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    Vacation » Disney Magic Cruise | Eastern Caribbean | St. Maarten Port of Call

    Disney Magic Cruise | Eastern Caribbean | St. Maarten Port of Call

    Posted: 03/22/2012 | Last updated: 07/15/2024 by Erin K. Browne 3 Comments
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    Early in the morning on day 3 of our Eastern Caribbean cruise, I woke up to find this outside of our room:

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    We were pulling into St. Maarten, and what a beautiful sight it was!

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    We weren't the only ship arriving - this place was cruise central.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    We grabbed breakfast and made our way down to Deck 1 to get off the ship and explore.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    I'm biased, but Disney has the most beautiful ships.  The long pointed bow, dark hulls, and double funnels remind me of luxury oceanliners from times gone by.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    See? Cruise ship central.  What you can't see is they are packed 2-deep.  We had a Princess cruise ship nearly playing bumper cars with our stern.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    The island is owned by both the French and the Dutch.  The southern side, where we were docked, is known as Sint Maarten and is owned by the Dutch.  The northern side, Saint Martin, is owned by the French.  The cruise lines are one of the biggest contributors to the island's economy.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    When you first get off the boat, you can either walk to Philipsburg, or get a round trip ticket on a water taxi for a small fee.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    The water taxi area.  Can you believe that weather?  It was a gorgeous day.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    Cute boat while walking toward the taxis.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    And again, while waiting.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    When the taxi dropped us off, we began to explore the area.  The buildings had many interesting architectural features.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    This is basically what you do in St. Maarten if you don't have any port excursions booked.. you shop!  From cheap souvenirs to diamonds the size of my head, most of the shopping on the island is tax and duty free.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    Beautiful alley!

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    Colorful menu advertising Poutine! I don't think I've ever seen that sold locally.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    One menu - four languages.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    Heeheehee.  Yes, I'm immature.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    The beautiful Holland House Hotel on the beach.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    The beaches are packed with stacked deck chairs waiting to be rented for a day of sun.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    There is no shortage of color!

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    Good to know, man.  Good to know.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    Aww!! You know we can't resist a random pup.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    Packed beaches!

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    Back on the taxi and headed back to the ship.

    St. Maarten Port of Call on Disney Cruise Line
    The view from our room until we left that evening. 🙂

    Disney's info site about the island provides brief but useful information to get the most out of your day.

    This post is from our 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Disney Magic from January 28th to February 3rd of 2012.  To see all of our cruise posts, you can click right here!

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    Erin K. Browne is an author of a cookbook (The Unofficial Dollywood Cookbook, Simon & Schuster/Adams Media) and Dollywood guide (The Ultimate Guide to Dollywood, Simon & Schuster/Adams Media) She has over two decades experience with recipe development. Erin is a mom of two human babies and a sweet kitty named Biscuit Fingers ("Ketto"). She loves comfy clothes, sarcastic t-shirts, and reading thrillers. Make her day and toss her a like on Facebook or follow her on Instagram. Post may contain affiliate links including those via the Amazon Associates program

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    1. Cathy Wahl

      March 22, 2012 at 10:39 am

      The photos are incredible!! I wanna go!!! 🙂

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    2. Remi

      March 22, 2012 at 8:38 am

      Le Sigh

      Absolutely b-e-a-utiful. As I sit here...at my desk...at work. And now my boss is calling

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