Nice beach experience. Read Less

Maho beach was fun, but about a 40 min taxi ride. Read Less

The island is a mess with trash everywhere Read Less

Been there before so we did our shopping near the pier rather than taking the water ferry downtown. FYI the ferry is a 7.00 per person round trip. Read Less

Wow! We were docked close to thee beach and had planes landing right over our heads! Read Less

We went to Simpson Bay Beach.The beach was full of seaweed and the view wasnt great Read Less

we only went out for couple of hours but the beach and boardwalk still good. Read Less

At this point I was sun done and was just looking for shopping Read Less

Walked around the island. Had booked an excursion but decided not to go. We were only given 4.5 hours on the island. Read Less

I LOVED St. Maarten, and would have given it a 5 if we could have stayed longer! We went to Maho beach and watched planes land for a couple hours. Barely had enough time to do that. Wanted to have a little time to shop, but was rushed to get back on the ship by 1:30pm Read Less

Took a taxi to Sunset Beach Bar to watch the planes come in over Maho Beach Read Less

we always enjoy St Maarten and have had land vacations here also Read Less

Love St. Maarten.. This was my 5th time being there. Because we had to be back on board by 1:30, didn't get to do much of anything. Read Less

Took a shuttle to Maho Beach to see the planes come and go. Fun experience and took many pics/video! Read Less

Nice beach about one mile from cruise port. Read Less

Great shopping Read Less

I suggest that everyone stay away from the main beachfront experience. There were approximately 7000 cruise ship vacationers there at the time and the one oceanfront Beach was very very crowded Read Less

Took public transportation (vans which run about every 10 minutes) to Maho Beach for $2 per person each way. The vans have signs in the window showing where they are headed. Maho Beach is where the planes pass close to the beach as they land at airport. Was apprehensive about the van prior to the trip, but it was clean and easy to find. Most large planes land between 11:45-2:00. Read Less

Ship made an announcement about roads being closed around noon, and all aboard was around 1 PM or so...so we just walked around the port for less than an hour... Read Less

We highly recommend Parrotville which is in Belvedere about 10 to 15 minutes from the cruise port by taxi. A sweet local man owns and runs this small Aviary. You can feed the birds to your heart's content and they will land on you and some will even let you pet them and will give you kisses. The taxi stand is an easy walking distance from the cruise port and taxis are readily available to take you anywhere. There is also a nice Beach right inside Phillipsburg. Chair and umbrella rentals were $15 for two people. Phillipsburg is about a mile from the cruise port and has lots of small shops and kind locals. There are lots of places to eat and drink along the waterfront. Read Less

Best port of the trip. Small enough to see it all on foot. Great shops, excellent food options, beach right off the ferry to the island. Chair, and umbrella cost $20, find the local that does the jet ski's, great guy, ask him where he likes to eat if you're into seafood. Read Less

We love Orient Beach! Read Less

Took water taxi to Great Bay beach....great day....great food at burger mania?...and we normally do not eat on shore Read Less

Again, I visited this port a week before the devastating hurricane but there are still signs of the devastation. We didn't go to Orient Bay as usual as it is still not built up. We ferried over to town but the harassment on the beach for beach chairs were at an all time high. We finally went into a small restaurant called Caribbean Blend to get away for a drink, some WiFi and peace and quiet. After we finished we returned to the ship. Read Less

Beautiful as always! Get some Desperados! Read Less