The Himalayan Salt Room offers perhaps the most unique feature: a heated room covered in white marble and bright pink to engage in halotherapy (breathing in salted air) to improve breathing and promote purification. There’s also a dry sauna with cedar seats, and an aromatherapy steam room scented with calming lavender and invigorating eucalyptus essential oils.

While the space lacks a full hydrotherapy circuit, several small hot and cold plunge tubs and a heated pool do the trick. The Thermal Suite is all-gender, so bathing suits are required. I also spent some time lying on a heated marble hammam bench inspired by Turkish bathhouses, which felt so nice on my just-worked-on muscles. You can also choose to luxuriate on chairs and ottomans.

If you want to keep the wellness vibes going after leaving Redemption Spa, two bars feature health elixirs — with or without alcohol. The Athletic Club’s Hit the Gym Smoothies include Re-Fresh with cucumber, celery, lime, mint and dehydrated beet (you can kick it up with rum or gin); and the Elixirs & Energy section touts kombucha and shots with spirulina, turmeric and ginger. Gym &Tonic serves cold-pressed juices; fresh-extracted juices; and Reset Cocktails with ingredients like activated charcoal and aloe vera juice. Hydration Nation shakes blanco tequila with lime, coconut water and agave, served with a ginger rim. And yes, there’s a Gin & Tonic menu, with mix-and-match gins, mixers and botanical garnishes. The quinine in tonic, after all, is said to ease leg cramps and varicose veins.

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In between sampling the amazing food and drinks on my sailings, I was equally inspired by the fitness options. Opportunities to sweat it out include HIIT, SUP yoga, Geezers Boxing Ring, MyBeast equipment, and strength and gymnastic installations. A dance class on the basketball court midship during which we learned the choreography to NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” was so much fun, I almost didn’t realize what a grueling cardio workout it was. And during a throwback exercise class called VHS (Videotapes Headbands Simmons), led by instructors clad in leg warmers and leotards, I grooved to a fun 1980s soundtrack, and the commentary during a Shake Weight segment was gold. Irreverent, unexpected and playful, it sums up Virgin Voyages’ approach to wellness on the open seas.