All 43 charters from 5 seasons of Below Deck Sailing Yacht: who booked the yacht, what they asked for, what went wrong and what they tipped. Open the Sailing Yacht crew map →
Season 1 Parsifal III
📍 Ionian Islands, Greece · 2020 · 9 charters · $142,900 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 vacation / graduation trip👥 6 guests
Alan & Jennifer
Retiree couple with their daughter, her friend and a late-arriving couple (6 guests)
Season opener: the no-show couple and the wedding that wasn't
The first Parsifal III charter featured an easygoing primary couple, but two guests missed the boat and arrived by water taxi just before dinner. The pair, who had planned a Vegas wedding, asked the crew to stage an impromptu wedding on board, then called it off after an argument. Despite the drama the group left a strong opening tip.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $2,200 each
😤 ComplaintsVery low-maintenance primaries; drama came from a couple in the group.
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- Two guests arrived late by water taxi
- Chief stew Jenna asked to plan a last-minute wedding
- Captain Glenn climbed the mast to fix a jammed sail
- No steak knives on board for the first dinner
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 girls' trip👥 8 guests
Whitney's group
Nashville restaurant owner with girlfriends and family, several vegan or dairy-free (8 guests)
Vegan menus, no wind and a toga party
A group with strict vegan and dairy-free preferences tested chef Adam, who produced elaborate plant-based menus and multiple ice creams. Light winds frustrated the guests, and one guest critiqued the food and service, though the primary was apologetic. A choppy final breakfast served under sail and a messy docking ended the charter.
💸 Tip$13,500 · $1,500 each
😤 ComplaintsGuests complained about lack of wind and picked at the vegan food behind Adam's back.
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- Toga party request
- Blueberry-stuffed raspberry garnish
- Breakfast served while heeling toward the dock
- One guest told Captain Glenn how to sail
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Charter 3 · Eps 4–5🎈 family trip👥 7 guests
Sylvia's group
Boise business owner with her daughter, son-in-law, newborn granddaughter and two sons (7 guests)
Baby on board, and a flirtation with Captain Glenn
Parsifal III hosted its youngest guest yet, a one-month-old baby, for a laid-back family charter with a beach campfire. The primary invited Captain Glenn to dinner and the two shared an awkward flirtation. The charter wrapped with a hard bump into the dock as it came in.
💸 Tip$14,000 · $1,555 each
😤 ComplaintsLast-minute dietary change; otherwise easygoing.
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- One-month-old baby on board
- Beach campfire excursion
- Primary and Captain Glenn swapped numbers
- Parsifal III bumped the dock while docking
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Charter 4 · Eps 6–7🎈 birthday / guys' trip👥 6 guests
Richie's group
Long Island entrepreneur and his friends, an all-male group (6 guests)
Long Island bros push the crew's limits
A loud all-male group arrived drinking, sabering champagne and demanding shots, fried food and late-afternoon pancakes. A guest picked up stew Madison despite her repeated requests to be put down, and Captain Glenn later set limits on the charter. Despite the friction the group left a $20,000 tip.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $2,200 each
😤 ComplaintsConstant drink and food demands; inappropriate behavior toward female crew.
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- Champagne sabering with a butter knife
- 3 p.m. breakfast after an all-night party
- Captain Glenn laid down rules mid-charter
- Guests walked off carrying champagne bottles
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Charter 5 · Eps 8–9🎈 birthday
Yana & Arthur
Dallas real estate couple with friends
A rocky beach BBQ and a pink birthday party
The primary arrived with a very specific light-eating preference sheet, and Adam's lentil soup on a 94-degree day missed the mark. A beach barbecue set-up stalled on a beach covered in sharp rocks, but the crew rescued dinner. Georgia staged a pink surprise birthday party for Yana, and the guests left praising the food.
💸 Tip$17,000 · $1,880 each
😤 ComplaintsDetailed diet requests; one guest wanted individually served breakfast items.
