All 100 charters from 12 seasons of Below Deck: who booked the yacht, what they asked for, what went wrong and what they tipped. Open the Below Deck crew map →
Season 1 Honor
📍 Sint Maarten, Caribbean · 2013 · 7 charters · $46,000 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Ep 1🎈 photo shoot trip
Johnny's group
Group of fashion photographers from Los Angeles heading to St. Barts for a shoot
The first-ever charter ends almost before it starts
The Honor's very first guests were a loud, party-hungry group of photographers who even tried to recruit Sam as a model. After Kat reported something she found while cleaning a cabin, Captain Lee turned the yacht around, ended the charter early and sent the group ashore.
💸 Tip$0
😤 ComplaintsGuests were offended at being removed from the yacht.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Season premiere 'Cool Your Jets'
- Guests pushed Eddie to drink on duty; he refused
- Captain Lee cut the trip short and returned to the dock
- Only Below Deck charter on record to leave no tip
The crew
- 🔥 Kat Held Kat's report to the chain of command led to the charter ending early
Sources
Charter 2 · Ep 2🎈 getaway with friends
Steve G. Jones' group
Hypnotist and his friends
⭐ Steve G. Jones (celebrity hypnotist)
Green juice and a hypnosis session for the chief stew
Celebrity hypnotist Steve G. Jones and friends came aboard with very specific juice and diet requests that tied the interior in knots; two glasses of green juice reportedly took two hours. An Anguilla beach barbecue nearly got rained out, and Steve even hypnotized high-strung chief stew Adrienne to help her relax.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,300 each
😤 ComplaintsSpecial dietary/juice demands; no major complaints aired.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Endless custom green-juice orders
- Rain-threatened beach barbecue in Anguilla saved by Ben's cooking
- Steve hypnotized Adrienne on board
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Ep 3🎈 guys' trip👥 5 guests
Five single guys on the hunt for a good time
Five single guys on the hunt for a good time
Five single guys recruit the deckhands as wingmen
Five single men enlisted Eddie and Dave as wingmen for nights out on the island, and one guest tied the tip to how well the crew helped them meet women. A night of clubbing ended with surprise company being brought back to the boat, and the crew was underwhelmed by the tip.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Eddie and Dave drafted as nightlife wingmen
- Dave's birthday fell during the charter
- Crew called the tip disappointing (about 9%)
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 4–5🎈 friends' trip
Simon's group
Friends of chief stew Adrienne, led by a tech executive
Adrienne's own friends turn out to be the pickiest yet
Chief stew Adrienne's friends were the fussiest group so far: one wanted a mountain of linen pressed and hung, another refused Ben's cooking, and they abandoned a restaurant to demand food back on board. One guest's repeated comments about Kat's looks set off a chain of events that put Kat in hot water with Captain Lee.
💸 Tip$10,000 · $900 each
😤 ComplaintsPicky about food and laundry; rude to crew late at night.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Guest refused Ben's lobster mango taco
- All laundry pressed and hung on request
- Guests ditched a shore dinner and came back hungry
- Kat vs. Adrienne tension boiled over
The crew
- ⭐ Adrienne Gang Primary group were Adrienne's friends; she defended Simon
- 🔥 Kat Held A guest's comments about Kat sparked friction during the charter
Sources
Charter 5 · Ep 6🎈 wedding
Papa & Amber
Weather-bound group whose primary couple decided to marry on board
Stuck in port, the guests throw a surprise yacht wedding
Bad weather kept this charter in the harbor, so the primary guest (called 'Papa') decided to marry his fiancee Amber on the Honor, giving the crew 24 hours to pull off a wedding. Captain Lee officiated, Ben cooked the wedding meal, and Dave happily helped the couple plan, but the tip was small.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Last-minute onboard wedding planned in 24 hours
- Captain Lee officiated
- Ring shopping, jet skis and tender rides while weather-bound
The crew
Sources
Charter 6 · Ep 8🎈 family trip👥 5 guests
Joe & Terri
Divorced couple vacationing together with their new partners and their daughter
The blended-family charter behind the lowest tip on record
A man, his girlfriend, his ex-wife, her boyfriend and their daughter shared the yacht, and the crew struggled to keep up with the group's bickering and vegan menu requests. Captain Lee even took the primary golfing, but the guests left just $5,000, which Lee later said left him 'insulted'.
💸 Tip$5,000 · $500 each
😤 ComplaintsVery high-maintenance attitude; constant family arguments, per Captain Lee.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Adrienne and Ben scrambled for vegan dinner ingredients
- Captain Lee took the primary golfing (and let him win)
- Lowest tip in franchise history ($500 each)
Sources
Charter 7 · Ep 9🎈 girls' trip
Beverly's group
Fun, energetic group of women friends
A lively girls' trip closes out season one
The sea-weary crew perked up for a final charter with an energetic group of women. Adrienne's very friendly rapport with the guests got her teased by the rest of the crew, and an unexpected crew departure left the team shorthanded, but the guests left a solid tip.
💸 Tip$12,000 · $1,200 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Final charter of the first season
- Crew teased Adrienne for bonding so closely with the guests
- Tip split ten ways after C.J.'s departure
- Beverly returned as a repeat guest in season 2
The crew
Sources
Season 2 Ohana
📍 British Virgin Islands · 2014 · 8 charters · $86,000 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 friends' trip👥 7 guests
Georgia's group
Larger-than-life group of fun-loving Southerners
Southern belles, chicken fingers and a smitten new deckhand
The Ohana's first guests were a loud, fun-loving Southern group who wanted chicken fingers rather than Ben's sushi. They doted on rookie deckhand Andrew, invited him to their formal dinner and had him perform on the sky deck, while Captain Lee gamely endured dinners with the flirtatious primary.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,300 each
😤 ComplaintsWanted simpler comfort food over Ben's menu.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Guests rejected sushi for meat-and-potatoes fare
- Andrew invited to the guests' formal dinner (Captain Lee said no)
- Andrew's open porthole flooded his cabin mid-charter
- Beach picnic on the island
The crew
- 😏 Andrew Sturby Guests showered Andrew with attention and invited him to dinner
- 😏 Lee Rosbach Primary Georgia flirted with Captain Lee at dinner
Sources
Charter 2 · Ep 3
Group of friends who wanted mojitos and specialty…
Group of friends (mostly women) who wanted mojitos and specialty cocktails
Mojitos, rain and a chief stew who won't smile
This group arrived in a thunderstorm and kept the stews busy with specialty cocktails, especially mojitos. They repeatedly told Kate she should smile more, flocked to Ben for a hands-on conch cooking lesson, and partied hard on their last night.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsFelt Kate was unfriendly; heavy cocktail demands.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Mojitos made with basil instead of mint
- Guests kept urging Kate to smile
- Ben's conch cooking lesson in the galley
- Rookie Andrew admitted he'd embellished his resume during this charter
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Eps 4–5🎈 friends' trip
Dean's group
Exacting primary guest and a glamorous group of friends
Dean, the 'bitchy resting face' and the rocket-ship blanket
Dean arrived with a detailed preference sheet and strict meal times, then complained about slow dinners and told Kate she seemed unfriendly. Kate answered by folding his blanket into a shape she called a rocket ship, sparking a Captain Lee investigation, an apology and an all-white party battered by storms. Dean ended up laughing it off and left a big tip.
💸 Tip$18,000 · $1,800 each
😤 ComplaintsSlow meal service; said Kate never smiled; a guest claimed plastic was in her food.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Kate's infamous 'rocket ship' blanket fold
- Dean demanded meals be served within about an hour
- Storm-soaked 'White Party' moved indoors
- Eddie made late-night pizzas for the guests
- Dean later said he found the blanket hilarious
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 6–7🎈 family trip
Beverly's group
Returning guest from season 1 with her outspoken family and friends (plus her dog Kompis)
A returning guest brings a surprise visitor: Adrienne
Season 1 guest Beverly returned with a rowdy group that complained loudly about a painfully slow four-course dinner and a stained pillow. On a beach outing she revealed her friend was former chief stew Adrienne, who came aboard for dinner and stirred up old Kat and Amy drama. The guests partied until morning and had to be hurried off the boat.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsSlow dinner service; a stained pillow; guests said a stew should be fired.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Adrienne Gang returned as Beverly's guest
- Guests complained dinner service was the slowest ever
- The 'pillow stain' mystery
- Guests partied until 8 a.m. on the last night
- Smallest tip of the season
The crew
Sources
Charter 5 · Ep 8🎈 sports team trip
Irish rugby players on a one-day charter
Irish rugby players on a one-day charter
Irish rugby players squeeze in a 22-hour party
A group of Irish rugby players booked a short one-day charter. The yacht nearly tore up the dock on departure (later traced to a mechanical fault), and the guests brought eight extra people back from a bar for a late-night party that Amy had to shut down after people started jumping off the boat.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- One-day charter of about 22 hours
- Ohana lurched into the dock at departure (mechanical issue)
- Mexican dinner night
- Amy shut down a late-night party with extra guests from shore
- New deckhand Logan's trial charter
The crew
- ⭐ Amy Johnson Amy handled the late-night party alone and was praised by Captain Lee
Sources
Charter 6 · Ep 9🎈 birthday
Caviar-and-Cristal group celebrating a guest's…
Caviar-and-Cristal group celebrating a guest's birthday
The crew judged them, then got the season's biggest tip
The crew pegged this caviar-loving group as difficult and grumbled about their big appetites and changing dinner requests. A hungover crew, a beach party and a birthday celebration followed, and Captain Lee called it their worst charter yet before revealing the guests had left a $20,000 tip.
