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Climate and current weather information fo Half Moon Cay Bahamas: The climate is very tropical. There are just two seasons in the Bahamas, summer and winter. The Bahamas does not experience an extreme change of temperatures. Winter temperatures are rarely below 60 degrees and usually reach about 75°F/24°C in the day. In summer, temperatures are rarely below 78°F/26°C usually reach about 85°F/29°C in the day and rarely rise above 90°F/32°C.
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Half Moon Cay, an exclusive private Bahamian island owned by Holland America. The exclusive resort is visited by their cruise ships during the majority of their Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises. Once you visit you will consider Half Moon Cay to be one of the most stunning private island of any cruise. From a sun-drenched day of swimming, sunning on the crescent-shaped beach stretching a mile in length, or just lounging around in a hammock, you will not be short of activities to choose from. For the more adventuress type there a wide variety of water sports to choose from including but not limited to swimming, snorkeling, SCUBA diving, kayaking, windsurfing, parasailing, paddle boating, "banana" boating, sailing, jet skiing, and even a deep-sea fishing expedition or a glass bottom boat ride. For the land lovers in the group, there's a marked nature trail, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, basketball, tug-of-war contests. And when you become parched and/or famished, from your days activities there are a couple of thirst quenching bars,a food pavilion and an ice-cream shop. There's even a small shopping arcade for the die-hard shopper. Even the youngest menbers of your family can fully enjoy themselves with Holland America's Club HAL program. You choose from a hunt for hidden treasure, a trip to the ice-cream bar, and even a their own roped-off section of beach.
On this remote island there are only 45 of the island's 2,400 acres that have been developed assuring all that this stop will be truly a sanctuary from the hectic world you left behind.
If you're attracted to relaxing, untroubled, tranquil day, this island is waiting for you!
The name Half Moon Cay came from Henry Hudson's ship which traveled during 1609. The island is situated about 100 miles south of Nassau.
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Holland America Line's private Caribbean island paradise, Half Moon Cay, has won the 2003 Editor-in-Chief Award for "Best Private Island" in the cruise industry from Porthole Cruise Magazine, for the second year in a row.
Since developing Half Moon Cay in 1997, Holland America and Windstar ships have brought more than 600,000 guests to enjoy its stunning scenery and luxurious amenities. Half Moon Cay is located on 45 acres of the 2,400-acre Little San Salvador Island, which lies less than 100 miles southeast of Nassau between southern Eleuthera and Cat Island.
"Holland America has created the ultimate Caribbean experience on an unspoiled retreat where guests can both experience its natural wonders and enjoy the extensive activities and facilities offered in the resort portion of the island."
Most Holland America Caribbean cruises include a visit to Half Moon Cay, a crescent-shaped, white sand beach more than a mile long that fronts a protected bay. The site has been cited as a model visitor destination by the Bahamian government for its balance of environmental and cultural concerns. Guests may sail, swim and snorkel in the turquoise waters, bask on white sand beaches, have a beachside massage and then enjoy an array of traditional barbecue fare. The company's Club HAL children's program offers a variety of age-appropriate activities for younger visitors to Half Moon Cay.
Half Moon Cay features an aqua-sports center with beach gear and water-sport equipment, a fully-equipped Club HAL children's playground, beach chairs, volleyball, shuffleboard and horseshoes, a trail with exercise stations and a network of nature trail bridges across dunes for beach access, and a designated wild bird reserve. All facilities are accessible to persons using wheelchairs, featuring hard-surfaced pathways to connect venues. Beach and jitney trams also operate at the island.
Half Moon Cay also has a West Indies Village with shops, including an art gallery and a straw market, a post office selling a Bahamian stamp bearing a Half Moon Cay design, a Spanish-style chapel, and an ice cream shop, soda bar and frozen drink bar. The food pavilion includes 15 tropical, open-air dining shelters, a large bar and three convenient satellite bar stations, two fresh fruit and condiment shelters, and a bandstand.
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Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
Phone: 800 4 BAHAMA
Web: www.interknowledge.com/bahamas
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