“If it be the will of God,” said my wife, “to leave us alone on this solitary place, let us be content; and rejoice that we are all together in safety.”<br/><br/>Hailing from Switzerland and looking to travel across the world, the Robinson family sails across the ocean only for their ship to be tossed about in a horrific storm. All of the ship's passengers, fearful for their lives, bail like rats in a storm. All except for the family Robinson, who manage to right the ship long enough to reach a tropical desert island. Thus begins their time together struggling to survive.