St. Maarten / St. Martin News Blog

Visitor News Blog for St Maarten / St Martin

September 1, 2025

Dive Site Proselyte: A History of Mutiny & Man of Wars

Picture Courtesy of Nature Foundation   With a distance, the HMS Proselyte is the most famous wreck near St. Maarten / St. Martin. Her fame is not just exemplified by the “Proselyte Reef” named after her, but the same counts

August 26, 2025

Celebrity Xcel To Underline St. Maarten Cuisine; Janaína Torres Selected Culinary Godmother

Photo: Courtesy of Al Pasha   Culinary Port of Call   Celebrity Cruises announced that acclaimed Brazilian chef Janaína Torres will serve as the godmother of Celebrity Xcel, the line’s newest Edge Class ship. She will be designing St. Maarten island cuisine at

August 26, 2025

Southwest Airlines to Fly Nine Times A Week to St. Maarten from Baltimore & Orlando

Princess Juliana International Airport has announced an exciting new partnership with Southwest Airlines, set to begin in Spring 2026. Starting April 7, 2026, Southwest will offer nine weekly flights to St. Maarten, consisting of daily nonstop service from Orlando International

Aerial view of Icon of the Seas

August 26, 2025

Today in the St. Maarten Cruise Port: Icon of the Seas

Cruise Port St. Maarten report: Icon of the Seas   In our weekly review of special ships docking in the Philipsburg St. Maarten cruise port today, we chose to highlight the largest cruise ship in the world, the Icon of

August 22, 2025

The Essence of Private Time Next to Work

Interview with Joanne Siebel (MedWork)   In today’s highlight of St. Maarten / St. Martin entrepreneurs, Joanne Siebel of labor and health advisory company MedWork is interviewed about island life and work. Originally from Curaçao, she moved to the Netherlands to

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