This was our first time at Carnival's private island, and it was terrific - big, open beaches, gorgeous water and sand, and lunch was included and delicious. If you're doing this, we highly recommend a beach clamshell, which is cheap (like $25 per shell). ...
Had never been to Half Moon Cay. Did not have any excursions planned. Our plan was to lay on the beach and be lazy with some drinks, and that's just what we did. The fact that it is a tender port is still somewhat obnoxious, waiting for the boat to take you to the beach- we did not get to the beach until 11am or so since we were in group 24. They served a complimentary lunch on the beach and it ...
HAL needs to re-train (in our opinion) some the staff on the island. HMC is such a great asset for the company and should reflect better service standards. The process for getting a reserved clamshell on the beach is chaotic and unorganized for first timers (we were not). There is no good signage regarding where to go to "sign in" and the personnel are not great at communicating at all. ...
Half Moon Cay is amazing! It truly is one of the most beautiful beaches I've seen! You do have to take a tender boat to get from the ship to shore and back. It's only about a 5-7 minute ride, but it can be pretty rocky! We had booked a Cabana on HMC which allowed us to be in the first tender off the ship. We were on our way to HMC by 8:30AM.
When we first got on the Sunshine on embarkation ...
beautiful .. but i will say its best to be the first ones off so that you can really enjoy the beauty of the island. once it gets packed ... which it logical for a full ship... its not the same. ...