💸 Tip$20,000
😤 ComplaintsWanted more food and more attentive service.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Requests for caviar and Cristal
- Chicken and waffles for breakfast
- Beach party plus an onboard birthday celebration
- Ben served 'beluga from a sturgeon'
Sources
Charter 7 · Ep 10🎈 business/student trip
Timothy Sykes' group
Trader, his girlfriend and his trading students
⭐ Timothy Sykes (stock-trading educator and internet personality)
Timothy Sykes takes $5,000 back from the tip envelope
Timothy Sykes helicoptered in with students wearing his name on their T-shirts and turned the sky deck into a trading floor, cursing the spotty internet. His girlfriend disliked Ben's food and asked for simpler dishes, and at the end Sykes told Captain Lee he was docking $5,000 from a planned $22,000 tip, sending Ben into a galley meltdown.
💸 Tip$17,000
😤 ComplaintsSlow internet and unusual food; docked $5,000 from the tip.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Arrived by helicopter
- Matching 'Timothy Sykes' T-shirts on the students
- Sky deck turned into a stock-trading floor
- Requests for sea cucumber ovaries and Egg McMuffins
- Gave Amy a giant bottle of champagne
- Tip cut from $22,000 to $17,000
The crew
- 🔥 Ben Robinson Food complaints and tip cut set off Ben's meltdown
- ⭐ Amy Johnson Named Amy their favorite stew and gave her a huge champagne bottle
- 😏 Logan Reese Logan turned on the charm toward the primary's girlfriend
Sources
Charter 8 · Ep 11🎈 friends' trip
Dean's group
Dean's return trip with friends
Dean comes back, and this time everyone wins
Dean returned for the season's final charter, and the crew pulled together to get meals out on time. Kate's disco-jungle themed dinner was a hit and Ben's food won praise, though he overslept on the last morning and the deck crew helped him turn out breakfast in 15 minutes. Dean said the crew earned every cent.
💸 Tip$16,000
😤 ComplaintsBreakfast running late on the final morning.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Disco-jungle themed final dinner
- Water slide day
- Ben overslept; breakfast made in 15 minutes
- Dean praised the crew on departure
The crew
Sources
Season 3 Eros
📍 Abaco, Bahamas · 2015 · 9 charters · $72,000 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 party trip
Steve's group
Hard-partying hotel owner with friends and his girlfriend
The foam party guest who partied hardest of all
Hotel owner Steve kicked off the season wanting a rave-style foam party, a Mexican night and a hunt for Aerosmith. He was drunk for much of the trip and made the crew uncomfortable with unwanted advances, yet called it the 'best experience of his life' and left wearing a crown.
💸 Tip$12,000 · $1,100 each
😤 ComplaintsUnwanted advances toward the stews; refused a life jacket on a jet ski (per Captain Lee).
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Foam party held despite incoming weather
- Don dressed up as 'Aerosmith' for the guests
- Paella-on-the-beach request
- Steve left wearing a crown
- Kate grumbled about her $1,100 share
Sources
Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 friends' trip
Dean's group
Dean's third Below Deck charter, with friends
Dean's dive-off, mermaid tail and a palm-tree 'towel'
Kate's 'charter guest soulmate' Dean returned, and she greeted him with another cheeky towel creation. Dean went lobster and conch diving, then caught chef Leon serving freezer conch as if it were their catch. Dean organized a costumed crew dive contest that Rocky won for $500 before unveiling her mermaid tail.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $2,000 each
😤 ComplaintsWanted a traditional Bahamian meal Leon couldn't produce.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Kate's phallic palm-tree towel sculpture
- Leon served frozen conch instead of the guests' catch
- Crew dive-off in costumes; Rocky won $500
- Toga party with Rocky in a mermaid tail
- Deckhand Don quit mid-charter
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Ep 5
Kevin's group
Polite group who only really wanted one specific tequila
No 1942 tequila, no problem: a $25,000 rescue
Weather kept these guests shopping and bar-hopping ashore, and their only real gripe was that the Don Julio 1942 tequila on every preference sheet never made it aboard. Kate finally had it delivered during a last-night game party, and the delighted primary tipped $25,000, the season's biggest.
💸 Tip$25,000
😤 ComplaintsThe requested 1942 tequila wasn't provisioned.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Missing Don Julio 1942 became the running complaint
- Weather-bound game night on the final evening
- Tequila delivered by boat mid-party
- Biggest tip of season 3
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Ep 6🎈 girls' trip
Former sorority sisters escaping husbands and kids
Former sorority sisters escaping husbands and kids, plus a friend
Sorority sisters relive their college days
A group of former sorority sisters on a break from husbands and kids kept the crew hustling with college-style antics, though they were mostly low maintenance. They enjoyed the jet skis, and the deck team later had to retrieve skis that floated off.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- College-reunion vibe on board
- Jet ski outings
- Rocky got a turn cooking in the galley, to mixed reviews
Sources
Charter 5 · Ep 7🎈 foodie getaway
Traci & Mark
Foodie brother and sister with friends
A tasting menu nearly undone by missing provisions
Foodie siblings Traci and Mark wanted a multi-course tasting menu with wine pairings, but Leon hadn't ordered provisions in time. A sudden storm caught guests out lobster hunting, the primary went to the galley to check on a late dinner, and Leon thanked the table in a T-shirt instead of chef whites.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsLate dinner and an underwhelming tasting menu.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Wine-paired tasting menu request
- Storm hit during a lobster-hunting outing
- Captain Lee joined the guests for dinner
- Guests tipped discreetly in the wheelhouse
The crew
- 🔥 Leon Walker Primary questioned the late, under-provisioned dinner
Sources
Charter 6 · Ep 8🎈 friends' trip
Dan's group
Founder of a UFC apparel company with his brother and friends
Apparel founders send back the scallops
Dan, co-founder of a fight-wear apparel company, arrived early with his brother and friends to find Leon hadn't bought the protein powder on their preference sheet. Dan sent back the scallops, rejected the planned prawns and called Leon to the deck. Rocky's mermaid stunt saved the next dinner, and Dan handed over a rubber-banded wad of cash.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsFood choices and missing preference-sheet items.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Missing protein powder for breakfast shakes
- Leon summoned to the deck over the scallops
- Rocky 'fished' out of the water in her mermaid tail
- Tip handed over as a rubber-banded wad of bills
The crew
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 9–10🎈 birthday (50th)
Family celebrating their father's 50th birthday
Family celebrating their father's 50th birthday
A 50th birthday survives a galley fire
A family came aboard to celebrate their dad's 50th, and he had reportedly never had a birthday cake. Leon served rabbit despite a guest's request, a late-night snack run ended with a fire in the galley oven, and Leon was let go mid-charter. Kate still pulled off a white party with a cake from shore and fireworks, and the guests left a big tip.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsRabbit dish despite a guest's request; food issues after the chef left.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Connie dressed as a shark when shark diving was called off
- Rabbit served despite a guest's request
- Galley oven fire during late-night snacks
- Chef Leon dismissed mid-charter
- White party with a rescued, slightly squashed birthday cake
The crew
- ⚓ Leon Walker Leon was let go after the galley fire during this charter
- ⭐ Amy Johnson Amy kept the guests happy and rescued the cake
Sources
Charter 8 · Ep 11🎈 birthday👥 5 guests
Cynthia Bailey & Claudia Jordan
RHOA stars with Cynthia's mother and daughter and Claudia's friend
⭐ The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Cynthia Bailey and Claudia Jordan
Real Housewives of Atlanta stuck at the dock
Cynthia Bailey celebrated her birthday with Claudia Jordan, her mother and daughter, but bad weather kept the Eros at the dock for the whole trip. The crew kept them entertained with a crew-quarters tour and Connie dressed as a cat, the guests doted on Emile, and Ben's return to the galley had a bumpy start.
💸 Tip$15,000
😤 ComplaintsWanted dinner earlier than requested; otherwise easygoing.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Weather kept the yacht at the dock
- Red velvet birthday cake request
- Tour of the crew quarters
- Connie dressed as a kitten on request
- Emile became the guests' favorite
The crew
Sources
Charter 9 · Eps 12–13
Vito's group
Chicago businessman with a group of women friends
Hot tubs, jet skis and a final-night lantern send-off
Season 3's last guests were led by Chicago's Vito, whose group picked their own jet-ski drivers from the deck crew and turned the hot tub into party central. Breakfast was sent back until Ben won them over with a steakhouse-style dinner, then Ben cut his finger and needed help from Rocky to finish the final dinner.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsSent back breakfast dishes.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Guests chose which deckhand drove their jet ski
- Ben's steakhouse-style dinner
- Rocky swam ashore in a mermaid tail during the beach party
- Final dinner finished after Ben's kitchen injury
- Sky lanterns released on the last night
The crew
Sources
Season 4 Valor
📍 US Virgin Islands · 2016 · 9 charters · $134,000 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 friends' trip
Social-media-obsessed young guests and friends
Social-media-obsessed young guests and friends
Hashtags, gluten-free menus and a bosun's flirtation
Valor's first guests were glued to Instagram, talking filters even as Ben came out to greet them. Ben fought to make gluten-, soy- and fat-free meals tasty, a beach picnic with a stick-built hashtag was a hit, and new bosun Kelley openly flirted with guest Kelsey.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,360 each
😤 ComplaintsRestrictive diets; a barley slip-up with a gluten-free guest.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Gluten-free, soy-free menu demands
- Beach party with a hashtag sign made of sticks
- Kelley and guest Kelsey's flirtation
- Guests ignored Ben mid-greeting to discuss photo filters
The crew
Sources
Charter 2 · Ep 3
Seasoned yachting couple and friends traveling with…
Seasoned yachting couple and friends traveling with their pampered poodle, Scupper
A poodle with a tuxedo and a taste for lamb
These experienced yachties brought their poodle Scupper, who ate lamb and red meat and needed his tuxedo steamed for dinner. A clambake planned as an early dinner turned into a Kate-vs-Ben fight when the guests also wanted a 9 p.m. meal.
