Grand Turk was in the number two spot followed by, St. Thomas, St. Kitts and Nevis and King’s Wharf, Bermuda.
The top-rated destination was chosen by cruisers. Rankings are based on member review ratings for ports from sailing taken August 1, 2015, to July 31, 2016.
One cruiser’s comment selected and profiled on the online website of Cruise Critic said: “Everyone’s ideal of a Caribbean town with well-kept shops fronting a beach filled with lounge chairs looking out onto blue water.”
Cruise Critic is the leading cruise reviews and information site and hosts the largest cruise community in the world. More than five million people, from first-time cruisers to avid cruise fans, visit Cruise Critic each month to research and plan their cruises, connect with other cruisers and share their passion for cruising.
Port St. Maarten management is elated by the recognition and plans to continue its strategic approach with the implementation of its strategic business plan 2019 and investment plan 2021 to maintain growth and continue to grow and maintain the cruise port’s position in a global competitive environment.
Author: Island Dreams Realty
Island Dreams Realty is a Sint Maarten-based brokerage with leadership lineage dating back to 1979 and a founding investment company established in 1981 by Mario and Linda Molinari. The firm is now led by Broker Sacha van den Bosch, President and Founding Member of the St. Maarten Real Estate Alliance, and is affiliated with Century 21 St. Maarten. IDR represents inventory across 13 Caribbean markets: Sint Maarten, Saint Martin, Anguilla, Antigua, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nevis, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, and St. Lucia, plus select US properties. Active inventory tiers run from entry-level condos at $350K to Platinum Dreams luxury properties listed at $22M, including oceanfront Cupecoy land, an 8-bedroom Bellevue villa, six-condo Simpson Bay complexes, marina berths from 30-foot slips at $90K to 180-foot megayacht moorings above $6.5M, boutique hotels, and oceanfront land. The team includes Property Manager Davida Hassell-Hodge (28 years in property management since 1997) and US Partner Agent Maxwell L. Alexander (NYS Licensed REALTOR®, FAA Licensed UAS Pilot). The firm was named Best Brand 2018 by Hudson Valley Style Magazine. Team language coverage includes English, Dutch, German, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish, and Papiamento.
