St. Maarten Cruise Reviews

Took the local bus to Maho (airplane) Beach. Just ask a local and they can point you to the pickup points. Only $2.50 per person each way. Easy and fun. Look up the plane schedule on the internet. It's posted when you get there at the Sunset Bar but look ahead of time to know whether you need to hurry or not. ...

The Scenic Coastal Hike excursion on St. Maarten cost us $49.99 each and was a much better deal if you want to stretch your legs, breathe some fresh air, and feel a little of the heat. The excursion picture is an accurate depiction. The guide was great, very knowledgeable, and provided water at the beginning and end of the hike. Yes, it was hot and the fall potential was obvious but everyone ...

Finally did my bucket-list Flying Dutchman zip line--been trying to go since being rescheduled several times since 2020. I'm a bit handicapped, but managed okay with "ski lift" and stairs, getting on the actual Flying Dutchman was a bit challenging, but staff was very helpful and had a great ride! Didn't do the other zip lines, as time constraint with Royal Caribbean ship also in port at venue. ...

Terrible port. The people are just not ready for tourism and to accommodate American hospitality. Nothing like Nassau, Turks and Caicos, or Jamaica. I’d consider this port a dangerous place to visit with family. ...

Phillipsburg, St Maarten, we rented a car from Coastal Rental. Be careful where you go to rent from. We started with another rental, but all his vehicles were not nice and didn't have AC. Then drive to Maho Beach and drive around the island. This was one of the better port days. ...

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Regatta a blast. ...

Serious problem at this and other ports - "cab" drivers barking at passengers to sell them a island tour. When we just wanted to go to a specific place, this was a HUGE PROBLEM! Something needs to be done to eliminate this practice. We ended up in a van after having made it very clear we just wanted to be dropped off in Marigot on the french side of the island. Another couple was on the van ...

Walked off the ship and booked a tour of the island at the end of the pier for $25 per person. Nice air conditioned buses and tour was 4 hours long including a 45 min stop at Marigot Bay. The tour did not go to Maho Beach so once we returned, we took a taxi for $8 each (that was a group rate for 6 or more people) to Maho Beach. Without the group rate, it was $25 each way. Had a nice meal at ...

Fun tour of Topper's Rum with lots of tastings, a nice lunch (however I would leave this off the tour and order from the menu), and an ok beach to hang out. They could have taken us some place prettier. It was like a beach by a dump yard - very strange. We booked this through an outside company. ...