No question this is our favourite island. We have stayed on it many times and love the diversity of both the dutch and french side. Again, very long street with multiple shopping options but also a fabulous boardwalk next to the beach with ice cream, restaurants, etc. Phillipsburg is lovely but we also love Maho area with the Sonesta / Ocean Point hotel - fabulous beach where the planes take ...
We took a taxi (painful experience) to the famous beach near St Juliana airport and watched planes while drinking and eating! It was fun and we made it back to the ship in time by sharing a cab. ...
I wasn't a fan of this island. First, the cruise port is under development, and so it looks half-finished. Secondly, the traffic is horrendous!! Allow yourself ample time to get from point A to point B. ...
With 6 other large cruise ships and 20k extra people on the island, finding a taxi/trip in the morning was chaos. Taxi rank is next to the port so we eventually took one to the famous beach next to the airport. The beach was very crowded with so many people in but the water was clear blue and worth a visit to watch the airplanes flying so low over the top.
Taxi to Philipsberg, the capital. Lots ...