9 Reasons To Cruise To Easter Island

A Holy Grail among seasoned travelers, mysterious and mystical Easter Island is a speck of land of 63 square miles in the middle of the Pacific Ocean – one of the most isolated spots on the planet. And not only is it isolated, but also its waters are prone to big swells that make cruise ships’ tender operations at best tricky. And weather and sea conditions can change quickly. As our local guide put it, “the weather here is like Polynesian women – you don’t know what’s coming!” World Cruises and other grand voyages include Easter Island as a highlight on their itineraries. My husband Humberto and I have visited it three times, the latest one this February during the 2019 World Cruise of Holland America’s Amsterdam.