St Maarten Great Bay Beach and Downtown 2023 Tips for travellers

In our Tips for travellers series we share with you Great bay beach and cruise port of St Maarten on our wonderful cruise on Vision of the seas in April 2023.
In this video we get off the ship and take a walk around the beautiful port and also the boardwalk and marina. We wallk to and spend time on Great Bay beach, sharing information and tips and tricks in order to enjoy your port visit.
Please leave a comments or questions. We hope you find it useful and informative.
Enjoy
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In our Tips for travellers series we share with you Great bay beach and cruise port of St Maarten on our wonderful cruise on Vision of the seas in April 2023.
In this video we get off the ship and take a walk around the beautiful port and also the boardwalk and marina. We wallk to and spend time on Great Bay beach, sharing information and tips and tricks in order to enjoy your port visit.
Please leave a comments or questions. We hope you find it useful and informative.
Enjoy

[@cpierce1263]

Excellent video. The camera you use is awesome! Very good quality. We are going to St. Maarten Jan. 2025. We have never been brave enough to go off on our own, but thanks to your video, we may just do this. Thank you.

[@RaySuesTravelChannel]

Thankyou so much for your feedback. We're glad you liked it and it's given you the courage to diy your port visit to St Maarten. That's a big thumbs-up for value and exactly what we intend with our channel. Do stay tuned there's lots more content like that on the channel, no doubt covering other ports on your itinerary. And the good thing about subscribing is its entirely free and you see weekly video uploads. Thanks again. Warm regards Ray.

[@user-nd4rd6el5t]

Great video

[@RaySuesTravelChannel]

Thanks Ken. Appreciate the feedback. Lots more on the channel. Stay tuned. Ray and Sue.

[@JillHealey]

Great video and information! Do you know if there is a way to pre-reserve chairs and umbrellas with any of the beach business's/restaurants? Would feel more comfortable having a guaranteed set up....

[@RaySuesTravelChannel]

Hey Jill. Thanks for the comments. You really don't need to prebook. The beach is huge and there are always loungers and umbrellas available. We found going two thirds of the way around the beach, opposite Antoines bar was less busy and a great spot between the two piers. Don't worry, you'll be fine and don't forget to haggle on price. They'll do you a good price if you do. Enjoy. Ray.

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[@JillHealey]

@@RaySuesTravelChannel thank you for the reply!!!

[@NauticalNurseNancy]

Thank you for the great video! Have you ever done the water taxi yourself? Was it worthwhile? What was the best deal you could find for 2 loungers & an umbrella if you don’t need a bucket of beer?

[@RaySuesTravelChannel]

Hey Nancy. Thanks for the feedback and for watching. Yes we have done the water taxi before. It gives you the convenience of pick up from the port area and direct drop off on the beach. For $7 round trip it's just worth it for the convenience. We prefer to walk from the port entrance as shown as you can see the boardwalk and shops whilst you name you way to the parallel beach and get some exercise.
We were able to get a brolly and 2 loungers for $20 last time we were there. Negotiate and you can usually get a good deal.

[@NauticalNurseNancy]

Thanks for reply!! We will give it a try!

[@user-zw1yk5xe3l]

we r gonna go with childs, so wich is the best restaurant to visit in the "downtown" ?

[@RaySuesTravelChannel]

We like Antoinnes which is located on the beach about halfway between to 2 watertaxi jettys.