Travel : Philipsburg, St. Maarten

Philipsburg, St. Maarten was one of the beautiful ports via Royal Caribbean “Brilliance of the Seas” cruise.  When you get off the ship, it’s a $3 USD pp taxi ride to the town of Philipsburg.  You can opt to walk but it’s about 30 minutes.  So depends how pressed for time you are and how much you’re carrying.  Once you get there, there are a lot of shops.  I find there are A LOT of jewelry stores.  And when I say “a lot” is almost an understatement. There was a nice beach to relax at too. 

We kept wandering around and eventually took a local bus ($2 USD pp) to Marigot (the capital of French St. Martin).  This is where all the luxurious yachts are!  We stopped by a bakery and bought the biggest French macaron we’ve ever seen! Yum!  There were also some nice shops and street vendors.  While heading back, there was a lot of traffic.  You kind of have to be mindful of “Island Time”.  Most people start work around 7:30am and finish early around 3:30pm.  Sometimes tourists don’t realize this and are late getting back to the ship. If you take an excursion through the ship, then they’ll wait for you if you’re late.  But do your own thing and come back late, the ship goes BUH-BYE!

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