Your day, step by step
08:30
Off the ship. Walk along the waterfront to La Savane, about 10 minutes.
08:50
Schœlcher Library, a metal-framed building named after the abolitionist Victor Schœlcher.
09:15
Cathédrale Saint-Louis, then the covered market (Grand Marché) for spices, fruit and rum.
10:15
Back to the Pointe Simon jetty. Check the Blue Lines timetable and board a ferry to Pointe du Bout.
10:45
Walk a few minutes from the Pointe du Bout marina to Anse Mitan beach. Swim and snorkel.
13:00
Lunch at one of the beach restaurants in Anse Mitan.
14:45
Walk back to the Pointe du Bout jetty.
15:00
Board a ferry back to Fort-de-France; the latest safe boat leaves at 15:30, two hours before all-aboard.
15:20
Off the ferry at Pointe Simon. Short walk along the waterfront by La Savane.
- Latest you can leave Central Fort-de-France (ship at Pointe Simon)16:20
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Central Fort-de-France (ship at Pointe Simon)Walk, about 10 min16:20
- Central Fort-de-France (ship at Tourelles)Walk about 20 min, or shuttle or taxi16:10
- Pointe du Bout / Anse Mitan (ship at Pointe Simon)Blue Lines ferry, about 15–20 min, every 30–40 min15:30
- Pointe du Bout / Anse Mitan (ship at Tourelles)Blue Lines ferry, then walk or taxi to Tourelles15:00
- Jardin de BalataTaxi, about 20 min16:10
Where people get Fort-de-France wrong
Relying on a late ferry back from Pointe du Bout or Anse Mitan when boats are infrequent and last sailings move earlier.
Built from our Fort-de-France guide, checked against 16 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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