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Philipsburg St Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)

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Philipsburg St Maarten cruise port

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Local Time
2026-08-17 05:27

min: 81 °F (27 °C) / max: 83 °F (29 °C) 82°F
27.9°C
Wind: 68°/ 7.1 m/s Gust: 8.5 m/sWind: 68°/ 7.1 m/s Gust: 8.5 m/sMod. breeze
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Min / Max Temperature83 °F / 29 °C
81 °F / 28 °C
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Port Philipsburg St Maarten cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Philipsburg St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

DayShipArrivalDeparture
31 December, 2025
Wednesday
Phoenix Reisen Cruises cruise lineAmera12:0001 Jan, 02:00

Philipsburg is a port town and the capital of Sint Maarten - an island country in the Dutch Antilles, one of The Netherlands' overseas territories. The island is approx 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico (USA). Port Philipsburg (locode ANPHI) is the country's principal port and largest city, with population around 2,000.

Since 1648, St Maarten it is divided 60 / 40 between France (northern part, 53 km2 / 20 mi2) and Holland (southern part, 34 km2 / 13 mi2). On the French part (Saint Martin) is Marigot. The island was discovered by the Europeans in the late-15th-century (first sighted in November 1493 by Christopher Columbus). Philipsburg was established in 1763 by John Philips (Scottish Captain serving in the Dutch Navy) and soon became a major port and center of international shipping trade. From that time are two historic fortifications guarding the port town - Fort Amsterdam and Fort Willem (to the north).

Philipsburg (population around 2,000) is located on a narrow stretch of land between the Great Salt Pond and Great Bay. It functions as a commercial center of Saint Martin Island, whereof St Maarten encompasses the southern half. St Maarten Island has total area 34 km2 (13 mi2) and is one of the Dutch islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago - together with Saba Island and Sint Eustatius. The other "Dutch Antilles" islands are in the Leeward Antilles - the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao).

In December 2016, four Celebrity Cruises ships (Eclipse, Equinox, Reflection, Summit) docked here. As part of the Christmas-New Year holidays was offered a Demi Lovato live concert performance, which was also televised.

On October 11, 2018, the port had a double celebration as it welcomed the maiden call of Carnival Horizon (berthed at Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facility) as well as cruise port's 1 millionth passenger (since January 2018). The lucky couple (Cheryl and Timothy Franklin) was actually welcomed in mid-September, but the ceremony was postponed due to Hurricane Isaac. As presents, they received gift certificates and tokens, including a complimentary 3-night hotel stay (at Sonesta Maho Beach Resort), return flight tickets (by Winair), two Carnival Cruise Line tickets (purchased by Port St Maarten), plus VIP tour of the isle, lunch at Yvette's Restaurant, visit to Rain Forest Adventure Park.

Following the COVID crisis, in June-August 2021, for the first time, Celebrity Cruises homeported here a ship (Celebrity Millennium) for 7-night roundtrips from Sint Maarten (Philipsburg) to Oranjestad Aruba-Willemstad Curacao-Bridgetown Barbados (itinerary1) and Road Town Tortola BVI-Castries St Lucia-Barbados (itinerary2).

Philipsburg St Maarten cruise terminal

Cruise ships to St Maarten Island dock at Port Philipsburg - located on the island's southern coast. The port is managed by the Harbour Group of Companies (port authority).

The port has two cruise ship piers.

  • Pier 1 has length 545 m (1788 ft) and capacity to dock 4 ships simultaneously. This berthing facility was inaugurated in 2009.
  • A second cruise pier (Pier 2) was opened in 2017, ranking St Maarten as one of the few Caribbean ports with capacity to handle even the world's largest passenger vessels of the Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class (225,000 GT tons, capacity 6,300 passengers plus 2150 crew).
  • The new Pier 2 has length 445 m (1460 ft) and capacity to dock 2 Oasis-class ships at a time. On Pier 2 there are also 2 screening booths to expedite passenger disembarkation.

Right after disembarkation, cruise ship tourists are welcomed at Harbour Point Village with steel pans. Harbour Point Village as facilities offers information center, duty-free shops, souvenir shops, outdoor market stalls, bars, a restaurant. Here are also parked all tour buses (shore excursion pick up / drop off points, tour bus stands, cab stand).