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    Default Saint Lucia, a.k.a. 'Paradise Island.'

    Saint Lucia

    (I thought I'd make a thread about the native island
    of my Saint Lucian-English son's father; Saint Lucia.)

    Saint Lucia is a British Commonwealth island nation
    also known as 'The Paradise Island'.

    Saint Lucia has both French and British cultural influences,
    and is a popular tourist desination with the wealthy middle-classes
    who like to travel on luxurious cruiseliner ships to explore the island,
    and also where wealthy people and retired doctors from the UK
    buy luxurious villas as their second-homes.

    St. Lucia shares the same Queen Elizabeth II
    and head of state as the UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, etc.

    Each island in the Caribbean/West Indies has their own culture,
    (just like each nation in Europe has their own cultures. )

    About 70% of the population in Saint Lucia is Roman Catholic,
    a legacy of French colonisation of the island.
    The remaining 30% belongs to other Christian denominations,
    including the Seventh-day Adventist Church (7%), Pentecostals (6%),
    Anglicans (2%), other Evangelicals (2%)

    Cricket, tennis, golf, football and squash
    are the most popular sports played on the island.

    Saint Lucia is the only country in the world to be named after a female;- Saint Lucy.

    Saint Lucia boasts the second highest ratio of Nobel laureates produced
    with respect to the total population of any sovereign country in the world.
    Two winners have come from Saint Lucia:
    Sir Arthur Lewis won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979,
    and the poet Derek Walcott received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992.

    Saint Lucia (aka 'the paradise island') has coral reefs,
    turtles on the beaches, crystal-clear aquamarine, blue, and turquoise seas,
    clean and soft white sand beaches, waterfalls, mountains, yachts,
    hummingbirds that drink from the exotic flowers, private beaches, palm trees,
    all kinds of delicious fruits, fishes, and tropical vegetables, rainforests,
    calypso music, villas, 5 star hotels, cottages, 5 star boutique resorts,
    luxury spas, scuba-diving,
    tourist helicopter rides giving views over the island and of the pitons,
    jacuzzis, jet-sking, speedboats, a range of restaurants, shopping malls
    .... it's a very popular place for romantic honeymoons.

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sa...+lucia++villas

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    The largest cruise ships in the world (operated by Royal Caribbean) travel from Florida to the Caribbean Islands.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Oasis_of_the_Seas

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Allure_of_the_Seas

    While Royal Caribbean's chief of captains William S. Wright was in command of the ship's journey across the Atlantic and also for the first few sailings, navigation of Oasis of the Seas is regularly handled by Trym Selvag and Thore Thorolvsen.

    Oasis had a minor refit in winter 2011, adding the DreamWorks Experience which allows passengers to interact with characters, such as Shrek, on board the ship. The Oasis-class also now features 3D movies.

    Oasis of the Seas was modified to support Dynamic Dining, adding the suite-only "Coastal Kitchen" restaurant to the Viking Crown and dividing the main dining room into three separate restaurants: "American Icon Grill", "The Grande", and "Silk". In addition, the Broadway-style production of Hairspray was replaced with a production of Cats.

    Oasis of the Seas offers passengers features such as two-story loft suites and luxury suites measuring 150 m2 (1,600 sq ft) with balconies overlooking the sea or promenades. The ship features a zip-line, a casino, a miniature golf course, multiple night clubs, several bars and lounges, a karaoke club, comedy club, five swimming pools, volleyball and basketball courts, theme parks and nurseries for children. Many of the ship's interiors were extensively decorated by muralist Clarissa Parish.

    Onboard recreational, athletic, and entertainment activities are organized into seven themed areas called "neighborhoods", a concept which bears resemblance to theme park planning.

    Central Park features boutiques, restaurants and bars, including access to the Rising Tide bar, which can be raised or lowered between three decks It has the first living park at sea with over 12,000 plants and 56 trees.

    The Pool and Sports Zone features a sloped-entry beach pool and two surf simulators.

    Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center features a spa for teens. The gym has 158 cardio and resistance machines, classes, and a range of spa services.

    Boardwalk features a handcrafted carousel, restaurants, bars, shops, two rock-climbing walls, and a temporary tattoo parlor.

    Its outdoor 750-seat AquaTheatre amphitheater hosts the ship's largest freshwater pool.

    Royal Promenade features restaurants and shops and is viewable from a mezzanine.

    Youth Zone features a science lab and computer gaming.

    Entertainment Place features the ship's main theater, as well as an ice skating rink, a nightclub, the casino, and smaller venues for jazz and comedy performances.

    Fairground rides are also available on the Royal Caribbean cruise ships.



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    Saint Lucia has a delicious range of tropical fruits and vegetables and fishes.

    (Most Caribbean restaurants, dishes, and foods are delicious though!)



    Cuisine:

    Saint Lucian cuisine is a combination of French and British dishes. Before colonisation, the Caribs and the Arawaks occupied the island, surviving on its various natural fruits and vegetables like mangoes, oranges, tangerines, avocados, and breadfruits. St Lucia is also known for its famous dish banana and salt fish; breadfruit and salt fish is also popular. Salt fish is often served with ackee, a fruit originally from Ghana that has importation restrictions due to being partially poisonous. One famous dish, bouyon, can be cooked with fish, chicken, meat, plantains, bananas, dasheen, ground yams and dumplings. Some bouyon recipes include coconut water or coconut milk. The island's British influence is seen in the variety of spices used in its cuisine, which include garlic, cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa, parsley, cloves, and allspice. Many St Lucians have a cold glass of water or fresh coconut water after their meals.


