Palmerston Island

Cook Islands

Palmerston is a remote coral atoll in the Cook Islands, in the South Pacific. Descendants of one man — Englishman William Marsters, who settled with his three wives in 1863 — populate the island, all sharing his name and traditions. Visitors are hosted by Marsters family members, see the tiny community and its church, snorkel the reef, and experience the unique hospitality of an island where nearly everyone is family and the outside world comes by ship.