Philipsburg St Maarten Netherlands Antilles

1986 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (40 Cruises)

Carnival Cruise Line (65 Cruises)

Celebrity Cruises (74 Cruises)

Cruise celebrity ascent ship

Celebrity Ascent

3260 Passengers
141420 tons
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Costa Cruises (81 Cruises)

Cruise COS Costa Cruises Favolosa ship

Costa Favolosa

4066 Passengers
114500 tons
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Costa Serena.

Costa Serena

3780 Passengers
114500 tons
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Cunard (46 Cruises)

Cruise Cunard Queen Mary 2 ship

Queen Mary 2

2691 Passengers
151400 tons
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Emerald Waterways (93 Cruises)

Emerald Kaia.

Emerald Kaia

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Emerald Sakara.

Emerald Sakara

164 Passengers
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Explora Journeys (54 Cruises)

EXPLORA III.

Explora III

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Holland America Line (61 Cruises)

MSC Cruises (405 Cruises)

msc meraviglia cruise ship

MSC Meraviglia

4500 Passengers
167600 tons
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msc opera cruise ship

MSC Opera

2150 Passengers
65591 tons
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MSC Cruises Seashore Ship Cruise

MSC Seashore

5331 Passengers
154000 tons
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MSC World Europa3

MSC World Europa

5400 Passengers
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Norwegian Cruise Line (73 Cruises)

Cruise NCL Norwegian Cruise Line Prima Ship

Norwegian Prima

3099 Passengers
142500 tons
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Oceania Cruises (41 Cruises)

Princess Cruises (172 Cruises)

Cruise PCL Princess Crown Ship

Crown Princess

3080 Passengers
113561 tons
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Cruise PCL Princess Emerald ship

Emerald Princess

3080 Passengers
113561 tons
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Enchanted Princess.

Enchanted Princess

3660 Passengers
145000 tons
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Cruise PCL Princess Regal Ship

Regal Princess

3560 Passengers
142299 tons
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises (21 Cruises)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (225 Cruises)

royal caribbean cruises grandeur of the seas

Grandeur of the Seas

2440 Passengers
73817 tons
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royal caribbean cruises harmony of the seas ship

Harmony of the Seas

5400 Passengers
226963 tons
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royal caribbean icon of the seas cruise ship

Icon of the Seas

5610 Passengers
248 tons
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royal caribbean rhapsody of the seas cruise ship

Rhapsody of the Seas

2040 Passengers
78491 tons
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Cruise RCI Royal Caribbean Star of the Seas Ship

Star of the Seas

5610 Passengers
248 tons
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royal caribbean vision of the seas cruise ship

Vision of the Seas

2048 Passengers
78340 tons
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Seabourn Cruise Line (108 Cruises)

Seabourn Ovation.

Seabourn Ovation

40350 tons
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SeaDream Yacht Club (45 Cruises)

Seadream I

Seadream I

207 Passengers
4333 tons
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Seadream II

Seadream II

207 Passengers
4333 tons
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Star Clippers (71 Cruises)

Star Flyer.

Star Flyer

238 Passengers
2298 tons
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Viking Ocean Cruises (36 Cruises)

Virgin Voyages (57 Cruises)

Windstar Cruises (191 Cruises)

Star Legend.

Star Legend

502 Passengers
12995 tons
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Star Pride.

Star Pride

502 Passengers
12995 tons
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Wind Surf

Wind Surf

552 Passengers
14745 tons
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ships dock at the Dr. A.C. Wathey pier, at the eastern end of Great Bay, about 1.5 km from downtown. Front Street is a twenty-minute walk along the water, or a few minutes by the water taxi that crosses the bay.
Yes, Great Bay Beach starts about ten minutes' walk from the pier, lined with loungers, bars and restaurants. It is one of the few true city beaches in the Caribbean reachable without a taxi or excursion.
The classic trio fits comfortably: the boardwalk along the beach, the shops and lanes of Front Street, then a few hours of swimming at Great Bay. The curious add Fort Amsterdam, a twenty-minute walk west of the bay.
On the Dutch side the official currency is the Caribbean guilder, but US dollars are accepted everywhere and most prices are posted in dollars. Credit cards work in nearly every shop; on the French side the euro applies, with dollars accepted almost everywhere.
English dominates on the Dutch side, where Dutch remains official; French is the language around Marigot. Canadian visitors get by effortlessly in either English or French.
Yes for aviation fans: landing aircraft skim the sand in a spectacle found nowhere else. Allow 20 to 30 minutes by taxi from the pier and watch the clock on the way back, as traffic slows in late afternoon.
Yes, Marigot, the French capital, is about twenty minutes away by taxi: a market, pastry shops, marina terraces and Fort Louis. The island has been shared by France and the Netherlands since 1648, with no visible border.
December through April, in the dry season, with calm seas and dependable skies. Hurricane season officially runs June to November; ships adjust their routes when needed.
Very: Great Bay Beach is calm and everything is walkable, with no logistics required. The water taxi across the bay entertains the kids, and the boardwalk ice cream shops do the rest.