Laid-back wedding at Great Bay Beach
GREAT BAY — Rebecca Brooks and Thomas Graziano from New York chose St. Maarten to celebrate their anniversary. They got married on November 11th. When they saw online that 11-11 is St. Maarten’s Day, they decided they wanted to celebrate their wedding on our island. St. Maarten’s Day commemorates the sighting of the island by Christopher More...
Port St. Maarten: 2019 Closes with 1.6+ Million Cruise Passengers
~ Port calls on Stakeholders to Move Forward Together in 2020 in Offering New and Enhanced Experiences ~ PORT ST. MAARTEN – The Old Year ended with the destination receiving over 1.6 million cruise passengers More...
Simpson Bay Bridge Remains Fully Operational
PORT ST. MAARTEN – The Simpson Bay Bridge despite an incident on Sunday afternoon is fully operational for outbound and inbound Mega Yachts and regular boat traffic. On Sunday afternoon after the incident, the More...
A lousy day in Downtown Philipsburg
GREAT BAY — The decrease in cruise ship arrivals in St. Maarten is clearly felt by businesses in Philipsburg. Since November 1st, the start of the tourist high season, fewer of the mega-sized cruise ships More...
Businesses in Philipsburg struggle to survive
GREAT BAY — After a slow start of the tourist high season, several stores and restaurants in Philipsburg have trouble paying this month’s rent. Earlier this year Port St. Maarten and the tourism authorities More...
World’s Largest In-Water Boat Show Reveals Opportunities abound in the Yachting Industry
PORT ST. MAARTEN – A delegation from Port St. Maarten and other local stakeholders recently returned from the flagship marine event, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) in Florida. Owned by the More...
MSC Meraviglia Second Cruise Ship Inaugural Call for the 2019-2020 Cruise Season
PORT ST. MAARTEN – The cruise ship MSC Meraviglia made its inaugural call on Friday, November 1st – the second inaugural call for the 2019-2020 cruise season – and was welcomed by caretaker Minister of More...
Johnson continuing efforts to improve local public transportation services
PHILIPSBURG—The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (TEATT), is finalizing a Comprehensive Plan of Action for taxi and bus service on St. Maarten. The goal is “to foster More...
Port Management has Positive Meeting with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
~ St. Maarten key to cruise line’s deployment strategies ~ PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten Management has had positive discussions with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) with respect to future itinerary More...
Viking Ocean Cruises first inaugural call for the 2019-2020
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Viking Ocean Cruises cruise ship Viking Sun on a 245-day world cruise, made its inaugural port call on Sunday, October 20. This is the first inaugural call for the 2019-2020 cruise season. Captain More...
