POINTE BLANCHE:--- The destination received between January and July 2019 close to 1.1 million cruise passengers (1,099,893) via 373 cruise vessel calls. In the first quarter, January to March, more than 650,000 cruise passengers visited the island via 264 cruise vessel calls.
Port St. Maarten Management is very pleased with the results so far for 2019 and is looking forward to the destination catering to more than 1.5 million cruise passengers by year-end barring any interruptions in cruise calls between September and December due to inclement weather.
Destination St. Maarten has maintained its competitive edge through continual research
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