Philipsburg, St. Maarten Port Reviews

Nice bus tour which took us to both sides of the island and visit to beach with planes landing overhead.

We did the trolley ride here also very fun loved the cheese tasting.

Did the double decker bus tour. It covers a bit of each half of the island and made a few stops along the way. The 15 minute stop at a marina to look at boats didn’t seem overly necessary. The 15 minutes at Maho Beach was obviously too short. The 20-30 minutes at the rum place and the cheese place were longer than they needed to be and felt like blatant product placement but it gets people to shop local and spend those tourist bucks, so I understand it. Good excursion if you’re looking to see a bit of many different parts of the island without focusing on any specific thing.

Visited: Mar 30, 2022

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Great beach but the peddlers are annoying. Paid for an excursion for a private beach experience but not worth the money due to the peddlers.

Visited: Apr 22, 2022

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We walked into town and shopped and enjoyed local food and beverages. It was great.

Visited: Apr 10, 2022

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It was ok. Not much to do. Very poverty stricken.

Visited: Apr 10, 2022

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Hot, Hot, Hot. This place is always hot when we go there. It is the closest we get to the Equator.

Lots of places to shop once you get off the ship. A $7.00 (cash only) round trip quick ferry to the other side for more shopping, food and beach. You can also do an excursion if you choose to.

Congested port. Lots of shopping areas We used water taxi but it was useless as you can walk to the same area from the port in 8 minutes.

Beach day. Stunning scenery in port and beautiful beaches