St. Maarten/St. Martin is not an unfamiliar port at all to an experienced cruiser. I think there will be a LOT of cruise folks who will go out on their own. Frankly, if I were on such a cruise, I would have NO interest in an excursion in the evening, and I doubt there will be many that will. And when the ship stays in port overnight, there will be a lot more experienced people who will rent cars. This is truly a win, win for SXM..