Tennis Grand Slam champion teased details around his new wellness program on Explora Journeys.
Sinner, ahead of the start of the Australian Open spoke to media and travel agents.
Explora Journey’s Vice President, Head of Sales Australasia & APAC, Nicole Constantin, said the Australian market is growing for the luxury line.
Ahead of the start of the 2026 Australian Open, Explora Journey’s brand ambassador Jannik Sinner made a guest appearance to talk about his new wellness program onboard the line’s ships.
Sinner, a four-time Grand Slam winner, discussed Explora Journey’s new wellness program, In Balance: A Jannik Sinner Ocean Wellness Programme, which includes mindful movement, therapeutic breathwork, targeted recovery, and restorative contrast therapies.
The tennis superstar worked closely with his team and said the wellness program is designed for anyone and everyone.
“There’s a fitness program as well as breathwork and recovery,” said Sinner
“My fitness coach and I made a program that works for certain categories of people – not just athletes.”
Sinner, who at 24 already has played in huge games against rival Carlos Alcaraz, said breathing is one of the most important parts to calm and centre himself in big points.
“I believe that with breathing, you can recover so much energy and also focus for your day and many other things. We then developed a recovery program to complement the fitness program,” he said.
It’s nothing crazy. But at the same time, if someone wants to stay fit or even just learn a couple of things, hopefully it can help.”
Explora Journey’s Vice President, Head of Sales Australasia & APAC, Nicole Constantin said wellness has become a priority for many cruisers, which is why the partnership with Sinner has become so important.
“We’re very serious about our relaxing wellness. We have over 700 square meters on Explorer I and II, and then III and IV will be bigger again,” she said.
“We’re getting more serious about that, and we’re putting all the spa and the fitness and everything, on the one level, right next to each other.
When speaking about the Australian market and Explora Journeys, she said despite being so far away, the brand has already had great success in the region.
“We’re the fourth biggest largest contributing market for Explora Journeys. And considering how far away we are, our guests will fly to Europe or the Caribbean to sail with us.
“Favourite destinations for sure, for our local market, are still Europe. The Western Mediterranean is still really popular, and now Northern Europe is becoming a hot spot for Australians.”
Constantin said that the big appeal for the brand is that they identify themselves more as a luxury boutique hotel.
“We operate like a hotel; we look like a hotel but on a sexy ship that floats. Everything from the way our operations work to how the restaurants run, to the room service,” she said.
“It’s a younger demographic so we’re in the low 50s market now. They are working professionals and onboard, we don’t have white nights, Captain’s nights, Hawaiian nights, that’s our big different.”
