St Maarten Tourisme Recovery Tourism Recovery Several months after Hurricane Irma, St. Maarten is slowly recovering and showing visible signs of progress. This past month marked the reopening of St. Maarten’s cruise ports, as Viking Cruises’ Viking Sea ship and Marella Cruises’ Marella Discovery sailed into port on December 4 and 5, 2017 respectively. American […]
2018 St Maarten Festivals schedule St. Maarten festivals News Determined to rebuild after Hurricane Irma’s unprecedented fury, the island is getting ready for the Heineken Regatta, the first major event since the September storm. On the calendar for March 1-4, sailors from 35 countries race the clear sea as spectators line the shores cheering on […]
2017 year in review – St Maarten To all my Family, Clients, Friends Google+, Twitter, Blog and Facebook followers. A heartfelt wish from all of us at BlueOceanVilas to you ……. I want to extend my sincere Xmas and New Year wish to you and your family, may you be blessed with great health, prosperity, […]
Viking Cruises returning to St Maarten after Hurricane Irma Cruise ships visiting St Maarten again The Port of St.Maarten is ready for its first commercial cruise ship call since Hurricane Irma’s devastation as the Viking Sea will be arriving today, Monday, December 4. Port St. Maarten Management calls on all stakeholders, businesses and the public […]
TripAdvisor’s annual Travelers’ Choice Awards St Maarten listed 19th Four Caribbean countries have been named among the Top 25 Best Destinations in the world for 2017. TripAdvisor made the announcement on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 as it released its Top 25 list for this year. Jamaica came in at 12th, the only Caribbean nation to […]
Rockland Estate Rainforest Adventure, Sint Maarten Rockland Estate, SXM St. Maarten’s major new attraction, Rockland Estate, will be opening to the public this Friday in advance of cruise ships returning to Philipsburg in mid-December. Rockland Estate is Sint Maarten’s newest attraction. The eco-park is located on the historic Emilio Wilson Estate just a short ride […]
Naked Boy Hill, SXM Naked Boy Hill, St Maarten Naked Boy Hill. The names comes from a tree that used to grow a lot there, the Parinari Campestrus, locally known as Bois Bandé or Naked Boy tree, because the bark is always peeling of. The bark is said to have aphrodisiac properties, a natural viagra […]
Commercial flights operating to SXM SXM Flight Schedules to St Maarten For those who are in need of some sandy toes and salty kisses from the caribbean, here is a list of the commercial SXM flights operating to SXM: Effective October 23, Winair is operating flights between St. Maarten and San Juan KLM: 2 x […]
St Maarten News Wednesday Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops has issued a warning to St. Maarten. The reconstruction will suffer “severe delay” if the St. Maarten Government does not agree with the conditions today, Wednesday. St. Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin had until November 1 to agree to the Dutch conditions of […]
Sunset Beach Bar St Maarten reopens after Hurricane Irma Sunset Beach bar Maho, St Maarten As we have reported in our previous Sunset Beach Bar blog. The Sunset Beach Bar is to many vistors/vacationers the hotspot on the Island and although they have a long way to go, it wil start to resume business this […]
