St. Maarten Sections Getting There Where To Stay Activities Visitor Tips Getting Married Calendar Weather Maps Information Request St. Maarten Main CTW Main	Travel to St. Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport By Air Air service to Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten is provided by: United States American Airlines direct from New York, Miami and San Juan, with connecting flights to numerous cities throughout the U.S. US Airways direct from Philadelphia and Charlotte, with connecting flights to numerous cities throughout the U.S. Continental from Newark, with connecting flights throughout the U.S. Delta Airlines direct from Atlanta, with connections to other U.S. cities GWV from Boston United Airlines from Washington D.C. (Dulles) Canada Air Transat from Toronto and Montreal Conquest from Toronto Signature Vacations from Toronto Europe KLM direct from Amsterdam, with connecting flights to numerous cities throughout Europe Air Holland direct from Amsterdam Air France direct from Paris, with connecting flights to numerous cities throughout Europe Corsair direct from ParisCorsair direct from Paris Caribbean Dutch Caribbean Airways from Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire LIAT from Antigua, Anguilla, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, San Juan and Tortola Caribbean Star from Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Tortolla, Trinidad Caribbean Sun from San Juan American Eagle from San Juan Windward Islands Airways (WINAIR) from, St. Kitts/Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius, Anguilla, St. Barth’s, Dominica and Tortola By Cruise Line Cruise lines that call on St. Maarten are: Aida Carnival Cruise Lines Celebrity Cruise Line Costa Cruises Cunard Line Disney Holland-America Norwegian Cruise Line P&O Cruises Princess Cruises Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Windstar Cruises Entry Requirements (Effective January 1, 2005) U.S. citizens require one of the following: A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket. A birth certificate with raised seal and photo identification and a return/continuing ticket. Naturalized citizens must show an original naturalization certificate with photo identification and a return/continuing ticket. Green Card holders must have a valid passport and a return/continuing ticket. Canadian citizens require one of the following: A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket. A certified copy of birth certificate, a photo identification and a return/continuing ticket. Canadian residents require a "Landing permit" with valid passport and return/continuing ticket. European Community citizens require: A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket. Nationals of the following countries listed below require a visa for entry into the Netherlands Antilles for a maximum stay of 3 months (effective January 1, 2005) : Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad China, the Peoples Republic, with the exception of Hong Kong SAR en BNO document holders Colombia Comoros Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Democratic Republic (formerly Zaire) Cuba Djibouti Dominican Republic East Timor Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Macedonia (formerly the Republic of Yugoslavia) Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Niger Nigeria North Korea Northern Marianne Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Authority Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Qatar Russian Federation Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia) Seychelles Sierra Leone Solomon Island Somalia South Africa Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam West Samoa Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe For other countries, kindly contact your closest Dutch Embassy or a St. Maarten Tourist Office. Airport Departure Tax: For International destinations, there is a departure tax of US$30.00 for those age 2 and up. This departure tax might be already included in the airfare of certain airlines. For islands within the Netherlands Antilles, the departure tax is US$10.00. Some have made provisions to include the departure tax in your airline ticket. *Special Notice on Passports The Department of State and Homeland Security have announced a "Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative" in which they are proposing to require all U.S. Citizens, Canadians, citizens of Bermuda and citizens of Mexico to have a passport or other accepted secure document to enter or re-enter the U.S. by January 1, 2008. The departments said that the requirements would be rolled out in phases. The proposed timeline is as follows: December 31, 2005 - Passport or other accepted document required for all travel (air/sea) to or from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central and South America. December 31, 2006 - Passport or other accepted document required for all air, sea to or from Mexico and Canada. December 31, 2007 - Passport or other accepted document required for all air, sea and land boarder crossings. In a joint announcement the departments said that they are requesting comments on the proposed policy and suggestions for alternatives. The departments said that they will consider these suggestions and comments before they announce a formal rule making when they will again seek comment on the proposed rule......More Details Information subject to change St. Maarten At A Glance - St. Maarten at a Glance Language: Dutch is the official language. Papiamento (a mixture of Portuguese, African, Spanish, Dutch and English) is the commonly used lingua franca. English and Spanish are also widely spoken. Government: Part of the Netherlands Antilles; dependency of the Netherlands since 1630. The Netherlands Antilles consist of Curaçao, Bonaire, St Maarten, St Eustatius and Saba. The capitall of the island group is Willemstad, Curaçao. Capital: Philipsburg Area: 34 sq km (16 sq miles). Climate: St Maarten is hot and humid most of the time, prevailing tradewind keep it comfortableTemperatures in the first half of the year usually hang around a balmy 28°C (83°F). It is driest between February and April, with most rain falling between August and November. The hurricane season for the region is June to November with most activity occuring in August and September. On average only five hurricanes a year blow through the Eastern Caribbean, and severe ones hit even less frequently. Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4 Electricity: Electrical appliances run 110 volts (60 Hz), after the American standard. Currency: Netherlands Antilles Guilder (Florin) Driving: All foreign driver's licenses are valid for driving on the island. Motorists drive on the right-hand side of the street, and the roadways have been designed by the government to be easily accessible to physically disabled visitors. Car Rentals: Rental agencies are located at both airports and at the major hotels. Motorcycles and mopeds are also available for hire. Cars are delivered to any hotel, but cannot be picked up at Princess Juliana International Airport in order to protect the livelihood of island taxi drivers.
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