For a hit of Dutch and French culture, the dual nationality of St Martin (St Maarten) is where you will disembark.
The area offers some excellent beach-front bars and restaurants and although popular with tourists the Sunset Bar and Grill, positioned on the beach at the end of the runway, offers some thrilling sites as the planes come in to land, just inches overhead.
The island has exuberant night-spots, duty-free shops and casinos promising an upbeat, cosmopolitan experience, as you gently acclimatise back to 21st century life.