skiingj Posted October 16, 2017 #26 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Exactly .... they have been scheduled in the past ... BUT only the HAL ship actually ended up making the port stop. The Carnival ship was changed to someplace elsewhere ... mostly Nassau. Carnival cruisers were not happy. U R still wrong - both brands have been to HMC on the same day in the past. Wait a couple more days and I bet more people report being at HMC with HAL & CCL. Like I said before I've seen pictures that I don't believe were photoshopped. Thread speaks for itself: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2554501 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cruiser Posted October 19, 2017 Author #27 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Thanks to all for your responses. Seems the Seafood Shack may be the only difference and just another way to get a buck. I guess I'll see how the music and bar scene affects my experience once there, weather permitting. Again, thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emm126 Posted October 19, 2017 #28 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I was at HMC in August, the biggest change I noticed (from 9 months prior) was they had built little boarding huts for getting back on the ship. In the past you waited on long lines in the hot sun to get on the tender. You know go thru these huts, where there is water spraying you and you are not directly in the sun. it also made the wait to get back on the tender seem not as long as you make your way thru. It was a more pleasant way to end the day. Will be back next month and looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Luv Crusin Posted October 19, 2017 #29 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Does anyone have the menu for Carnival's Seafood Shack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller_KC Posted October 19, 2017 #30 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I was at HMC in August, the biggest change I noticed (from 9 months prior) was they had built little boarding huts for getting back on the ship. In the past you waited on long lines in the hot sun to get on the tender. You know go thru these huts, where there is water spraying you and you are not directly in the sun. it also made the wait to get back on the tender seem not as long as you make your way thru. It was a more pleasant way to end the day. Will be back next month and looking forward to it That is GREAT. The only negative I had for HMC was the wait in the sun for a tender. I'll get to see for myself by this time next week. I believe there are more excursions available than a couple of years ago. Most just involve going around the island by various methods but swimming with stingrays was added since the first time we were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted October 19, 2017 #31 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Thanks to all for your responses. Seems the Seafood Shack may be the only difference and just another way to get a buck. I guess I'll see how the music and bar scene affects my experience once there, weather permitting. Again, thanks everyone! If the noise from the pirate ship bar is too annoying, just go down the beach a bit further. The area around Cabana #9 and beyond it is pretty quiet and relaxing. When I get a cabana there, I try to get 9 or above. There's also a set of bathrooms near #9 and it isn't too far from the buffet area. You can walk along the service road behind the cabanas if walking on the beach sand gets to be too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted October 19, 2017 #32 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Does anyone have the menu for Carnival's Seafood Shack? Google "Half Moon Cay Seafood Shack". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaem74 Posted October 19, 2017 #33 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Does anyone know if the Cheers package can be used on HMC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted October 19, 2017 #34 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Does anyone know if the Cheers package can be used on HMC? No it cannot. Here's Carnival's web site info on that (scroll down to the "Please Note" section): https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1106 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryinal Posted October 20, 2017 #35 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I like the way it was 10 yrs ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthomaniac Posted October 20, 2017 #36 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Google "Half Moon Cay Seafood Shack".Actually that gives you the menu for the onboard restaurant, not the lobster/seafood shack on the island. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayscore Posted October 20, 2017 #37 Share Posted October 20, 2017 My DW and I booked a cabana last April. The price never goes down, go figure. The lunch provided had less choices than previous stays there. They have provided more areas to eat, which was nice. BUT, if we have HMC on another cruise, I think we will seriously consider staying on the ship. Don't get me wrong, if you have never been, check it out!