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⭐ 1/5 Stars — Dishonest Pricing, Unsafe Experience, and Extremely Unprofessional Behavior
Roving25707714279, October 2026
⭐ 1/5 Stars — Dishonest Pricing, Unsafe Experience, and Extremely Unprofessional Behavior
I strongly recommend avoiding this spearfishing tour, especially if you're visiting St. Lucia as a couple. What was supposed to be a memorable experience celebrating our engagement turned into one of the most disappointing, uncomfortable, and frankly intimidating experiences of our vacation.
We booked a spearfishing excursion for two people for $250 with a guide named Brian. We specifically discussed arriving around 9:30–10:00 AM, which he initially said was absolutely no problem. However, at 8:30 AM, he began calling and video calling us, showing us food he was preparing and suddenly pressuring us to hurry up and arrive earlier than agreed.
When we finally arrived, we discovered something that had never been disclosed during booking: despite paying $250 for TWO people, we were only being provided ONE speargun. That meant we had to share a single gun throughout an activity we had specifically booked for two participants.
To make matters worse, we received barely any instruction on how to safely operate the speargun before being rushed into the water. Spearfishing involves equipment that requires proper guidance, especially for beginners, and the lack of instruction was concerning.
The experience itself felt rushed, and we were ultimately left swimming approximately 30 minutes against a very strong current just to return to the beach for pickup. It was exhausting and raised serious concerns about how much attention was being paid to our safety.
But the problems didn't end there.
Brian had offered to cook the fish we caught for an additional $100. We agreed, expecting to enjoy the fish from our excursion and take home any leftovers. In fact, Brian specifically told us we would have plenty of leftovers to bring home.
Instead, when we returned to the grilling location, we discovered him serving the fish from our paid excursion to approximately FOUR TO SIX OTHER PEOPLE, possibly more, without ever asking our permission.
Let that sink in: We paid for the excursion, paid for the opportunity to catch the fish, and were being charged another $100 to have those fish prepared, only to discover that other people were being fed the fish we had expected to enjoy and take home.
It felt like Brian was benefiting from our payment while also using what we caught to feed additional people at our expense.
When it came time to settle the bill, we explained that we felt $250 was fair given that we had only been provided one speargun, received inadequate instruction, were rushed throughout the experience, and were given only a portion of the fish we had paid to have prepared.
His response was completely unacceptable.
Rather than professionally discussing our concerns, Brian became angry and began directing immature, insulting remarks toward my fiancée. His behavior escalated to the point where I genuinely became concerned that the confrontation could turn physical.
At that point, our priority was no longer resolving the billing dispute. It was getting ourselves out of the situation safely. I paid him the money he demanded simply so we could leave without further confrontation.
We were visiting beautiful St. Lucia to celebrate our engagement, and this was supposed to be a special experience together. Instead, we were left feeling taken advantage of, disrespected, and genuinely uncomfortable about our personal safety.
My biggest concerns are the lack of transparency about what was included, inadequate safety instruction, being rushed into and through the excursion, the handling of our catch, and most importantly, the aggressive and insulting behavior when we questioned the charges.
I would never book with Brian again, and I strongly caution other tourists and couples to think twice before trusting him with their money or their safety.
St. Lucia is a beautiful island with wonderful people and experiences. Unfortunately, this was not one of them.
One star. An extremely disappointing experience that I would not recommend to anyone.
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