St. Maarten / St. Martin Cruise Blog

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.

November 16, 2021

THE DAILY HERALD: START OF PEAK SEASON CARIBBEAN CRUISING

St Maarten Cruise Season Peak Starts   PHILIPSBURG–Port St. Maarten welcomed three cruise ships on Saturday, of which two – Mein Schiff 2 and MS Rotterdam – for the first time since the start of the pandemic. This week, sixteen cruise calls are expected,

November 4, 2021

18 CRUISE CALLS, 54,000 VISITORS EXPECTED FROM HOMEPORTING

54000 Visitors Expected for St Maarten Homeporting   PHILIPSBURG–Port St. Maarten is expected to be a buzz of activity in the coming months with 18 cruise calls expected as a result of homeporting from December 2021 to March 2022.  

November 2, 2021

INAUGURAL CALL CEREMONY FOR VIKING OCEAN CRUISES

Inaugural Call Ceremony for Viking Ocean Cruises   PHILIPSBURG–Viking Ocean Cruises cruise ship Viking Orion arrived in port on Saturday morning, marking the return of another cruise line to the destination. A small pier side reception took place to officially welcome Viking Orion followed

A large cruise ship docking at the St Maarten cruise port in Philipsburg

October 6, 2021

WORLD’S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP VISITS ST. MAARTEN

Symphony of the Seas Worlds Largest Cruise Shop Visits St Maarten   PHILIPSBURG–The world’s largest cruise ship was in port on Tuesday. With a length of 362 metres and a width of 47 metres, Royal Caribbean’s ship Symphony of the Seas makes a

October 1, 2021

PORT ST. MAARTEN GROUP DOES IT AGAIN. NOW ALSO SEATRADE CRUISE AWARD WINNER

Port St Maarten wins Seatrade Award PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten Group received the 2021 Seatrade Cruise Award in the category #WeAreBack – Onshore at the 35th annual Seatrade Cruise Global that took place on September 27-30 in