Are we cutting it too close?

[Crazy planning mom]

We are stopping in St. Maarten in Feb. 2024 via cruise ship.  We are in port from 10am-630pm.   We signed up for a beach Hopping Tour with St. Maarten Presidential Tours that goes to Maho and Orient Beaches with a stop in Margot.  It says tour is 5-6 hours and leaves at 10:30am.   Are we cutting it too close?  Have heard St. Maarten traffic is bad.  Don't want to miss the ship.

[crewsweeper]

Most likely your back on board time will be 5:30 or 6P.  Depending on your ship, the time zone in February may be different.  St Maarten is UTC-4 and Eastern standard time (if sailing from the east coast US) is UTC-5.  Thus if your tour time is 10:30A, that could be 9:30A on ship.  Bear that in mind.  If that's the case, then you need to be back at dock 4:30 or 5P St Maarten time.   But 6 hours si still 3:30 ship time so you should be good.

Edited February 17, 2023 by crewsweeper