{"id":54642,"date":"2024-09-29T12:47:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T09:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msccruises.co.il\/?page_id=54642"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:23:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T12:23:22","slug":"philipsburg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/msccruises.co.il\/en\/our-cruises\/destinations\/caribbean-cruises\/saint-maarten\/philipsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Philipsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Philipsburg\u00a0Cruise<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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One island, two nations<\/h3>\n
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Offering some of the best vistas in all the Caribbean, St. Maarten is the smallest inhabited island in the world shared by two nations – France in the north and the Netherlands in the south. Dubbed the true melting pot of the Caribbean, the 37-square-mile island is home to people of 47 different nationalities and more than 400 restaurants, featuring a hugely diverse variety of cuisine.
\nThe island also has two capitals: Philipsburg on the Dutch side, and Marigot in the French part. Once you arrive on an\u00a0MSC Caribbean and Antilles cruise<\/strong>\u00a0in St. Maarten, explore how the two cultures have blended their very distinct characters on one of our\u00a0MSC excursions.<\/p>\n

Your St. Maarten cruise will dock in Philipsburg, founded in 1763 by John Philips, a Scottish captain in the Dutch Navy. Philipsburg, with its pastel-coloured West Indian houses, is known for its\u00a0duty-free shopping<\/strong>\u00a0along\u00a0Front Street<\/strong>, the\u00a0Great Salt Pond<\/strong>, which once made the island literally \u201cworth its salt,\u201d and attracted the attention of the French, and\u00a0Fort Willem<\/strong>, built in 1801, with mag-nificent views of the bay and the surrounding islands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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From there, several\u00a0MSC excursions\u00a0take you on a hilly drive to the French side of the island to experience\u00a0Marigot<\/strong>. Originally a fishing village on a swamp for which it was named, Marigot became the capital during the reign of Louis XVI.\u00a0Fort Louis<\/strong>, which overlooks Marigot Bay and Anguilla, was built in the late 18th century to protect the town\u2019s warehouses of salt, coffee, sugar cane and especially rum from the English. Today, Marigot showcases quaint colourful gingerbread-like houses, tasty\u00a0sidewalk bistros<\/strong>\u00a0and a\u00a0waterfront market<\/strong>\u00a0selling fruit and vegetables, spices, local meats and fresh fish from Creole huts worth exploring.<\/p>\n

Also at Rockland Estate, thrill seekers can book other\u00a0MSC excursions\u00a0on the\u00a0Flying Dutchman<\/strong>, a fast and furious\u00a0zip line<\/strong>\u00a0ride that will have you whizzing down the line at speeds of up to 56 mph (90 km) per hour. Then take the\u00a0Pirate Sky Ride<\/strong>\u00a0cable car back up the top to the Crow\u2019s Nest where several platforms encircling the mountain afford panoramic views of the neighbouring islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Barth\u00e9lemy and Anguilla. Then plunge down the mountain on a\u00a0Schooner Ride<\/strong>\u00a0inner tube along a specially designed track.<\/p>\n

To experience one of the island\u2019s hottest spots and most popular attractions, visit the famous\u00a0Maho Beach<\/strong>, also called Airplane Beach. Don\u2019t get too comfortable, though. This is because you watch as planes pass only a short distance above your head as they land and take off from Princess Juli-ana Airport\u2019s short runway next door.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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