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.
June 5, 2026
Island hopping is considered a great feature of St. Maarten / St. Martin. Many islands are on the horizon, ready for a return ferry ride or flight up and down. Saba is a popular day trip destination for St. Maarten visitors
May 20, 2026
Here is an in-the-know suggestion for St. Maarten “island hoppers”. Mount Scenery is the highest mountain of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The dormant Saba volcano has extensive tropical rainforests on its 887 meter high slopes. Despite being under 900
May 7, 2026
A Bright Star On the St. Maarten Horizon It’s here: today the Star of the Seas will be in the St. Maarten Cruise Port! In anticipation of the visit of this behemoth, here are some fun facts for
April 24, 2026
St. Maarten / St. Martin, Anguilla and St. Barths together form one plateau in the ocean. Shallow waters between dual nation St. Maarten / St. Martin and St. Barths make a great nursery for whales because of it. Reefs in
March 20, 2026
This week’s Photo Of The Week is a great aerial picture of St. Barths, officially “St Barthelemy”, one of the destinations St. Maarten is a key gateway to. If you look closely, you see the island salt ponds in
