Welcome to our St. Maarten / St. Martin Cruise Blog! St. Maarten / St. Martin is one of the most popular and best visited cruise ports in the world, partially because of its proximity to Great Bay Beach, its vast shopping offer and its wide variety of cruise excursions. This blog is bringing news about Cruise Port St. Maarten, new additions to the cruise ship schedule and new exciting vessels setting sail to the island.
January 9, 2023
SIMPSON BAY–Three years after the Simpson Bay bridge operator’s booth was knocked into the water by a superyacht entering Simpson Bay Lagoon with a hatch left open, the new bridge attendant’s booth was damaged by another mega-yacht on Sunday afternoon.
December 8, 2022
PHILIPSBURG–Porthole Readers’ Choice Awards 2022 has selected St. Maarten as the “Best Caribbean Shopping Port.” Porthole Cruise and Travel Magazine has been described as the world’s leading cruise publication. Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) Omar
November 30, 2022
Acting TEATT Minister Omar Ottley (second from left), port representatives and the ship’s agent welcomed the “Evrima” on Sunday. PHILIPSBURG–The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection superyacht Evrima made its inaugural call to Port St. Maarten on Sunday. Captain Duncan and crew were greeted
November 29, 2022
One of the most popular cruise ports in the Caribbean, St. Maarten is recovering at record speed, welcoming six ships and 15,000 passengers in one day. St. Maarten, one of the most popular cruise destinations for cruise ships worldwide, has
November 28, 2022
Nearly 15,000 tourists graced the shores of St Maarten this week in what Acting Minister of Tourism Omar Ottley called a “stunning indication that the Caribbean’s number one Cruise travel destination was back in business.” “We had a perfect first
