Bahamas Port of call
Beach time, an artisan browse, or a booked nature walk.
Beach time, an artisan browse, or a booked nature walk. Carnival’s current guidance allows both pier arrivals and water-shuttle arrivals at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay. Confirm your ship’s arrangement and any final water-shuttle deadline.
Option 1
Choose a plan for the stops, food, walking and extra costs. Suggested plans are flexible; use your ship’s all-aboard time to set your return.
Hours and prices checked Oct 5, 2026.
A simple shore pause
One selected beach area, without a whole-island circuit.
Stops, in order
Your relaxaway half moon cay beach plan
Local tip
Keep the beach section modest. Carnival describes more than a mile of beach. Our suggestion: choose one section rather than treating the whole shore as a walking requirement.
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 5, 2026.
RelaxAway Half Moon Cay Beach: visitor informationA small craft browse
Selected operating artisan stalls in the arrival plaza.
Stops, in order
Your relaxaway arrival plaza artisan market plan
Local tip
Purchases travel back with you. Carnival says local-vendor purchases are not delivered to the ship. Our suggestion: keep anything fragile or bulky within what you can carry.
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 5, 2026.
RelaxAway Arrival Plaza Artisan Market: visitor informationA booked naturalist-led visit
The confirmed historic nature-walk programme.
Stops, in order
Your half moon cay historic nature walk plan
Local tip
This is a hosted departure. Carnival sells the nature walk with an island naturalist. Our suggestion: use the booked meeting point and time rather than trying to follow an unmarked route alone.
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 5, 2026.
Half Moon Cay Historic Nature Walk: visitor informationCount from when you can get off the ship, or ashore by tender, to the all-aboard time, using ship time. Times on these plans are our estimates, with time to spare; they cannot promise a plan fits your sailing.
Short plans need up to 4 hours in total, medium up to 6, long more than 6. A plan with a connection still to confirm has no total.
Select a terminal or place to see its location and open directions.
Open RelaxAway Half Moon Cay Beach in Google Maps
Choose a place for its location, then open Google Maps for directions. Confirm the terminal on your cruise documents; a map result does not establish your ship’s berth or an accessible route.
Carnival lists destination trams on a first-come basis. Confirm the current route and assistance before relying on one; keep the assigned pier or water-shuttle return point saved.
Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway): passenger arrivalCarnival lists island lunch separately from drinks and explains that Cheers does not extend ashore. Our suggestion: check your sailing’s entitlement and dietary needs at the operating grill.
Published information checked Oct 5, 2026. Confirm current prices before paying.
Transport
Check the outward and return charge, pickup point, waiting and any shuttle or ferry. Admission does not establish a port transfer.
Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway): passenger arrivalAt the stops
Confirm admission, included areas and optional food, drinks, purchases or equipment before paying.
Port details
Confirm pier or water-shuttle arrival. Carnival lists destination trams on a first-come basis. Confirm the current route and assistance before relying on one; keep the assigned pier or water-shuttle return point saved.
Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway): passenger arrivalOther outings: Plan separately. Horse riding, snorkelling, watersports and cabana rentals need their own booking, restrictions and time. They are not included in these three visits.
Use your actual terminal. Any quoted walk starts at the location named, not automatically at the gangway. Allow for port access, weather and your walking pace.
First steps ashore
Carnival’s current guidance allows both pier arrivals and water-shuttle arrivals at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay. Confirm your ship’s arrangement and any final water-shuttle deadline.
Your ship confirms the arrival pier and any tender arrangements for your sailing.
| Location | Area | Passenger detail |
|---|---|---|
| Assigned RelaxAway arrival | Assigned RelaxAway arrival | Carnival’s current guidance allows both pier arrivals and water-shuttle arrivals at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay. Confirm your ship’s arrangement and any final water-shuttle deadline.Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway): passenger arrival |
Port hours vary by ship and date in Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway). Check your sailing itinerary for scheduled arrival and departure, then the onboard app or daily notice for all-aboard, ship time and any last-tender deadline. Subtract clearance, both transfers and a return buffer before choosing an outing. Scheduled arrival is not your guaranteed time ashore.
Our suggestion: choose one of the three activities below, confirm current entry and both connections, and use your ship’s actual all-aboard or last-tender deadline.
