YOUR OWN EXCLUSIVE PARADISEUNTOUCHED, UNCROWDED, UNFORGETTABLE

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Half Moon Cay is the island of your dreams. Widely regarded as the premier private-island
experience in the Caribbean, it combines the pristine beauty of a nature preserve with anincredible selection of amenities and activities. You can stay busy all day or luxuriate
in tranquil solitude. It’s your day on your island.

Only 50 of Half Moon Cay’s pristine 2,400 acres are developed for guest amenities,
leaving the island virtually untouched since its discovery — with plenty of space toexplore. Holland America Line is committed to maintaining the vast majority of theisland as a nature preserve and wild bird sanctuary.

A handful of cruise lines offer what they describe as a “private island” or “privateresort,” when the reality is an amusement park experience on a manmade beach.
But if you ask experienced travelers and Caribbean cruise experts which private island
stands head and shoulders above the rest, they’ll invariably answer, Half Moon Cay.

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HALF MOON CAY
VOTED #1 PRIVATE ISLAND EXPERIENCE.
AWARD-WINNING EXPERIENCE

Every year for nearly two decades, Half Moon Cay has been
named the “Best Private Island” in Porthole Cruise Magazine’s
Readers’ Choice Awards. And Travel Weekly’s Readers’ Choice
Awards also recently awarded Half Moon Cay its highest honors.

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IN THE HEART OF THE BAHAMASKnown, officially and historically, as Little San Salvador,
Half Moon Cay is one of more than 700 islands that comprise
the Bahamas. The island is graced with a distinctive crescent bay,bordered by a powdery, white-sand beach, and Bonefish Lagoon
which, legend has it, may have been visited by Columbus.

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Imagine spending an entire, carefree day on this beautiful
Bahamian island: exploring its unspoiled coastline by kayak,riding a horse as it swims through the surf, snorkeling its crystalclear waters, strolling its two-mile crescent beach with sand as
soft as baby powder ... or simply relaxing under a swaying palm tree.
CREATE YOUR DAY

On Half Moon Cay you can have the exclusive experience youwant, whether action-packed or blissfully unstructured, and ourstaff are on hand to ensure that your time in this idyllic place is as
delightful and relaxing as possible.

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FEAST ON GRILLED FAVORITES AND MORE.

Half Moon Cay is designed to delight. You can unwind with a relaxing
massage. Shop for the perfect straw hat. Discover the Bonefish Lagoon
in a glass-bottom boat or kayak, or explore the turquoise waters on anAqua Trax®. Put on snorkeling gear and make friends with a stingray.
Or try something else that makes you smile. With the Welcome Center& Straw Market, three Water Sports centers and more at your service,everything you need is easily accessible — including a two-mile expanseof white-sand beach.

Dining on Half Moon Cay is a delicious adventure. Enjoy a lavish barbecue — fromAmerican classics like grilled hot dogs, hamburgers and ribs to spicy Caribbean jerk
chicken; an array of tasty salads and sides; and mouthwatering desserts. Everythingis prepared with Holland America Line chefs’ customary flair on the beach or at theTropics Restaurant food pavilions. If it’s seafood you crave, dine on succulent
grilled lobster and crunchy lobster rolls at the Lobster Shack.
ENJOY A REFRESHING COCKTAIL.

Unwind at any of the island’s five bars and watering holes, including the Island
Welcome Bar, “I Wish I Could Stay Here Forever“ Bar, On the Rocks Bar, Island
Pavilion Bar, Island Canoe Bar and the Island Last Stop Bar, the perfect place totoast your private-island paradise before departing.

KIDS LOVE HALF MOON CAY.

Whether a child is a toddler, ‘tween or teen, they’ll find their own
version of paradise on Half Moon Cay. Younger children can splash
away at the Half Moon Cay Waterworks. Families can dive into a wide
range of age-appropriate fun together, or kids can enjoy supervised
Club HAL® activities while grown-ups explore on their own.
Lifeguards and misting stations are positioned all over thebeach to ensure your safety and comfort.

