We visited Martinique Port de Fort-de-France - as a port of call off Jewel of the Seas on February 19, 2014. It was the first time we had been there in years - at least five - cannot remember for sure. Martinique at least Fort-de-France - was trying very hard to be welcoming to the ship. We docked at a new pier closer to downtown than the old industrial port. They had a bunch of tents set up, musicians, some dancers, lots of signs, tourism ambassadors, and other things. They did nothing like any of that on the ports of call visits in earlier years. The city itself is still urban and very French which you either enjoy or you dont. Some of the shops even near the waterfront did not want to take dollars, which we and some others ran into. So, obviously getting the welcome mat out is still a work in progress. But, they (whoever they were) were really making an effort.
