Is Carnival currently porting at St Maarten

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I am going on an Eastern Carib cruise in a few weeks that is supposed to stop at St Maarten. However, someone posted that Carnival is currently not visiting this port since the damage from the hurricane.

 

Has someone been on a recent Carnival cruise that has stopped at St Maarten?

[Brittany C]

Hi there,

 

Carnival Cruise Line is scheduled to return to St. Maarten on January 15, 2018 with a call from Carnival Sunshine.The port officially reopened for cruise business on December 4.

 

We were recently there, and you can read about that experience here.

 

Happy Cruising!

 

~Brittany Chrusciel, Associate Editor, Cruise Critic

[gerelmx]

Several companies are returning to St Maarten, Celebrity will begin in February. Our shorex to Orient Beach was switched to Kim Sha Beach

[coevan]

Orient Beach's shops and restaurants are gone. Simpson Bay resort will not open until April, it's a mess

[snc_cam]

Hi there,

 

Carnival Cruise Line is scheduled to return to St. Maarten on January 15, 2018 with a call from Carnival Sunshine.The port officially reopened for cruise business on December 4.

 

We were recently there, and you can read about that experience here.

 

Happy Cruising!

 

~Brittany Chrusciel, Associate Editor, Cruise Critic

 

Thanks for the update Brittany!

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I am sure St Maarten is still a mess. Living through hurricanes, I know how extensive damage can be. And this was a HUGE one. Our plans are to visit the shops (those that are left) and do some shore hiking.

[EdmundXXIII]

Orient Beach's shops and restaurants are gone. Simpson Bay resort will not open until April, it's a mess

 

That's so sad. :-\

 

On my last cruise to St. Maarten, I took a taxi to Orient Beach, and parked myself in front of the Aloha Beach Bar Restaurant for the entire day; ate there twice, and drank a ton of their Ginger Rum. Snorkeled and swam. It remains one of my best days on any cruise.

[MNKEITH]

Sad. I love Orient Beach.

 

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[coevan]

That's so sad. :-\

 

On my last cruise to St. Maarten, I took a taxi to Orient Beach, and parked myself in front of the Aloha Beach Bar Restaurant for the entire day; ate there twice, and drank a ton of their Ginger Rum. Snorkeled and swam. It remains one of my best days on any cruise.

 

 

We docked our boat in St.Martin and Aloha was always one of our favorites and Ocean 82 in Grand Case, Grand Case sadly was also wrecked. Restaurants on the non ocean side of the street fared much better

[riclop]

Yes they are.

[uncfes]

We hit there two days ago on the Harmony and there was also a Carnival ship. Town is still not back 100% but getting there

 

 

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