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  • drone-wind-surf-anchored-in-st-lucia.jpg - Wind Surf anchored in idyllic Rodney Bay in the north of St. Lucia, a shot captured by my drone.
  • coconut-drink.jpg - Quaff a coconut cocktail during a Windstar Island Experience.
  • drone-pigeon-island-bbq.jpg - Drone shot of the blue Atlantic and turquoise Rodney Bay at Pigeon Island, a national park in the north of St. Lucia.
  • beach-bbq-st-lucia.jpg - Windstar umbrellas and cots set up for a beach barbecue on Pigeon Island, St. Lucia.
  • windstar-island-experience-2.jpg - The Windstar Island Experience gives guests a beach barbecue and choice of water activities.
  • drone-sandals-pigeon-island.jpg - Sandals Resort (light red rooftops) and Pigeon Island Beach in the northwest corner of St. Lucia (drone image).
  • drone-beach-bbq.jpg - The semi-secluded cove on Pigeon Island, St. Lucia, where Windstar set up our beach barbecue.
  • jd and janet cropped.jpg - That's me (in my oobigo T-shirt) and Cruiseable's Janet Fullwood on the beach at Pigeon Island. And, um, I'm not gesturing "cut," I'm telling the photog that she could move closer.
  • drone-pigeon-island.jpg - The blue Atlantic to the north and turquoise Rodney Bay at Pigeon Island, a national park in the north of St. Lucia.
  • beach-bbq-scene.jpg - Windstar passengers loll in the placid waters of Pigeon Island.
  • steel-band.jpg - A steel band performs during our Windstar beach barbecue in St. Lucia.
  • drone-wind-star-pigeon-island.jpg - Drone image of Wind Surf anchored at Pigeon Island, St. Lucia.
  • rum-drink-on-beach.jpg - Pouring a (pricey) rum drink on the beach at Pigeon Island in St. Lucia.
  • sandals-pigeon-island.jpg - I captured this shot of a Sandals sailboat and Wind Surf while Janet and I kayaked.
  • st-lucia-beach-party.jpg - Windstar passengers take advantage of kayaks, watercraft and other sports equipment during a beach barbecue in St. Lucia.
  • conches-for-sale.jpg - Colorful conches for sale on Pigeon Island.
  • wind-surf-in-st-lucia.jpg - Wind Surf anchored in the bay of Pigeon Island, St. Lucia.
  • jumpy-house-at-sea.jpg - An ocean trampoline that saw lots of action during the beach barbecue.
  • stand-up-paddleboarding.jpg - Stand-up paddleboarding on Pigeon Island, St. Lucia.

Windstar Island Experience on St. Lucia (photos)

A highlight of Cruiseable's Caribbean cruise on Windstar's 310-passenger flagship Wind Surf came on March 28 when we spent the day on Pigeon Island, a peninsula and national park in northern St. Lucia. The crew really went out of their way to put together an awesome Windstar Island Experience,  a Windstar tropical tradition consisting of a lunchtime barbecue and a daylong bevy of water sports activities. 

The Pigeon Island National Park area on St. Lucia.
The Pigeon Island National Park area on St. Lucia.

Nearly everyone on the ship tendered over to the private cove where the Windstar staff set up their signature umbrellas and B.J. bin Bajuri, Cat Amorim and their team set up watercraft activities consisting of kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, wakeboards, windsurfing boards, Hobie Cats (small sailboats) and snorkel equipment.

Late in the day I took my Phantom 4 drone to an isolated spot where I could fly out to the ship, which I couldn't do in Barbuda (too far away), Dominica (ship was docked), St. Barts or Guadeloupe (prohibited in both). These are the best drone images I've captured since I got my drone in December — now I'll need to get a faster computer to process its hi-def video. 

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JD Lasica
I'm Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Cruiseable. Follow your cruise bliss to any land where it may lead. Let's connect! I'm @jdlasica on Twitter.

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