Thread: More Cruise Passengers Robbed, this time In St. Lucia

It appears like these types of robberies are increasing or the media's coverage of these types of events is increasing. Either way, I submit this latest report from St. Lucia for your review.



“I believe its time for St Lucians to take responsibility for our actions. We cannot continue to invite people to our shores and not know it’s a safe place.”

That was Tourism Minister Allen Chastanet following an attack on cruise ship visitors and tour guides at a waterfall in Soufriere. Reports were that two masked men held up the group and at least one of the tour guides were injured in the process. Chastanet called on persons who operate places where they invite visitors to ensure that they have proper security. But were his warnings heeded? Not so, judging by what happened this week.

Police reported yesterday that Anse-La-Raye police are currently investigating a robbery, which occurred at the River Rock Waterfall in Anse-La-Raye. On Wednesday, police say, at about 11am, 14 tourists who had gone to the waterfall, were in the process of boarding a Safari Jeep, in preparation to return to Castries, when four masked men who were reportedly armed with firearms and cutlasses, approached them. Reports are the visitors were allegedly robbed of their jewelry and cash but no one got hurt.

Police have made no arrests and are still gathering information but are calling on the public for help. Anyone who may have information is asked to contact the Anse-La-Raye Police Station at telephone number: 4563600.

Aw, geeze... it is not a pleasant thought to think that people book with tour guides believing they will be safer than venturing out on their own, and then thing like this are happening...

Cruisers seem to have a general mindet that it's a relatively 'safe' way to vacation, but these incidents remind us that we just can't take safety for granted any more.

That's one reason we have a forum on Cruise Safety here at CLF. We'd like to think that our members are among the most aware and prepared travelers on the planet, but it never hurts to bring things like this to the attention of even the savviest of cruisers!