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Dive Review of Scuba St. Lucia in
St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet

Scuba St. Lucia: "Super moon currents", Nov, 2024,

by Jeanne Downey, PA, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 54 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 13217.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling 5 stars
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced For Subscribers Only
Comments My husband and I just came back from our 8th trip to Anse Chastanet, lasting two weeks, this time with Tina from divetrip.com. The resort is still very nice, with mostly non-AC rooms extending up the hillside, with beautiful views of the Pitons, the ocean, or both. We did 2-3 dives each day, including 2 shore dusk/night dives over two weeks. The water temperature was 84-86 degrees; much of the coral was bleached or dead from SCTLD. Starting in 2022, the sponge orange band began affecting the barrel sponges; eventually the ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Bahamas, Bikini, Caribbean, Cocos, Socorro, Tahiti, Maldives, Malaysia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Sipadan, Galapagos, Cayman Islands, Philippines, etc.
Closest Airport Hewanorra International Getting There Easy flights on Delta AA.

Dive Conditions

Weather windy, rainy Seas calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp 84-86°F / 29-30°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions 60' depths suggested, but not enforced; I got down to 80' a few ties. 50 minutes, but we usually did an hour of diving.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 1 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments Bin for camera on boat will hold one large camera rig along with a few go-pros. Two large rinse tanks on shore. ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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