Cruise Wellness Watch: Ocean travel is still booming, with 37.2 million people taking cruises in 2025 (+7.5% vs. 2024), and one trend getting attention is “repositioning cruises” that start and end in different ports as ships move between regions. These trips often run longer—about 10 to 14 days or more—so travelers get more sea days, which can be a plus if you love life onboard. Travel Planning Tip: The guidance is to pick the ship as carefully as the itinerary, since the extra days at sea matter most. Island Politics & Health Access: French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon—an ultra-small French territory with one hospital and many services imported from mainland France—was framed as a show of force tied to tensions with Trump’s Washington, highlighting how small island communities can be especially exposed when key services like medical staffing depend on outside support.