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Cruise lines, especially 6-star companies like Crystal, are always looking for new, different, even remote ports. Today, it just that – Terre-de-Haute, ”a speck on the sea" part of the island nation of Guadeloupe. Local literature tells us, "So tiny, it is not even included on most maps of Guadeloupe. It has also been described as a "weensy dot in the archipelago known as Iles de les Saintes". We drop anchor in the outer bay, surrounded by lush green mountains jolting out from other islands, and then wander ashore.