ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 155,014 • CAPITAL: Willemstad • VISA: Generally tourists holding a valid passport may enter Curaçao without a written permit and remain up to 90 days. Certain nationalities (such as Cuban and Haitian) must present a tourist visa. A visa should be applied for at least one month in advance at any representation of the Netherlands (in the concerning country) • HEALTH: Precautions against hepatitis A and typhoid are recommended • CURRENCY: Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) = 100 cents. U.S. dollars are widely accepted on the island,
as are most credit cards • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): ANG1.78 = $1 • TIPPING: 10 percent • TIME: GMT –5 • ELECTRICITY: 110-130 volts. No adaptor required • DRIVING: Traffi c drives on the right. U.S. driving license is accepted • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1; Feb 20; Apr 7, 9, 10, 27; May 1, 18; Jul 2; Oct 10; Dec 25, 26 • LANGUAGE: Papiamento. Dutch, English and Spanish are also spoken • RELIGION: Catholic. Also Jewish, Muslim and Protestant • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +599 9
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Curaçao (CUR) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 2.5h • PORT: Willemstad
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS
• Majestic Colonial Punta Cana • Majestic Elegance Costa Mujeres • Majestic Elegance Punta Cana • Majestic Mirage Punta Cana See International Members section