We went to Sandals St. Lucia in 1998 and had a wonderful time ... and it wasn't our honeymoon. There are two Sandals resorts on the island and if you are going for a honeymoon, I suggest you go to the smaller one (which is the one we chose, I believe it is Halcyon). They only have 120 or so rooms, and no children allowed at this one -- so it is a good choice for honeymooners. The landscaping is gorgeous, with hammocks or shaded lounges scattered among the trees, a lovely wedding gazebo, and very nice accommodations. We had a standard room, but some people we met had upgraded to one of the "garden" rooms, which are a bit more private.
We dove each morning on the a.m. dive, and each dive was a new adventure. It was our first tropical dive, having just finished our certification dives in Monterey and Lake Tahoe, so we found it incredible. The reserve by Anse Chastanet (probably misspelled that) was so fish-laden that I probably got whiplash looking from side to side. We dove several wrecks that didn't have a lot of fish on them, but there were enough to keep us busy. We also did our first ever night dive, and I vividly recall two sensations: rolling over on my back and looking up through 35 feet of water and seeing the stars (incredibly CLEAR water); and the second was when a small porcupine fish swam up to me and just settled softly on my hand. Incredible. The average boat ride was probably about 30 minutes, some a little longer, some a little shorter. We were there in November, so the rains came almost every day, but were brief and helped to cool things a bit. Lovely tropical flowers almost everywhere you looked.
That Sandals resort has 3-4 restaurants -- one called The Pier that is exactly that, and only serves dinner. They also have a continental style restaurant that serves all three meals, and then a "fancier" Italian, plus the usual snack bar. All meals and drinks included in the package. Two pools -- one "quiet" and one for the usual games, etc. You can also go to the other Sandals resort -- I think they have a shuttle -- it is much larger (I think 300+ rooms) and quite a few more restaurants -- also a golf course. The beach wasn't much by the resort, but all the water sports, including scuba, were included in the price -- except for the night dive (I think it was $45 extra and there were only 4 of us on that one). Since we went on the a.m. boat (which left pretty early), we usually only had around 5-6 divers versus the afternoon boat which was always full. The dive masters were all friendly, fun, and pointed out interesting critters.
We did a tour of the island and found it very interesting. We like to explore, and the others on the tour were a lot of fun as well. We did hear that the natives could be a bit demanding and nasty. Having said that, we only saw two walking the Sandals beach area during our week at Sandals, and they didn't bother anyone, just walked by. We saw many more on the one day we toured, and they were are friendly. And the resort staff is incredible -- if Estelle is still working the little grill, by your second day, she'll remember your name.
I'd go back again, but probably only to Sandals. And, as you can see, our experience was totally different than others.
Margaret