Ditto, SXMbeacher. After our Princess Cruise Ship docked we had no idea what St. Martin was about other than what some friends had told us. Joined another couple and took a taxi to Orient Beach. Rented two chairs and an umbrella at Kakao. Then a few drinks, followed by a wonderful lunch. Onto Philipsburg later that afternoon where we bought some souvenirs. Maybe we spent about $100 that day. But, we were hooked. SXM blew away the other islands we had stopped at, and as we departed that evening we immediately began to make plans to return that winter and stay for a full week. The rest is history!