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- Lentil soup served on a 94-degree day
- Rocky-beach BBQ scramble
- Pink surprise birthday party for Yana
- Arthur took the helm at 14 knots
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Charter 6 · Eps 10–11🎈 vacation👥 4 guests
Maisa & Chuck
Salt Lake City couple (a model and a retired real estate company owner) with friends (4 guests)
Seashell photo shoot on the beach
This polite, low-key group was best remembered for a beach photo shoot in which the primary posed with seashells and a starfish. Meanwhile the crew's own drama boiled over, with Parker clashing with Paget in front of guests. The guests left happy and tipped well.
💸 Tip$18,000 · $2,000 each
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- Seashell-and-starfish beach photo shoot
- Guests overheard Paget and Ciara arguing
- Parker's beach picnic rock-shoveling
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Charter 7 · Eps 12–13🎈 content trip / vacation👥 7 guests
Lyndi's group
Orange County lifestyle blogger with her boyfriend and influencer friends (7 guests)
Influencers, a dinner-table fight and a crush on the chef
A group of lifestyle influencers came for scenic content and lots of outfits. The primary repeatedly flirted with chef Adam in front of her boyfriend and chief stew Jenna, leading to a tense dinner-table argument between the couple. They left one of the season's smaller tips.
💸 Tip$12,700 · $1,400 each
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- Bow dinner with Corfu lights as a photo backdrop
- Primary told Adam 'I love you' at dinner
- Wasps swarmed the breakfast bacon
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Charter 8 · Eps 14–15🎈 friendship celebration / birthday👥 5 guests
Kerry & Dino
Best friends of 27 years with a few friends (5 guests)
Heartwarming friends' trip with a pajama runway
Lifelong best friends came aboard for a trip their friends planned around celebrating Kerry, plus Dino's birthday. They loved a wild high-wind sail, and Paget delivered Dino's birthday cake in costume. The guests handed out pajamas for a crew runway walk-off before leaving warm thanks.
💸 Tip$12,700 · $1,400 each
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- Paget delivered the birthday cake as the 'sexy deckhand'
- Extreme heel during a high-wind sail
- Pajama dinner and crew runway contest
- Chris rode up the mast to check an oil leak
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Charter 9 · Eps 16–17🎈 vacation👥 5 guests
Nicole's group
Manhattan real estate broker and CEO with friends (5 guests)
Season finale: late dinners and a mini-sailboat regatta
The final charter got off to a slow start when the primary napped through sunset and dinner was pushed past 10 p.m. A tense mid-charter incident put a cloud over the trip, but the crew rallied with a small-boat regatta and a Greek-themed farewell dinner. The guests praised the service and tipped $15,000.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,660 each
😤 ComplaintsGuests said they expected great service; dinner timing slipped.
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- Dinner delayed while the primary got ready
- Mini-sailboat regatta race
- Greek party dinner with golden table decor
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Season 2 Parsifal III
📍 Croatia · 2021 · 7 charters · $106,450 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 trip honoring the primary's late father👥 6 guests
Nikki & Rusty
Vegan primary and her partner with four friends (6 guests)
Missing paddleboarders and an '80s hair-metal party
Chef Natasha built a fully vegan menu for the primary, while a boozy first night ended in a personal argument among the guests. Two guests drifted off on paddleboards and were found after about 90 minutes on rocks, leaving deckhand Jean-Luc rattled. An '80s rock party and a lively final sail sent the emotional group off with a $22,500 tip.
💸 Tip$22,500 · $2,500 each
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- Two guests lost at sea for about 90 minutes
- '80s hair-metal theme night
- Vegan burgers that won the guests over
- Jean-Luc needed three tries to throw a dock line
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–4👥 4 guests
Four demanding guests who sailed without the…
Four demanding guests who sailed without the primaries, who stayed home for a family emergency (4 guests)
The charter that ended in under a day
The primaries had to cancel for a family emergency, so four demanding friends came aboard without them. The charter was cut short in less than 24 hours and the guests did not return to the boat. They still wired the crew a $5,000 tip.
