Call_me_ishmael

There's a bunch (> 100) of reviews on TripAdvisor at:

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g147347-d2138916-Reviews-Lord_Sheffield_Tall_Ship_Adventures-Philipsburg_Sint_Maarten_St_Maarten_St_Martin.html

As far as Maho goes, if the weather is right they often go there, just email them to find out what the itinerary is these days.

Do you mean this excursion: www.lordsheffield.com ? I've been on it a number of times, and it is fine for kids. It isn't a "booze cruise" by any means.

I use SkypeOut, it lets you dial any normal telephone from your smartphone and use the internet to connect. It just looks like a normal telephone call to the person you are calling and it rings ther home phone.

You need a smart phone like an IPhone or an Android phone that can run Skype and you just connect to WiFi in St Maarten and dial your Mother's telephone number from Skype and go. Works great and costs about 5c/minute from anywere.

I run a business in SXM and call home to Canada all the time with it.

Let me know if you need anymore info, it is a great service and you can use it anywhere there is WiFi.