# Curacao (Willemstad)

- Kind: port
- Data version: 2026-10-14
- Reference month: 2026-10
- Checked: 2026-07-22
- Page: https://cruise-pitta.com/en/port/curacao-willemstad

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## Overview

Photo: Martin Falbisoner · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Emma_Bridge_and_Handelskade,_Willemstad,_Cura%C3%A7ao_-_February_2020_-_02.jpg)

Checked: none (unverified)

- Region: [View Caribbean & Bahamas on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=caribbean)
- Description: Colorful Dutch architecture and waterfront streets surround the historic center of Willemstad
- Port name: Curacao (Willemstad)
- English name: Curacao (Willemstad)
- Country: Curacao
- Latitude / longitude: 12.11, -68.94

Willemstad, the capital of Curacao, an island in the Dutch Caribbean. Its port town, lined with pastel Dutch-style buildings, is a World Heritage Site, while canal-like harbors and floating bridges create a distinctive landscape.

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Port highlights

- Population: About 150,000 in the Willemstad metropolitan area (the island's main city)
- Climate: A tropical climate outside the hurricane belt. Warm and dry year-round, with comfortable trade winds.
- Language: Dutch and Papiamento (English and Spanish are also widely understood)
- Currency: Caribbean guilder (Curaçao guilder). US dollars can also be used.
- Best time to visit: Year-round (little hurricane impact, so it can be enjoyed all year)

### Local food

Keshi yena (cheese-stuffed dish), seafood, the local liqueur Blue Curacao

### Sights

- Pastel-colored Handelskade street
- Queen Emma Bridge (drawbridge)
- World Heritage historic districts of Punda and Otrobanda
- Nearby beaches (Klein Knip and others)

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Monthly average high / low temperatures

| Month | Average high (°C / °F) | Average low (°C / °F) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 31 °C / 87 °F | 24 °C / 76 °F |
| Feb | 31 °C / 87 °F | 25 °C / 76 °F |
| Mar | 31 °C / 88 °F | 25 °C / 77 °F |
| Apr | 32 °C / 89 °F | 26 °C / 78 °F |
| May | 32 °C / 90 °F | 26 °C / 79 °F |
| Jun | 33 °C / 91 °F | 26 °C / 80 °F |
| Jul | 33 °C / 91 °F | 26 °C / 79 °F |
| Aug | 33 °C / 92 °F | 27 °C / 80 °F |
| Sep | 33 °C / 92 °F | 27 °C / 80 °F |
| Oct | 33 °C / 91 °F | 26 °C / 79 °F |
| Nov | 32 °C / 89 °F | 26 °C / 78 °F |
| Dec | 31 °C / 87 °F | 25 °C / 77 °F |

Calculated from NOAA GHCN-Daily station observations · Period: 1991–2006 · Station: HATO · about 9.3 km from port · Approximate (limited observation period) · Last checked: 2026-10-04

Checked: 2026-10-04

## Local prices for travelers

- Compared with Tokyo, Japan (median of items): 136 (Tokyo = 100) (Estimated)
- Category: More expensive than Tokyo

Compared with Tokyo, everything is somewhat more expensive.

| Item | Amount | Currency | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Water 500 ml | Cg. 1.59 | XCG | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Coffee | Cg. 7.00 | XCG | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Inexpensive meal | Cg. 28.00 | XCG | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Local beer | Cg. 9.75 | XCG | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Big Mac | Cg. 11.37 | XCG | Checked: none (unverified) |

- Survey month: 2026-10

Prices in Willemstad (Curacao). · Amounts in the recorded local currency. No currency conversion applied. · Last checked: Oct 2026 (partly estimated) · Sources: Shop and menu prices

Checked: none (unverified)

## Getting there from Japan

- Nearest airport: CUR
- Description: Unknown
- Airport to port (approx.): Unknown
- Ease of access: C — Two or more connections (Estimated)

About 9.3 km from airport to port (straight-line distance) (Estimated)

Calculated from OurAirports coordinates

Access from Japan: A = direct flight / B = one connection / C = two or more connections (indicative)

Checked: 2026-07-22

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## Itineraries calling here

### [11-Night Caribbean & Bahamas Cruise from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/celebrity-ascent-11n-fort-lauderdale-port-everglades)

- Region: Caribbean & Bahamas
- Itinerary: Nov 2026 – Apr 2027
- Departure months: 2026-11, 2026-12, 2027-01, 2027-02, 2027-03, 2027-04
- Ship: Celebrity Ascent
- Cruise line: Celebrity Cruises
- Duration: 11 nights
- Departure / arrival: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) → Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
- Port: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) › Aruba (Oranjestad) › Curacao (Willemstad) › +4 › Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
- Cruise type: Round trip / 8
- Amount: From $2,568.00 · Price on the US site (USD, incl. taxes; JPY is an estimate)
- Fare level: Standard

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Links

### External sites and sources

- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willemstad)
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Emma_Bridge_and_Handelskade,_Willemstad,_Cura%C3%A7ao_-_February_2020_-_02.jpg)

### Related Cruise Pitta pages

- [View Caribbean & Bahamas on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=caribbean)
- [11-Night Caribbean & Bahamas Cruise from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/celebrity-ascent-11n-fort-lauderdale-port-everglades)

## Checked

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Sources

- encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willemstad

Source: Wikipedia “[Willemstad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willemstad)” ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))