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Longevity Onboard: The Billionaire’s New Routine - Journal By Yatco Home > Longevity Onboard: The Billionaire’s New Routine Longevity Onboard: The Billionaire’s New Routine Written by James Smith Superyacht luxury is shifting to bio-luxury, with wellness and longevity now core to the charter experience. Sep 24, 2025 The soundtrack of a luxury charter is changing. Where mornings once began with the pop of corks and the leisurely chatter of late breakfasts, today they may start in near silence. A guest pads into a soft-lit cabin for 10 minutes of red-light therapy, slips into a cold plunge timed to 2 minutes 30 seconds, then spends 1 hour breathing pure oxygen inside a soft hyperbaric chamber while the chef prepares a Blue Zone lunch. The ambition is no longer simply indulgence; it is to disembark biologically younger than when you stepped aboard. Why Age Shapes Demand Luxury and wellness have long gone hand in hand, but longevity has now become its own category— bio-luxury as standard rather than garnish —and age is the quiet engine driving it. According to Forbes , the average billionaire is 66 ; nearly 75 % are between 50 and 79 , and only +12 % are under 50 . In other words, the people most likely to own or charter a superyacht are at the exact life stage when sleep, recovery and measurable health gains stop being side interests and start to feel essential. Wellness is not a nice to have but a core expectation for guests who know the value of every extra year. The hotel world has already quantified the trend. Research from RLA Global and HotStats shows that properties with major wellness programs generate 56 % more total revenue per available room than those with only token facilities. Even “minor wellness” hotels with credible gyms and serious spa menus—saw revenue climb 26 % last year. From Spa Day to Living Science Leading resorts like. Six Senses Ibiza’s RoseBar builds entire stays around genetic testing, oxygen therapy and precision nutrition. Lanserhof in the German Alps couples blood-biomarker analysis with pine-scented calm. Clinique La Prairie in Switzerland even issues guests a Longevity Index , turning a 7-day holiday into a measurable health plan. Guests accustomed to that level of integration on land are unlikely to settle for a treadmill and a massage table at sea. From Spa Day to Living Science Leading resorts like. Six Senses Ibiza’s RoseBar builds entire stays around genetic testing, oxygen therapy and precision nutrition. Lanserhof in the German Alps couples blood-biomarker analysis with pine-scented calm. Clinique La Prairie in Switzerland even issues guests a Longevity Index , turning a 7-day holiday into a measurable health plan. 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