Cooking Class

Cruise activities

Cooking Class

A cooking class demonstration on board Venus Cruise — an opportunity to explore and learn the distinctive cuisine of the region the cruise is sailing through.

Guests taking part in a cooking class demonstration on board Venus Halong Cruises
Beside the chef

Under the guidance of a professional chef

Guests discover the local ingredients of the Lan Ha Bay area, from fresh seafood to local produce, and learn how to use and cook them.

The class runs through the basic techniques — preparing the ingredients, cutting, processing, and cooking the dish through. Guests take part in the preparation and cooking themselves, following the chef’s instructions, and once the work is done sit down to savour the dishes they have made.

It is an experience that imparts new cooking skills and, in equal measure, creates memorable moments in the journey.

What the class covers

From the ingredient to the plate

A demonstration you take part in, built around what the bay itself provides.


The techniques
  • Preparing the ingredients
  • Cutting
  • Processing
  • Cooking the dish through
  • Savouring what you have made
The ingredients
  • Fresh seafood
  • Local produce
  • Characteristic ingredients of the Lan Ha Bay area
On the schedule

When the class falls

The class sits in the late afternoon on both sailings, before dinner and alongside happy hour.


  1. 2 Days 1 Night

    Cooking class and happy hour. The chef shows how a Vietnamese spring roll is made, and you can try rolling your own, with happy-hour prices at the bar while the sun drops into the sea.

  2. 3 Days 2 Nights

    The cooking demonstration follows the afternoon swim and the sunset party, with happy-hour drinks as the sun goes down.

Reservations

Cook with us in Lan Ha Bay

Join the cooking experience on Venus Cruise to explore and savour the unique cuisine of the Lan Ha Bay region.

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