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Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet: "Our two-year late post-covid trip", Jun, 2023, by Jeanne Downey, PA, US ( Top Contributor 57 reports with 21 Helpful votes). Report 12583 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	Our last dive trip to St. Lucia was in 2019. We usually return every two years, but this time it took 4 years due to covid. The accommodations are still great, although our beach level room was musty due to a leak under the sink; we were eventually moved. The chef is different since we were there last. Everyone in the group raved about the food, except me--it was way too spicy for me; next time I'm talking to the chef right off the bat. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner were still included in our package; the buffet breakfast was awesome. The group we were with included buffet lunches which were also great. Scuba St. Lucia has a new, larger boat which was fantastic. We were split into 3 8-person groups. I was a bit miffed because one group always was the first one in and the last one out, getting at least 60 minutes each dive, while my group mostly finished at the required 45-50 minutes. But I felt revenged when we ended up at Anse Couchon (Bay of Pigs) one dive and our group saw an eagle ray and 30+ squid in the shallows. Even our guide didn't want to stop! One day there was a super pod of 3 types of dolphins between dives that were feeding. The corals are in trouble just like the rest of the Caribbean, but the soft corals were healthy. What struck me the most was the feeling that I was diving in an aquarium, with hundreds of small to medium sized tropicals everywhere. The included night shore dives are always good, with plenty of lobsters, crabs, and eels, and I always enjoy the Vichy B. and Lesleen M. wrecks as a change of pace. Anse Chastanet is just an oasis of calm and tranquility with pleasant Caribbean diving that's easy to get to. We're already planning our return in 2024.
Websites	Scuba St. Lucia Anse Chastanet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Caribbean, Cocos, Socorro, Tahiti, Malaysia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Galapagos, Cayman Islands, Philippines, etc.
Closest Airport	Hewanorra International	Getting There	Delta through Atlanta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	50 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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

Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet: "Our two-year late post-covid trip", Jun, 2023,

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