All,
I'm with Scubaman and have learned over the years we prefer the days with the most ships in town. Most cruisers are loaded onto buses and taxis and off to other areas of SXM. Parking is easy to find as so many land based tourists stay away. We only shop at a few stores that we go to every year and then have lunch. Plus it is fun people watching and listening to their chatter for those that stay in town.
To each their own, as they say.