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From the moment your ship’s tender pulls up to the dock, Half Moon Cay
starts to work its magic. Stop by the Welcome Center for any information
you might need. Shop for handcrafted souvenirs at the Straw Market. And headout to explore the island’s beautiful white-sand beach and the 2,400 acresof undeveloped nature preserve beyond.
Have a blast on the beach.
There are so many fun things to do on the beach that it might be hard to choose, so
why not say yes to several? You can paddleboard along the shore, sail a Hobie® Cat
around the bay, kayak or snorkel. Just stop by any of the three conveniently locatedWater Sports centers and rent the equipment you need.
On a shore excursion, you can ride horseback through the surf, tour Bonefish
Lagoon in a glass-bottom boat, get acquainted with friendly stingrays on aStingray Adventure or jet through the water on an Aqua Trax® guided course.
You can also swim, stroll the beach, relax in the sun with a refreshing drink or
enjoy a relaxing massage in a beachside cabana.
Explore the island’s natural beauty.
Half Moon Cay offers endless possibilities for nature lovers. The Bahamian
National Trust has designated the island as a wild bird preserve. Venture beyond
its soft white sand and clear blue seas, and you’ll find vast wild areas where morethan 40 bird species, some rare, are undisturbed and free to flourish. The island’sinterior 700-acre Bonefish Lagoon is a protected wetland habitat, providing abreeding ground for bonefish, sharks and turtles.

PEGASUSSTABLESA hike is ideal for spotting birdspecies, taking in views of Bonefish
Lagoon and Stingray Park andidentifying native plants. Cycling
up to Pegasus Ranch provides aninvigorating way to get the lay of theland, though you can also go on aCalypso Tram Tour. Choose a guided
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RELAX IN YOUR OWN
EXCLUSIVE RETREAT.
Enjoy the sand and sea from your own private Cabana or Villa.
These colorful wooden structures dot Half Moon Cay’s
crescent beach, close to equipment rentals and activities,
and are the perfect island home base for your crew.
Choose any of our 15 four-person
Cabanas, one of our five two-story
Beach Villas (with five-person hottub) or our luxurious two-story
Oasis Cabana (with eight-person
hot tub). All are lightly furnished andfeature special amenities which varydepending upon the Cabana type.
An assortment of fresh fruit, crudités,chilled shrimp, chips and dips — aswell as sodas and water — is included
with all Cabanas, as are floating mats,snorkel gear and an outdoor shower.
For an additional charge, you canadd alcoholic beverages and theservices of a butler. You can alsoorder a selection of items from theLobster Shack at regular prices.

SAY “I DO” TO A
PRIVATE-ISLAND
WEDDING
What better way to embark on your happily-ever-after than witha destination wedding on Half Moon Cay? Relaxed and romantic,
it’s an idyllic setting for your dream nuptials.
Imagine celebrating your special day
in a white-washed Bahamian-stylechurch or on a gorgeous powdery
beach on Half Moon Cay. Choose a
Holland America Line Ashore Wedding
Package, and a wedding coordinator
will help plan

your celebration and execute it
perfectly. Whether you’re getting
married or renewing your vows, yourbig day will be everything you’ve everwanted — from the ceremony to thereception to the gorgeous photos.

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View aquatic life and corals on a narrated
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Fun for kids: multilevel play structure;
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Sailboats, stand-up paddleboards, floatingmats, snorkel gear and more are for rent at
one of three Water Sports centers.
NATURE WALKS & ECO TOURS
Discover abandoned ruins from the 1700s
and a wide variety of flora and fauna.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF
HALF MOON CAY

HALF MOON CAY
WATERWORKS

For more than a millennium, seafarers, explorers, evenpirates, have been drawn to Little San Salvador by theabundance of fish in its lagoon.

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SHIP• Now known as Half Moon Cay, in honor of Henry
Hudson’s ship the Half Moon, the island was first
inhabited by Lucayan Arawak people, who paddled
their canoes from South America, around 800 A.D.
See recreations of their simple huts on an
Eco Lagoon Cruise.
• Legend has it that Columbus may have stopped here
to replenish his crew’s supply of fresh fish.
• Great Britain took possession of the island in 1670.
You can still see the ruins of old limestone huts
on Lighthouse Point during an island nature tour.

Call your Travel Advisor or 1-877-SAIL HAL.
To learn more, visit us at hollandamerica.com.