When the bridge swings, take the ferry
The Queen Emma pontoon bridge is the only walking link between Otrobanda, where ships berth, and Punda across St. Anna Bay. When it swings aside for a passing vessel, small harbour ferries carry pedestrians over instead.
The bridge also closes outright for maintenance - it was out of service through the end of September 2026, with the ferries running around the clock in the meantime. If it is closed on your day, the ferry is still the way across; nobody needs a taxi to get to Punda.
Guilder notes look different now
Curaçao swapped currencies in 2025. The Caribbean guilder (Cg, code XCG) replaced the Netherlands Antillean guilder on March 31, 2025, and the old notes stopped being legal tender on July 1, 2025. The rate to the US dollar did not change - it is still pegged at 1.79 to the dollar. Leftover Antillean guilders from an earlier trip are no longer spendable in shops.
Sources: curacaochronicle.com, en.wikipedia.org