Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk off the ship through Harbour Point Village. Note the taxi stand for later.
08:40
Walk around Great Bay into Philipsburg (15-30 minutes), or take the water taxi.
09:15
Front Street: the Courthouse, the Guavaberry Emporium and the duty-free shops before the crowds arrive.
10:30
Taxi from Philipsburg to Maho Beach (US$20 for two from Philipsburg, government table).
11:00
Maho Beach. Watch the landings from the sand, well away from the airport fence. Lunch at Sunset Bar and Grill.
13:30
Taxi back to Philipsburg.
14:00
Swim at Great Bay beach off the boardwalk.
15:45
Start back to the pier on foot or by water taxi.
- Latest you can leave Front Street, Philipsburg16:00
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Front Street, PhilipsburgWalk 15-30 min around Great Bay, or water taxi about 10-15 min16:00
- Great Bay beach (Bobby's Marina end)Water taxi from Bobby's Marina or walk back along the bay16:00
- Maho BeachTaxi about 25 min, longer in multi-ship traffic15:30
- Marigot (French side)Taxi roughly 30 min, slower in traffic15:00
- Orient Bay (French side)Taxi across the island; agree the fare first15:00
Where people get Philipsburg wrong
Leaving Maho or the French side too late and getting stuck in cross-island traffic on a busy ship day.
Built from our Philipsburg guide, checked against 12 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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