💸 Tip$5,000 · $555 each
😤 ComplaintsDescribed as demanding during their brief stay.
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- Primaries never boarded
- Charter ended within a day
- Tip arrived by wire transfer
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Charter 3 · Eps 4–6🎈 family trip / surprise proposal👥 9 guests
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow's group
The Drewitt-Barlow family: Barrie, ex-husband Tony, their partners and five children (9 guests)
⭐ Barrie & Tony Drewitt-Barlow (British media personalities)
The Drewitt-Barlows' plated-service-only family holiday
The family arrived in formalwear, and Barrie demanded plated service at every meal and repeatedly criticized chef Natasha's portions and timing. Barrie requested Jean-Luc, whom he nicknamed 'Daddy Long Legs,' for service, and Daisy organized an extravagant proposal to his partner Scott. A broken tender stranded guests on a beach and the deck crew put on a drag show before a $15,000 tip.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,660 each
😤 ComplaintsDemanded plated-only service; frequent complaints about the food.
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- 'Daddy Long Legs' requested for every meal
- Mussels portion meltdown at the first dinner
- Tender broke, stranding nine guests on shore
- Deck crew drag show
- Mid-charter surprise proposal
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Charter 4 · Eps 7–8🎈 vacation
Frank & Jessica
Returning guest Frank (from Season 1's Long Island group) with his wife and friends
Returning party boys tip big
Frank, part of Season 1's rowdy Long Island group, returned as primary with his wife and friends. Natasha's ambitious dinners impressed but the portions overwhelmed the guests, and her breakfast eggs sparked a feud with Daisy. Gary and Colin dealt blackjack, and the group left a $23,000 tip.
💸 Tip$23,000 · $2,500 each
😤 ComplaintsPortions too large; breakfast eggs not as ordered.
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- Massimo Bottura-inspired plating
- Blackjack night with Gary and Colin as croupiers
- Edible table-art dessert send-off
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Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 vacation
Married Bay Area co-primaries, the wife a…
Married Bay Area co-primaries, the wife a self-described food critic, with friends
Castle cocktails and a murder-mystery dinner
Natasha painted plates and served wagyu to impress the self-described food critic, and the guests asked for a disco rave on the flybridge. Sunset drinks atop Trogir Castle turned sweltering in 91-degree heat while Jean-Luc delayed bringing water. A murder-mystery dinner with Daisy as the victim and an anchor tangle at the dock closed out the trip.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,600 each
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- Trogir Castle sunset cocktails in the heat
- Murder-mystery dinner with Daisy as the 'victim'
- Flybridge disco rave
- Crossed anchors at the dock
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Charter 6 · Eps 11–14🎈 girls' trip
Erica Rose's group
Erica, her mother Cindi and a group of girlfriends
⭐ Erica Rose (The Bachelor, Bachelor Pad); mother Cindi Rose (Married to Medicine: Houston)
Erica Rose's girls' trip turns into a feud
Erica's group had the stews unpack all their luggage and quickly split into feuding factions over lunch and dinner seating. Natasha's dinner arrived missing two courses, and Erica reported Alli to Captain Glenn after overhearing a joke about Cindi. A women's empowerment dinner with an original song by Sydney and Colin and a mermaid night followed, and the group tipped more than the crew expected.
💸 Tip$18,450 · $2,050 each
😤 ComplaintsErica reported Alli for a comment; guests complained of missing courses and late dinner.
