We had heard from the cruise director that a ferry could be taken to the beach, so that’s what we had decided to do. Walking from the cruise terminal to the ferry terminal, we had to pass some fairly bad areas along the way, and it was a little longer walk than we had bargained for, so if you do this, you might want to take a cab. At the ferry terminal, we boarded a ferry for Pointe du Bout, which is across the harbor from Fort-de-France. The beaches at Pointe du Bout were very small and were man-made, and were too crowded to be enjoyable, so we left and went for a walk. At a shop, we met a lovely French woman who showed us a picture book of Martinique, and we concluded that the things to see and places to go in Martinique are just a little too far away from Fort-de-France for a cruise passenger, with only a few hours available, to really see. We also found out that there were, in fact, some natural beaches in the area, and walked to one, Anse Mitan, just up the street a few block, but by that time we were out of time and headed back to the ship. We did get to do a little shopping at the market across from the ferry terminal, and picked up a few good deals there.