St. Maarten is an island of two personalities--Dutch and French. The island holds the distinction of being the smallest island in the world that is divided into two separate nations, St. Maarten (Dutch) and Sint Martin (French). Many cruise ships include St. Maarten or St. Martin as a port of call.

Click on each link below to see some of the Dutch capital city of Philipsburg and the busy dock and harbor area.

St. Maarten comes into view in the early morning mist.

The Adventure of the Seas greets us at the dock in St. Maarten.

The distinctive top deck of the mega-ship the Adventure of the Seas

Cruise ship pier at Saint Maarten.

The capital of St. Maarten, Philipsburg

Steep cliffs on St. Maarten

Seven Seas Mariner and Adventure of the Seas at the dock

The busy cruise ship dock at St. Maarten

A Seven Seas Mariner crewman works while the ship is docked

The About Cruises Guide and a "dream" yacht, the Tatoosh

Not every ship has its own helicopter!

The busy cruise ship pier in St. Maarten

Seven Seas Mariner and Adventure of the Seas

The Seven Seas Mariner dwarfs the yacht the Tatoosh

This sign communicates the message!

Philipsburg harbor on St. Maarten

St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles

St. Maarten is a great place to shop

St. Maarten

RCI Adventure of the Seas sails from St. Maarten