How Australia’s other half heals: all aboard the superyacht where rehab costs $600,000 a week

The yacht that hosts Ocean Blue, one of the world’s most luxurious rehabilitation and mental health programs. Australia’s private rehab industry is growing rapidly. Photograph: Jeff Brown/Harp

The view of the Whitsundays is postcard-perfect. The setting – a private yacht – extravagant. There’s a gym downstairs, a spa upstairs and a staff ratio of 14:1.

Floating off the Australian coastline is one of the world’s most luxurious rehabilitation and mental health programs. Operating on a superyacht called “Mischief”, a trip on Ocean Blue costs $600,000 a week.