UK. Harding Brothers is offering passengers onboard the new Celebrity Solstice cruise ship a chance to buy a diamond cut in her name when she makes her debut on the Caribbean cruise circuit this December.
The cruiseline retail specialist has created a patented diamond cut – the Solstice Cut – which will be exclusively available to guests onboard the ship and all subsequent Solstice Class vessels.
The cut – which is exclusive to Harding Brothers – will be available in various sizes and set in different formats, such as pendants, rings and earrings. Pieces will retail from $2,000. When the table of each diamond is viewed the Solstice “˜Star’ can clearly be seen, according to Harding Brothers.
“The Celebrity Solstice is the first addition to the Celebrity Cruises fleet since 2002 and will be a spectacular vessel – the company’s largest liner by far, with a passenger capacity of nearly 3,000,” said Harding Brothers Managing Director Harold Gittelmon.
“”˜The design and layout of the ship takes cruising into another dimension with new AquaClass veranda staterooms on the Penthouse Deck, a magnificent spa area, superb retail and dining facilities, and the innovative half-acre The Lawn Club, with actual grass, which will feature a putting green, bocce courts, a patio and a glassblowing studio.
“Such innovation in terms of the cruise offer demanded something equally innovative in terms of the onboard retail experience – and the Solstice Diamond is the ultimate in creating a bespoke offer,” Gittelmon added. “It has taken 30 years to create this cut of diamond so guests onboard are being offered something truly very special. We and Celebrity Cruises are very excited about this concept; it’s a first in cruise ship retailing.”
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Harding Brothers operates 600sq m of retail space onboard the Celebrity Solstice with many offerings that aim to connect to the guests’ onboard experience; the Solstice Cut diamond is one of the offers exclusive to passengers on board | |
Harding Brothers will be operating 600sq m of retail space onboard the Celebrity Solstice and many of the offerings aim to connect to the guests’ onboard experience.
The Hot Glass Show, for example, based around the glass blowing on-board studio, has allowed for a Glass Showcase store. This features a wide assortment of glass pieces, including some limited-edition artist pieces, sculptures and world renowned Steuben glass.
The Lawn Club Boutique will offer souvenirs and apparel that aim to capture the experience of real live grass onboard Solstice‘s top deck, while an assortment of fine jewellery and watches will be offered via three stores. Additionally an extensive fine jewellery shop will be adjacent to Boutique C, featuring one-of-a-kind “˜undiscovered’ brands.
A new addition from Harding Brothers is the Artisan store, which will allow guests to interact with jewellery designers onboard and be involved in the design process.
“Celebrity Solstice is yet another example of Harding Brothers’s unique ability to adapt the retail offer to meet the needs of the client and the guests which it serves,” said Gittelmon.
“It’s a pleasure for us to work with innovative cruise lines such as Celebrity Cruises, who have worked alongside us to ensure we had access to all of the necessary elements of the on board offer that we would be able to complement in our retail offering, making it ever more bespoke,” he added.
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