Cruise Bookings for Guadeloupe: Carnival Pride’s 14-day Southern Caribbean voyage (Feb 5, 2028) from Baltimore 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 Strategy for Tourism Resilience: A Virgin Islands deputy secretary says the OECS-EU study visit in Martinique and Guadeloupe highlighted practical ways to manage sargassum—protecting coastal ecosystems, public health preparedness, and tourism resilience while creating economic opportunities. Kréyòl Pride in Guadeloupe: The inaugural LGBTQIA+ Kréyòl Pride is planned in Basse-Terre on July 25, 2026 (July 26 event coverage), aiming to bring together the queer community, locals, and allies across Guadeloupe and the diaspora. Marine Protection Zones: France announced new strictly protected marine areas on World Oceans Day, raising the protected share of its waters to 14.68%, including coral reef protections in Guadeloupe that support sea turtles. Safety Alert for Water Excursions: The U.S. Embassy in Nassau issued a security alert for Americans in The Bahamas over jet ski/personal watercraft rentals, citing reports of sexual assaults by operators and warning about weak safety regulation. Off-the-Radar Caribbean Picks: A travel roundup spotlights lesser-crowded Caribbean islands for summer getaways, including Sint Eustatius (Statia) as a history-rich alternative to mega-cruise crowds. Migration Through Photography: A feature revisits how photographers document migration and perilous journeys, using classic works like Stieglitz’s “The Steerage” and Lange’s border crossing images.