Destinations·Aug 18, 2026
The Island Where Kelp Forests Rise Like Cathedrals
Off the Southern California coast, Catalina Island offers underwater landscapes that rival the world's best diving destinations.
By Sofia I. Anders · 4 min ·
Every Global Chic Voyage story tagged Marine Conservation, newest first.
Off the Southern California coast, Catalina Island offers underwater landscapes that rival the world's best diving destinations.
The Caribbean island has become the world's inaugural Blue Destination, a recognition that intertwines marine conservation with an underwater realm of more than 85 dive sites.
Twenty-two miles offshore, Catalina Island offers a European coastal sensibility without the transatlantic flight - and the kind of turquoise clarity that feels almost Caribbean.
In Malaysia's easternmost state, the romance of colonial-era travel writing collides with a new generation of eco-conscious exploration—from cloud-forest summits to coral atolls that time forgot.
From Zanzibar to French Polynesia, a quiet network of luxury properties is turning guests into guardians of ecosystems that house a quarter of marine life—and doing it before World Oceans Day makes headlines.
