It's the question our AquaTerra advisors hear most often since 2018: "Will there be sargassum when we get there?" The honest answer is: it depends — on the destination, the month, the weather and a bit of luck. But that's not a satisfying answer when you've paid 3,000 or 5,000 CAD for a week in the sun. This guide gives you everything you have a right to know before you book.

There are places on this planet that our children may never see—not because they will no longer exist on the map, but because what made them extraordinary will be gone. The Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand has retreated 3 kilometers since 1900. The Great Barrier Reef has lost more than 50% of its coral since 1995. The Maldives are sinking by about 3 millimeters a year in a rising ocean.