An interview with Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner’s first cruise with Explora Journeys
written + interview GINEVRA VALENTE
Jannik Sinner is reading a newspaper asking where he has gone, while standing in a pool aboard EXPLORA III. With sunglasses on and the sea behind him, he appears quite happy to leave the question unanswered. It is the image at the centre of Out of Office, the new campaign from Explora Journeys, MSC Group’s luxury ocean travel brand.
LE MILE joined Sinner and guests at Milan’s Società del Giardino on 11 November for the private premiere, hosted by Explora Journeys president Anna Nash. Created with McCann Paris and directed by Julien Faucher, the 70-second film was shot in July 2026, when Sinner became the first guest on EXPLORA III, the brand’s third ship. His narration gives the impression of a demanding training programme, as the images show him taking his time over a morning coffee and enjoying the restaurants on board. An automated reply lets him keep everyone informed without making himself available.
Filming a holiday is still a job, a contradiction the campaign is happy to make use of. Sinner’s visit began the evening before the shoot, over dinner with his family. “The ship was empty; it was just us, which made it really special,” he tells LE MILE. He had never been on a cruise ship before. Being somewhere so unfamiliar was part of the appeal, particularly after the houses and conventional locations he was used to working in. The pool on the top deck was the first place he went to check out.
There was also a sports court to inaugurate, and eventually he picked up a racket. When we ask whether he had found tennis difficult to resist, his answer is quite definite. “At that moment, I was actually quite happy not to touch a racket for a few days!” On his days off, he explains, he generally prefers to spend his time doing something else.
Asked what the experience had changed about his understanding of luxury, he talks about privacy. “I think that when you choose an experience at sea, you’re also paying for privacy.” He means getting away from crowds and having some peace to disconnect from everyday life. That freedom is what he believes people are looking for when they choose to spend time on a ship, and what he valued about discovering it himself.
In the film, he gives anyone waiting for him an answer that leaves little room for negotiation. “I will return, when I return.”
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image courtesy of Explora Journeys, event images by Luca Broilo
film created with McCann Paris, directed by Julien Faucher, courtesy of Explora Journeys