    St Lucia's national dish is green figs and saltfish.



    The island's cuisine is a unique blend of Indeginous, West African, European (mainly British and French) and East Indian cuisine; this creates dynamic meal dishes such as Macaroni pie, Stew chicken, rice and peas, hearty fish broths or fish water, hearty soups packed full with fresh locally produced vegetables. Typical essential food stuff are potatoes, onions, celery, thyme, coconut milk, the very hot scotch bonnet peppers, flour and cornmeal. All mainstream meat and poultry are eaten in St Lucia; meat and seafood are normally stewed and browned to create a rich gravy sometimes served over ground provisions or rice. They also eat boiled mashed plantains or green bananas.

    Due to St Lucia's Indo-Caribbean population curry is very popular, however due to the blend of cooking styles, curry dishes have a distinct Caribbean twist. Roti is typically served as a fast food meal, the bread itself is very flat (sometimes very thin) and is wrapped around curried vegetables such as chickpeas and potato, seafoods such as shrimp and conch, or meats such as chicken, beef, goat and liver.



    Culture:
    The culture of Saint Lucia has been influenced by African, East Indian, French and English heritage. One of the secondary languages is Saint Lucian Creole French, spoken by almost all of the population.

    Saint Lucia boasts the highest ratio of Nobel laureates produced with respect to the total population of any sovereign country in the world. Two winners have come from Saint Lucia: Sir Arthur Lewis won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979, and the poet Derek Walcott received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992.

    Music:
    Together with Caribbean music genres such as Calypso, Soca, Dancehall, Reggae, Compas, Zouk and Salsa, Saint Lucia has a strong indigenous folk music tradition. Each May since 1991, Saint Lucia has hosted an internationally renowned Jazz Festival. In 2013, the festival was rebranded The Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival which encompassed culture, visual art, alternative music, education, fashion and food.

    The dancing in Saint Lucia comes from the Caribbean and is quite active.

    A popular folk dance is the Kwadril.

    Sports:
    Cricket and football are the most popular sports in Saint Lucia.

    Darren Sammy was the first and only St Lucian to be called up to the West Indies Cricket Team. Darren Sammy was the first St Lucian to play Test cricket in the West Indies and his figures were the second best by a West Indian debutante after Alf Valentine took eight wickets in 1950. St Lucia annually hosts games in the West Indies limited-overs and four-day cricket competitions, usually at the Beausejour Cricket Grounds, one of the most modern facilities in West Indies cricket. Sammy played his first major international match at Beausejour in 2008, a one day international against Sri Lanka. Nadine George is another of St Lucia's leading cricketers. She was the first West Indies woman to hit a century in Test cricket and was eventually named captain of the West Indies team.

    Tennis is growing in popularity in St Lucia. The St Lucian hotel of the island offers two coobuip Junior Tournament takes place. St Lucia is also an annual competitor in the Davis Cup, an international tennis competition, with former Sportsman of the Year Vernon Lewis and Kane Easter having been two of the island's consistent players over the years. The Government of St Lucia is planning on constructing a Tennis Centre.

    Volleyball enjoyed a period of growth in the 1980s, when club rivalries between teams like Le Club and Ciceron Seagulls fuelled growth in interest. St Lucia won the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) men's and women's volleyball competitions a number of times, including having won the women's tournament when it was held for the first time at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in 2008. The Beasejour gymnasium also hosted the first round of the men's and women's FIVB World Volleyball Championships in 2009.

    There are three golf courses in St Lucia. The Sandals St Lucia golf course is equipped with 18 holes and is on the southern part of the island. The St Lucia Golf & Country club has 18 holes and Jalousie Hilton Resort & Spa has nine holes.

    Squash is also relatively popular in St Lucia. The prime squash courts of St Lucia are found in the adjoining areas of St Lucia Racquet Club and St Lucia Yacht Club. St Lucia has hosted and won several iterations of the OECS Squash Tournament.

    Netball, swimming and basketball are rapidly becoming popular around the island. The Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre is a short-course (25m) swimming facility in the north of the island. St Lucia has also won multiple OECS Championships in swimming.

    St Lucia was recently represented by a team of 48 who proceeded to Grenada on July 25, 2008 to participate in the Windward Islands Inter-School Championship Games. The tournament included Male and Female Volleyball, in which both the male and female teams were victorious, Male and Female Basketball, Netball, Football and Track and Field.

    St Lucia is also home to Levern Spencer, who is a high jumper and holds the St Lucian record of 1.94 meters.


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    Aiasha, a Saint Lucian singer, songwriter, model and ballet dancer.








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    Look like another world apart the rest.
    Wonderful and amazingly beauty island.
    We need to preserve such jewel like this.

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    nice, i made a thread on Saint Lucia

    Racially they are identical with us Dominicans (along with Martinicans, Guadeloupeans, and Curacaoans)

    some thought i was native there when i visited

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