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Curaçao Cruise Shore Excursions

Curaçao is a friendly island, accepting of many different ethnicities, religions, and lifestyles. Heavily influenced by European culture, the island is home to a great number of cultural influences. This diversity is evident in the wide range nationalities that visit and live on the island and in the local language, Papiamentu. Papiamentu is a Creole language that formed as the result of the mixing of many languages. Visitors to the island can show respect for the local culture by learning a few Papiamentu phrases. Depending on the time of day, travelers can greet locals with bon dia (good morning), bon tardi (good afternoon), or bon nochi (good evening/night). To give thanks, visitors may say danki (thank you), or masha danki (thank you very much).

Curacao is a long, arid, and generally flat island, stretching some 40 miles.  The island is about 10 miles (16 km) at it's widest point, and the area is about 180 square miles (472 square km), making it the largest island in the Netherlands Antilles group.

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