Dive Review of Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastenet in
St. Lucia/Souffriere

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Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastenet, Apr, 2005, by Robert, CO, USA ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 1663.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	No air conditioning provided at the Anse Chastenet and literally 200-300 stairs to climb. One or two nights it was VERY hot. Guests sleep with mosquito netting and citroenella mosquito coils going, reminding me of my youth. Bugs were not a problem, surprisingly. These were the only downsides to the Anse Chastenet resort. Recently a new German executive chef has arrived and makes wonderful pasta dishes as you watch. The food here is truly incredible and apparently a major upgrade over older reports made to Undercurrent. Food is plentiful and of very high quality. THe staff is incredibly friendly and they go out of their way to be of service and to be helpful. You can eat at the beach restaurant on most evenings (more informal) or European style at the sit-down restaurant some 200 stairs up at the reception level. Breakfast is good and includes a nice buffet which is just a bit too repetitive after 7 days. Architecture and artwork are incredible making this resort a very romantic place. The diving was excellent - our package included an orientation and 2 - 3 boat dives per day. Supposedly there is unlimited shore diving, but because of the stairs it's a hassle. You also can't just go out with your buddy - dives require arrangement in advance and must include a divemaster. The night dives were fantastic and I was able to catch a glimpse of St. Lucia's notorious "The Thing" creature behind the rocks for a real thrill. The diving is similar to Dominica - steep wall dives, large barrel sponges - and the most numerous brain corals I have seen in the Caribbean. Also super-abundances of Sergeant Majors (who were spawning), squirrel fish and trumpet fish abound seemingly like no place else. I noticed huge numbers of small fish which reminded me a bit of fish balls I've seen in Galapagos and Indonesia. Many divers commented that fish were rebounding in numbers here at the resort in the past ten years or so which is now a protected marine sanctuary.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Keys, Indonesia, Galapagos, Tahiti, Cayman, Cozumel, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Zihuatenejo, Belize
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limitis enforced for those w/out a computer. Generally 65 feet on first dives.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Rinse tank available for UWP equipment at the dive shack. Freshwater tanks available on MV Bertha and Ina for UWP provided they know you want to use them in advance. Both boats could set up a table for cameras and should in my opinion.

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Dive Review of Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastenet in St. Lucia/Souffriere

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Dive Review of Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastenet in
St. Lucia/Souffriere