Det sker i Philipsburg (Sint Maarten), Sint Maarten året igennem

Tætpakket — Cruise ship season, Christmas and New Year peak

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Cruise ship season (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt)), Christmas and New Year peak (18. dec. – 5. jan.)

Travlt — Cruise ship season

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Cruise ship season (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

• Festival

  St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

  5.–8. mar.SportsbegivenhedTætpakketBook tidligt

  Four days of racing out of Simpson Bay in the first week of March, and the shore parties pull a bigger crowd than the boats do. Rooms on the Dutch side go months ahead of it. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  SXM Festival

  9.–17. mar. · normaltMusikfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Five days of open-air electronic music at beach and hilltop sites in the second week of March, running past dawn. It books out the Simpson Bay end of the island months ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cruise ship season (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, St. Maarten Carnival

• Risiko

  Sargassum on the windward coasts

  1. apr. – 31. aug. · normaltSargassosæson

  The drift piles up on the Atlantic-facing east and north shores; Great Bay in front of town faces south and usually escapes it. Check which way a beach points before you book a week on it. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Sea turtle nesting

  1. apr. – 30. nov. · normalt

  Leatherbacks come first in spring, greens and hawksbills through the summer and autumn. Nests on the quieter beaches are staked off, and lights or furniture near one is a fineable business. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  St. Maarten Carnival

  10. apr. – 5. majTætpakketLukninger

  A month of it, not a weekend: the village by the Great Salt Pond opens in April and runs nightly until King Momo is burned in early May. The Grand Parade closes the roads through town for most of a day. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  King's Day

  26.–27. apr.National helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  The Dutch side takes 27 April off for the king's birthday, orange included, and it usually lands inside the carnival weeks. Government offices and banks shut; the beach bars do not. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cruise ship season (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — St. Maarten Carnival

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1. apr. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Sea turtle nesting (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt)), St. Maarten Carnival (10. apr. – 5. maj)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Hurricane season

  1. jun. – 30. nov.

  Six official months, but the risk concentrates between mid-August and mid-October. Irma flattened this island in September 2017 and everyone here still plans around that fortnight; read the airline change policy before you book it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1. apr. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Sea turtle nesting (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1. apr. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Sea turtle nesting (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1. apr. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Sea turtle nesting (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Sea turtle nesting (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Sea turtle nesting (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Tætpakket — Cruise ship season, Sint Maarten Day

• Sæson

  Cruise ship season

  1. nov. – 30. apr. · normaltKrydstogtsæsonTætpakket

  The Wathey pier takes up to six ships at once and Front Street belongs to them from nine until four. Published call schedules tell you which mornings to be anywhere else; the beach empties again by five. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Sint Maarten Day

  11. nov.Stor festivalLukninger

  Both halves of the island mark the saint's day on 11 November with a parade and a joint ceremony at the border monument. Offices and most shops on the Dutch side close for it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Sea turtle nesting (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Tætpakket — Cruise ship season, Christmas and New Year peak

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18. dec. – 5. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  The dearest fortnight of the year on both sides of the island, with the yacht crowd in Simpson Bay and villas quoted at multiples of the spring rate. Restaurant tables need booking days ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cruise ship season (1. nov. – 30. apr. (normalt))