Founded by Hannah Whitehouse, Raconteur exists for the moments that make a voyage memorable. The masterclass a guest talks about at dinner. The activation that turns a browse into a purchase. The speaker session that becomes the reason someone books the same ship again.

 

​Hannah has spent 14+ years in cruise retail, most recently as a senior executive within one of the largest cruise retail operations. She has designed the experiences, hosted them herself and watched what guests respond to up close. She knows what works onboard because she has stood in the room when it happens.​

 

Cruise is unlike any other environment. Guests have time, attention and the headspace to engage, and that creates an opportunity most channels can only dream of: the chance to build genuine experiences around a brand, a product or an idea, and have an audience who actually wants to be there.

 

Raconteur makes the most of that opportunity, on both sides of the gangway. 

For cruise lines, we create enrichment and guest experience programming that lifts the entire voyage: talks, masterclasses, tastings and events designed to entertain, educate and quietly drive revenue along the way. 

For retail brands, we translate how the channel really works and build the strategy, activations and hosted execution to match, with marketing, social and onboard staffing for brands ready to commit to a lasting presence at sea.​

 

Every great moment at sea starts with a story well told. We help you tell yours.