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- 90 minutes unpacking luggage
- Guest fights over lunch
- Women's empowerment dinner with an original crew song
- Jean-Luc slid across the table in glitter leggings
- Rosé ran out at the beach picnic
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Charter 7 · Ep 16🎈 crew charter
Last-minute 24-hour charter for the crew of the…
Last-minute 24-hour charter for the crew of the motor yacht docked next door
Serving fellow yachties on the final charter
After the planned final charter fell through, the crew hosted the crew of the neighboring motor yacht Lady Michelle for 24 hours. The Parsifal team worried about being judged by peers but the guests were easygoing and impressed by the sails. The management company left a $7,500 tip.
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- Glenn showed off the sails to motor yachties
- Bougie brunch and final sail
- Shortest-notice charter of the season
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Season 3 Parsifal III
📍 Menorca (Balearic Islands), Spain · 2022 · 9 charters · $160,500 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 friends' trip / birthday👥 5 guests
McCordia's group
Washington, D.C. real estate investor with friends (5 guests)
Pajama party and a cake delivered in underwear
The season opened with a fun group whose primary made inappropriate late-night remarks to stew Gabriela, who shut it down; he apologized the next morning. A steep heel sent lunch flying, and Tom delivered a birthday cake in his underwear at the guests' pajama party. The group left a $17,600 tip.
💸 Tip$17,600 · $1,955 each
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- Five-course dinner licked clean
- Tom's underwear cake delivery at the pajama party
- Heavy heel during lunch service
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 returning guests' vacation
Erica Rose & Charles
Returning guest Erica with husband Charles, mother Cindi and friends
⭐ Erica Rose (The Bachelor, Bachelor Pad); Cindi Rose (Married to Medicine: Houston)
Erica Rose returns: omelette tantrum and a $6,500 tip
Erica came back with her husband and mother, and Charles loudly rejected chef Marcos's food, calling it 'putrid' over an omelette and clashing with another guest. A self-tanner stain on the white sofa led Captain Glenn to raise the damage before the group left. Despite the crew's efforts, the guests tipped just $6,500.
💸 Tip$6,500 · $722 each
😤 ComplaintsConstant complaints about the food; damage to the saloon sofa.
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- Watermelon gazpacho rejected as 'disgusting'
- Omelette tantrum at breakfast
- Self-tanner stain on the white saloon sofa
- Marilyn Monroe-style serenade for Captain Glenn
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Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 father's 75th birthday
James' group
Manhattan real estate executive with his father, siblings and friends
A 007 birthday dinner, then Parsifal runs aground
This family charter included a 007-themed dinner for the primary's 75-year-old father, with Captain Glenn joining the table. Light winds limited the sailing they wanted. On the final morning Parsifal III ran aground during Tom's watch, though the crew still got the guests off smoothly.
💸 Tip$16,000 · $1,778 each
😤 ComplaintsDisappointed by the lack of sailing.
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- 007-themed birthday dinner
- Barely any wind for sailing
- Parsifal III ran aground on the last morning
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- ⚓ Tom Pearson The yacht ran aground on his watch at the end of this charter
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Charter 4 · Eps 6–8🎈 friends' trip👥 6 guests
Jim's group
Denver businessman 'Big Jim' with his girlfriend and two couples (6 guests)
Big Jim's 'talentless' talent show
Jim's laid-back group asked for a seafood feast and a 'talentless talent show,' capped by Gary giving Jim a lap dance. The charter played out as the crew went a deckhand down after Tom was let go. The guests left a $21,000 tip and returned the following season.
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- Crew talent show with Daisy and Gabriela's samba
- Gary's lap dance for Jim
- Massive new fenders for a windy docking
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Charter 5 · Eps 8–9🎈 foodie vacation👥 6 guests
Dawn & Tim
Vegan foodie primary with her husband and two couples (6 guests)
Butternut squash 'tenderloin' for the vegan foodie
The self-proclaimed foodies wanted five-star dining, and chef Marcos impressed the vegan primary by turning butternut squash into a mock beef tenderloin. The charter was low-key while the crew dealt with being a deckhand short. The group left $20,000.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $2,500 each
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- Butternut squash 'beef tenderloin'
- Gary's finger caught in the saloon door
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Charter 6 · Eps 10–12🎈 vacation👥 6 guests
Dr. Nichols & Chris
Greenwich, Connecticut cosmetic dermatologist, her husband and two couples (6 guests)
'Call me Dr. Nichols': the most demanding charter of Season 3
The primary asked the crew to address her as 'Dr. Nichols' and her group kept the short-staffed interior running with half-finished drinks, late-night requests and an 11 p.m. dinner. After complaining that the service was poor, the guests asked the stews to pack their bags for them. They still left a $20,000 tip.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $2,500 each
😤 ComplaintsSaid the service was poor; non-stop drink and late-night requests.
