The island avoided a direct hit by this brutal, Category 5 storm.
Tourism commissioner Karine Mousseau said the Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport reopened Tuesday morning at 9, and ports were scheduled to reopen Wednesday.
Mousseau also expressed sympathy to 'our brothers and sisters of the islands stricken by this unprecedented storm. We are all deeply saddened by the devastation experienced by Dominica, Martinique’s neighbor to the north, and pray that all of our friends who are now in the storm’s path will be spared the worst of this powerful hurricane.'
On Wednesday Roger Blum of Cruise & Port Advisors, Martinique's cruise industry representative in the US, said tourism officials are confident tours and tourist sites will be up and running by next week.
All boats—catamarans, snorkel, dive, ferries—are OK, and other attractions, such as distilleries, are also fine, Blum reported. The botanical gardens and zoo have some downed trees, but they are expected to reopen next week.
Roads are mostly cleared, although there is still work to be done in the road through the rain forest. Clean-up is ongoing in Saint Pierre, but they’ve been through worse, Blum added.
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