its maiden voyage in Dec. 2003, the Emeraude has set the standard for upscale passage on Halong Bay. Modelled on a paddle steamer of the same name that cruised Halong Bay from 1906-1937, the Emeraude accommodates 74 passengers in 12 superior cabins, 22 deluxe cabins and three suites.
The vessel evokes the romance of the nautical age with classic architecture, polished wooden floors and beadboard wainscoting. The Restaurant specializes in western fare and freshly caught seafood. Each cabin features outdoor seating, as does the sun-deck up top where the crew screens a movie nightly.
Emeraude Classic Cruises is owned and operated by The Apple Tree Group, a French-owned, Ho Chi Minh City-based company with interests in tourism and hospitality, real estate and construction and import and distribution all over Southeast Asia. Its hospitality properties also include La Residence Hotel & Spa in Hue and the Press Club in Hanoi, as well as the Kamu Lodge on the Mekong River near Luang Prabang and the Villa Maly, a boutique hotel in Luang Prabang.
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