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- Preference sheet asked the crew to use 'Dr. Nichols'
- Guests slept through the sail
- A €100 note tossed at Daisy
- Crew asked to pack the guests' bags
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- 🔥 Daisy Kelliher Pushed to her limit; later called this charter her biggest challenge
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Charter 7 · Eps 12–14🎈 mother-daughter trip
Keely's group
Returning guests from Erica Rose's Season 2 group, with friends and their mothers
Erica's former girl gang returns, minus the drama
Keely and a friend from Erica Rose's Season 2 charter came back with a new group including their mothers. Marcos tackled a 10-course meal around multiple dietary restrictions, and after a windless charter Glenn raced another yacht to give them a sailing thrill. The easygoing group left $16,400.
💸 Tip$16,400 · $1,820 each
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- 10-course dinner
- Sailing race against La Cattiva
- Gary flirting with new stew Scarlett
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Charter 8 · Eps 14–15🎈 friends' trip
Lane Merrifield's group
Club Penguin co-founder with his fiancee and Canadian friends
⭐ Lane Merrifield (Club Penguin co-founder)
Canadians stuck at anchor still have a blast
Bad weather kept Parsifal III at anchor, so Lane's group invented their own fun, including a 'Seaman's Cup' relay race against the crew and 'hurricane' shots. Marcos delivered a molecular gastronomy dinner while dealing with bad news from home. They left the biggest tip of the season, $23,000.
💸 Tip$23,000 · $2,555 each
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- Seaman's Cup relay race
- Molecular gastronomy dinner
- 'Hurricane' shots
- Captain Glenn bonded with fellow Canadians
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Charter 9 · Eps 15–17🎈 wedding
Laura & Matt
Santa Monica co-primaries and friends, including a couple getting married on board
Parsifal's first wedding
A last-minute charter with the season's hardest preference sheet brought a wedding for friends Allegra and Gabe, officiated by Captain Glenn. Marcos built a gluten-free, three-tier wedding cake while cooking around strict dietary restrictions, and Daisy caught the bouquet. The guests left $20,000, bringing the season to $160,500.
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- Captain Glenn officiated the wedding
- Three-tier gluten-free wedding cake
- Daisy caught the bouquet; Gary ran into the sea
- Ashley ran the final dinner service
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Season 4 Parsifal III
📍 Sardinia, Italy · 2023 · 9 charters · $193,100 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 girls' trip👥 8 guests
Stephanie's group
Eight women from Austin, Texas
The sailing yacht that couldn't leave the dock
An engine failure kept Parsifal III tied up for the whole first charter, so the crew improvised beach outings to distract the guests. With Gary away, a slow galley and a stretched interior, the group told Captain Glenn it was the 'worst trip of their lifetime' and blamed Daisy's service. They still tipped $19,100.
💸 Tip$19,100 · $2,122 each
😤 ComplaintsNo sailing; slow, small dinners; blamed the chief stew's service.
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- Engine failure: no sailing at all
- A guest's mock phone call asking for a new engine
- Lucy dropped a full tray of champagne glasses
- Guests called it the 'worst vacation ever'
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 friends' / business trip
Kim's group
Entrepreneur primary with business friends, including singer Justin Guarini
⭐ Justin Guarini (American Idol runner-up, Broadway)
Justin Guarini aboard, and the whole crew joins dinner
The primary asked for a buffet so the entire crew could join the guests for dinner, a first for the franchise. Singer Justin Guarini was among the friendly group, who enjoyed a dramatic heeling sail despite light winds later. They tipped $23,000.
