Saint Lucia: not just a transatlantic stopover

Saint Lucia is famous as a transatlantic destination and hopping off point, but stay and there is more see and do for cruisers. Elaine Bunting reports

At the end of a long transatlantic crossing, the island of Saint Lucia is a dreamlike landfall. Its hills and Atlantic-facing cliffs emerge slowly over the horizon, taking shape in lush, tropical greens, while on the sheltered west coast, the twin conical peaks of the Pitons plunge into the sea to form one of the most breathtaking anchorages in the world.