🛎️ The charter guests
Every guest who ever boarded. Ranked.
281 charters across all five Below Deck shows: the demands, the meltdowns, the theme nights and the tips. Then the best and worst of them, franchise-wide.
📈 The Guest-o-Meter
Every charter with a known tip: how much they tipped (across) against how much drama they brought (up: demands, chaos and how little the crew liked them). Tap a dot for the charter.
Gold dots are the show you picked; the rest stay grey for comparison. The dashed lines are the typical tip ($19,995) and middle drama. 33 charters with no tip on record are left off. Prefer a list? Biggest tips · Worst guests
😤 Worst Charter Guests
Top 25 →- 1 Erica Rose & Charles Erica Rose returns: omelette tantrum and a $6,500 tip 📰 on 4 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $6.5K tip
- 2 Timothy Sykes' group Timothy Sykes takes $5,000 back from the tip envelope 📰 on 5 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $17K tip
- 3 Tina & Mark Delores jumps in; Captain Lee kicks her off 📰 on 4 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 4/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $16.8K tip
- 4 Krystal's group 30th birthday with 3,000 balloons and a fight 📰 on 2 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5
- 5 Erica Rose's group Erica Rose's girls' trip turns into a feud 📰 on 2 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $18.4K tip
🥰 Best Charter Guests
Top 25 →- 1 Lane Merrifield's group Canadians stuck at anchor still have a blast 📰 on 2 “best guests” lists · 🥰 crew loved them 5/5 · 🎉 fun 5/5 · 💸 $23K tip
- 2 Jim's group Big Jim's 'talentless' talent show 📰 on 2 “best guests” lists · 🥰 crew loved them 5/5 · 🎉 fun 5/5 · 💸 $21K tip
- 3 Jack's group Beach volleyball with the lovely Finns 📰 on 1 “best guests” list · 🥰 crew loved them 5/5 · 🎉 fun 5/5 · 💸 $28K tip
- 4 Daniel & Sheree Music-video shoot leaves the season's biggest tip 📰 on 1 “best guests” list · 🥰 crew loved them 5/5 · 🎉 fun 5/5 · 💸 $27K tip
- 5 Kerry & Dino Heartwarming friends' trip with a pajama runway 📰 on 1 “best guests” list · 🥰 crew loved them 5/5 · 🎉 fun 5/5 · 💸 $12.7K tip
💸 Best Tippers
Top 25 →- 1 Johnny & Michelle Damon Damon Party Delivers Chaos and a Record $50K Tip 💸 $50,018 · $3,847 each
- 2 Jake's group Angel floats away, then a record $40K tip 💸 $40,000 · $3,076 each
- 3 LaDonna's group Stormbound Vegans, Then a Record Tip 💸 $40,000 · $4,000 each
- 4 Heather Gay's group RHOSLC crossover and a $35,000 tip 💸 $35,000 · $2,900 each
- 5 Brandon & Carmen Return of the Season 2 swimmers 💸 $34,500
🪙 Stingiest Tippers
Top 25 →- 1 Johnny's group The first-ever charter ends almost before it starts 💸 $0
- 2 Papa & Amber Stuck in port, the guests throw a surprise yacht wedding 💸 $4,000 · $360 each
- 3 Four demanding guests who sailed without the… The charter that ended in under a day 💸 $5,000 · $555 each
- 4 Joe & Terri The blended-family charter behind the lowest tip on record 💸 $5,000 · $500 each
- 5 Erica Rose & Charles Erica Rose returns: omelette tantrum and a $6,500 tip 💸 $6,500 · $722 each
📋 Most Demanding Guests
Top 25 →- 1 Timothy Sykes' group Timothy Sykes takes $5,000 back from the tip envelope 📋 demanding 5/5 · “Slow internet and unusual food; docked $5,000 from the tip”
- 2 Erica Rose & Charles Erica Rose returns: omelette tantrum and a $6,500 tip 📋 demanding 5/5 · “Constant complaints about the food; damage to the saloon sofa”
- 3 Dr. Nichols & Chris 'Call me Dr. Nichols': the most demanding charter of Season 3 📋 demanding 5/5 · “Said the service was poor; non-stop drink and late-night requests”
- 4 Krystal's group 30th birthday with 3,000 balloons and a fight 📋 demanding 5/5 · “Complained from arrival onward; Reality Tea called her possibly 'the worst charter guest l…”
- 5 Chelsea & her husband Every course in a blender 📋 demanding 5/5 · “The co-primary was frustrated when her blended meals came out after everyone else's”
🌪️ Wildest Charters
Top 25 →- 1 Steve's group The foam party guest who partied hardest of all 🌪️ chaos 5/5 · 🎉 fun 5/5
- 2 Tina & Mark Delores jumps in; Captain Lee kicks her off 🌪️ chaos 5/5 · 🎉 fun 3/5
- 3 Carmen's group Nearly sent back to the marina 🌪️ chaos 5/5 · 🎉 fun 3/5
- 4 Dean's group Dean, the 'bitchy resting face' and the rocket-ship blanket 🌪️ chaos 4/5 · 🎉 fun 4/5
- 5 Steve's group Foam Party Steve's Cupid birthday in Tahiti 🌪️ chaos 4/5 · 🎉 fun 4/5
⭐ Celebrity Charters
Top 25 →- 1 Timothy Sykes' group Timothy Sykes takes $5,000 back from the tip envelope ⭐ Timothy Sykes (stock-trading educator and internet personality)
- 2 Erica Rose & Charles Erica Rose returns: omelette tantrum and a $6,500 tip ⭐ Erica Rose (The Bachelor, Bachelor Pad); Cindi Rose (Married to Medicine: Houston)
- 3 Timothy Sykes' group Timothy Sykes returns by jet ski and leaves $30K ⭐ Timothy Sykes (penny-stock trader; returning Season 2 guest)
- 4 Roy Orbison Jr.'s group The Orbisons return with more champagne ⭐ Roy Orbison Jr. (son of Roy Orbison)
- 5 Kim's group Justin Guarini aboard, and the whole crew joins dinner ⭐ Justin Guarini (American Idol runner-up, Broadway)
🛎️ Every charter, show by show
❓ Questions
Who are the worst charter guests in Below Deck history?
On our franchise-wide list the top spots go to Erica Rose & Charles (Sailing Yacht Season 3), Timothy Sykes' group (Below Deck Season 2), Tina & Mark (Below Deck Season 8). The ranking blends what aired (demands, complaints, chaos, how the crew felt, the tip) with how often each group appears on published “worst guests” lists.
What is the biggest tip in Below Deck history?
The biggest cash tip in our records is $50,018 from Johnny & Michelle Damon on Below Deck Mediterranean Season 11. Tips in euros or Australian dollars are converted to US dollars so they can be compared.
Which celebrities have chartered a Below Deck yacht?
44 charters included public figures, among them Alexis Bellino, Barrie & Tony Drewitt-Barlow, Erica Rose, Jill Zarin, Justin Guarini, Roy Orbison Jr., Timothy Sykes.
How does Boatmance rank charter guests?
Every charter is summarized from episode recaps. We rate each group 1–5 on how demanding, fun and chaotic they were and how much the crew liked them, add the tip, and count mentions in press rankings (Collider, Screen Rant, Showbiz Cheat Sheet and others). Each list says which of those it weighs most.