Meeting a Cruise Ship Friend?

Hello All,
First Post and using a phone so bear with any errors!

I am staying at the Sapphire Beach until February 3rd. A friend is coming into SXM on Thursday on the Celebrity Edge. Is it worth while to try to meet somewhere for lunch.

I don’t have a car and would probably have to take a cab. Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks.
Debbie

How good a friend? 😊😊

If a very good one, I might suggest you meet them in P’Berg since you could easily catch one of the local buses both ways.

My best suggestions would be to let them do a little shopping if that’s on their agenda and them meet them at either French Touch sidewalk cafe on Old Street or perhaps the P’Berg Greenhouse. There are a huge number of great lunch options along Front Street but these are two we enjoy and places where you could easily catch a bus or a cab. Also the Holland House is really very nice along with so many others.

Dragonfly--have you been to SXM before? I wondered why you were not renting a car. Cupecoy is a nice area, but if you just stay in that area, you surely will miss a GREAT deal of what SXM is about.

If for no other reason than to see P'burg for yourself, yes, I would make arrangements to meet for lunch. The Greenhouse is very easy to get to from the ships and is a good meeting place for a reasonably priced, comfortable lunch, not upscale, but a good place for a sandwich, etc. When you're done, should be no problem getting a cab back 'home' to the Sapphire. OR, if you get really brave, you might find you wind up renting a car!

I am with a large family group (12-17 people at various times) for two weeks and we have two cars.

I can get a ride down to the area but won’t have a car to pick my friends up and drive them somewhere.

I have been to Phillipsburg before but not in 10 years!

Thank you both for the tips. I will arrange to meet them at the Greenhouse and then we can decide from there.

Best Regards,
Debbie

Ok, sounds good! Enjoy!

And sorry, should have said this before, but welcome!

Thank you! I will have more questions as the week goes on I am sure!

You could easily grab a bus from Sapphire to take you into town. From there tell your friend to meet you at The Greenhouse. Very easy to find from a ship. Then take it from there wherever you want to go. And buses are easy to find in town as well. I think best is by the courthouse. Or a taxi.