You will leave Fort-de-France for Ste Marie, named after the Blessed Virgin Mary who protects the city, situated on the east coast of the island where the famous St James Rum Distillery is. Here you will be able to visit the distillery and its Père Labat museum. You will then head for Morne Rouge passing through some picturesque little villages to the typical restaurant "Le Bambou" for a Creole lunch. After lunch you will visit Saint Pierre, the most famous place in Martinique for the tragic reason that it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 1902 which killed 30,000 people, the only survivor being a prisoner by the name of Cyparis who had been locked up in an underground cell. Saint Pierre is today France's 101st city of art and history. Here you will visit the volcano museum. On your return to the ship along the west coast you will see some beautiful little fishing villages.