Take your ship card or wearable, the identification specified in the ship’s port briefing, any tour ticket and a way to pay. Save your terminal name, return deadline and ship’s emergency contact offline. Ask whether your original passport is required for this visit; do not assume a phone photo replaces required identification. Bahamian dollars (BSD). Confirm the quoted currency, entry and both transport charges before paying. Optional purchases are separate.
Sources checked Oct 5, 2026
Royal Caribbean: shore-excursion documents and planningCarnival: identification when reboardingU.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningBahamian dollars (BSD): currencyWait for the ship’s announcement that passengers may go ashore. Follow its gangway, shuttle or tender instructions and any ticketing order. Keep your ship identification ready when leaving and returning. Allow for terminal access checks, queues and security screening before reboarding; tender passengers also need to meet the last return boat.
Sources checked Sep 24, 2026
Carnival: identification when reboardingRoyal Caribbean Group: boarding and port-call screeningA walkable location is not a safety assessment. We have not completed a route-specific security review around Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway)’s terminals. Before leaving, check current local or government advice and the ship’s port briefing; ask about your intended route and use recognized transport for unfamiliar areas.
Sources checked Sep 24, 2026
U.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningBahamian dollars (BSD). Confirm the quoted currency, entry and both transport charges before paying. Optional purchases are separate.
Currency checked Oct 5, 2026
Bahamian dollars (BSD): currencyHorse riding, snorkelling, watersports and cabana rentals need their own booking, restrictions and time. They are not included in these three visits.
Choose an open beach section and available shade, check the current flags and decide whether to rest on shore or use an approved swimming area.
RelaxAway Half Moon Cay Beach: visitor informationAsk about locally offered crafts, browse a few stalls and choose only purchases you can comfortably carry back.
RelaxAway Arrival Plaza Artisan Market: visitor informationMeet the booked naturalist at the stated departure point and follow the offered historic and nature route.
Half Moon Cay Historic Nature Walk: visitor informationThe port, beaches and places to explore
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In the Bahamas you choose the island first: Cable Beach and Paradise Island near Nassau, or quieter lodges on Andros and San Salvador.
Confirm pier or water-shuttle arrival. Carnival lists destination trams on a first-come basis. Confirm the current route and assistance before relying on one; keep the assigned pier or water-shuttle return point saved.
Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway): passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Carnival’s current guidance allows both pier arrivals and water-shuttle arrivals at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay. Confirm your ship’s arrangement and any final water-shuttle deadline. Check the terminal comparison above for the different arrival areas.
Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway): passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Other outings: Plan separately. Horse riding, snorkelling, watersports and cabana rentals need their own booking, restrictions and time. They are not included in these three visits.
Our suggestion: choose one of the three activities below, confirm current entry and both connections, and use your ship’s actual all-aboard or last-tender deadline.
Local connections. Carnival lists destination trams on a first-come basis. Confirm the current route and assistance before relying on one; keep the assigned pier or water-shuttle return point saved.
Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway): passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Take your ship card or wearable, the identification specified in the ship’s port briefing, any tour ticket and a way to pay. Save your terminal name, return deadline and ship’s emergency contact offline. Ask whether your original passport is required for this visit; do not assume a phone photo replaces required identification. Bahamian dollars (BSD). Confirm the quoted currency, entry and both transport charges before paying. Optional purchases are separate.
Royal Caribbean: shore-excursion documents and planningCarnival: identification when reboardingU.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningBahamian dollars (BSD): currencySources checked Oct 5, 2026
Port hours vary by ship and date in Half Moon Cay (RelaxAway). Check your sailing itinerary for scheduled arrival and departure, then the onboard app or daily notice for all-aboard, ship time and any last-tender deadline. Subtract clearance, both transfers and a return buffer before choosing an outing. Scheduled arrival is not your guaranteed time ashore.
Wait for the ship’s announcement that passengers may go ashore. Follow its gangway, shuttle or tender instructions and any ticketing order. Keep your ship identification ready when leaving and returning. Allow for terminal access checks, queues and security screening before reboarding; tender passengers also need to meet the last return boat.
Carnival: identification when reboardingRoyal Caribbean Group: boarding and port-call screeningSources checked Sep 24, 2026
Local guide checked Oct 5, 2026. New practical guidance carries its own source dates. Published prices, hours and terminal use can change. Our outing suggestions are editorial advice, not cruise-line schedules or return guarantees. Cruise-line links illustrate their own policies; your line’s instructions govern your sailing.
