New HMC article

[iowacruiser]

We have been to all of the "Out Islands" except for Disney and HMC is without a doubt the best IMHO.

We were there last year (we were on Volendam) and shared the island with Oosterdam. Our ship tendered in first and we managed to snag lounge chairs fairly close to the Barbecue area.

Oosterdam passengers had to go quite a ways down the beach for a place to set up shop but the island didn't feel all that crowded.

We will be there again on Oosterdam in a few weeks and the ladies have already booked the horseback riding excursion.It sounds pretty good, decent aged horses that aren't just a bunch of old plodders.

We will be there with Maasdam, but we arrive first and with priority tendering should have no problem getting the spot we want.

Again, HMC is one our favorite stops in the Caribbean and should not be missed, even if you have to share this piece of paradise with another ship.

[Brandis]

We were on HMC with the Prinsedam, the same day, also Zaandam was there. The island didn't feel very crowded. As we had the pink cabana, I don't know how long the wait for food was, but where our cabana was (third to the last from the far end of the beach) only few crewmembers and a couple of passengers were nearby. I think even some of the hammocks were not used.

 

Marc