17 night cruise started in Papeete.

Easter Island was on the itinerary for this 17 night voyage. It was the only reason I chose this particular cruise. We were due to have two days on the island. Having arrived on time the Captain decided that the swell of the sea was too great for disembarkation. After just a few hours he made the decision to sail away to Peru. I found this unbelievable. He didn't even wait to see if the weather changed. Interestingly he was able to allow the comic to get on board along with some food supplies. This took place without incident. Hundreds of passengers were devastated with his decision to sail away and we were not even given a full explanation of his reasoning. Passengers gathered in the reception in order to complain and the concierge and other staff walked away from the passengers which I found highly unprofessional.

The atmosphere on the ship changed after this incident and the relentless days at seas that followed were a total nightmare. Read more