Below Deck Mediterranean
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| Below Deck Mediterranean | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 139 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company | 51 Minds Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Bravo |
| Release | May 3, 2016 – present |
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Below Deck Mediterranean is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on May 3, 2016. Developed as the first spin-off of Below Deck, it has aired seven seasons.[1][2] The eighth season premiered on September 25, 2023.[3]
The series chronicles the lives of the crew members who work and reside aboard a 150-foot-plus superyacht during a charter season in Greece (Season 1),[2] Croatia (Seasons 2 and 6), Italy (Season 3 and 8), France (Season 4), Spain (Season 5) and Malta (Season 7)[4] which consists of filming for around six weeks with the cast temporarily replacing the conventional crew.[5][6] All seasons are currently available on Peacock streaming service.
Yachts[edit]
Summary[edit]
- Ionian Princess[7][8] at 46m/150 ft[9]
- Sirocco[10][11] built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2006|2013 at 47m/154 ft[12]
- Talisman Maiton[13][14] at 54m/178 ft[15]
- The Wellington[16][17] (aka the Wellesley)[18] built by Dutch shipyard OceanCo 1993|2016 at 56.2m/184'5 ft
- Lady Michelle[16][19]
- Home[20] built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2017 at 49 m (160 ft)[21]
- Mustique
Specifications[edit]
| Season | Yachts | Model | Built | Refit | Built By | Length | Cruising Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | "Ionian Princess" | Custom | 2005 | 2021 | Christensen (U.S.A.) | 45.72 m (150 ft) [23] | 12 Knots |
| Season 2 & 4 | "Sirocco" | 4700 Series | 2006 | 2013 | Heesen (Dutch) | 47m (154 ft 2in) [24] | 22 Knots |
| Season 3 | "Talisman Maiton" | Custom | 2006 | 2016 | Turquoise Yachts (Turkish) | 54.2m (177 ft 10in) [25] | 12 Knots |
| Season 5 | "The Wellington" (aka "The Wellesley") | Custom | 1993 | 2016 | OceanCo (Dutch) | 56.2m (184 ft 5in) [26] | 14 Knots |
| Season 6 | "Lady Michelle" (aka "Next Chapter") | Custom | 2003 | 2017 | Benetti (Italian) | 55m (180 ft 5in) [27] | 14 Knots |
| Season 7 | "Home" | Custom | 2017 | Heesen (Dutch) | 49m (160 ft 9in) [28] | 13 Knots |
| Season 8 | "Mustique" | Custom | 2005 | Trinity Yachts (U.S.A.) | 54.99m (180 ft 5in)[29] | 12 Knots |
Cast[edit]
Season 1: Ionian Princess[edit]
First aired: May 3, 2016
- Mark Howard – Captain[30]
- Bryan Kattenburg – Bosun (ep 1), First Officer (ep 1–13)
- Ben Robinson – Chef
- Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
- Julia d'Albert Pusey – 2nd Stewardess
- Tiffany Copeland – 3rd Stewardess
- Danny Zureikat – Deckhand (ep 1–12)
- Jen Riservato – Deckhand
- Bobby Giancola – Deckhand
Season 2: Sirocco[edit]
First aired: May 2, 2017
- Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain
- Adam Glick – Chef
- Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
- Christine "Bugsy" Drake – 2nd Stewardess
- Lauren Cohen – 3rd Stewardess
- Wesley Walton – Bosun
- Malia White – Deckhand (ep 1–10), Lead Deckhand (ep 11–14)
- Max Hagley – Deckhand
- Bobby Giancola – Deckhand
Season 3: Talisman Maiton[edit]
First aired: May 15, 2018
- Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain[31]
- Adam Glick – Chef
- Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
- Brooke Laughton – 2nd Stewardess
- Kasey Cohen – 3rd Stewardess
- Conrad Empson – Bosun
- João Franco – Lead Deckhand
- Colin Macy-O'Toole – Deckhand
- Jamie Jason – Deckhand
Season 4: Sirocco[edit]
First aired: June 3, 2019
- Sandra "Sandy" Yawn - Captain
- Mila Kolomeitseva – Chef (ep 1–5)
- Ben Robinson – Chef (ep 13–18)
- Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
- Aesha Scott – 2nd Stewardess
- Anastasia Surmava – 3rd Stewardess (ep 1–4, 13–18), Chef (ep 5–12)
- June Foster – 3rd Stewardess (ep 7–13)
- João Franco – Bosun
- Travis Michalzik – Lead Deckhand
- Colin Macy-O'Toole – Deckhand
- Jack Stirrup – Deckhand
Season 5: The Wellington[edit]
First aired: June 1, 2020
- Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain[32]
- Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran – Chef (ep 1–10)[33]
- Tom Checketts – Chef (ep 11–20)[34]
- Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess (ep 1–12)
- Lara Flumiani – 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–3)
- Christine "Bugsy" Drake – 2nd Stewardess (ep 4–12), Chief Stewardess (ep 12–20)[35]
- Aesha Scott – 2nd Stewardess (ep 13–20)[36]
- Jessica More – 3rd Stewardess
- Malia White – Bosun
- Peter Hunziker – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–6), Deckhand (ep 7–20) – later fired by the production company.[37]
- Alex Radcliffe – Deckhand (ep 1–18), Lead Deckhand (ep 18–20)
- Robert Westergard – Deckhand
Season 6: Lady Michelle[edit]
First aired: June 28, 2021
- Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain[38]
- Mathew Shea – Chef
- Katie Flood – Chief Stewardess
- Lexi Wilson – 2nd Stewardess (ep. 1–9), Stewardess (ep. 9–13)
- Courtney Veale – 3rd Stewardess (ep. 1–9), Stewardess (ep. 9–14), 2nd Stewardess (ep. 15–18)
- Delaney Evans – Stewardess (ep. 9–13)
- Malia White – Bosun
- David Pascoe – Deckhand (ep.1–16), Lead Deckhand (ep. 17–18)
- Lloyd Spencer – Deckhand
- Mzi "Zee" Dempers – Deckhand
Season 7: Home[edit]
First aired: July 11, 2022
- Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain
- David White – Chef
- Natasha "Tasha" Webb – Chief Stewardess
- Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Steward (ep. 1–17, ep. 19)
- Natalya "Nat" Scudder – 2nd Stewardess
- Elena Dubaich – Stewardess (ep.18–19)
- Raygan Tyler – Bosun (ep.1–5)
- Storm Smith – Lead Deckhand (ep.1–5), Provisional Bosun (ep. 5–9) Bosun (ep. 9–19)
- Mzi "Zee" Dempers – Deckhand
- Jason Gaskell – Deckhand (ep. 1–14)
- Courtney Veale – Deckhand (ep. 6–13), Lead Deckhand (ep.13–19)
- Reid Jenkins – Deckhand (ep. 14–19)
Season 8: Mustique[edit]
First aired: September 25, 2023
- Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain
- Jack Luby – Chef
- Tumi Mhlongo – Chief Stewardess (ep. 2–16) (Mhlongo previously appeared on Below Deck Down Under as a 2nd Stewardess in season 1.)
- Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Steward (ep. 3–16)
- Natalya "Nat" Scudder – Temp Chief Stewardess (ep. 1–2), 3rd Stewardess (ep. 3–9)
- Jessika Asai – 2nd Stewardess (ep. 1–2), 4th Stewardess (ep. 3–10), 3rd Stewardess (ep. 10–16)
- Brooke Boney – Temp Stewardess (ep. 1–2)
- Lily Davison – 4th Stewardess (ep. 10–16)
- Ruan Irving – Bosun (ep. 1)
- Luka Brunton – Deckhand (ep. 1), Provisional Bosun (ep. 1–2), Bosun (ep. 2–16) (Brunton previously appeared on Below Deck Down Under as a Lead Deckhand in season 2.)
