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Celestyal partners with Harding+ to enhance onboard retail experience

Friday, 5 June 20263 min read
Celestyal partners with Harding+ to enhance onboard retail experience

Celestyal has announced its partnership with Harding+, introducing a refreshed onboard retail experience across both Celestyal Discovery and Celestyal Journey.

The partnership brings an expanded range of products and brands onboard for guests sailing across the Mediterranean.

The retail offering now spans fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, accessories, brand and destination merchandise, liquor and confectionery, with items from internationally recognised brands including L’Occitane, Rituals, Lacoste, Tom Ford, Coccinelle and Citizen. Pandora is also now available onboard both Celestyal Discovery and Celestyal Journey for the first time.

Alexis Economou, vice president of hotel operations and passenger services at Celestyal, said: “We are delighted to partner with Harding+ to further elevate the onboard experience for our guests. Retail plays an important role in enhancing the overall cruise journey, and through this collaboration we are able to offer a wider range of premium international brands alongside products that celebrate the destinations we visit. Our aim is to create memorable experiences both onboard and ashore, and this enhanced retail proposition is another step in delivering exceptional value and choice to our guests.”

Chris Matthews, CEO of Harding+, said: “Relationships and shared ambition remain at the heart of everything we do, so we’re delighted to be partnering with Celestyal and welcoming these new ships into the Harding+ fleet. Bringing teams together around a shared vision for exceptional guest experiences is always exciting, and we’re looking forward to delivering a retail offer that feels distinctive, engaging and truly relevant to guests onboard.”

The launch was marked onboard both vessels with unveiling events attended by the ships’ captains, Captain Angelos Vassilakos onboard Celestyal Journey and Captain Nikos Vasileiou onboard Celestyal Discovery.