💸 Tip$12,000 · $1,085 each
😤 ComplaintsWanted another dinner after the early clambake.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Dog's tuxedo steamed by Kate
- Scupper ferried ashore for walks
- Early-dinner clambake
- Kate and Ben argued over what to call it
Sources
Charter 3 · Eps 4–5
Group of entrepreneurs
Group of entrepreneurs, including a guest with a strict diet (Carolina)
A 12-course dinner for a guest who eats almost nothing
One guest's preference sheet ruled out meat, most seafood, gluten, dairy and wheat, and required water above pH 7.5, yet the group wanted a 12-course tasting menu. Sierra helped Ben with a salad that didn't satisfy, dessert landed at midnight, and some male guests made off-color remarks to the stews, though they tipped well.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $2,000 each
😤 ComplaintsStrict dietary demands; inappropriate remarks toward female crew.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- 12-course tasting dinner ending at midnight
- Water with a pH above 7.5
- Push-up contest where the loser got a 'V' waxed into his chest hair
- Kate laminated the waxing strip as a keepsake
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 5–6🎈 family trip
Blended family retreat
Blended family retreat: husband, wife and their grown children
The charter where the guests almost didn't make it back
A blended family's retreat was fun until rough water flipped a tube near a reef, and Nico jumped in to help pull the guests to safety. Kate threw an Alice in Wonderland 'white rabbit' party, though Ben and Kate clashed over her texting and a late dinner.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,350 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Tubing accident near the reef
- Nico helped rescue the guests in the water
- Alice in Wonderland white party
- New deckhand Kyle joined during this charter
The crew
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 7–8🎈 engagement
Primary guest, his girlfriend and friends
Primary guest, his girlfriend and friends
A first-night proposal and a Vegas-chapel party
The primary planned to propose on the first night, and the crew smuggled the ring from his bag to a friend (with Kate trying it on first). She said yes, and Kate followed up with a 'Vegas wedding chapel' dance party featuring Nico as Elvis and Kelley as a Chippendale.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,350 each
😤 ComplaintsUnimpressed with the deck crew's pool and tender handling.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Surprise engagement dinner
- Kate tried on the ring before the proposal
- Vegas/Elvis wedding-chapel dance party
- Golf off the deck
Sources
Charter 6 · Ep 9
Rebecca & Cindy
Two psychics and their friends
Psychics, yoga and very rough seas
Psychics Rebecca and Cindy wanted dinner with the captain and a yoga class. Rough seas made most guests seasick and smashed wine bottles, the inflatable pool drifted away during slide time, and Rebecca's parting prediction about love lives on board left Emily guessing.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,350 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Dinner with Captain Lee requested
- Yoga on deck once seas calmed
- Inflatable pool floated away
- Psychic parting words about crew romances
Sources
Charter 7 · Ep 10🎈 birthday
Liza's group
Friends throwing the primary a surprise birthday
A surprise drag show for Liza's birthday
Liza's friends planned a surprise drag show for her birthday plus a beach lunch. Deckhand Kyle bonded with a guest and joined the drag show, even after a rough moment earlier in the day, and Captain Lee had no service complaints, but the tip came in low.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Surprise drag show with crew participation
- Beach lunch
- Kate did Kyle's makeup for the show
The crew
- ⭐ Kyle Dixon Bonded with a guest and performed in the drag show
Sources
Charter 8 · Eps 11–12🎈 friends' trip
Dean's group
Dean's third charter with Captain Lee's crew, with friends
Dean gets stranded on a beach and still tips $26,000
Dean returned for his third Captain Lee charter, testing Ben with his detailed preferences. Bosun Kelley left Dean stranded on an isolated beach, prompting Captain Lee to shake up the exterior team, but Dean raved about Ben's food and left a $26,000 tip.
💸 Tip$26,000 · $2,350 each
😤 ComplaintsExacting preferences; being stranded on the beach.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Dean left stranded on a beach
- Captain Lee shook up the deck team afterward
- Dean raved about Ben's food
- Biggest tip of season 4
The crew
Sources
Charter 9 · Eps 13–14🎈 photo shoot / friends' trip
Dawn's group
Easygoing group holding a photo shoot, organized by Dawn
An easygoing finale with a photo shoot and a slide
The season's last guests were low maintenance: a first-day photo shoot and a thank-you dinner for organizer Dawn. Kelley steered them off the troublesome pool and toward the slide, while most of the drama stayed below deck between Kate, Ben, Emily and Sierra.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- First-day photo shoot
- Thank-you dinner for Dawn
- Deck crew talked guests out of the pool
- Final charter of season 4
Sources
Season 5 Valor
📍 St. Maarten / St. Martin · 2017 · 9 charters · $153,000 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 friends trip👥 6 guests
Dave's group
Friends group led by the owner of a San Francisco trampoline park (6 guests)
Easygoing first guests meet the greenest crew yet
Dave and five friends opened the season while Kate and Nico wrangled a nearly all-rookie crew. The guests were low-maintenance and grateful, ran a running 'Chef No Pants' joke about Matt, and rode out service slips like Jen mixing up a gin martini and a gin and tonic.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsMostly none; a guest was irritated when Jen mixed up a drink order.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Flyboarding on the first afternoon
- Steakhouse-style dinners and a beach picnic
- Floating sumo suits on the last day
- Nico later said that if the guests 'weren't so amazing, we would've been screwed'
Sources
Charter 2 · Ep 3🎈 friends trip👥 6 guests
John's group
San Diego restaurateur and five male friends (6 guests)
Sassy restaurateur's crew rages, then tips big
Restaurateur John and five friends boarded expecting a sushi night and a tequila-pairing dinner, which put Matt on edge. Captain Lee had to hold the yacht at the dock at first because his first mate was out sick, but the hilarious group had a blast, with Bruno and Jen keeping them entertained.
💸 Tip$17,000 · $1,645 each
😤 ComplaintsA guest called the delayed departure unprofessional; they also pushed back on the tequila-dinner menu.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Sushi night followed by a tequila-pairing dinner
- Guests vetoed Matt's eggplant Parmesan pairing; Brianna helped pivot to snapper with Spanish rice
- Kate called Jen 'hilarious' but bad at her job in front of the primary
- Kate slipped off mid-charter to see 'Hot Jesus'
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Ep 4🎈 girls trip👥 8 guests
Susan's group
Palm Springs luxury real-estate agent and seven girlfriends (8 guests)
Eight 'woo'-ing women want a disco party
Susan, a Palm Springs luxury real-estate agent, brought seven friends, two more than usual, and asked for a disco party. The crew bumped the yacht into the dock during the boat tour, Jen struggled to keep drinks coming, and Kate had to calm her down mid-dinner before the disco night.
💸 Tip$16,000 · $1,540 each
😤 ComplaintsSlow drink service, including warm beer served more than once.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Disco party with wigs and a crew conga line
- Captain Lee was 'madder than a pissed on chicken' after the yacht hit the dock
- Guests teased Matt about Brianna
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 5–6🎈 anniversary👥 4 guests
Bradley & Summer
Home-builder couple plus friends celebrating a 10th anniversary; an alcohol-free charter (4 guests)
The dry charter: no booze, big appetites
Bradley, a chef and self-described foodie, and wife Summer booked an alcohol-free trip with friends Melissa and Dan, who were celebrating their 10th anniversary. Matt's first dinner went badly and he spiraled after the criticism, but a lobster lunch and a Caribbean tasting menu won the guests back.
💸 Tip$21,000 · $1,750 each
😤 ComplaintsPrimary criticized Matt's first dinner.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Virgin lime coladas all around
- Anniversary fireworks that fizzled before taking off
- Casino night with Chris as a croupier
- Guests left by helicopter
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 7–8🎈 friends trip
Leigh Anne & Sean Tuohy
The Tuohys and friends
⭐ Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy (inspiration for 'The Blind Side')
'The Blind Side' family wants vanilla, gets chocolate
Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, whose family story inspired The Blind Side, asked for a tailgate beach party and a Hollywood award-show dinner. Matt planned Bananas Foster but had no vanilla ice cream for a couple who dislike chocolate. The crew recovered with Jen's cheer routine and a strong dinner with Captain Lee.
💸 Tip$21,000
😤 ComplaintsUnhappy about the missing vanilla ice cream.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Tailgate beach party with Baker leading a cheer
- Award-show themed dinner
- Bananas Foster served with chocolate ice cream (and 'vanilla cream')
- Kate dressed Jen as 'Yachterella' the Valor mascot after Jen broke dress code
- Kate called the dinner with Captain Lee the best meal of the season
Sources
Charter 6 · Eps 8–9🎈 engagement👥 8 guests
Robbie & Sara
Dallas group celebrating Robbie and Sara's engagement (8 guests)
Engagement party with a fussy bride-to-be
Robbie from Dallas and his new fiancée Sara wanted an engagement party and a pajama party. Sara complained from the start about unpacking, the music, the drinks and 'cheap bubbles' at a windy beach picnic. Captain Lee came away calling the effort 'mediocre'.
💸 Tip$18,000 · $1,625 each
😤 ComplaintsConstant demands about luggage, music and drinks; unhappy with the champagne and the slow water service at the beach.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Engagement party and pajama party
- Bruno spent an hour hunting for a Bluetooth speaker
- Beach picnic setup struggled in the wind
- One guest brought a childhood teddy bear
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 10–11🎈 friends trip
Jason & Mekela
Two couples plus friends, including returning-to-be guest Charlie
Stuck at the dock and fish four times a day
Bad weather kept Valor tied up, and the group never fully accepted Captain Lee's call to stay at the dock. Guest Charlie flirted with Bruno all trip, a luau featured a 'King Come-On-I-Wanna-Lay-Ya' costume, and guest Eden criticized Matt's cooking right through her goodbye speech.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,325 each
😤 ComplaintsPushed back hard on not leaving the dock; Eden complained about repeated fish courses and bland food.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Couldn't leave the dock because of weather
- Scuba excursion and a luau theme night
- Charlie's open flirting with Bruno
- Eden, a restaurant owner, said the food would all have been sent back
The crew
Sources
Charter 8 · Eps 11–12🎈 girls trip👥 8 guests
Shelly's group
'Ultimate Girls Trip' of eight women (8 guests)
Girls trip ends in 'I'm the Primary!' meltdown
Shelly and seven friends started out loving Matt's food and flirting with Nico and Captain Lee. After a Caribbean party and many bottles of wine, Shelly had to be pulled away from the party yelling 'I'm the Primary!', and the group left tense the next morning, though Shelly praised Matt on the way out.
