''Below Deck Mediterranean'' is an American

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series that premiered on Bravo on May 3, 2016. Developed as the first spin-off of '' Below Deck'', it has aired seven seasons. An 8th season has been announced to premiere in 2023. The series chronicles the lives of the crew members who work and reside aboard a 150-foot-plus

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(Season 1),

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(Seasons 2 and 6),

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(Season 3),

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(Season 4),

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(Season 5) and

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(Season 7) which consists of filming for around six weeks with the cast temporarily replacing the conventional crew.

Yachts

*Ionian Princess *Sirocco built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2006, 2013 *Talisman Maiton *The Wellington built by Dutch shipyard Oceanco 1993, 2016 *Lady Michelle *Home built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2017

Cast

Season 1: ''Ionian Princess''

*Mark Howard – Captain *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''

*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''

* Sandy Yawn – Captain *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''

*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''

*Sandy Yawn – Captain *Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran – Chef (ep 1–10) *Tom Checketts – Chef (ep 11–20) *Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess (ep 1–12) *Lara Flumiani – 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–3) *Christine "Bugsy" Drake – 2nd Stewardess (ep 4–11), Chief Stewardess (ep 12–20) *Aesha Scott – 2nd Stewardess (ep 13–20) *Jessica More – 3rd Stewardess *Malia White – Bosun *Peter Hunziker – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–6), Deckhand (ep 7–20) – later fired by the production company. *Alex Radcliffe – Deckhand (ep 1–7), Lead Deckhand (ep 7–20) *Robert Westergaard – Deckhand

Season 6: ''Lady Michelle''

* Sandy Yawn – Captain *Mathew Shea – Chef *Katie Flood – Chief Stewardess *

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– 2nd Stewardess (ep. 1–9), Stewardess (ep. 9–13) *Courtney Veale – 3rd Stewardess (ep. 1–13), Stewardess (ep. 9-13), 2nd Stewardess (ep. 14-18) *Delaney Evans – Stewardess (ep. 9–13) *Malia White – Bosun *David Pascoe – Deckhand (ep.1–16), Lead Deckhand (ep. 17) *Lloyd Spencer – Deckhand *Mzi "Zee" Dempers – Deckhand

Season 7: ''Home''

* Sandy Yawn – Captain * David White – Chef * Natasha "Tasha" Webb – Chief Stewardess * Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Steward (ep. 1-17, ep. 19) * Natalya "Nat" Scudder – 2nd Steward * 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) * Elena Dubaich – Stewardess (ep.18-19)

Timeline

Episodes

Broadcast

''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. In 2021, the British

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acquired the series for its E4 'youth' TV channel, with the first episode due to begin on February 22, 2021 at 7:30pm.

Reception

Ratings

Controversies

Chief Steward Hannah Ferrier, who had appeared in the first five seasons, was fired during Season 5 after Malia photographed a box of

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and an empty

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pen in Ferrier's cabin. Hannah was immediately fired by Captain Sandy and removed from the boat. It later transpired the medication was prescription to help her deal with anxiety. The show faced criticism for the repeated references to Ferrier's medication as "drugs" and using her illness as a plotline. 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.

References

External links

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