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balcony bound Posted October 20, 2017 #38 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I like the way it was 10 yrs ago Me too. It's gotten to be a little too much and doesn't have that unspoiled feel that it used to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted October 20, 2017 #39 Share Posted October 20, 2017 A friend of mine who cruises once a year to be with a group of friends has never been impressed with any port-until his last cruise, when they went to HMC. He said of all the ports he has been to (about 15) he like HMC the best. He just got back two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted October 20, 2017 #40 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Exactly .... they have been scheduled in the past ... BUT only the HAL ship actually ended up making the port stop. The Carnival ship was changed to someplace elsewhere ... mostly Nassau. Carnival cruisers were not happy. We just got the notification today from Carnival that the Conquest's schedule on that 3/11/2017 itinerary has been scrambled such that it won't be making a stop in HMC on 3/12/2017 - it will be later in the itinerary and currently there are no other ships scheduled for HMC on that new port stop date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted October 20, 2017 #41 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Actually that gives you the menu for the onboard restaurant, not the lobster/seafood shack on the island. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Gosh, I'm able to get the menu for the Seafood Shack on Half Moon Cay using google ... even has a picture of it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted October 20, 2017 #42 Share Posted October 20, 2017 We just got the notification today from Carnival that the Conquest's schedule on that 3/11/2017 itinerary has been scrambled such that it won't be making a stop in HMC on 3/12/2017 - it will be later in the itinerary and currently there are no other ships scheduled for HMC on that new port stop date. That "3 ships at HMC on 3/12" situation may well be the reason why your itinerary was reordered. Sounds like they did y'all a favor. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted October 20, 2017 #43 Share Posted October 20, 2017 That "3 ships at HMC on 3/12" situation may well be the reason why your itinerary was reordered. Sounds like they did y'all a favor. :) I know for sure the overbooking of HMC is the reason even though the email vaguely only referred to "operational considerations." I'm not terribly disappointed except that, inexplicably, in juggling the schedule they took away our last sea day and replaced it with a stop in Nassau which was never part of the original itinerary. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted October 20, 2017 #44 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I know for sure the overbooking of HMC is the reason even though the email vaguely only referred to "operational considerations." Yeah, 3 ships at HMC strikes me as a pretty serious "operational consideration." :) I'm not terribly disappointed except that, inexplicably, in juggling the schedule they took away our last sea day and replaced it with a stop in Nassau which was never part of the original itinerary. :( Nassau? Meh. I'd stay on the ship and consider it a "sea day-in-fact," only with shorter lines and less crowded pools. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted October 20, 2017 #45 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Yeah, 3 ships at HMC strikes me as a pretty serious "operational consideration." :) Nassau? Meh. I'd stay on the ship and consider it a "sea day-in-fact," only with shorter lines and less crowded pools. :D That is exactly what we plan on doing! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcruzr Posted October 20, 2017 #46 Share Posted October 20, 2017 We just got the notification today from Carnival that the Conquest's schedule on that 3/11/2017 itinerary has been scrambled such that it won't be making a stop in HMC on 3/12/2017 - it will be later in the itinerary and currently there are no other ships scheduled for HMC on that new port stop date. Do you mean March of 2018? Today is October, 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersigh Posted October 20, 2017 #47 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Two ships often port at HMC. I've even seen a HAL & CCL ship together (in a pic). Imagine being on a HAL ship at HMC and see a funnel coming around the corner, they must Sh*t. ............ I find less people on the island with HAL vs CCL. I was going to reply that if it happens that there's a HAL ship and a Carnival most of the HAL folks really won't care because many, many of them are not big beach swimmers. Regardless of which line we sail DH and I only go ashore at HMC late morning for an umbrella drink then tender back for an uncrowded lunch and the ship's pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted October 20, 2017 #48 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Do you mean March of 2018? Today is October, 2017. Yeah, I get so accustomed to typing "2017" that it was a finger check. It's definitely March of 2018. Sorry! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheecruise Posted October 20, 2017 #49 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Thanks to all for your responses. Seems the Seafood Shack may be the only difference and just another way to get a buck. I guess I'll see how the music and bar scene affects my experience once there, weather permitting. Again, thanks everyone! There is plenty of beach that you can get far enough away from the Pirate Ship Bar and not have to hear the blasting music. We were in Cabana 1 a few years back, and we could hear the music but it definitely was not loud where we were. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted October 21, 2017 #50 Share Posted October 21, 2017 There is plenty of beach that you can get far enough away from the Pirate Ship Bar and not have to hear the blasting music. We were in Cabana 1 a few years back, and we could hear the music but it definitely was not loud where we were. :D That's good to hear. I always figured #1 would be in a pretty loud, crowded area (and I suspect the "crowded" part is still true). It IS the only cabana that is wheelchair-accessible, unless they've changed things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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