💸 Tip$15,000
😤 ComplaintsDisliked Matt's dinner while Captain Lee dined with them; morning coffee was slow.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Caribbean-themed party
- Captain Lee joined the women for dinner in a floral outfit
- Guests did the splits for Nico
- Matt botched the scallops while Lee was at the table
The crew
Sources
Charter 9 · Eps 13–14🎈 friends trip
Timothy Sykes' group
Returning guest Timothy Sykes and friends
⭐ Timothy Sykes (penny-stock trader; returning Season 2 guest)
Timothy Sykes returns by jet ski and leaves $30K
Timothy Sykes, who famously took $5,000 back from the tip on Season 2, returned for the season finale and arrived on a jet ski. He was fixated on Wi-Fi, kept asking for more courses, and micromanaged a champagne fight with Krug or Dom Perignon and goggles. Then he left the biggest tip of the season.
💸 Tip$30,000 · $2,720 each
😤 ComplaintsDemanding about Wi-Fi and food; micromanaged the final party.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Arrived by jet ski as an 'alternative watercraft'
- Nico ferried the group to a beach for Wi-Fi
- Matt's tasting menu, plus an extra course when Timothy was still hungry
- Champagne fight with goggles and fireworks on the last night
The crew
- ⭐ Kate Chastain Kate knew him from Season 2 and took over Matt's menu planning to please him
Sources
Season 6 My Seanna
📍 Tahiti, French Polynesia · 2018 · 9 charters · $20,000 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 birthday
Steve's group
Returning 'Foam Party' guest Steve with his girlfriend and friends
Foam Party Steve's Cupid birthday in Tahiti
Steve, the 'foam party' primary from Season 3 and a friend of Captain Lee, opened the Tahiti season with a Cupid-themed birthday for his girlfriend, complete with more than 500 balloons and a heart-shaped cake. Bad weather kept the yacht at the dock. Steve rode jet skis without a life jacket, and Captain Lee called him off. When the beach picnic was canceled, Steve stormed in to complain, then jumped off the bow.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsUpset the beach picnic was canceled; recaps describe the tip as meager (amount not stated in sources opened).
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Cupid-themed birthday with 500+ balloons in the master
- Captain Lee joined dinner in costume; Ashton delivered the cake in a tinsel loincloth
- Jet skiing without a life jacket until Captain Lee intervened
- Jumped off the bow after the beach picnic was canceled
The crew
- ⭐ Lee Rosbach Steve is a friend of Captain Lee, who still made him get off the jet ski
- ⭐ Ashton Pienaar Ashton delivered the birthday cake in costume
Sources
Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 birthday
Alan & Danyele
Returning couple and friends
Redemption trip for once-burned returning guests
Alan and Danyele came back after a previous trip with Captain Lee had gone badly, asking for deck massages, a pajama party for Alan's birthday and a nighttime beach picnic. A sudden storm broke up the massages and the luau was hard work, but they left raving about the service and Adrian's food.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsFew; worried about a veal course that turned out to be a hit.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Deck massages cut short by a storm
- Pajama party with a bright blue birthday cake
- Beach luau
- Guests wanted to take Adrian home with them
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 work trip
Charles' group
Silicon Valley tech investors fixated on social media
Phones out: the Instagram charter
Charles and a group of Silicon Valley investors photographed nearly everything, from flower crowns to jet skis, and barely looked up from their phones. Highlights included 'naked smoothie' requests, a deep-sea fishing trip by two deckhands who didn't fish, shark swimming and a sushi beach picnic that finally got the guests' attention.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsNot demanding about food; constant phone use frustrated the crew (tip described as sizable, amount not stated in sources opened).
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- 'Naked smoothie' requests
- Ashton served dessert wearing leaves
- Swimming with sharks
- Sushi beach picnic
- Charles had appeared on Shark Tank
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 7–8🎈 family trip👥 10 guests
Torrie & Albert
Family charter with two young children and friends (10 guests)
Stranded on a sandbar without towels or water
The biggest group of the season so far, including two kids, came with a long list of dietary needs and asked for a Tahitian beach party, a white party and shark snorkeling. Bosun Chandler's missed radio calls left them stranded on an excursion without water or towels. The luau ran late, he dropped a guest while carrying her to the pier, and back on board a guest stepped on broken glass.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsPrimary rated a dinner 2/10; complained about the stranded excursion; a guest called out Chandler for not apologizing.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Tahitian beach party, white party and stingray/shark snorkel
- Guests stranded without dry bags, towels or water
- A guest was dropped on the pier
- The kids had to wear life jackets whenever they were outside
- The group bonded over the mayhem
The crew
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 friends trip
Shannon's group
Yacht owners and promoters, including a friend of Captain Lee
Yacht insiders arrive mid-meltdown
Shannon's group of yacht owners and promoters, which included a friend of Captain Lee, boarded just as Chandler was fired and Caroline quit, leaving the crew two people short. The guests enjoyed a waterfall picnic but were let down by Adrian's French take on comfort food, and Kate turned down a moonlit swim by claiming she couldn't swim.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsDisappointed by the 'comfort food' dinner.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Waterfall picnic
- Lobster mac and cheese and burgers 'with French flair'
- Kate dodged Shannon's moonlight water-toy invite
- Guests called it a special trip despite the short-staffed crew
Sources
Charter 6 · Eps 10–11🎈 girls trip
Brandy's group
Tequila-loving girlfriends
Man overboard as the girls' trip begins
Brandy's group of girlfriends had barely settled in when a tow line caught Ashton's foot and pulled him off the back of the yacht in front of everyone. The guests called chicken 'poor people food', celebrated a birthday lunch, and did morning yoga with new stew Laura. They still left a decent tip, and Ashton tried to refuse his share.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsCalled chicken 'poor people food'.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Ashton pulled overboard by a tow line at the start
- Chicken dinner complaint answered with a mountain of scallops
- Birthday lunch with salmon
- Ashton tried to turn down his share of the tip
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 12–13🎈 friends trip
Helen & Richard
Six friends splitting the trip as co-primaries
Helen swoons over Adrian's food
Six friends split the charter as co-primaries, and the crew joked that they looked straight out of The Sopranos. They were easy, relaxed and in love with the food, especially Helen, who called Adrian up from the galley to watch her take the first bite of dessert. The crew performed a 'traditional' Tahitian dance for them.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Helen's 'palate aphrodisiac' moment with Adrian's dessert
- Crew performed a Tahitian dance
- Laura and Kate's blowup over turndowns happened mid-charter
The crew
Sources
Charter 8 · Eps 14–15🎈 friends trip
Charley's group
Returning guest Charley and a group of friends
Gold party, no sugar, drunk jet skis
Charley, back after joining a charter the year before, brought a flashy group of friends with a strict no-sugar preference sheet. They wanted a second lunch and a gold-themed dinner that started late, and two guests flew off a jet ski at 10 a.m., earning a scolding from Captain Lee. Josiah saved dessert in gold briefs, but the tip was still small.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsLunch not filling, flavorless sugar-free dessert, late dinner; the tip was described as paltry (amount not stated in sources opened).
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Gold party with Laura in a gold spandex outfit
- Josiah served a dessert shot in gold briefs
- Two guests fell off a jet ski at 10 a.m.
- Guests tried to get drinks at the bar during checkout
The crew
- ⭐ Josiah Carter Charley tried to draw Josiah out of his shell; Josiah later stripped to gold briefs to serve dessert
- 🔥 Lee Rosbach Lee yelled at guests after the drunken jet ski fall
Sources
Charter 9 · Eps 15–16🎈 birthday
Krystal's group
Girls trip for the primary's 30th birthday
30th birthday with 3,000 balloons and a fight
The final Tahiti charter was meant to be an easy girls' trip for Krystal's 30th birthday, with wine, cake and fireworks. Instead Krystal complained from the moment she arrived, and the night ended in a drunken fight among the friends. Kate forgot the birthday, and the friends' surprise fireworks and 3,000 balloons played out alongside Adrian's light-up wine-glass cake.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsComplained from arrival onward; Reality Tea called her possibly 'the worst charter guest like ever'.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Surprise fireworks from the crow's nest
- 3,000 balloons blown up by the deck crew
- Adrian's live sea-creature centerpiece was vetoed by Kate
- Kate forgot the primary's birthday
The crew
- 🔥 Kate Chastain Kate forgot the primary's birthday and clashed with Adrian over the table
Sources
Season 7 Valor
📍 Phuket, Thailand · 2019 · 9 charters · $154,700 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 proposal
Michael & Samantha
Boca Raton couple and friends
A violinist, a ring and a sick chef
Michael brought his girlfriend of six years, Samantha, and friends to Thailand and secretly planned a proposal over a private candlelit dinner with a violinist. Lunch was delayed on day one, and Kevin was sick through the prep. The crew still split service between two dinners, and Samantha said yes.
