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.

Icon of the seas will be making its inaugural St. Maarten

January 31, 2024

SXM TALKS: LARGEST CRUISE SHIP IN THE WORLD ICON OF THE SEAS TO MAKE INAUGURAL CALL ON 13 FEBRUARY

Icon Of The Seas To Visit St. Maarten / St. Martin     Port St. Maarten Group announced their excitement to welcome the largest cruise ship in the World Icon of the Seas on February 13, 2024.     As

The Celebrity Ascent Cruiseschip is starting its Caribbean Voyage with a call in St Maartne cruise port, Philipsburg

December 18, 2023

CRUISE INDUSTRY NEWS: CELEBRITY ASCENT PREMIERES CARIBBEAN VOYAGE WITH CALL IN ST MAARTEN!

  Celebrity Cruises celebrated the delivery of its newest ship, the Celebrity Ascent, from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France.  The Ascent offerins a seven-night Eastern Caribbean itinerary. The ship’s inauguration included a signing ceremony, flag changing,

View ofView of the West Indies Shopping Mall on Marigot Waterfront with Fort St Louis in background the West Indies Shopping Mall on Marigot Waterfront with Fort St Louis in background

December 12, 2023

CARIBBEAN JOURNAL: A NEW LUXURY CRUISE LINE IS PORTING IN ST MARTIN!

  Introducing the Sakara superyacht to San Juan’s Port, Emerald Cruises highlights the trend of small, ultra-luxe cruise lines. The 360-foot Sakara, one of two Emerald-branded super yachts, will homeport in San Juan for winter-spring, offering eight itineraries featuring Puerto

Two cruise ships docked at St Maarten cruise port in Philipsburg with a view of hills in the background

November 20, 2023

CRUISE HIVE: QUEEN MARY 2 SETS SAIL FOR ST MAARTEN AFTER UPKEEP IN ROTTERDAM

  The Queen Mary 2 recently completed an extensive three-week dry dock in Rotterdam, undergoing technical maintenance and renovations. The Damen Shiprepair yard managed the complex project, requiring careful planning and overcoming challenges like a limited tidal window for docking.

Cruise ships Sint Maarten

October 3, 2023

CRUISEHIVE: NEW “CELEBRITY ASCENT” STARTS SEA TRIALS, THEN SAILS TO ST MAARTEN

  Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship, named Celebrity Ascent, is currently doing trial runs in the ocean as it gets ready to set sail. This ship is the fourth one in the Edge class and it took two years to build