Willemstad cruises, Curacao

What's great about Willemstad cruises?

This little Dutch island is slowly beginning to creep onto the tourist radar, and for good reason. It offers up an unbeatable mix of footprint-free beaches and pretty colonial towns. The UNESCO-listed port of Willemstad leads the pack, with its candy-coloured, red-roofed houses that gild the downtown area.

  • Take in Willemstad’s best bits on the trolley train tour. You’ll see the Pietermaai Cathedral, Queen Wilhelmina Park, and a quirky building known as the ‘Wedding Cake House’.
  • Push the boat out with a rib ride, followed by snorkelling in the coral reef. Parrotfish, moray eels and green sea turtles hang around here.
  • Sink your toes in coconut-coloured sand at Knippa Beach. It’s split into two sections – the busier Big Knip and the quieter Little Knip, which is popular with the locals.

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Facts about Willemstad

Currency

Netherlands Antilles Guilder

(ANG)

Language

Papiamento, Dutch, English

Time zone

GMT -4

Flight duration

9 hours 50 minutes from Gatwick

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