💸 Tip$17,000 · $1,500 each
😤 ComplaintsHungry guests waited on the first lunch.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Proposal dinner for two with a violinist
- Separate dinner for the rest of the group
- First lunch arrived before there were plates on the table
Sources
Charter 2 · Eps 2–4🎈 friends trip👥 8 guests
Helen & Richard
Returning Season 6 guests and friends (8 guests)
Weekend at Brandy's
Helen and Richard returned from Tahiti, but their friend Brandy stole the show. She arrived heavily intoxicated and was later brought back to the yacht from the beach picnic while the rest of the group partied on. Helen flirted with Captain Lee, calling him 'Zeus', and gave Kevin a pearl-trimmed pair of panties as a goodbye gift.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,800 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Brandy brought back from the beach picnic in a clear canoe
- Seafood dinner built around whatever the guests caught
- Helen called Captain Lee 'Zeus'
- Brian broke a $60K davit mid-charter
- Kevin ate Captain Lee's entrée, leaving him only garnish
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 girls trip
McCall's group
All-female group of single friends
Magic Ashton and a 10-course menu
Dr. McCall, a chiropractor, brought a group of single women who hooted at the deck crew and asked for a 'provocative show'. Kevin went all out with a 10-course tasting menu, and Ashton made himself course eleven with a lap-dance lesson. Deckhand Abbi quit during the charter and Tanner worked through a stomach bug.
💸 Tip$19,000 · $1,700 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Kevin's 10-course tasting menu
- Ashton's lap-dance 'eleventh course'
- Topless deck crew served dessert
- Kate's mushroom signature cocktail
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 7–8🎈 reunion
Michael's group
Florida State University alumni friends
FSU alumni party; Captain Lee never wants them back
Michael, who owns a helicopter charter business, brought Florida State alumni friends for a college party on the beach in school colors and a pirate night. He trailed Simone around the yacht with unwanted flirting until Kate pulled her off service, while guest Shaely flirted with Ashton all trip. Captain Lee said he'd rather be pulled through a knothole than host them again.
💸 Tip$15,000
😤 ComplaintsRude comments and unwanted attention toward Simone; a 7:30 a.m. request for chicken stir-fry.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- College party with beer pong and red Solo cups
- Pirate-themed night
- Shaely's constant flirting with Ashton
- A guest tried to kayak down the slide at night
- Rhylee joined mid-charter
The crew
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 girls trip👥 6 guests
Lynn's group
Moms' girls trip (6 guests)
Moms' getaway to a bat cave
Lynn and five mom friends, including a returning guest, had a short 'hump charter' with an Italian dinner and a white dinner. It was too hot for a beach picnic, so Kate swapped in a cave outing. The loud, happy group cornered a shirtless Captain Lee on the bridge, and one guest helped serve dessert.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Cave outing instead of a beach picnic
- Italian and white-themed dinners
- Guests squealed at a shirtless Captain Lee
- A guest helped plate dessert in the galley
Sources
Charter 6 · Eps 11–12🎈 family trip
Torrie & Albert
Returning Season 6 family with two children, friends and visiting grandparents
Charter of redemption meets rough seas
The family from Season 6's stranded-excursion charter returned with their two kids, and the crew set out to make up for it. A broken galley extractor fan filled the kitchen with smoke and set off the fire alarm, and Ashton canceled the beach picnic in high wind. The grandparents' surprise visit and a Roaring Twenties dinner with a tuxedoed Captain Lee helped, but the tip was modest.
💸 Tip$16,500 · $1,500 each
😤 ComplaintsA hair in a salad ('First meal, strike one'); food not Michelin-level; disappointed about the canceled beach day.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Grandparents brought out by water taxi as a surprise
- Netted 'critter-free' sea pool
- Thai dancer performance
- Roaring Twenties dinner with Captain Lee in a tux
- Beach picnic canceled in high wind
The crew
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 13–14🎈 birthday
Nicole & Zak
Professional couple and friends, including a private chef and a model
Double birthday, no cake, and a chef critic
Nicole and Zak's group arrived just after Kate walked off the boat. Zak's cousin Jamie refused to share a cabin, so one guest slept in the sky lounge until Captain Lee gave up his own room. Kate and Kevin forgot the double-birthday cake, private chef Justine told Kevin to 'step it up', and Ashton flirted with guest Molly.
💸 Tip$17,700 · $1,600 each
😤 ComplaintsFood (cheese despite preferences, salty omelets), the forgotten birthday cake and the sleeping arrangements.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Jamie refused to share a cabin; Captain Lee gave up his room
- Masquerade dinner with flaming absinthe shots instead of birthday candles
- Justine's galley critique of Kevin
- Rhylee's fishing trip strayed into restricted waters
- Ashton joined the guests' photoshoot
The crew
Sources
Charter 8 · Eps 15–16🎈 divorce party
Alexis Bellino & Andy
Alexis Bellino, boyfriend Andy and friends
⭐ Alexis Bellino (The Real Housewives of Orange County)
A Real Housewife's divorce party and a lot of PDA
Former RHOC star Alexis Bellino celebrated her divorce with boyfriend Andy and friends, asking for an Irish theme night, a cave party and an independence-themed dinner with Captain Lee. Their constant PDA made Kate and the crew cringe, but the guests went to bed early and left a solid tip.
💸 Tip$17,500 · $1,590 each
😤 ComplaintsFew; moved dinner indoors.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Alexis yelling 'Everyone should get divorced!'
- Irish-themed party
- Fourth of July-style 'independence' dinner with Captain Lee
- One guest ordered an 8-egg omelet
Sources
Charter 9 · Eps 17–18🎈 bachelorette
Jemele Hill's group
Jemele Hill and girlfriends
⭐ Jemele Hill (sports journalist, formerly ESPN)
Jemele Hill's bachelorette and the cake she slept through
Journalist Jemele Hill closed the season with an all-women pre-bachelorette trip and a '90s theme party. She clashed with Kate's cool demeanor and then apologized, and the group adored Simone. Kevin presented an X-rated cake after Jemele had gone to bed, but the charter ended with champagne-popping and the season's joint-highest tip.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,800 each
😤 ComplaintsWanted dinner on her own schedule and felt Kate was cold toward the group.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- '90s bachelorette party with inflatables
- Jemele apologized to Kate mid-party
- Masseuses on the beach at the picnic
- Kevin's X-rated cake presented after the bride went to bed
- Champagne-spraying send-off with the ship's horn
The crew
Sources
Season 8 My Seanna
📍 Antigua · 2020 · 7 charters · $133,790 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–3🎈 friends trip
Charley's group
Three-time guest Charley, his partner Carlos and friends
Charley's third trip: complaints, a crush and $25K
Charley, back for his third Below Deck charter, opened the season behind the bar mixing his own drinks and telling Captain Lee the crew was sub-par. He demanded an international tasting menu and complicated breakfasts. Two guests fought over deckhand James at a birthday dinner. Then Charley surprised everyone with a $25,000 tip.
💸 Tip$25,000 · $2,273 each
😤 ComplaintsSlow drinks, unpacked luggage, understaffing, and dissatisfaction with Francesca's service.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Charley mixed drinks himself when service lagged
- International tasting-menu night
- Birthday body shot with James and a sparkly-Speedo dance
- Dinner fight between two guests over James
- Deckhand Avery left mid-charter for a family emergency
The crew
Sources
Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 friends trip
Max & Dax
22-year-old co-primaries and friends
Max and Dax's Excellent Adventure
Twenty-two-year-old co-primaries Max and Dax brought a polite but young group. They waited hours, hungry, for a Mexican beach picnic that wasn't set up, then asked to go back to the boat. They chose a sit-down dinner over a hot-tub cookout and tipped the season's lowest amount.
💸 Tip$12,000
😤 ComplaintsPrimary Max mentioned the long wait for the beach picnic in his goodbye.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Mexican beach picnic that wasn't ready when they arrived
- Sushi night served on a model, which Max later apologized for (he said it was producers' idea)
- Dax phoned his mom to report on the trip
Sources
Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 birthday
Beth & Tim
Foodie friends celebrating Tim's 50th birthday
Tim's 50th and the missing caviar
Beth and Tim brought foodie friends for Tim's 50th birthday and a White Party tasting menu. Rachel couldn't find the caviar Tim had requested, so Captain Lee stalled with a slow boat tour while Eddie raced to the harbor for a tin. The guests also played a red-wine-pouring game on the white-party teak deck.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,650 each
😤 ComplaintsCompared Rachel's snow crab to canned crab; waited long for drinks during Elizabeth's service.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- White Party birthday tasting menu
- Eddie's caviar dash to Jolly Harbour
- Red-wine pouring game at the white party
- Picnic overlooking Five Harbours
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 8–9🎈 friends trip
Bryan's group
Bryan and friends
The preference sheet that made the chef quit
Bryan's preference sheets were so extensive that Rachel walked off the yacht hours before the charter, then came back. On board, the group was a delight: Captain Lee untangled the upside-down slide himself, the French dinner was a hit, and Bryan cried as he said goodbye before leaving $25,000.
💸 Tip$25,000 · $2,250 each
😤 ComplaintsNone on board; the demands were all on paper.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Four-page preference sheets
- Captain Lee climbed out to fix the tangled slide
- French-themed dinner with sous-vide duck
- Bryan thanked Rachel in the galley and cried at departure
The crew
- ⭐ Rachel Hargrove His sheets prompted her walk-off, but he personally thanked her for the food
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 10–11🎈 friends trip
Tina & Mark
'Boat people' friends group
Delores jumps in; Captain Lee kicks her off
Co-primaries Tina and Mark's group of experienced boaters wanted every activity at once. After the Gatsby dinner, guest Delores ignored Captain Lee's warning and jumped into the ocean at night. Lee furiously ended the charter, then let the rest stay the next morning on the condition that Delores went home. The group was briefly subdued.
💸 Tip$16,790
😤 ComplaintsDemanded all activities at once; grumbled about being cut off; pointed out the tip size.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Gatsby-themed dinner with Captain Lee in a tux
- Delores dove into the dark sea in her white dress
- Delores sent home the next morning
- A guest crashed one jet ski into the others
- Horseback riding on the beach
The crew
- 🔥 Lee Rosbach Removed Delores from the charter after her night swim
Sources
Charter 6 · Eps 12–13🎈 family trip
Chris & Erika
Texas family with their son, daughter-in-law, friends and a Yorkie named Gigi
A Yorkie named Gigi and a guest crushing on Ashling
Chris and Erika from Friendswood, Texas, brought family, friends and their teacup Yorkie Gigi. It was a relaxed charter with a western-themed surf-and-turf dinner and Captain Lee at the table. Guest Justin took a shine to Ashling, then flirted with Elizabeth.
