St. Maarten / St. Martin Island Hopping Blog

The island of St. Maarten / St. Martin is in the middle of a beautiful and diverse archipelago, with many islands small and large within eyesight from our island beaches. As a hub in between, the island offers a perfect base for a day of island hopping. See below blog posts to inform you about news about our surrounding islands and the connections to those.

a plane of winair on the airport

September 19, 2024

Winair Expands Caribbean Network with New Routes to Barbados, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent

Windward Islands Airways (Winair), the carrier based at Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten, is expanding its Caribbean routes starting November 15, 2024.   The airline will launch new flights to Barbados, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent using ATR

Plane spotters watching a plane fly over Maho Beach while swimming in the Caribbean Sea

September 18, 2024

A Guide to St. Maarten’s Airplane Beaches and Flight Options for November 2024

Airplane beaches, like Maho Beach in St. Maarten, attract aviation enthusiasts with their spectacular views of planes landing. St. Maarten, split between the French and Dutch territories, features Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) on the Dutch side, which serves as

view from the Saint Martin beach of a boat on sea

September 13, 2024

St. Martins in the Caribbean (and the world)

A Patron Saint of World Fame   As is the case with many patron saints, there is a lot of locations in the world named after bishop, later Saint Martin of Tours (? – 397). Though a Hungarian of origin,

a plane of winair on the airport

September 10, 2024

WINAIR expands its fleet with third ATR42-500 plane

AIRPORT – WINAIR announces arrival of its third ATR42-500 plane, further demonstrating their dedication to customer satisfaction and commitment to innovation.   On their Facebook page, they further state: “With a focus on continuously improving and expanding services, Winair is

picture of the cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas

September 10, 2024

Today in Cruise port St. Maarten: Rhapsody of the Seas

  As one of the most popular cruise ports in the world, visitors of St. Maarten see a lot of ships pass by the St. Maarten Cruise Port often with unique designs and features. Visitors enjoying their breakfast or lunch