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Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet: "PRETTY DARN GOOD", Nov, 2014, by Edward Svitil, GA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 8061 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
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Comments	We went with Kids Sea Camp who run a very good operation. Had five teens get certified and the others were already. Alternates provided for little ones (SASY) and other activities to keep them busy. This resort doesn't usually take kids (we heard) so the number of divers cleaned out their supply of rental gear. We stayed one extra day and only had two other divers in the boat. They can schedule five dives/day if the night dive is on - twice/week. Good: lots of fish, the occasional turtle, octopus, beaucoup lionfish, viz OK maybe 40-60 feet. Shop handles your gear but be sure to check it before entry (one diver failed to do so and discovered an empty tank). Barrel sponges everywhere. Water temps a little too cold for skins but lightweight wet suit worked fine. Definitely no gloves/knives - they enforce this and we had two visits in our 16 boat dives from the "marine rangers". With a computer can dive your own profile but it didn't seem that the dive guides worried about that since computers are so prevalent. Bad: dive guides were generally OK but didn't spend a lot of time checking their divers u/w. They assume you know what you're doing. Somewhat limited supply of dive gear and I'd recommend you bring your own; wet suits available but all shorties - I like a full suit. Like most tropical locations runs on "island time" so leave your schedule at home. The rooms and most of the restaurants are all up a huge hill which you can do once and then rely on the shuttle vans to take you up from the beach. Currents can rip around the point just to the south of the resort - it got me until I grabbed a marker buoy and flagged down a local fisherman to take me back. Be sure to bring some kind of beacon or noisemaker in case. "Lockers" are small and have locks made of tinfoil but as this is a relatively upscale place I wouldn't think theft is a big problem. Your BCD and wetsuit hang up with everyone else's and it can get confusing at times. Mark everything with your name.
Websites	Scuba St. Lucia Anse Chastanet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Yap, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, PNG, Little Cayman, Malaysia, Chuuk, Hawaii, Pohnpei, Guam, Rota, Saipan
Closest Airport	St. Lucia	Getting There	direct from many cities, including Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Without computer 60' (not enforced). With computer do what you want. Surface at 45 minutes but not too rigidly enforced. Don't touch!
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
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Small rinse tank on boat and at shop - no more than 2-3 large rigs could be accomodated. If you tell the dive guide he'll help find what you're looking for.

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

Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet: "PRETTY DARN GOOD", Nov, 2014,

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