Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Peta Murgatroyd Share Passionate Kiss in the Ocean Before New Year's Eve 2015

The two, who get engaged earlier this month, jetted off to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten just before the holiday

Now that's a New Year's Eve kiss! Well, an early New Year's Eve kiss.

Peta Murgatroyd, 29, posted on her Instagram page on Thursday afternoon a photo of her and fiancé and fellow Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, 35, kissing passionately in the shallow water on the beach in St. Maarten. The two, who got engaged earlier this month, recently jetted off to the Caribbean island for a quick vacation.

Maksim posted on his own page more photos of the pair's makeout session.

Last post of '15 and this one makes sense. @petamurgatroyd and I in the nut shell: Trying to be serious and dying laughing instead. I am truly blessed because she saw in me something that made her make me her choice. I am so much better now that she's 'permanently around' and all I ask for is a lifetime to prove to her I'm worth it. Baby, I love you. Let's stay 'us' for the rest of our lives. #happynewyear

A photo posted by @maksimc on Dec 31, 2015 at 7:56pm PST

Murgatroyd posted a day earlier a video of her and her beau on a plane, headed to their tropical, sunny destination.

He can't contain himself he's so excited ?? #embarrassing #vacation #StMaarten ?? @maksimc

A video posted by Peta Murgatroyd (@petamurgatroyd) on Dec 30, 2015 at 5:30am PST

Maksim also shared a plane pic.

 

Maybe we're a bit delirious from a 4:30am wake up, but this is shaping up to be the best St. Martin trip yet! @petamurgatroyd

A video posted by @maksimc on Dec 30, 2015 at 5:18am PST

Murgatroyd is a cast member of the Dancing With the Stars Dance All Night winter tour and Maksim has been traveling with her. The next performance date is on New Year's Eve in Atlanta.

I am currently the most envied guy out here, @petamurgatroyd is all business and @sharnaburgess is really upset theres no raspberries!

A video posted by @maksimc on Dec 24, 2015 at 7:46pm PST

Maksim had proposed to Murgatroyd onstage in Miami at the SWAY: A Dance Trilogy event, which he and brother and Dancing With the Stars co-star Val Chmerkovskiy co-produced with fellow dancer Tony Dovolani, in front of fellow pro dancers and past celebrity contestants.

A day later, the two were spotted walking in the city, with Murgatroyd wearing a large diamond ring.