💸 Tip$17,000 · $1,400 each
😤 ComplaintsBreakfast service on the last morning went poorly.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Teacup Yorkie Gigi on board
- Western-themed surf-and-turf dinner with Captain Lee
- Dinner ran until 1:15 a.m. on the last night
The crew
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 14–15🎈 family trip
David & Jackie Siegel
The Siegels with family and friends
⭐ Jackie & David Siegel ('The Queen of Versailles')
The Queen of Versailles comes aboard
Jackie and David Siegel of The Queen of Versailles fame brought family and friends, Louis Vuitton luggage, David's ever-present foam cup of sweet tea and Jackie's own Versace pool float. The trip featured an emotional conversation with Captain Lee, a Stingray Island outing and a dressed-up dinner. It became the last charter of the season when COVID-19 canceled the final two.
💸 Tip$18,000 · $1,500 each
😤 ComplaintsA lunch-order mix-up; a younger guest complained about being refused the hot tub and more drinks.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- David's foam cup of sweet tea ('We don't throw out his styrofoam cup')
- Jackie's own Versace pool float
- Stingray Island excursion and beach picnic
- Ashling and James cut off younger guests late at night, which one of them raised the next day
- Last charter before COVID-19 canceled the rest of the season
The crew
Sources
Season 9 My Seanna
📍 St. Kitts · 2021 · 7 charters · $145,800 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 girls' trip
Nikki's group
Girls' trip led by an Atlanta TV producer and her friends
Captain Sean's picnic delay sours the season opener
Relief captain Sean Meagher ran the first charter, and his hands-on fussing over the beach-picnic setup left the guests waiting about an hour. The primary also flagged housekeeping slips, including trash left in her cabin and a towel shortage, before Captain Lee arrived to take over the boat.
💸 Tip$18,000 · $1,500 each
😤 ComplaintsHousekeeping lapses (trash left in the primary's cabin, towels running out) and the late beach picnic.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Caribbean-themed dinner followed by a high-end pajama party, with costumes for the crew
- Beach picnic delayed by Captain Sean rearranging the setup
- Primary called out housekeeping on her way off the boat
The crew
- 🔥 Sean Meagher His micromanaged beach picnic left the guests waiting about an hour
- 🔥 Fraser Olender The primary complained about the trash he left in her cabin
Sources
Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 work trip
Michael's group
Bourbon-loving real estate brokers from Seattle
Bourbon brokers turn dinner into a brawl
A group of Seattle real estate brokers arrived already drinking, and their whiskey-pairing dinner fell apart when guest Justin stormed off, then fought with fellow guest Terri late into the night. Captain Lee called the primary and Justin to the wheelhouse to warn them that any more disrespect toward the crew would end the charter. The rest of the trip calmed down.
💸 Tip$19,800 · $1,650 each
😤 ComplaintsDrunken arguing at dinner and a late-night guest fight in front of the crew; insults aimed at Captain Lee at the table.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Multi-course whiskey-pairing 'white party' dinner with Thai food
- Justin asked for his whiskey in an insulated travel mug
- Beach luau where the roast pig caught fire, so Rachel flipped it over
- Captain Lee's 'out of strikes' talk in the wheelhouse
The crew
- 🔥 Lee Rosbach Laid down the law with the primary and Justin after the dinner blow-up
- 🔥 Heather Chase Justin later apologized to her and she gave him a clean slate
Sources
Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 birthday
Ronnie's group
Two families celebrating the primary's 75th birthday, including a six-year-old 'mini-primary'
A 75th birthday, a casino night and a tip briefcase
Two families came aboard to celebrate Ronnie's 75th birthday, and the youngest guest arrived with the tip in a little case handcuffed to his wrist. The crew hosted a Casino Royale night and an '80s neon birthday party, though strong winds blew cushions, a trampoline and part of the '75' balloon into the sea. One guest openly flirted with Captain Lee, which plainly made him uncomfortable.
💸 Tip$25,000 · $2,080 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Six-year-old 'mini-primary' with a tip box handcuffed to his wrist
- Casino Royale dinner with a real craps table
- '80s neon birthday party with the crew in costume
- A guest's flirting with Captain Lee
The crew
- 😏 Lee Rosbach A guest flirted with him all through dinner and followed him toward the bridge
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 7–8🎈 family trip
Michael's group
Family vacation with the primary, his girlfriend and his grown children
Meat-and-potatoes family meets a fumbling deck team
A friendly 'meat and potatoes' family started the charter at anchor with every water toy already set up, but the deck team struggled with the slide while the guests watched. The guests enjoyed a toga-themed Greek dinner. On the way off, the primary joked about the slide, and Captain Lee gave the deck crew a final warning.
💸 Tip$19,000 · $1,580 each
😤 ComplaintsLight, joking criticism of the deck team's slide setup.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Charter began at anchor with all the toys already in the water
- Toga party with a family-style Greek dinner
- Deck crew couldn't get the slide set up while the guests watched
- Primary's farewell joke about the slide
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 vacation👥 8 guests
Chelsea & her husband
San Francisco couple and friends, plus 'Sally' the broom as the self-declared ninth guest
Every course in a blender
The co-primary could only take liquid meals and asked to have everything the other guests ate, blended. Chef Rachel ended up pureeing dishes from lobster to wagyu while running a full service, and missed timing at lunch and a pink-themed dinner led to tense moments. The trip ended up being rescued by a silent disco on the beach.
💸 Tip$22,000 · $2,000 each
😤 ComplaintsThe co-primary was frustrated when her blended meals came out after everyone else's.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Every dish blended to order: lobster smoothie, wagyu, eggs Benedict, French toast
- 'Sally', a broom one guest brought along as the ninth guest
- Pink-themed dinner and a beach silent disco
- Third stew Jessica quit hours before the charter, so the interior ran a stew short
The crew
- 🔥 Rachel Hargrove Had to blend every course and clashed over timing with the co-primary
Sources
Charter 6 · Eps 11–12🎈 vow renewal
Tony's group
Navy veteran turned tech CEO with a group of military-veteran couples
Navy couples renew their vows on deck
A group of veteran couples took over My Seanna. A 'Tour of the Mediterranean' dinner went off the rails over dietary requests the galley hadn't planned for, and one guest refused to eat for the rest of the night. The trip recovered with a beach picnic and a surprise group vow renewal officiated by Captain Lee, and one guest gave Rachel her Navy retirement coin.
💸 Tip$25,000 · $2,270 each
😤 ComplaintsDietary requests not on the preference sheet, plus one listed preference the interior missed, led to a guest skipping the first dinner in protest.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Military-style welcome aboard
- 'Tour of the Mediterranean' dinner derailed by dietary requests
- Surprise multi-couple vow renewal officiated by Captain Lee
- A guest gave Chef Rachel her Navy retirement coin
- New stew Kaylee joined mid-charter
The crew
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 13–14🎈 vacation
Jennifer's group
Utah realtor, her husband and friends, all huge Hamilton fans
Hamilton fans and the 'no cooked fish' lobster mix-up
The final charter visited Nevis, Alexander Hamilton's birthplace, for a group of Hamilton superfans whose primary asked for no cooked fish. When a lobster ravioli course was served she was visibly unhappy, and a sunset-champagne miss rattled the interior. Eddie won the guests back by driving the tender onto the beach dressed as Hamilton to deliver ice cream.
💸 Tip$17,000 · $1,400 each
😤 ComplaintsNo-cooked-fish preference (the lobster ravioli upset the primary) and guests left looking for a stew during the crew's dinner.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Seven-course 'curated' white-party dinner
- Jungle-safari beach picnic
- Eddie arrived in a Hamilton costume to deliver dessert
- Glitzy formal dinner on the last night
- Eddie helmed the yacht for the whole charter
The crew
- ⭐ Eddie Lucas Delivered beach-picnic dessert dressed as Alexander Hamilton
Sources
Season 10 St. David
📍 Saint Lucia, Caribbean · 2022 · 9 charters · $222,300 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 birthday
Peng's group
Salt Lake City tax professional and friends celebrating his birthday
A tax pro's wild birthday rave
St. David's first charter was a birthday blowout that drank hard from the start. Chef Rachel struggled with the size of the new galley, rolling seas and course timing. The guests got dancers, a rave and a crew striptease, and in the next episode a rotten entrée forced Rachel to change the dinner.
💸 Tip$25,000 · $2,100 each
😤 ComplaintsLate lunch and slow dinner courses on night one.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Primary kept knocking things over as the drinks flowed
- Hired dancers and a rave for the birthday
- Ben and Tony performed a striptease for the primary
- Lunch ran an hour late and dinner courses were slow
The crew
Sources
Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 friends' reunion
Michelle's group
Seattle ER doctors who trained together, on their first trip in over two years
ER doctors get a truffle dinner with no truffle
A group of emergency-room physicians celebrated ten years of working together. Rachel lost her truffle and improvised a 'truffle tasting menu' from truffle oil, salt and pecorino, and the guests loved it. A prank during a group photo started a spat between two guests, and Captain Lee joined a final dinner where every course was dedicated to a guest.
💸 Tip$23,000 · $1,769 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- 'Truffle kerfuffle': truffle tasting menu without the actual truffle
- Spat between two guests after a group-photo prank
- Captain Lee joined a farewell dinner, with each course dedicated to a guest
- A guest asked Lee whether dessert would be him
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 tennis retreat
Gigi Fernández's group
Tennis legend Gigi Fernández with a women's group (tennis clinic for her clients)
⭐ Gigi Fernández (Olympic gold-medal tennis champion)
An Olympian's tennis charter and a $31K tip
Captain Sandy took over from Captain Lee as an Olympic tennis champion and her group came aboard. Rachel cooked a dinner fit for an Olympian, and the calm, gracious guests played tennis with the deckhands. When a guest was stung by jellyfish, the deck crew handled it quickly. They left one of the season's biggest tips.
