Jax Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 We recently went on the Maho Beach Plane Spotting excursion and it was a lot of fun. I thought I would post a review along with some videos that I didn’t upload on my live blog. We were there on December 23rd so SXM was busy. There were at least 30 take offs and landings during our 2+ hours at Maho Beach. This.was a highlight for our 16 year old son who has been watching videos of Maho Beach jet blasts for years. The excursion was reasonably priced at around $50pp. Upon arrival we rented 3 beach loungers for $10pp The amenities are basic but if this is on your bucket list, it didn’t disappoint. Video of Takeoff https://youtu.be/ewiSWOsB7ug Video of Landings https://youtu.be/YNYvNtbZm4Q https://youtu.be/a9DyvsW9_QE CrimsonCruiser, cdixon22, Shay and 2 others 5 Quote
cdixon22 Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 22 minutes ago, Jax said: We recently went on the Maho Beach Plane Spotting excursion and it was a lot of fun. I thought I would post a review along with some videos that I didn’t upload on my live blog. We were there on December 23rd so SXM was busy. There were at least 30 take offs and landings during our 2+ hours at Maho Beach. This.was a highlight for our 16 year old son who has been watching videos of Maho Beach jet blasts for years. The excursion was reasonably priced at around $50pp. Upon arrival we rented 3 beach loungers for $10pp The amenities are basic but if this is on your bucket list, it didn’t disappoint. Video of Takeoff https://youtu.be/ewiSWOsB7ug Video of Landings https://youtu.be/YNYvNtbZm4Q https://youtu.be/a9DyvsW9_QE Awesome. Added to bucket list. Thanks for sharing. Jax 1 Quote
Seafarer Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 12 hours ago, cdixon22 said: Awesome. Added to bucket list. Thanks for sharing. Add a 6 bottle Corona bucket, to your bucket list. The pizzas are pretty good too. Quote
CrimsonCruiser Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 It's funny - when my mom and I were debating our next cruise, St. Maarten was a stop at one of the itineraries we were looking at and the Next Cruise agent just kept talking about how you can watch the planes take off and land. And I just politely nodded like "okay lady, I've been to an airport before." I had no idea until I saw an unrelated video that they passed THIS crazy close. There is certainly a thrill to it though I think the noise would drive me away fairly quickly, it does seem like a cool thing experience at least once. Jax and cdixon22 1 1 Quote
Seafarer Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 21 hours ago, CrimsonCruiser said: It's funny - when my mom and I were debating our next cruise, St. Maarten was a stop at one of iten. we were looking at and the NExt Cruise agent just kept talking about how you can watch the planes take off and land. And I just politely nodded like "okay lady, I've been to an airport before." I had no idea until I saw an unrelated video that they passed THIS crazy close. There is certainly a thrill to it though I think the noise would drive me away fairly quickly, it does seem like a cool think experience at least once. Jax, CrimsonCruiser, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 1 3 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 It's so iconic that even the Microsoft Flight Simulator has a landing there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy_HLTzbPmI I linked this particular YouTube because he's also one of the social media influencers that takes over Royal's social media sometimes. He has another channel where he has some cruise vlogs as well. Seafarer and Jax 1 1 Quote
Jax Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Posted January 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Seafarer said: If I wouldn’t have saw this with my own eyes I would have thought it was photo shopped. Haha kadmgs, AshleyDillo and CrimsonCruiser 2 1 Quote
ClockingOut Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 We were there last week and it was a great time! We found a cab in the downtown that gave us an island tour for $30 per person and they stopped at Maho. It was AWESOME! Completely lived up to the hype. We were sad we didn’t get to see a plane take off but the landing was very cool. Jax 1 Quote
Jax Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Posted January 25, 2022 3 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: It's so iconic that even the Microsoft Flight Simulator has a landing there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy_HLTzbPmI I linked this particular YouTube because he's also one of the social media influencers that takes over Royal's social media sometimes. He has another channel where he has some cruise vlogs as well. Love this….thanks for sharing. Pretty sure SMX is on my son’s flight simulator game too….it’s been a while since he has logged in but our visit has inspired him to check it out. AshleyDillo 1 Quote
Momof5 Posted February 26, 2023 Report Posted February 26, 2023 Does anyone have a tour company that they recommend using? RC is all sold out for the ship tours. Thanks! Sam Quote
Jax Posted February 27, 2023 Author Report Posted February 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Momof5 said: Does anyone have a tour company that they recommend using? RC is all sold out for the ship tours. Thanks! Sam We went to Maho Beach over Christmas 2023 and the experience fell way short of expectations based on our visit the year before. The excursion was oversold, beach overcrowded and badly eroded resulting in 2 tiers with a sharp drop and the tour operator had numerous short comings. Our genie had the shore excursion manager contact me who promised to speak to the tour operator to address the deficiencies and offered a partial refund. Quote
She Sails Away Posted February 27, 2023 Report Posted February 27, 2023 Doing this in 2025! Can't wait Quote
Hockeyman55 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Posted February 28, 2023 How far of a drive is this from the port? Debating on if we will have time to check this out after our 4 hour snorkel excursion. Quote
Jax Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Posted February 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, Hockeyman55 said: How far of a drive is this from the port? Debating on if we will have time to check this out after our 4 hour snorkel excursion. It’s about 45 minutes each way; possibly longer depending on traffic. (Which can be bad) Quote
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