🛎️ Charter guests · rankings

😤 Worst Charter Guests

The groups that pushed the crew hardest: rude, demanding, wild or stingy, ranked across every Below Deck show. 25 charters from all five shows.

1 ⛵ Sailing Yacht S3 · Eps 3–4 Erica Rose & Charles Erica Rose returns: omelette tantrum and a $6,500 tip 📰 on 4 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $6.5K tip
2 🛳️ Below Deck S2 · Ep 10 Timothy Sykes' group Timothy Sykes takes $5,000 back from the tip envelope 📰 on 5 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $17K tip
3 🛳️ Below Deck S8 · Eps 10–11 Tina & Mark Delores jumps in; Captain Lee kicks her off 📰 on 4 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 4/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $16.8K tip
4 🛳️ Below Deck S6 · Eps 15–16 Krystal's group 30th birthday with 3,000 balloons and a fight 📰 on 2 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5
5 ⛵ Sailing Yacht S2 · Eps 11–14 Erica Rose's group Erica Rose's girls' trip turns into a feud 📰 on 2 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $18.4K tip
6 🛳️ Below Deck S7 · Eps 7–8 Michael's group FSU alumni party; Captain Lee never wants them back 📰 on 3 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 4/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $15K tip
7 🛳️ Below Deck S9 · Eps 9–10 Chelsea & her husband Every course in a blender 📰 on 3 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 2/5 · 💸 $22K tip
8 🛳️ Below Deck S10 · Eps 7–8 Karan's group Hookah, Bollywood and nonstop demands 📰 on 2 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $20K tip
9 ⛵ Sailing Yacht S3 · Eps 10–12 Dr. Nichols & Chris 'Call me Dr. Nichols': the most demanding charter of Season 3 📰 on 2 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $20K tip
10 🛳️ Below Deck S9 · Eps 3–4 Michael's group Bourbon brokers turn dinner into a brawl 📰 on 2 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 3/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $19.8K tip
11 ⛵ Sailing Yacht S1 · Eps 6–7 Richie's group Long Island bros push the crew's limits 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $20K tip
12 🛳️ Below Deck S6 · Eps 5–6 Charles' group Phones out: the Instagram charter 📰 on 3 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 3/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 2/5
13 🛳️ Below Deck S12 · Eps 6–7 Group of strip-club owners 'Yacht-Chella' for the rudest guests of the season 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $27.5K tip
14 🛥️ Below Deck Med S1 · Eps 10–12 Jesse & Katie Demanding party crowd extends its stay and critiques Hannah 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $24.2K tip
15 ⛵ Sailing Yacht S2 · Eps 4–6 Barrie Drewitt-Barlow's group The Drewitt-Barlows' plated-service-only family holiday 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $15K tip
16 🛳️ Below Deck S1 · Ep 1 Johnny's group The first-ever charter ends almost before it starts 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 3/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $0 tip
17 🛳️ Below Deck S3 · Eps 1–2 Steve's group The foam party guest who partied hardest of all 📰 on 3 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 3/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 3/5 · 💸 $12K tip
18 ⛵ Sailing Yacht S5 · Eps 12–13 Sharie & Jillian The guests who asked Glenn to stop sailing 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $15K tip
19 🛳️ Below Deck S6 · Eps 10–11 Brandy's group Man overboard as the girls' trip begins 📰 on 3 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 3/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 3/5
20 🛳️ Below Deck S7 · Eps 2–4 Helen & Richard Weekend at Brandy's 📰 on 3 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 3/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 3/5 · 💸 $20K tip
21 🛥️ Below Deck Med S3 · Eps 1–2 Nichelle's group The 'nuts ladies' and the dinner in a bowl 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $12K tip
22 🛥️ Below Deck Med S6 · Eps 6–7 Athena's group The success coach's three-minute dinner rule 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $15K tip
23 🛳️ Below Deck S1 · Eps 4–5 Simon's group Adrienne's own friends turn out to be the pickiest yet 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 4/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 1/5 · 💸 $10K tip
24 🛳️ Below Deck S8 · Eps 1–3 Charley's group Charley's third trip: complaints, a crush and $25K 📰 on 1 “worst guests” list · 😤 demanding 5/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 2/5 · 💸 $25K tip
25 🛥️ Below Deck Med S10 · Eps 13–14 Charter for a friend group with an 80s-themed dinner The Poo-Petrator Strikes 📰 on 2 “worst guests” lists · 😤 demanding 3/5 · 🥶 crew liked them 2/5 · 💸 $16K tip

How this list works: Every charter is summarized from episode recaps. We rate each group 1–5 on how demanding, fun and chaotic they were and how much the crew liked them, add the tip, and count mentions in press rankings (Collider, Screen Rant, Showbiz Cheat Sheet and others). Each list says which of those it weighs most.