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This week on St. Maarten and St. Martin
A genuinely quiet stretch of high summer. Two cruise calls land midweek, Rhapsody of the Seas on Tuesday and Allure of the Seas on Wednesday, and the port sits empty the other five days. The week's rhythm comes from the standing nights: the Tuesday pop-up market and daily live music at Tortuga, Wine Down Wednesday at Mix at Oceans, and happy hour on the Philipsburg boardwalk. The French side's Staycation promotion rolls straight into August, and next Monday, August 3, is August Monday, the famous beach party a short ferry hop away on Anguilla. Every date and source is below.
Week of July 27, 2026 to August 2, 2026
Updated July 27, 2026. Dates are reported from the SHTA calendar and can change, so confirm before you build a day around one.
This week's pick
The five quiet beach days
With only two cruise calls all week and the port empty the other five days, this is the rare stretch of high summer when the big-name beaches run calm. Pick a no-ship day (Monday, Thursday, Friday, or the weekend), go early, and Mullet or Great Bay is close to yours. You can read the port schedule on this page to plan around the crowds instead of into them.
Happening this week
Events
Wed, Jul 29
Wine Down Wednesday, Mix at Oceans
On repeat
Weekly fixtures
Live status
Ships in port and weather
Cruise ships in port
Pulled from the Port St. Maarten schedule portal on July 27, checking both the July and August views since the week spans two months. Two calls this week: Rhapsody of the Seas on Tuesday July 28 from 7:00am to 5:00pm at pier CPN-NE, and Allure of the Seas on Wednesday July 29 from 7:00am to 6:00pm at pier CPN-NE. Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday show zero ships, so five of seven days run quiet. The next calls are Monday August 3: Rhapsody of the Seas and Independence of the Seas.
- Mon, Jul 27: 0 ships
- Tue, Jul 28: Rhapsody of the Seas
- Wed, Jul 29: Allure of the Seas
- Thu, Jul 30: 0 ships
- Fri, Jul 31: 0 ships
- Sat, Aug 1: 0 ships
- Sun, Aug 2: 0 ships
Source: Port St. Maarten cruise schedule, as of July 27, 2026.
Week-ahead weather
The Met Department's forecast, issued Monday July 27 at 6:00am, runs only through Tuesday morning: fair to partly cloudy with isolated showers by day and overnight, east to southeasterly winds at a light to moderate 4 to 15 mph, smooth to slight seas of 1 to 4 feet, and a high near 33C (91F). A patch of Saharan dust settles over the island overnight, so anyone with allergies or a respiratory condition should take it easy. That is a short window into a longer week, and it is peak hurricane season, so keep half an eye on the tropics. For the daily forecast, check meteosxm.com.
This is a week-ahead outlook, not a daily forecast. For today's conditions, checkMeteo SXM. Outlook written July 27, 2026.
Good to know
Common questions
What's happening in St. Maarten this week?
A quiet late-July week. Two cruise calls midweek: Rhapsody of the Seas Tuesday July 28 and Allure of the Seas Wednesday July 29, with zero ships the other five days. The standing nights carry the week: Tortuga's Tuesday market and daily live music, Wine Down Wednesday at Mix at Oceans, and boardwalk happy hours. Full list and sources on this page.
Sources
Where this comes from
This page is updated weekly. Everything here is confidence reported: drawn from credible sources but not independently confirmed by us. Last updated July 27, 2026.
- SHTA 2026 Annual Events Calendar
- VisitStMaarten 2026 events calendar
- Port St. Maarten cruise schedule portal
- Meteo SXM public forecast
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