Half Moon Cay Cruise Port Guide

Why this guide exists

A quiet Bahamian island, planned the smart way

Half Moon Cay, on Little San Salvador Island, is regularly ranked among the best beaches in the Caribbean, a three-mile crescent of white sand with far less development than the newer mega-islands. It is a tender port, so getting ashore and back takes planning that other private islands with piers do not require.

The Smarty Ports Half Moon Cay guide is a self-guided plan timed to your ship's actual arrival and all-aboard time, covering tender strategy, honest time budgets for horseback riding and the stingray adventure, and where to find the quietest stretch of beach. For current, specific pricing and booking links, the guide links you straight to the vetted recommendations on smartyports.com.

What's inside

Everything you need for one great port day

A self-guided plan timed to your ship's schedule, so a tender delay never risks a late return
Tender strategy: when to head ashore to avoid the longest lines
Whether the ocean horseback riding excursion is worth booking, and how to book it independently
What the Stingray Adventure involves and how it compares to other stingray excursions
Where to find the quietest stretch of the three-mile beach
A direct link to current, vetted booking recommendations on smartyports.com, updated independently of the book

Never guess your way through port day again

A Half Moon Cay guide is part of the future Smarty Ports roadmap, but current development is focused on Cozumel. No release date has been announced for this port.

See the Cozumel Guide in Progress This port is part of the future roadmap; no release date has been announced.