💸 Tip$23,000 · $2,555 each
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- Whole crew invited to dinner with the guests
- Justin Guarini spilled champagne on the tour
- eFoils left uncharged
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Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 family trip
John's group
Primary with his girlfriend, his children and a couple of friends
Buffalo wings in the sand
This high-maintenance family group kept Daisy stretched thin, and a beach picnic ended with buffalo wings knocked into the sand. Lucy damaged a guest's garment, and Glenn took the guests on a big sail to turn the trip around. At the tip meeting Glenn's feedback about slow courses sparked tension between Daisy and Colin.
💸 Tip$23,000 · $2,555 each
😤 ComplaintsLong waits between courses.
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- Buffalo-wing beach picnic collapse
- Primary went shirtless as soon as he boarded
- Epic sail to rescue the charter
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Charter 4 · Eps 7–8🎈 returning guests' trip👥 6 guests
Jim's group
Returning Season 3 guest 'Big Jim' with Veronica and two couples (6 guests)
Big Jim's back for talent show No. 2
Big Jim's group returned for more fun, but a snapped turbo shaft sent smoke out of the engine room and changed the plans. The crew staged a second talent show, including an Irish jig and a song by Colin and Alex, alongside a seafood feast. The returning guests tipped $27,500.
💸 Tip$27,500 · $3,055 each
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- Engine smoke from a snapped turbo
- Talent show No. 2
- Seafood-palooza dinner
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Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 retirement👥 4 guests
Jill's group
Four former college roommates from North Carolina (4 guests)
Disco retirement party and the 'missing' jewelry
Four longtime friends celebrating the primary's retirement wanted to be treated like royalty with a fruity drink always in hand. Captain Glenn dressed up for their 1970s disco theme night. Jewelry the guests thought was missing turned up in their own cabin, and the one-night charter tipped $13,000.
💸 Tip$13,000 · $1,444 each
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- 'Treat us like royalty' preference sheet
- Glenn dressed up for a '70s disco dinner
- Misplaced jewelry found in the guests' cabin
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Charter 6 · Eps 11–12🎈 birthday
Suginia's group
Primary celebrating her birthday with friends and family
Caribbean birthday feast and Johnny cakes
The primary wanted water toys, great food and dinner with the captain for her birthday. Chef Ileisha cooked a Caribbean feast, including Johnny cakes that reminded the primary of her grandmother. The guests asked to charter one more day and tipped $20,000.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $2,222 each
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- Caribbean dinner with Johnny cakes
- Dinner with Captain Glenn
- Guests asked to extend the charter
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Charter 7 · Eps 12–14🎈 vacation👥 7 guests
Alissa's group
Primary with friends (7 guests)
Dragging anchor and 17 minutes without service
The charter opened with Parsifal III dragging anchor toward a neighboring boat. Glenn caught the interior missing from the deck, with guests pouring their own wine and asking where the 'service people' were, and he raised standards after a walkie call went unanswered. The group still tipped $20,000.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $2,222 each
😤 ComplaintsGaps in interior service.
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- Dragging anchor on day one
- Daisy asked Gary to be the 'naked sushi' display for the seafood feast
- Guests poured their own wine during dinner
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Charter 8 · Eps 14–15🎈 vacation / rainbow Pride dinner
Bryan's group
Primary from Below Deck Season 8 with friends, an all-male group
Rainbow dinner and a record $30,000 tip
Bryan, a guest known from Below Deck Season 8, warned that his wishes came first, but the charter turned into a celebration. Ileisha served a seven-course rainbow dinner with each course a different color, and Gary and Chase wore pink Speedos and danced for the group. Bryan called it the best charter ever and left $30,000, the biggest tip in the show's history at the time.
