St. Maarten / St. Martin News Blog

Visitor News Blog for St Maarten / St Martin

December 16, 2025

Princess Juliana International Airport lights up for the Holiday Season

Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) officially welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of its Christmas tree, a moment that signaled warmth and celebration for travelers arriving in St. Maarten. The glowing display marks the beginning of a festive transformation

cruise boat of britannia with a british flag on it in the harbour of philipsburg

December 15, 2025

Today in St. Maarten Cruise Port: P&Os Britannia

As one of the most bustling cruise ports of the Caribbean, there is always an interesting vessel mooring in Philipsburg, clearly visible for all that pass by the capital of Dutch side St. Maarten. Todays highlighted cruise ship is P&Os

December 10, 2025

Three Inaugural Cruise Ship Calls last Week

Port St. Maarten started December on a high note with three major inaugural cruise calls in one week: MSC Grandiosa on December 1, Celebrity Xcel on December 4, and Marella Discovery 2 on December 7. These visits reinforce the island’s

December 9, 2025

EPIC grass clearing event at Fort Amsterdam

Environmental Protection In the Caribbean (EPIC) is hosting a grass clearing event at Fort Amsterdam upcoming Saturday, December 13th, from 8 to 10am. They are removing invasive weeds in order to help our freshly planted native trees grow, and they

December 9, 2025

Todays Ship in Cruise Port St. Maarten: Mein Schiff 2

  Cruise ships are not just a fun holiday phenomenon for those on board, but also for tourists seeing these ships entering and leaving their ports of call. From both Great Bay Beach and Fort Amsterdam , you have a

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