Dive Review of Scuba St. Lucia/AnseChastanet in
St. Lucia

Other St. Lucia reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Scuba St. Lucia/AnseChastanet: "Still as good after 20 years", Jun, 2019, by Jeanne Downey, PA, US ( Top Contributor 52 reports with 16 Helpful votes). Report 10971 has 1 Helpful vote.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	We've been going to Anse Chastanet every 2-3 years for 20 years, and we'll go back in another two years. The diving is good, not exceptional, and not all the rooms have air conditioning, and there are a lot of steps, but the staff is super friendly, problems are quickly solved, meals are fabulous, and we always feel like royalty there. As part of a dive group, the cost is very reasonable for what you get. Breakfast, lunch, "afternoon tea", and dinner were included, along with all soft drinks and delicious home made ice tea. We averaged 3 dives a day, mostly boat diving with two dusk/night shore dives, always excellent. Additional shore dives are available at no cost, but there must be a guide in the water with you. Hard corals are average, but soft corals were above average, especially the sponges. They are trying to regrow staghorn coral using "coral trees". Unlimited alcoholic drinks were expensive, but a package is available. Each room is different. Mosquitoes never bit me or my husband, but others got chewed up--the particular vitamins we take protected us? Plenty for non-divers to do, and not everything costs extra.
Websites	Scuba St. Lucia AnseChastanet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Caribbean, Cocos, Socorro, Tahiti, Malaysia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Galapagos, Cayman Islands, etc.
Closest Airport	Hewanorra International Airport	Getting There	Several airlines make it easy to get there, unless the weather goes bonkers.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Restricted by 32% Nitrox depths. Depts were recommended by lenient. Times were stated as 50 minutes, but we usually went about an hour.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Fairly large rinse bucket on the boat, even larger on shore.

Report currently has 1 Helpful vote

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 69 dive reviews of St. Lucia and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Scuba St. Lucia

All St. Lucia Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to St. Lucia
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Want to assemble your own collection of St. Lucia reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.08 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Scuba St. Lucia/AnseChastanet in St. Lucia

Scuba St. Lucia/AnseChastanet: "Still as good after 20 years", Jun, 2019,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

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

Dive Review of Scuba St. Lucia/AnseChastanet in
St. Lucia