Cruise Tourism: Corendon is adding a new 14-day Caribbean sailing that starts in Aruba on Dec 3, 2026 and ends in Curaçao on Dec 16, with stops including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and more—passengers can board in Aruba during the ship’s scheduled call. Air Connectivity: Air France launches a nonstop Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)–Panama City route on Dec 11, 2026, twice weekly, with onward connections via Copa Airlines—useful for travelers from Martinique and French Guiana too. More Cruise Capacity for the Region: MSC Cruises reshuffled its Winter 2027/28 plans: MSC World Asia will sail the South Caribbean with embarkation in Pointe-à-Pitre, while MSC World Europa stays in the Western Mediterranean. Music & Culture: Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival returns Oct 23–25, 2026 with big names including NE-YO, Machel Montano, Maxi Priest, and Guadeloupe’s Les Aiglons—tickets are on sale. Heritage & Environment: In Saint-François, coastal erosion is exposing and destroying a historic slave cemetery at Raisins-Clairs, raising urgent preservation concerns.