''Below Deck Mediterranean'' is an American

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series that premiered on

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on May 3, 2016. Developed as the first spin-off of ''

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'', it has aired nine seasons. The ninth season premiered on June 3, 2024. The series chronicles the lives of the crew members who work and reside aboard a 150-foot-plus

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during a

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season in

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(seasons 1 and 9),

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

(seasons 2 and 6),

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

(seasons 3 and 8),

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

(season 4),

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

(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. All seasons are currently available on Peacock streaming service.

Yachts

Summary

*Ionian Princess at *Sirocco built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2006, 2013 at *Talisman Maiton at *The Wellington (aka the Wellesley) built by Dutch shipyard OceanCo 1993, 2016 at 56.2m/184'5 ft *Lady Michelle *Home built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2017 at *Mustique

Specifications

Cast

Season 1: ''Ionian Princess''

''First aired: May 3, 2016'' *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''

''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 Dalton – Bosun *Malia White – Deckhand (ep 1–10), Lead Deckhand (ep 11–14) *Max Hagley – Deckhand *Bobby Giancola – Deckhand

Season 3: ''Talisman Maiton''

''First aired: May 15, 2018'' * Sandra "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''

''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''

''First aired: June 1, 2020'' *Sandra "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 4–12), 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 1–18), Lead Deckhand (ep 18–20) *Robert Westergard – Deckhand

Season 6: ''Lady Michelle''

''First aired: June 28, 2021'' * Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain *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''

''First aired: July 11, 2022 '' * Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain * David White – Chef * Natasha "Tasha" Webb – Chief Stewardess * Natalya "Nat" Scudder – 2nd Stewardess * Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Steward * 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''

''First aired: September 25, 2023'' * Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain * Jack Luby – Chef * Natalya "Nat" Scudder – Temp Chief Stewardess (ep 1–2), 3rd Stewardess (ep 3–9) * Tumi Mhlongo – Chief Stewardess (ep 2–16) * Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Steward (ep 3–16) * Jessika Asai – 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–2), 4th Stewardess (ep 3–10), 3rd Stewardess (ep 10–16) * Brooke Boney – Temp 3rd Stewardess (ep 1–2) * Lily Davison – 4th Stewardess (ep 10–16) * Ruán Irving – Bosun (ep 1) * Luka Brunton – Deckhand (ep 1), Provisional Bosun (ep 1–2), Bosun (ep 2–16) * Lara Du Preez – Deckhand (ep 1–5), Lead Deckhand (ep 5–16) * Haleigh Gorman – Deckhand * Max Salvador – Deckhand (ep 3–16)

Season 9: ''Mustique''

''First aired: June 3, 2024'' * Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain * Johnathan Shillingford – Chef * Aesha Scott – Chief Stewardess * Elena Dubaich – 2nd Stewardess * Bri Muller – 3rd Stewardess * Carrie O'Neill – Stewardess (ep 14–17) * Iain Maclean – Bosun * Joe Bradley – Lead Deckhand * Nathan Gallager – Deckhand * Gael Cameron – Deckhand

Timeline

Episodes

Broadcast

''Below Deck Mediterranean'' airs on the

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 on February 22, 2021, at 7:30pm.

Reception

Ratings

References

External links

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