Cruise Bookings for Guadeloupe: Carnival Cruise Line says its Carnival Pride 14-day Southern Caribbean sailing from Baltimore (Feb 5, 2028) will open for bookings later this week, with a stop in Guadeloupe alongside St. Maarten, Dominica, Barbados, Martinique, Antigua and St. Thomas. Sargassum & Tourism Resilience: A Virgin Islands deputy secretary says the OECS-EU study visit in Martinique and Guadeloupe highlighted practical ways to manage sargassum—protecting coasts, public health, and tourism resilience while creating economic opportunities. Guadeloupe Pride Calendar: Kréyòl Pride is set for July 25, 2026 in Basse-Terre, bringing together LGBTQIA+ groups, allies and the diaspora with a focus on unity and inclusion. Marine Protection Boost: France announced new marine protection zones for World Oceans Day, including coral reef protections in Guadeloupe for sea turtles, raising strictly protected waters to 14.68%. Safety Alert for Water Excursions: The U.S. Embassy in Nassau issued a warning over jet ski rentals in The Bahamas after reports of sexual assaults by operators, urging extra caution.