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

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

by Jeanne Downey, PA, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 52 reports with 16 Helpful votes). Report 10971 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 4 stars
Dive Operation N/A Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling 5 stars
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 4 stars
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
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments Fairly large rinse bucket on the boat, even larger on shore.
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