Taxi Rates on the Islands - Please report your rates!

[CanadianCruiser]

Does anyone know what the standard taxi rates are on the islands? When we were on the Magic, I called Guest Services and asked for the rates from the port to Orient Beach on St. Maarten. They told me it was $7 per person (adult or child) for a total of $21 one way for two adults and one 4 year old child.

At the taxi circle though, the quoted rate for Orient Beach was $8 per person one way from one cabbie. Are these standard fees they are quoting or should people choose the cab that quotes $7? Is there a discount for more people or something?

I spoke with a passenger from a Royal Carribean cruise to St. Maarten, and she told me they paid only $5 per person to Orient Beach for a party of 9.

We ended up going to Dawn Beach instead which was quoted at $20 total for the 3 of us one way (I added a $2 tip at the return) even though Dawn Beach is much closer to the port, but the taxi did return to pick us up.

If everyone posts their findings, maybe we can get a concensus on what a fair taxi rate is.

 

[glindamood]

Dave from Marietta has a wonderful site full of the most helpful information - including taxi fares. You will be able to find the information you are looking for there.
http://www.dcltribute.com/

 

[glindamood]

I tried Dave's link and didn't get the rates so went looking
http://www.sxmtaxi.com/rate.htm
and found the above site. Hope this helps.

 

[CanadianCruiser]

Hey thanks! Actually my wife also found that St. Maarten Taxi association rate table too. Hopefully it will help other people from getting "extra billed."

CC

 

[missattitude]

Thanks, just printed it out to take with us on 1/10/04!!!