- Lara Du Preez – Deckhand (ep. 1–5), Lead Deckhand (ep. 5–16)
- Haleigh Gorman – Deckhand
- Max Salvador – Deckhand (ep. 3–16)
Timeline[edit]
| Cast Members | Seasons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Mark Howard | Captain | ||||||||
| Sandra "Sandy" Yawn | Captain | ||||||||
| Bryan Kattenburg | 1st Mate | ||||||||
| Ben Robinson | Chef | Chef | |||||||
| Hannah Ferrier | Chief Stew | ||||||||
| Julia d'Albert Pusey | Stew | ||||||||
| Tiffany Copeland | Stew | ||||||||
| Danny Zureikat | Deck | ||||||||
| Jen Riservato | Deck | ||||||||
| Bobby Giancola | Deck | ||||||||
| Adam Glick | Chef | ||||||||
| Christine "Bugsy" Drake | Stew | Stew/CStew | |||||||
| Lauren Cohen | Stew | ||||||||
| Wesley Walton | Bosun | ||||||||
| Malia White | Deck | Bosun | |||||||
| Max Hagley | Deck | ||||||||
| Brooke Laughton | Stew | ||||||||
| Kasey Cohen | Stew | ||||||||
| Conrad Empson | Bosun | ||||||||
| João Franco | Deck | Bosun | |||||||
| Colin Macy-O'Toole | Deck | ||||||||
| Jamie Jason | Deck | ||||||||
| Mila Kolomeitseva | Chef | ||||||||
| Aesha Scott | Stew | ||||||||
| Anastasia Surmava | Stew/Chef | ||||||||
| June Foster | Stew | ||||||||
| Travis Michalzik | Deck | ||||||||
| Jack Stirrup | Deck | ||||||||
| Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran | Chef | ||||||||
| Lara Flumiani | Stew | ||||||||
| Jessica More | Stew | ||||||||
| Peter Hunziker | Deck | ||||||||
| Alex Radcliffe | Deck | ||||||||
| Robert Westergaard | Deck | ||||||||
| Mathew Shea | Chef | ||||||||
| Katie Flood | CStew | ||||||||
| Lexi Wilson | Stew | ||||||||
| Courtney Veale | Stew | Deck | |||||||
| David Pascoe | Deck | ||||||||
| Lloyd Spencer | Deck | ||||||||
| Mzi "Zee" Dempers | Deck | ||||||||
| Delaney Evans | Stew | ||||||||
| David White | Chef | ||||||||
| Natasha Webb | CStew | ||||||||
| Kyle Viljoen | Stew | ||||||||
| Natalya Scudderand | Stew | ||||||||
| Raygan Tyler | Bosun | ||||||||
| Jason Gaskell | Deck | ||||||||
| Storm Smith | Deck/Bosun | ||||||||
| Reid Jenkins | Deck | ||||||||
| Elena Dubaich | Stew | ||||||||
| Jack Luby | Chef | ||||||||
| Tumi Mhlongo | CStew | ||||||||
| Ruan Irving | Bosun | ||||||||
| Luka Brunton | Deck/Bosun | ||||||||
| Lara Du Preez | Deck | ||||||||
| Jessika Asai | Stew | ||||||||
| Haleigh Gorman | Deck | ||||||||
| Max Salvador | Deck | ||||||||
| Lily Davison | Stew | ||||||||
Episodes[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | May 3, 2016 | July 26, 2016 | |
| 2 | 15 | May 2, 2017 | August 15, 2017 | |
| 3 | 17 | May 15, 2018 | September 11, 2018 | |
| 4 | 18 | June 3, 2019 | September 30, 2019 | |
| 5 | 22 | June 1, 2020 | October 26, 2020 | |
| 6 | 18 | June 28, 2021 | October 18, 2021 | |
| 7 | 20 | July 11, 2022 | November 22, 2022 | |
| 8 | 16 | September 25, 2023 | January 22, 2024 | |
Broadcast[edit]
Below Deck Mediterranean airs on the Bravo cable network in the United States; the first episode premiered on Tuesday at 9/8pm ET/PT on May 3, 2016. A half-hour preview special of the series aired on March 23, 2016.[30] In 2021, the British Channel 4 acquired the series for its E4 'youth' TV channel, with the first episode due to begin on February 22, 2021 at 7:30pm.[39]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
Below Deck Mediterranean : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[40]
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 1 | 1.04 | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.41 | 1.31 | – | 1.11 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0.91 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 0.88 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 1.16 | – | 1.19 | |||||||
| 3 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.44 | 1.63 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.30 | 1.28 | – | 1.40 | |||||
| 4 | 1.18 | 1.43 | 1.70 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.58 | – | 1.56 | ||||
| 5 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.60 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 1.87 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.72 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.49 | 1.62 | 1.25 | 1.14 | 1.62 | |
| 6 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.09 | – | 1.12 | |||||
| 7 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.65 | – | 0.86 | ||
| 8 | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.88 | – | 0.79 | ||||||
Controversies[edit]
Chief Stewardess Hannah Ferrier, who had appeared in the first five seasons, was fired during Season 5 after Malia photographed a box of Valium and an empty THC pen in Ferrier's cabin. Hannah was immediately fired by Captain Sandy and removed from the boat. It later transpired the medication was prescribed to help her deal with anxiety. Ferrier criticized the show for the repeated references to her medication as "drugs" and for using her illness as a plotline.[41]
After 3 episodes of Season 5 had been aired on Bravo, Deckhand Peter Hunziker was fired by the production company for a racist and misogynist posting on social media. His appearances were minimized in later episodes.[37]
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