💸 Tip$31,000 · $2,384 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- First charter under relief captain Sandy Yawn
- Tennis match with the St. David deckhands
- Dinner 'fit for an Olympian'
- Deck crew's quick jellyfish-sting response
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 7–8🎈 vacation👥 8 guests
Karan's group
Virginia tech CEO, his wife, sister and friends
Hookah, Bollywood and nonstop demands
Karan's group arrived with strong opinions and a long list of demands, including hookah every night, food spiced to 'level 7' and a Bollywood night. They partied until about 5 a.m. and complained about the food and the pace of service. Rachel's timing struggled, and the crew was glad to see them go.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,530 each
😤 ComplaintsFrequent complaints about food, slow courses, hookah availability and excursions.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Bollywood-themed dancing night
- Nightly hookah requests and late-night partying until about 5 a.m.
- Guests seen smoking cigars backward
- Alissa and Camille's screaming match within earshot of the guests
The crew
- 🔥 Alissa Humber Kept up until about 5 a.m. serving drinks and dealing with the late-night party
- 🔥 Rachel Hargrove Her slow, hit-or-miss dishes frustrated the guests
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 couples' trip👥 8 guests
Adam's group
Tech CEO, his wife and three other couples on their first trip off-island since the pandemic
A low-key couples' trip right after Camille's firing
This mostly non-drinking group of couples arrived just after Camille's firing, so the interior was a stew down and Rachel was racing the clock on a multi-course dinner. On the way off, the guests mentioned 'a few little hiccups' with the interior's service. Captain Sandy took the feedback as constructive and gave the crew a day off.
💸 Tip$22,000 · $1,833 each
😤 ComplaintsGuests mentioned 'a few little hiccups' with interior service, like having to look for someone to make drinks.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Interior worked a stew down after Camille's firing
- Request for snacks and canapés between meals
- Rachel raced the clock on a multi-course dinner
The crew
- 🔥 Fraser Olender Guests' departing feedback was aimed at his short-staffed interior
Sources
Charter 6 · Eps 11–12🎈 divorce celebration
Janine's group
Brooklyn real estate agent and her girlfriends redoing her honeymoon trip
A divorce party with fire dancers and Doritos
Janine brought her girlfriends back to her old honeymoon spot to celebrate her divorce on a short, packed charter. The guests showed up hungry and asked for Doritos. Tony's 'hidden talent' caught the attention of the newly single guests, and the guests praised the deck crew's work. Behind the scenes, Captain Sandy's frustration with the interior boiled over.
💸 Tip$23,000 · $1,769 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Divorce-celebration 'do-over' of the primary's honeymoon
- Bonfire and fire dancers
- Doritos request on the preference sheet
- Tony's hidden talent wowed the guests
The crew
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 13–14🎈 girls' trip
Laura's group
Pageant queens arriving in full pageant gear
Pageant queens and LaQuish's 'luuunch'
A group of beauty queens boarded just after Captain Sandy fired Alissa, so the interior was short again. Guest LaQuish became the star of the charter with request after request, including a club sandwich she never ate while she banged her cutlery and shouted 'lunch'. A guest also walked in on Hayley joking about the group while rolling on the beds. The crew threw an '80s party and Rachel served a 24-karat dinner.
💸 Tip$18,300 · $1,525 each
😤 ComplaintsLaQuish's many requests and assorted dietary needs pushed Rachel and the interior.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- LaQuish's solo club sandwich and 'luuuunch' chant
- Hayley caught gossiping and rolling on a guest bed
- '80s party and a 24-karat gold dinner
- Wind spoiled excursion plans, so the deck team improvised
The crew
Sources
Charter 8 · Eps 15–16🎈 friends' trip
Jake's group
Chicago 'bros' led by a commercial real estate pro, including sleepy prank target Angel
Angel floats away, then a record $40K tip
Captain Lee returned as a group of Chicago friends tested the crew's patience and drained the bar. When guest Angel fell asleep on the water trampoline, his friends and Captain Lee let him drift off as a prank before Tony woke him with a jet-ski splash. The guests left $40,000, which was then reported as the biggest tip in Below Deck history.
💸 Tip$40,000 · $3,076 each
😤 ComplaintsHeavy drinking that strained the crew and the alcohol supply.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Captain Lee's return to St. David
- Angel set adrift asleep on the trampoline, with Lee and Ross in on the prank
- Rachel's intricate Japanese tasting menu
- Club-themed party night
The crew
Sources
Charter 9 · Ep 17🎈 celebrating a friend
Keith & Jolynn
Bodybuilding couple and friends, including champion Dexter 'The Blade' Jackson
⭐ Dexter 'The Blade' Jackson (2008 Mr. Olympia)
Bodybuilders win over a nervous Fraser
The season ended with a group of bodybuilders who intimidated Fraser at first and turned out to be some of the most gracious guests of the year. Tony was thrilled to meet former Mr. Olympia Dexter Jackson. The crew staged a 'Buns and Guns' competition, and Captain Lee announced a season total of $222,300.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,500 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Former Mr. Olympia Dexter Jackson on board
- 'Buns and Guns' crew competition
- Captain Lee's last tip meeting on the show
The crew
Sources
Season 11 St. David
📍 Grenada, Caribbean · 2024 · 9 charters · $208,750 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 honeymoon
Brian & Rebecca
Newlyweds and friends on their honeymoon
Honeymooners, a slow galley and a scary docking
Captain Kerry's first charter featured a honeymooning couple whose first dinner dragged on as Chef Anthony left gaps of nearly an hour and a half between courses. The newlyweds then took over the hot tub. The deck team forgot the water bags for the beach picnic, and poor radio calls almost derailed Kerry's first docking.
💸 Tip$25,000 · $1,923 each
😤 ComplaintsVery slow dinner service on night one.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Captain Kerry Titheradge's first charter
- Main course served at 10:22 p.m.
- Honeymooners' late-night hot tub
- Chaotic first docking
The crew
Sources
Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 vow renewal / wedding
Steven & Tara
Two married couples renewing their vows plus a couple getting married, with friends
Captain Kerry officiates three ceremonies at once
This group came to Grenada for two vow renewals and a wedding, and Captain Kerry, an ordained minister, performed all three together on a platform by a waterfall. Meanwhile, Barbie and Fraser's feud heated up over a margarita made without orange juice.
💸 Tip$22,500 · $1,730 each
😤 ComplaintsMinor complaint about steak quality (per Show Star News).
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Waterfall-side ceremony: two vow renewals and a wedding
- Captain Kerry officiated
- Barbie's orange-juice margarita standoff with Fraser
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 friends' trip
Tina's group
Iowa primary, her husband, her business partner and his wife, and friends
Plastic cups and 'Come On Eileen'
The primary wanted every drink in a plastic cup, and her group bickered from the moment they arrived. Her husband and guest Eileen sniped at each other constantly, and one night the group's teasing left the primary in tears. One very late night left Barbie walking a tipsy guest back to her cabin.
💸 Tip$26,000 · $2,000 each
😤 ComplaintsRude, sniping guests; the crew called them insufferable.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Every drink served in a plastic cup
- Pescatarian primary: no meat, eggs or tofu
- Constant guest-on-guest bickering
- Barbie walked a very drunk guest back to her cabin
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 7–8🎈 vacation
Lesley & James
Executive, her husband and friends
Stranded in a storm, then the season's top tip
The crew lost two members during this charter: Jared was fired and Cat left mid-charter. Ben then ran the tender's engine onto sand, stranding guests on a beach as a storm moved in, until Captain Kerry came to the rescue and firmly ordered everyone to stay put. Barbie's dramatic 'There's been a murder!' kicked off a murder-mystery night, and the group left $30,000.
💸 Tip$30,000 · $2,727 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Murder-mystery dinner night
- Guests and crew stranded on a beach as a storm rolled in
- Crew worked two people down after Jared's firing and Cat's departure
- New deckhand Dylan got $550 for his one day aboard
The crew
- 🔥 Kerry Titheradge A guest was miffed after he firmly ordered everyone to stay put during the beach rescue
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 birthday
Melinda's group
Pickleball friends: a former cruise director, her husband, a fashion executive and his girlfriend Jill Zarin
⭐ Jill Zarin (The Real Housewives of New York City)
Jill Zarin runs the charter from the guest list
On paper Melinda was the primary, but Real Housewives alum Jill Zarin took charge, with Diet Cokes in the freezer, suggestions to stock bathrooms with toiletries, and even a plan for the dinner menu. The group's long list of dietary restrictions overwhelmed Chef Anthony, who served raw-fish sushi to a primary who didn't eat raw fish. Captain Kerry called the cold, late dinner the worst service of his season.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,667 each
😤 ComplaintsLong dietary-restriction list, cold food and slow service; Jill's constant suggestions to the crew.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Jill Zarin's Diet Cokes in the freezer and endless 'recommendations for the yacht'
- Requested a gluten-, dairy- and egg-free piña colada birthday cake
- Sushi served to a primary who doesn't eat raw fish
- Jill rewrote the dinner plan with the chef
The crew
Sources
Charter 6 · Eps 11–12🎈 vacation
Carmen & Ray
The self-styled 'King and Queen' and friends, including returning charter guest Brandon
The 'King and Queen' and the lobster grilled cheese
Primary Carmen and her boyfriend Ray demanded royal treatment, from 3 a.m. snack runs to a beach picnic Chef Anthony had to cook on the grill on the spot. A dinner-table confrontation between Ray and guest Brandon ended in a hug. The guests asked for lobster grilled cheese and got turkey paninis, and the primary had no pork-free breakfast option. After a $17,250 tip, Captain Kerry fired Anthony.
