{"id":5217,"date":"2015-04-26T02:36:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T02:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calamariqueen.wordpress.com\/?p=5217"},"modified":"2015-04-26T02:36:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T02:36:00","slug":"st-maarten-philipsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/?p=5217","title":{"rendered":"St. Maarten, Philipsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our first port on our Caribbean cruise is the Island of St. Maarten, Philipsburg (Dutch side). We&#8217;re really excited to be out of the ship after 2 and half days being on the sea. I really liked St. Maarten because it was clean and really tourist friendly. We visited Maho beach. \u00a0We spent a good amount of time there (it&#8217;s also called the &#8220;airport&#8221; beach) because it&#8217;s so close to the airport \u00a0(Princess Juliana International Airport). It is a must if you visit St. Maarten, I mean how often do you experience having a huge plane just above your head?! We got to see the big commercial plane KML ( looks like everybody was waiting for it too). It was so much fun for me, but the Hubs wasn&#8217;t as excited to see this whole thing. He&#8217;d rather drink at the bar and lounge! The beach was so nice too, clear and powdery white sand (my kind of beach!).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5218\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27391-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5218\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27391-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Good Morning St. Maarten\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27391-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27391-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27391-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good Morning St. Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5219\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2746-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5219\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2746-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\":)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2746-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2746-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2746-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5220\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2777-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5220\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2777-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Hubs\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2777-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2777-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2777-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hubs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5221\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2778-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5221\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2778-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\":)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2778-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2778-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2778-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5222\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2788-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5222\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2788-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Love St Maarten\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2788-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2788-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2788-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Love St. Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5223\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2789-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5223\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2789-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Great Bay Beach\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2789-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2789-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2789-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great Bay Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5224\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27921-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5224\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27921-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\":)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27921-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27921-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_27921-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5225\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2799-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5225\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2799-1.jpg\" alt=\":)\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2799-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2799-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 85vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5226\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2808-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5226\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2808-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"On our way to Maho Beach\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2808-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2808-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2808-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On our way to Maho Beach (we took the taxi, paid $9 each)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5227\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2817-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5227\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2817-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\":)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2817-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2817-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2817-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5228\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2823-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5228\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2823-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\":)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2823-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2823-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2823-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maho Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2833-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5229\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2833-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"2015-04-19_DSC_2833\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2833-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2833-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2833-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5230\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2846-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5230\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2846-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Here comes a plane!\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2846-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2846-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2846-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here comes a plane!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5231\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tourists-at-maho-beach-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5231\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tourists-at-maho-beach-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Photo from online (but this is the same plane we saw) that made me super excited!\" width=\"660\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tourists-at-maho-beach-1.jpg 821w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tourists-at-maho-beach-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tourists-at-maho-beach-1-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from online (but this is the same plane we saw) that made me super excited!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5232\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2854-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5232\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2854-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Hubby swimming\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2854-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2854-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2854-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hubby swimming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2857-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5233\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2857-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"2015-04-19_DSC_2857\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2857-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2857-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2857-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2862-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5234\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2862-1.jpg\" alt=\"2015-04-19_DSC_2862\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2862-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2862-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 85vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5235\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2864-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5235\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2864-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"Smile Hubs smile!\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2864-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2864-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2864-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smile Hubs smile!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5236\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2877-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5236\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2877-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"enjoying some fruity drink at Sunset Bar and Grill\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2877-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2877-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2877-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">enjoying some fruity drink at Sunset Bar and Grill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2888-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5237\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2888-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"2015-04-19_DSC_2888\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2888-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2888-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2888-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5238\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2900-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5238\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2900-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"back to the Great Bay beach\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2900-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2900-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2900-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">back to the Great Bay beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_29021-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5239\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_29021-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"2015-04-19_DSC_2902\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2924-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2924-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2924-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boat ride going back to our Cruise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5241\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2929-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5241\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2929-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"the famous Guavaberry (it was OK for us)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2929-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2929-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2929-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the famous Guavaberry (it was OK for us)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2934-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5242\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2934-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"2015-04-19_DSC_2934\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2934-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2934-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2934-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2946-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5243\" src=\"http:\/\/calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2946-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"2015-04-19_DSC_2946\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2946-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-19_dsc_2946-1-300x200.jpg 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We&#8217;re really excited to be out of the ship after 2 and half days being on the sea. I really liked St. Maarten because it was clean and really tourist friendly. We visited Maho beach. \u00a0We spent a good &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/?p=5217\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;St. Maarten, Philipsburg&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,21],"class_list":["post-5217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-travels","tag-vacation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}