Silversea Cruises Intriguing New Land Program Explores Mysterious Easter Island

Silversea Cruises is offering an intriguing new land program perfectly tailored to appeal to those sophisticated travelers seeking far-flung adventures. Considered the most remote inhabited island on Earth, Easter Island highlights a new four- and five-night land extension available to guests of the ultra-luxury cruise line who wish to extend their vacation with a pre- or post-cruise stay in Santiago, Chile, on four select voyages in 2005.

Called Rapa Nui, or “navel of the world”, by its Polynesian inhabitants, this mysterious island, located approximately 2,000 miles west of Chile in the Pacific Ocean, is most renowned for the large, enigmatic statues, or moai, that soar above its landscape. The tallest of the moai stands over 30 feet high and weighs over 18 tons. Carved from hardened volcanic ash, these immense statues have amazed and puzzled explorers and archaeologists for hundreds of years.

“We’re very excited that four of our South American cruises next year will offer this exclusive Easter Island land extension, giving our guests a rare opportunity to explore one of the world’s most alluring destinations, either before or after their cruise,” said David Morris, Silversea’s Senior Vice President, North America Sales. “This fascinating, optional land program was specifically designed for those travelers interested in discovering unusual destinations that are well off the beaten path.”

The four-night Mysterious Easter Island land program features two nights on Easter Island at Hotel Iorana, two nights at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Santiago, round-trip air transportation, transfers and a tour of Santiago. Breakfast is included throughout the program, as are some lunches and dinners. (The five-night extension features three nights at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.) Highlighting the program is an in-depth two-day guided tour of Easter Island, including a visit to the quarry at Rano Raraku volcano, where the island’s gigantic statues were cut.

The following South American voyages feature the Mysterious Easter Island optional land extension:

Silver Wind’s 16-day January 6 cruise from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso (Santiago), cruising the Strait of Magellan, Cape Horn and the Chilean Fjords, with calls in Montevideo, Uruguay; Puerto Madryn, Argentina; Punta Arenas, Chile; Ushuaia, Argentina; Laguna San Raphael, Puerto Chacabuco, and Puerto Montt, Chile. Silver Sailing cruise fares start at $6,282 per person (35% savings). Optional four-night, post-cruise Mysterious Easter Island land program is available at $2,565 per person for both air/sea and cruise-only guests.

Silver Wind’s 16-day January 22 cruise from Valparaiso (Santiago) to Buenos Aires, cruising the Strait of Magellan and the Chilean Fjords, with calls in Puerto Montt, Puerto Chacabuco, Laguna San Raphael and Punta Arenas, Chile; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; Puerto Madryn, Argentina; Punta del Este, Uruguay; and Montevideo. Silver Sailing cruise fares start at $6,282 per person (35% savings). Optional five-night, pre-cruise Mysterious Easter Island land program is available at $2,415 per person for air/sea guests and $2,885 for cruise-only guests.

Silver Shadow’s 11-day January 31 cruise from Callao (Lima), Peru, to Valparaiso (Santiago), calling in Pisco (Peru), Arica, Iquique, Coquimbo and Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile. Advance Payment Bonus cruise fares start at $5,346 per person (20% savings). Optional four-night, post-cruise Mysterious Easter Island land program is available at $2,605 per person for both air/sea and cruise-only guests.

Silver Shadow’s 16-day February 11 cruise from Valparaiso (Santiago) to Buenos Aires, cruising the Chilean Fjords and Strait of Magellan, with calls in Puerto Montt, Puerto Chacabuco, Laguna San Raphael and Punta Arenas, Chile; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; Puerto Madryn, Argentina; Punta del Este, Uruguay; and Montevideo. Advance Payment Bonus cruise fares start at $7,616 per person (20% savings). Optional four-night, pre-cruise Mysterious Easter Island land program is available at $2,230 per person for air/sea guests and $2,700 for cruise-only guests.

Silversea Cruises is recognized as an innovator in the luxury segment, offering guests large-ship amenities aboard four intimate vessels, Silver Cloud, Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, and Silver Whisper, all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality and casual elegance. For the seventh consecutive year, Silversea Cruises was named best small-ship line in the 2002 readers’ survey conducted by CondГ© Nast Traveler magazine. For the sixth time, Silversea was selected “Number One” small-ship line in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2004.

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July 30, 2004   Posted in: Cruise Ships