🇸🇽 Dutch Caribbean · cruise port guide
What currency does St. Maarten use?
Currency
NL Antillean Guilder
ANG · ƒ
Fixed rate per $1 USD
1.79 ANG
ƒ35.8 ≈ $20
📌 Pegged to the US dollar — this rate never changes
US dollars?
USD accepted everywhere
Time zone
America/Lower_Princes (AST)
Always confirm ship time before leaving the pier
The Dutch side of St. Maarten officially uses the Antillean guilder (transitioning to the Caribbean guilder), while the French side (Saint-Martin) uses the euro. In practice, US dollars are accepted island-wide at a near-fixed rate.
Money tips for your St. Maarten port day
- Philipsburg shops price electronics and jewelry directly in USD.
- On the French side, euro prices sometimes beat the USD "convenience" price.
- The guilder is pegged at ~1.79/USD, so mental math is roughly ÷1.8.
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