vinniega64 Posted March 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 4, 2014 sailing there in November on the Explore, anybody been, cant see any RC excursions there, means I will have to do it myself anybody done it thereselves, is there any place onboard that lets you ask if anybody if they want to share a taxi..... not sure of the distance any help would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharonlacey Posted March 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 4, 2014 They usually have taxis right outside the port. Someone their will ask you which beach and they put u in a group. We usually go on our own because we do not like to wait till they fill the van. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted March 4, 2014 #3 Share Posted March 4, 2014 , is there any place onboard that lets you ask if anybody if they want to share a taxi..... not sure of the distance I would try your roll call :) Based on your ticker, Im assuming the November 1 sailing. Is that correct? http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1848442 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinniega64 Posted March 4, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted March 4, 2014 yep, 1st Nov, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mil76 Posted March 4, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 4, 2014 sailing there in November on the Explore,anybody been, cant see any RC excursions there, means I will have to do it myself anybody done it thereselves, is there any place onboard that lets you ask if anybody if they want to share a taxi..... not sure of the distance any help would be appreciated On our trip to Maho beach we got a taxi for the day. My wife's favorite is Orient Beach, so for me to get to Maho I had to do it in a way that we still got to Orient. We went to Orient early, then looped around the island to Maho. Spent about two hours there, then our driver took us back to the ship. If you check your cruise's roll call, you could probably find someone interested in splitting a taxi. St. Maarten is really easy to walk off the boat and find someone to take you wherever you want without having to do anything through the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 4, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Very easy to pick up a cab just outside the pier area. You can arrange for them to pick you up for the return journey. There is a bulletin board by guest services where you can ask for people to share with you if you want. Linda Edited March 4, 2014 by NorbertsNiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinniega64 Posted March 4, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted March 4, 2014 thanks for all the replies, really helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit-Cruiser Posted March 4, 2014 #8 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Very easy to pick up a cab just outside the pier area. You can arrange for them to pick you up for the return journey. There is a bulletin board by guest services where you can ask for people to share with you if you want. Linda Thanks for the info Linda, we are there in November as well and this is really useful. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbw187 Posted March 4, 2014 #9 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Great information. We are there in October and another CC poster suggested Bernard Tours. They have some tours that incorporate Maho beach as well as other SXM sights. Any other recommendations would be appreciated! Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 4, 2014 #10 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks for the info Linda, we are there in November as well and this is really useful. :) No problem.... I have pics of all the boards there.... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris410 Posted March 4, 2014 #11 Share Posted March 4, 2014 sailing there in November on the Explore,anybody been, cant see any RC excursions there, means I will have to do it myself anybody done it thereselves, is there any place onboard that lets you ask if anybody if they want to share a taxi..... not sure of the distance any help would be appreciated We went on Oasis last October and spent our day at st. marten at Maho Beach, we were able to get a cab/van right at port I think it was 8$pp each way. We went there with the intentions of seeing a few planes land and then going somewhere else but ended up spending the entire day there and loved it. My advice is to go early, if you plan on spending the entire day, rent a chair close to the edge of the water so people cant stand in front of you. it does get crowded and the chairs do sell out early. Also depending on when your boat leaves port, give yourself extra time to get back to the boat, it took us like 4x longer to get back to the boat because of afternoon traffic. sorry about the huge pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeagle12 Posted March 4, 2014 #12 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) If you go into town, two blocks behind beach is Back Street. You can hop a local bus (Toyota vans with license plates that say BUS) at bus stops which are every couple blocks. Bus is $2 each way. I just did this last month. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Edited March 4, 2014 by bigeagle12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiHokie Posted March 4, 2014 #13 Share Posted March 4, 2014 As others have noted, it is very easy to get a cab at the entrance to the cruise port to take you to Maho Beach, and there were cabs lined up near the bar/restaurant at the edge of Maho Beach available to take you back to the port. I assume you are interested in going to watch airplanes take off and land. If so, I suggest you check the airport's schedule for arrival and departure times to see when a good time to go would be. (Especially if interested in seeing a specific airplane (such as a Boeing 747, or one of AirBus' big planes). (You may have to check some other website to find out which aircraft is being used for a specific flight...) I found this site to be easier/ more useful than the airport's own website: http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do;jsessionid=B50D0CF23381FE149749CD1FB0F8E289.web1:8009?airportCode=SXM click on "arrivals" or "departures", then select the day you will be in port. Then select the time period you are interested in. Looks like the info is available for 2 days into the future... but you can probably get a general idea of times before you leave for your cruise, since the generally don't change from one week to the next... Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feista Posted March 4, 2014 #14 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Sailing on the Allure in April and a bunch of us are going through Bernard's tour, so we can all go together from our Roll Call :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeagle12 Posted March 4, 2014 #15 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Just a note .. jets can be 45 minutes ahead or behind schedule depending on head/tail winds. The day I was there they were all 30 minutes early except KLM which was 45 minutes late. Edited March 4, 2014 by bigeagle12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zjc Posted March 4, 2014 #16 Share Posted March 4, 2014 How much are the taxis Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 4, 2014 #17 Share Posted March 4, 2014 How much are the taxis Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk See post #6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc320 Posted March 4, 2014 #18 Share Posted March 4, 2014 How much are the taxis Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Very easy to pick up a cab just outside the pier area. You can arrange for them to pick you up for the return journey. There is a bulletin board by guest services where you can ask for people to share with you if you want. Linda As shown in Post # 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 4, 2014 #19 Share Posted March 4, 2014 In case anyone wants to take a "bus", those can be picked up on Back St., near the courthouse. Cost is $2 per person, one-way. The bus looks like a VW bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted March 4, 2014 #20 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Great information. We are there in October and another CC poster suggested Bernard Tours. They have some tours that incorporate Maho beach as well as other SXM sights. Any other recommendations would be appreciated! Beth We used Bernards a few years ago, well worth it. Was a great day and they will tailor the day to match what the group would like to do. Hopefully you will get a good group of people if you aren't going by yourselves. We had one other family with us and luckily we all had the same thoughts in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slkrgk Posted March 4, 2014 #21 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I second taking the city buses. We thought we were getting in a taxi and when we asked how much, driver told us $2 each. Bus stops a few times but not enough to be annoying. When driver dropped us off we asked if he would come back and get us at 2:00 and low and behold we couldn't believe it when he actually came back for us. We left at 2:00 so that we could make sure we didn't have any traffic problems and this left us plenty of time to stay in the port area and enjoy many $2 Coronas!!! We will actually be back there two weeks from today!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO-Girl Posted March 4, 2014 #22 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Sometimes the afternoon traffic can be a bear, so if you are doing Maho "on your own" please remember to allow plenty of time to return to the ship. Both times we went to Maho we booked through Bernard Tours and loved it. We got beach time at Orient, time at Marigot (think French pastries) and then on to Maho. We didn't have to worry about time or the traffic because his driver stays on top of that. We also didn't have to worry about our "stuff" because it is locked in the van and the driver stays with it. Everyone in St Maarten knows Bernard.......great guy.....great business!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolita22 Posted March 4, 2014 #23 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We used Bernards a few years ago, well worth it. Was a great day and they will tailor the day to match what the group would like to do. Hopefully you will get a good group of people if you aren't going by yourselves. We had one other family with us and luckily we all had the same thoughts in mind. We used Bernard's last year and did the St. Maarten highlights tour, and we used him again a couple weeks ago for the Maho tour. While there was no rum punch, Coke or water on the Maho tour, we did have a private driver to take us to/from Maho. It was worth the $5 extra (vs. the taxi), we thought, especially since we found our driver when we were ready to leave. Love Bernard's tours! Enjoy Maho! We've seen the KLM flight take off (last year) and land (this year) and it's quite an awesome sight. If I recall, it lands around 12:15 and takes off after 1. Quick turnaround for such a huge plane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigque Posted March 4, 2014 #24 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Sometimes the afternoon traffic can be a bear, so if you are doing Maho "on your own" please remember to allow plenty of time to return to the ship. Both times we went to Maho we booked through Bernard Tours and loved it. We got beach time at Orient, time at Marigot (think French pastries) and then on to Maho. We didn't have to worry about time or the traffic because his driver stays on top of that. We also didn't have to worry about our "stuff" because it is locked in the van and the driver stays with it. Everyone in St Maarten knows Bernard.......great guy.....great business!!! We did Benards also. When we left Maho the traffic around the airport was at a standstill. The driver whose name was John got off the main road and took some back roads through the neigborhoods to get us to town and dropped us off there to have some shopping time before heading back to the ship. He said if we would have stayed in the traffic he would have had to take us back to the ship because there would not have been enough time to get dropped off in town. From town we took the water taxi back to the port. Bernards also provide all you can drink beer, water and rum punch included in the price! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattpro Posted March 4, 2014 #25 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Mullet Bay This is one of the BEST beaches in the entire Caribbean. In 1989 hurricane Hugo destroyed the Mullet Bay complex, but the beach is beautiful if you like to stand in 5' aquamarine water and look at your toes and watch the fishes swim between your legs while admiring the white sand cove-like beach, which is picture card perfect. Maho Beach has the planes worth seeing - and 500 yards away is the beach you have to see to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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