One Day St Maarten Cruise Visit Itinerary “Lazy Philipsburg Beach Day with Jetski Thrill”
If you are the person looking for a balance between a lazy beach day and a shot of adrenaline during your St. Maarten cruise visit, look no further than Great Bay Beach – the closest beach your ship is going to dock to during your cruise itinerary.
To guide you along this famous beach, let us give you some pointers in below day plan how to make your stay at port of call Philipsburg a perfect lazy beach day with an occasional jetski thrill.
Breakfast with “Bastards”
From the cruise port, you can take ferries to the Philipsburg boardwalk. If you remain true to your ambition of laziness, grab a cab from the port instead of walking the 15 minutes to town. Have yourself dropped at Big Bastards Beach Bar. Breakfast is served at Chesterfields, then head to Big Bastard’s for packages with beach chairs and drinks. In theory, you are set for your entire beach day.
If you are a bit less lazy however, you could decide to enjoy lunch at another beach club for variation. Ocean Lounge and Seaview also sell packages that include food vouchers and drinks along the beach.
Jetski Powered Beachviews
At a certain point however it is time to move to the end of the boardwalk for your promised adrenaline rush. At the third and last jetty for ferries from the cruise ships along the boardwalk. Here is The Pier restaurant and bar located on scenic Walter Plantz square.
Jetskis can be rented out here to see Great Bay Beach, Philipsburg, historic Fort Amsterdam and even your cruise ship from a wholly different angle – and with high speed. Walter Plantz square comes equipped with showers to freshen up after your wild ride.
More To Explore
Should you want to do more in Philipsburg, you clearly can. The town is known as a shopping haven, has many monuments reminding of its salt trade days and a St. Maarten heritage museum. Though the port is in walking distance from town, taxis are available from the square in front of the courthouse to get you back to the ship.
Should you be looking for a more active way of spending your time in the St. Maarten capital or venture out, see other suggested one day cruise visit itineraries or select your own shore excursion for the day.
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