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Stayover visitors to Sint Maarten rose to 395,053 in 2023, 24% above 2019
Government figures put Sint Maarten stayover arrivals at 395,053 in 2023, 6% above 2022 and 24% above 2019, with North America accounting for 67% of visitors.
By SXM Daily ยท
Reported 1 February 2024.
Sint Maarten welcomed 395,053 stayover visitors in 2023, according to the Government of Sint Maarten on 1 February 2024. That was 6% more than the 372,808 of 2022 and 24% more than in 2019, the last year before the pandemic, when there were 319,696.
Photo: Rennett Stowe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, illustrative
2023 in detail
The government said North America (the United States and Canada) accounted for 67% of stayover visitors in 2023, Europe 24% and South America 2%. The 2023 total was still below the record of 528,153 set in 2016.
The same release reported 1,318,177 cruise passengers in 2023, up 56% on 844,090 in 2022, beating the port's own forecast of 1.27 million.
For 2025 passenger and cruise figures, see our guides to Princess Juliana International Airport and the cruise port in Philipsburg.
Sources
- https://www.sintmaartengov.org/news/Pages/Stayover-Cruise-arrivals.aspx
- https://stats.sintmaartengov.org/tables.php?division=economy&table=mnthCruisePassengers&topic=tes
Source: https://www.sintmaartengov.org/news/Pages/Stayover-Cruise-arrivals.aspx