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.

April 9, 2026

Today in Port St. Maarten: Celebrity Ascent

St. Maarten is not just one of the most praised cruise ports of the Caribbean, it is also one of the busiest. There is always an interesting ship in port. Today’s highlighted ship of choice is Celebrity Ascent by Celebrity

April 1, 2026

Today in Cruise Port St. Maarten: Marella Explorer

Cruise Port Philipsburg always welcomes interesting ships and can be a lively sight from the city, its beach, as well as Fort Amsterdam overlooking it. In this series of portraits of notable cruise ships passing through Port St. Maarten, today’s focus

Aerial view of Icon of the Seas

March 31, 2026

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 second-largest cruise ship in the world, the Icon of

Circle window view with palmtree and cruiseship in the background

March 27, 2026

Photo Of The Week: Cabana Ship Sightings

If it was not for the lush palm trees on this picture, you would almost think you were at sea. This rounded “porthole” is however not built for sailors but for landlubbers, more specifically those renting one of the fully

March 24, 2026

Today in Cruise Port St. Maarten: Grand Princess

A Leader Attracting Apprentices   Port St. Maarten always offers a spectacular view, from the historical bulwark at Fort Amsterdam all the way to the lively boardwalk. The view becomes even more impressive when imposing cruise and sailing ships are in

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