💸 Tip$17,250 · $1,326 each
😤 ComplaintsThe primary told the crew she expected a pork alternative; late food and an ignored late-night lobster grilled cheese request.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- 'King and Queen' demands into the early morning
- Turkey paninis instead of the requested lobster grilled cheese
- No pork-free breakfast for the primary
- Dinner-table confrontation between guests that ended in peace
- Lowest tip of the season, followed by Chef Anthony's firing
The crew
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 13–14🎈 holiday-themed trip
Alex's group
Food-loving social-media influencers and Yelpers, including Steven
Christmas, fake New Year's and Fraser's kiss
New chef Nick's first charter was a group of social media-loving foodies who asked for a Christmas Eve feast and a mock New Year's Eve. Fraser and guest Steven flirted all charter, and with Captain Kerry's OK, shared a midnight kiss on deck. Fraser's 'husband-to-be' later met him at the crew night out.
💸 Tip$23,000
😤 ComplaintsFraser and Paris worried about plating and garnish; the guests themselves had few complaints.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Christmas theme with reindeer antlers and Chef Nick's Feast of the Seven Fishes
- Mock New Year's Eve countdown with sparklers
- Fraser's midnight kiss with guest Steven
- Nick missed the 'seafood lunch' request
The crew
- 😏 Fraser Olender Shared a New Year's kiss with guest Steven and met him again at the crew night out
- ⭐ Nick Tatlock First charter after joining; his Christmas Eve dinner got applause
Sources
Charter 8 · Ep 15🎈 family trip
Rob & Noreen
Boat-owning family from Newport Beach with their kids and friends
Overnight yacht owners leave $25K
A yachting family with their own 62-foot boat came aboard for a short overnight charter and were polite, fun guests. Dylan flirted with the younger guests but stopped at getting their Instagrams to protect his job. Paris and Chef Nick clashed over plating at the beach picnic. The guests called the food 'divine' and offered the crew a place to stay in California.
💸 Tip$25,000 · $1,923 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Guests with 'boat envy' of St. David
- Overnight charter
- Paris vs. Chef Nick at the beach picnic
- Dylan DM'd the primary's daughter after the charter
The crew
Sources
Charter 9 · Eps 16–17🎈 vacation
Michele's group
Final-charter group led by a primary who avoided salt
A picky primary and a missing crème brûlée
On the final charter, Chef Nick had to cook for a primary who couldn't stand a grain of salt. When one guest sent back her crème brûlée, Sunny and Paris ate it, and then the primary asked for it. Captain Kerry's clash with Ben over an ignored cabin inspection overshadowed the trip, but the primary praised the crew's 'amazing' service.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,538 each
😤 ComplaintsVery particular about salt in her food.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Saltless cooking for the primary
- The crème brûlée the stews ate
- Ben and Kyle's cabin-inspection showdown with Captain Kerry
- Season total of $208,750 announced
The crew
Sources
Season 12 St. David
📍 Sint Maarten, Caribbean (island-hopping to Anguilla and St. Barths) · 2025 · 8 charters · $195,490 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 family trip
Sam's group
Germ-conscious family from Tampa with their kids
Blacklight inspections and the season's biggest tip
The season opened with a germ-conscious primary who checked the cabins with a blacklight he packed. The deck team left the family's luggage on the dock, and he sent back undercooked steak. Chef Lawrence quit after one dinner, and Chef Anthony took over for a Bollywood night. The family still left the season's top tip.
💸 Tip$30,000 · $2,300 each
😤 ComplaintsGerm concerns, dirty light switches spotted with the blacklight, and the first dinner's steaks.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Primary checked the cabins with his own blacklight
- Guests' luggage, including the cleaning wipes, left on the dock
- Steak sent back because he wanted it borderline burnt
- Bollywood-themed dinner
The crew
Sources
Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 vacation👥 8 guests
Skyy's group
Eight adult-film performers on a five-day, multi-island charter
Five days of theme nights, then a 'pathetic' tip
Eight adult-film stars booked a five-day trip across three islands, with requests that included lube in every cabin and a huge sand sculpture on a nude beach. The crew went all in on Cabaret and S&M theme nights, and the guests loved the food. Captain Kerry called the $19,990 tip 'pathetic' for the effort involved.
💸 Tip$19,990 · $1,500 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Five-day charter across three islands in four countries
- Cabaret night with a talent show; S&M dinner with the safe word 'Saint Slayvid'
- Nude-beach excursion with the requested sand sculpture
- Nighttime kayak trip and glow party
The crew
Sources
Charter 3 · Ep 5🎈 family trip
Jack's group
The Finn family, led by Jack with matriarch Darlene
Beach volleyball with the lovely Finns
A friendly, drama-free family played beach volleyball against the crew and won, then enjoyed a Havana-themed dinner with Captain Kerry. Matriarch Darlene teared up thanking the crew, and the family tipped $28,000.
💸 Tip$28,000 · $2,150 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Guests vs. crew beach volleyball (the guests won)
- Havana-themed dinner with Captain Kerry
- Tearful goodbye from the matriarch
The crew
Sources
Charter 4 · Eps 6–7🎈 party trip
Group of strip-club owners
Group of strip-club owners
'Yacht-Chella' for the rudest guests of the season
A group of strip-club owners complained from the moment they arrived, about everything from the missing red carpet to Fraser's fork placement. Guest Jason heckled the crew, and Dawn told Rainbeau she was on her 'sh*t list'. Fraser still pulled off a $20,000 Carnivale-style dock party with fire eaters, stilt walkers and a band, Captain Kerry warned he would remove anyone who disrespected his crew, and the group tipped $27,500.
💸 Tip$27,500 · $2,100 each
😤 ComplaintsCalled the crew's performance 'unacceptable', criticized a fork 'out of place', told the chef to 'practice', and demeaned the stews.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- $20K 'Yacht-Chella' Carnivale dock party with a band, dancers and fire eaters
- 1995-themed dinner
- Guests complained there was no red carpet
- Captain Kerry threatened to 'deport' disrespectful guests by water taxi
The crew
Sources
Charter 5 · Eps 9–11🎈 vacation
Helen & Richard
Returning Below Deck guests (a lingerie-company owner and a real estate investor) with friends including Kelly and Frankie
'Hurricane Kelly' and the Stillie rumor
Guest Kelly drank heavily from the start, refused a life vest and jumped into the sea, then fought the crew. Captain Kerry ended her charter and she left the yacht. The rest of the trip had a cowboy dinner, a lingerie-themed dinner and a nude-beach day where Kyle acted as the primary's 'raft'. Kyle later bragged about the primary, the rumor reached Captain Kerry, and Kyle denied it and kept his job.
💸 Tip$22,000 · $1,692 each
😤 ComplaintsKelly's behavior forced Captain Kerry to end her stay; the crew felt the tip didn't match what they went through.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Kelly's charter ended early on day one
- Cowboy-themed dinner and an eight-course lingerie-themed dinner
- Kyle used as a 'buoyancy device' on the nude-beach day
- Guest Frankie made Kyle's favorites list
The crew
- 🔥 Kerry Titheradge Ended Kelly's charter after she defied his safety instructions
- 😏 Kyle Stillie Kept the primary afloat on the nude-beach day; his later bragging sparked a rumor that Kerry looked into
- ⚓ Fraser Olender Urged Kyle to come clean to Captain Kerry about the guest rumor
Sources
Charter 6 · Ep 12🎈 anniversary
Ron's group
Friends including a couple celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary (three-day charter)
Stuck at the dock for the whole charter
A broken part kept St. David tied to the dock for the entire charter, so the crew improvised with a tender sunset cruise. The anniversary couple jumped from a tender in their wedding clothes since they couldn't jump from the yacht, and Chef Anthony's food won raves. The guests talked about not tipping, Captain Kerry arranged a discount, and they left $19,000, which he called 'well short'.
💸 Tip$19,000 · $1,461 each
😤 ComplaintsPrimary called it 'kind of pathetic' to pay for a boat that didn't move; the group considered not tipping, though he praised the crew and food on departure.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Yacht never left the dock because of a technical fault
- Sunset tender cruise in place of the jet skis
- Bride jumped into the sea in her wedding dress (from a tender)
- '70s-themed dinner
The crew
Sources
Charter 7 · Eps 13–14🎈 celebrating a friend
Friends of Emily's group
Group of friends celebrating their friend Emily
A Derby dinner and a heartfelt friends' trip
A close group of friends came aboard to celebrate their friend Emily, with snorkeling, a Derby-themed dinner and a wig-wearing dinner service. Chef Anthony served an eight-course meal, and the deck team managed its first Med moor as a team in St. Barths. Captain Kerry called them 'a lovely group of people'.
💸 Tip$21,000 · $1,615 each
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Derby-themed dinner
- Wig-themed dinner service
- Chef Anthony's eight-course dinner
- Crew's first Med moor as a team, in St. Barths
Sources
Charter 8 · Eps 15–16🎈 girls' trip👥 8 guests
Group of eight women, three of them single
Group of eight women, three of them single
Flirty finale: pink Malibu, fire and ice, fireworks
The season's last charter brought eight flirty women who loved learning that the whole crew was single. They had a pink Malibu-themed dinner, a 'sexy' fashion show, a beach day at Happy Bay, and Chef Anthony's eight-course fire-and-ice dinner with fireworks. Damo and Kyle kept things to playful flirting, and the group left $28,000.
💸 Tip$28,000 · $2,153 each
😤 ComplaintsAssorted dietary requests for the eight-course dinner.
Demanding
Fun
Chaos
Crew loved them
🍹 Open in the Below Deck map: who was on board, what happened that episode →
Highlights, crew & sources
Highlights
- Pink Malibu-themed dinner
- 'Sexy' fashion show with the deck crew
- Beach lunch at Happy Bay
- Eight-course fire-and-ice dinner with fireworks
The crew
Sources