Ship ahoy of today

Cruise ship season! Once you hear the "noise" of the ship leaving, you will never forget it. (alternatively, watch "The Fog" and you will know). We woke up many times early in the morning to catch them docking in the harbour. We even met the Queen Mary II here. Sometimes you can see three ships if you drive over the Juliana Bridge, and if you walk through Punda and see them very close, you have the impression the ship is a futuristic building in the middle of the colonial architecture.
About 300,000 cruise ship tourists visit the island every year, most of them coming from the U.S.