This tiny little island is a must if you are wanting to do some serious duty free shopping! If you don't already know why this is a must stop for any shopper then let me give you three good reasons
Well. There is not much good that I can say about this tour besides the fact that it was a reasonable price at $25. The age old saying of "you get what you pay for" is all too true in this situation.
Basic facts you will need to know about arriving and staying on the island in a point form for easy reference.
The Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten is the smallest island in the world shared by two countries. Present day Saint Martin is a peaceful tropic island vacation paradise.
When travelling through St. Maarten we had to try the local flavours which in this case would be the guavaberry liqueur. After purchasing a mix pack they gave me some recipients that I thought I would pass along
While there are a lot of islands in the Caribbean, you might be asking yourself why should you visit this one? Or maybe you are going on a cruise and it's one of the stops so you are asking what can you / should you do while there? No matter the question, this should help you decide on the answer.
So you've decided to take a cruise and St. Maarten / Martin is on the books to visit. Not sure of where the cruise ports are or what to do? St. Maarten / Martin is one of the busiest ports in the West Indies and an extremely popular port of call due to all the great shopping and gorgeous beaches but not so busy that you won't find a quiet stretch of sand which is surprising as this tiny island is just 96 square km.
St Martin/Maarten is the smallest inhabited island in the world divided between two nations. The southern Dutch part belongs to the Netherlands Antilles, but current plans are to dismantle the Netherlands Antilles by October 2010, at which time Sint Maarten will take on separate country status.
This is just one day out of an entire trip. The rest of the trip can be found on the "Cruising" page below.
