st.lucia attacks?

[jiszw]

susiesan, have you had any feedback? i will be there dec.1,2010.

[Friscorays]

Feedback here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1197696

 

We had an excellent day there about six months ago.

[A Knitter]

Feedback here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1197696

 

We had an excellent day there about six months ago.

 

 

I was there in December, 2009. No problems either.

[esther e]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the incident that happened was at night after a girl was at a wedding. Everyone must be aware of their surroundings and not travel at night, alone. I have no fear of going to St. Lucia and will be there this fall. Having said that, we pretty much only go on ship excursions though. Just our preference.

[susiesan]

According to this article there were three separate times tourists were attacked:

 

http://www.stlucianewsonline.com/?p=1945

 

I'd suggest you start reading recent threads in the ports of call section to get a feel for what is going on in St. Lucia now. Plenty of ships are still going there, as is O. I'm not going to worry about it too much, just be aware that there have been problems in the past. Actually I hope more cruise lines pull out because then it won't be too crowded during my visit.

[Cruzboy]

On my only two visits to this island, the first we were accosted by a man wielding a machete (near the public market) asking for money and the second we were insulted by a beach vendor tellling us we were "sinners".

 

When you think that many of these islands rely on tourism for their livelihoods these incidents don't make me feel safe nor welcoming. And I'm certainly not a loud obnoxious tourist either. So suffice to say I don't think I'll ever want to step ashore on this island again - there's no reason to give them my hard earned $.

[neepawa]

On our three visits to St Lucia, 1998, 2004 and this past March 2010, we felt safe anywhere on the island.

 

Don

[jiszw]

in response to st. lucia experiences, were you with a group, or on your own?

[jiszw]

i'm not much of a sun person. since you have had three successful experiences, what do you recommend?

[jiszw]

recommendations, please.

[LHT28]

recommendations, please.

 

check out the ports of call forum lots of info there depending on your interests

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=222

[neepawa]

In 1998, we were with a small group on a ship’s tour. In 2004 and 2010, we toured on our own.

 

Don

[burm]

recommendations, please.

 

Spencer Ambrose.

 

http://www.spencerambrose.com/

 

 

You will see that he is highly recommended in the Port threads.

You don't pay in advance and he is very reliable. He also responds quickly to emails.