Cruise Bookings for Guadeloupe: Carnival Pride’s 14-day Southern Caribbean voyage from Baltimore (Feb 5, 2028) is set to open for bookings later this week, with a stop in Guadeloupe plus St. Maarten, Dominica, Barbados, Martinique, Antigua and St. Thomas. Sargassum & Tourism Resilience: A Virgin Islands deputy secretary says practical sargassum management can protect coastal ecosystems, support public health preparedness, and strengthen tourism resilience—after an OECS-EU study visit in Martinique and Guadeloupe (May 31–June 5). Local Pride Event in Guadeloupe: Kréyòl Pride is announced for July 25, 2026 in Basse-Terre, aiming to bring together LGBTQIA+ people, locals and allies, with organizers including Secret’s Out and Trans’Actions Guadeloupe. Marine Protection Boost: France added three new marine protection zones on World Oceans Day, raising strictly protected waters to 14.68%, including coral reef protections in Guadeloupe for sea turtles. Travel Safety Alert (Bahamas): The U.S. Embassy in Nassau issued a warning over jet ski rentals after reports of sexual assaults by operators, advising extra caution.