A follow-up on Martinique: what are taxi-van hire rates PER HOUR?

[jeph]

Thanks to the many replies to my earlier question, I am assured that:

 

1) Taxi payment by credit card would be a bad idea even if it were possible, and also that...

 

2) no visitor should count on U.S. dollars being accepted-- best to come with plenty of Euros in hand!

 

Now I'm wondering if any recent visitor to the island, or perhaps a native, can enlighten me as to what we should expect as a by-the-hour rate to engage a taxi-van? The last time I did this was in Dec 2004, and as I recall, a total of about 5 hours came to about 300 Euros (then equivalent to about $375)-- and that was BEFORE adding a tip. (There were about 7 of us besides the driver, so still not too bad on a per-person basis.)

 

If I can get this information, I will then have some basis for comparison with the cost to rent a suitable minivan for the day from one of the local agencies.

Edited December 21, 2015 by jeph
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[zqvol]

Thanks to the many replies to my earlier question, I am assured that:

 

1) Taxi payment by credit card would be a bad idea even if it were possible, and also that...

 

2) no visitor should count on U.S. dollars being accepted-- best to come with plenty of Euros in hand!

 

Now I'm wondering if any recent visitor to the island, or perhaps a native, can enlighten me as to what we should expect as a by-the-hour rate to engage a taxi-van? The last time I did this was in Dec 2004, and as I recall, a total of about 5 hours came to about 300 Euros (then equivalent to about $375)-- and that was BEFORE adding a tip. (There were about 7 of us besides the driver, so still not too bad on a per-person basis.)

 

If I can get this information, I will then have some basis for comparison with the cost to rent a suitable minivan for the day from one of the local agencies.

 

You should post this in the port of call section.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=115

[jeph]

Thanks-- I did so, as I had with the previous question. However, Martinique being a less frequently visited port, the Martinique page likewise gets relatively few visitors, so I found it best to post it here as well. (If I had a question about St Thomas, posting here wouldn't be necessary!) :D