Half Moon Cay is located on 55-acres of the 2,400-acre Little San Salvador Island. What a beauty! There is no possible dock for cruise ships, so it is a tender port. I was very skeptical about this. On our cruise in 2005 and again in Nassau this cruise, we had always docked so I was a bit weary about the tender boats and how the process was. Mom and dad decided not to get off at this port (their loss, it was our favorite port yet!) but around 10am Isaac, myself and the kids grabbed our towels, swim suits and headed for deck 3 to board the tender boats. We went through the process of showing our cards and walked across the gangway before I even realized that we were on one of the tender boat already. We went through the cove and arrived at the heart of Half Moon Cay.

After playing in the water for several hours, we managed to convince Brianna and Jacob to eat lunch. Carnival's crew brought all the stuff they needed to bbq hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken as well as potato salad, cole slaw, fresh fruit, drinks and desserts. We ate, walked around and to explore the island and went back to the ship. We were all exhausted and ready for a nap. Good thing for the occasional loud noises or we would have missed dinner! We managed to wake up at 5:30 pm and dinner was at 6. I tried lobster and sushi this night, definitely not for me but I did give it a try. I'll resort to remaining picky and not trying new foods once again. We had a great time dancing to "Hey Baby" though!

The rest of the night was as usual: camp carnival, exploring the ship, drinks, and rough seas once again.