cpygrl Posted June 4, 2010 #1 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Hi, I have noticed that Royal Caribbean and several other cruise lines have "private islands" that cruise passengers can visit. Does Carnival have anything like that?? :confused: Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenMo Posted June 4, 2010 #2 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Yes....Half Moon Cay. A little slice of heaven!! You can go to the Private Islands boards and read all about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacarolinagirl Posted June 4, 2010 #3 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Can not wait to get to Half Moon Cay! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody000 Posted June 4, 2010 #4 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Best beach and place Carnival goes to!! HMC is heaven. from the beach to the ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpygrl Posted June 4, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Ohhhh - so THAT'S what that is! I have seen on these boards where several people have posted about HMC, but I had no idea that it was a private island. Thanks guys!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted June 4, 2010 #6 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Going there for the first time in October. HMC though just about qualifies as private island as Carnival seems to control it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffany1203 Posted June 4, 2010 #7 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I hope to make it to HMC one day! It's never been in any of my 9 carnival cruise itineraries! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelvee Posted June 4, 2010 #8 Share Posted June 4, 2010 6 days until my first visit to HMC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyshoreBruce Posted June 4, 2010 #9 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Here is another shot of Half Moon Cay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klfrodo Posted June 4, 2010 #10 Share Posted June 4, 2010 HMC's real name? Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babebutters Posted June 4, 2010 #11 Share Posted June 4, 2010 We were lucky enough to stop at HMC on our April cruise; it is as fabulous as all the reviews say. If you can afford to...splurge and get a cabana. The most comfortable lounge chairs I have even used, nice amount of food and drink, and a space that's all yours. It's not cheap, about $229 or $299, but we all (DH, DD and DS and I) agreed it was worth it. As a side note, if you have younger kids, the cabanas are all painted a different color, so it's easy for your kids to find you after playing on the water toys... Kathryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misguidedangel Posted June 4, 2010 #12 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Tiffany--HMC is amazing. I went there for the first time in Sept 07 and immediately booked another cruise for Sept 08. Sadly, a wee hurricane by the name of Ike ruined those plans and I had to wait until Jan of this year to get back. It was well worth the wait.....book a cabana, it is the only way to go...... The one major problem with Half Moon Cay is it is a HAL island, and HAL ships get first dibs at the island. If the Liberty or Glory are scheduled to be at HMC and a HAL ship is also booked there, the Carnival ship ends up going to Nassau instead. The Bloggers Cruise 4 in Feb 2011 was supposed to go to HMC, but a HAL ship is there, so it's going to Nassau instead...... Carnival has made enough that they can afford to buy a small Bahamian island and build a place that rivals HMC and will be first or tied for first with HMC...... One day it will happen that Carnival gets a private island or opens one or both of Princess's private islands up for Carnival ships....they do own Princess you know....*BG* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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