💸 Tip$30,000 · $3,333 each
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- Seven-course rainbow 'Pride dinner'
- Gary and Chase in pink Speedos
- Biggest tip in the show's history at the time
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Charter 9 · Eps 16–17🎈 vacation
Todd's group
Co-primaries with friends and Todd's mother, Debra
Drunken guest arguments and an ABC party
The final charter brought repeated drunken arguments among guests, and Captain Glenn threatened to remove one guest from the boat. An 'anything but clothes' party had Gary in a traffic-cone outfit for a ring-toss game. The guests left $17,500.
💸 Tip$17,500 · $1,944 each
😤 ComplaintsHigh-maintenance cabins and late nights.
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- Glenn threatened to put a guest off the boat
- 'Anything but clothes' party
- Ring toss with Gary as the target
- Todd's mom Debra charmed the crew
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Season 5 Parsifal III
📍 Ibiza, Spain · 2024 · 9 charters · $148,000 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2🎈 Ibiza vacation
Dr. Contessa & Dr. Scott Metcalfe
Married to Medicine couple with friends
⭐ Dr. Contessa Metcalfe and Dr. Scott Metcalfe (Married to Medicine)
Married to Medicine meets Ibiza
The season opened with a Bravo crossover as the Metcalfes and friends came aboard. Daisy let guests customize their dinner orders, sending chef Cloyce's first service into chaos, and Gary crashed the tender into rocks while returning a dance instructor. After a long day at O Beach Ibiza and a surprise rap from Cloyce, the group tipped $15,000.
💸 Tip$15,000
😤 ComplaintsDr. Contessa later told Bravo the meals felt like 'children's food.'
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- Custom dinner orders cause first-night chaos
- Gary hit rocks with the tender
- Day-long party at O Beach Ibiza
- Cloyce rapped for the guests
- 'Sexy dance moves' lesson
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 60th birthday
Amy's group
Texas realtor with her adult daughters and friends
Mermaids, Floatopia and a store-bought birthday cake
Amy's group boarded at anchor and rode out a heavy sail that sent liquor bottles crashing. Cloyce joined the guests on the Floatopia water toys instead of prepping, so lunch ran late and Glenn reprimanded him. Daisy hired a mermaid and a DJ for Amy's 60th birthday party, and the guests tipped $25,000.
💸 Tip$25,000
😤 ComplaintsHungry guests grumbled about late lunch: 'I'm not coming back if we don't get lunch.'
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- Bottles crashed during a severe sail
- Floatopia floating island
- Mermaid and DJ for the 60th birthday
- Birthday cake mishap
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Charter 3 · Ep 5🎈 overnight getaway👥 6 guests
Dr. Tiffany Moon & Daniel
Dallas couple with friends (6 guests)
⭐ Dr. Tiffany Moon (The Real Housewives of Dallas)
RHOD's Tiffany Moon on a $25,000 overnight
Dr. Tiffany Moon, her husband and friends booked a quick overnight charter with a photo shoot and a Japanese-themed dinner. A slow tack cost the boat its wind, and Diana snapped back at a guest who complained his espresso martini was missing a coffee bean. The one-night group left a $25,000 tip.
💸 Tip$25,000
😤 ComplaintsA guest flagged a two-bean espresso martini.
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- Japanese night dinner
- The 'missing one bean' espresso martini
- Professional photo shoot ashore
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Charter 4 · Eps 6–7🎈 vacation / engagement celebration
Dentists and partners
Dentists and partners, including a recently engaged couple
Family-style dinner falls flat for the dentists
A group of dentists came aboard, including a newly engaged couple who requested a blue-and-white dinner. Cloyce served the seafood dinner family-style against Daisy's advice, and guests asked for plated service, waited a long time for dessert and were served what was dubbed an 'airport continental breakfast.' After the charter, Glenn and Daisy pushed Cloyce to step up.
