We have just booked a week at the Royal Islander La Plage, where we stayed 2010, and I'm starting to look at flights from the DC area to SXM for Memorial Day weekend, returning the following weekend. I'm seeing AA around $600, Delta around $900 and United over $1000. If you've traveled to St. Maarten in late May, when did you book your flights? My gut is panicking and telling me to book now, but I wonder if the prices will drop after the new year. Any advice will be really appreciated!