💸 Tipnot shown on air
😤 ComplaintsWanted plated dinners; long waits between courses.
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- Blue-and-white engagement dinner
- Family-style 'Seafood Bash' that guests wanted plated
- 28-minute wait for dessert
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Charter 5 · Eps 7–8🎈 sweet sixteen
Brandon & family
Family celebrating their daughter Alana's 16th birthday
Sweet sixteen and a 3:30 a.m. drifting-boat emergency
The family asked for a formal white-glove dinner for their daughter's sweet sixteen, and Cloyce finally impressed Glenn with a plated meal and a cake baked from scratch. The primaries went clubbing in Ibiza until the early hours. At 3:30 a.m. a neighboring boat drifted toward Parsifal III, forcing the crew into emergency action.
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- White-glove sweet sixteen dinner
- Cloyce's scratch-baked cake
- Late-night Ibiza club run
- Drifting-boat emergency at 3:30 a.m.
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Charter 6 · Eps 10–11🎈 50th birthday
Ronnie's group
CEO celebrating with a group of girlfriends
'I'm not dead': the black-and-gold decor backlash
Ronnie wanted a 'floating seven-star experience' for her 50th. She objected to the stews' black-and-gold birthday decor ('I'm not dead'), complained about a casual lunch set-up, and Daisy sent Danni on a mission when the rosé ran low. The deck team won the group back with a poetic performance.
💸 Tip$24,000
😤 ComplaintsDisliked the decor and the casual lunch service.
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- 'Floating seven-star experience' preference sheet
- Black-and-gold decor rejected
- Rosé shortage scramble
- Deck crew's poetry performance
- Late-night snack rush
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Charter 7 · Eps 12–13🎈 friends' trip
Sharie & Jillian
Group of friends and spouses on a one-night charter
The guests who asked Glenn to stop sailing
From boarding, this group found fault with the boat size, the drinks, the cabins and even the lack of garbage cans, and asked Captain Glenn to stop sailing, a first for him. A planned mixology class and a seven-course dinner with cocktail pairings fell flat. They told Glenn the stews weren't attentive, yet left a $15,000 tip.
💸 Tip$15,000
😤 ComplaintsCabins too small, drinks too strong or weak, service not attentive enough.
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- Glenn asked to stop sailing for the first time
- Cocktail class the guests lost interest in
- Seven-course dinner with paired cocktails
- Praised the deckhands, criticized the stews
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Charter 8 · Eps 13–15🎈 friends' trip👥 6 guests
Detox's group
Drag star Detox with fellow queen Lola LeCroix and friends (6 guests)
⭐ Detox (RuPaul's Drag Race); Lola LeCroix
Detox and friends bring the drag party
Detox's group roasted 22-year-old chef Cloyce's 'cheese stick' croquettes, and a malfunctioning smoker delayed dinner. The male crew, including Captain Glenn, staged a drag show, and some crew joined the guests at a club, breaking Glenn's two-drink limit. The guests tipped $23,000, and Glenn fined the rule-breakers €500 each.
💸 Tip$23,000
😤 ComplaintsSlow courses and underwhelming food.
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- Crew drag show
- 'Cheese stick in ball form' croquette critique
- Smoker malfunction delayed the filets
- Crew night at the club with the guests
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Charter 9 · Eps 15–16🎈 girls' trip
Mary Lynn's group
Girls' trip with a long list of dietary restrictions
Sushi for guests who don't eat fish
The final charter brought the most dietary restrictions Cloyce had seen, including a sushi dinner for a table where several guests don't eat fish. The primary questioned Diana's knowledge of the lunch menu and napped through a dinner she was paying for. The group left $21,000, bringing the season to $188,000.
💸 Tip$21,000
😤 ComplaintsConcerned stews couldn't explain the dishes.
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- Sushi dinner for non-fish eaters
- Primary napped during dinner
- Season tip total: $188,000
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