Below Deck is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on July 1, 2013. The show chronicles the lives of the crew members who work and reside aboard a superyacht during charter season.
The series has a number of spin-offs, including Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Below Deck Down Under, and Below Deck Adventure.
Production For the first season, producers booked a five-week Caribbean charter in Sint Maarten on the yacht Cuor di Leone. The yacht was renamed Honor for the purposes of filming, and was captained by Capt. Lee Rosbach. The original crew used for the vessel were given the time off, to be replaced by the cast of the series for the duration of filming. Rosbach and his first officer and engineer stayed on board the vessel to ensure everything went as planned. Chief stewardess Adrienne Gang, chef Ben Robinson and stewardess Kat Held had worked on yachts prior to the series. The series was shot over a six-week period in September and October 2011.
On August 27, 2013, Bravo announced that the series' first season averaged 1.4 million total viewers per episode. These figures led the network to renew Below Deck for a second season. The second season premiered on August 12, 2014, and featured four returning cast members from the previous season: Captain Lee Rosbach, Ben Robinson, Kat Held and Eddie Lucas. New cast additions included Kate Chastain, siblings Kelley and Amy Johnson, Jennice Ontiveros, Andrew Sturby, and Logan Reese. The second season had the crew working on Ohana, a yacht, during the charter season in the British Virgin Islands. The season concluded on November 4, 2014.
Bravo renewed Below Deck for a third season after the second-season finale, which was the highest rated episode of the season. In March 2015, Bravo announced a Below Deck spin-off show entitled Below Deck Mediterranean, which would feature a crew heading to "the world's oldest cruising grounds, the Mediterranean Sea, for its next superyacht charter season."
The third season premiered on August 25, 2015. The season followed crew members living and working in the Bahamas on a yacht called Eros. A sneak peek of the season was released on July 21, with a half-hour preview special which aired on August 10, 2015. The season featured Lee Rosbach, Kate Chastain, Amy Johnson and Eddie Lucas who all returned from the previous season, along with another five new crew members.
In April 2016, the network renewed Below Deck for a fourth season which was filmed in the US Virgin Islands.
On February 21, 2017, Bravo announced that production filming for season 5 had begun. On July 17, 2017, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on September 5, 2017, with Lee Rosbach, Kate Chastain, and Nico Scholly returning. The series was filmed in Sint Maarten.
The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2018, and was filmed in Tahiti, French Polynesia. Lee Rosbach and Kate Chastain returned. In season 6 episode 11, Ashton Pienaar had a close brush with death when he got a tow line wrapped around his leg and was dragged into the water between the yacht My Seanna, which was underway, and the vessel's tender. The show's cameraman Brent Freeburg was able to save Ashton by freeing the tow line. If he had not completely freed the line, the tension between the vessel and the tender would have pulled it tight around Ashton's leg and severed his foot; he could have bled to death in seconds. Rosbach instituted strict procedures to keep this from happening again.
In March 2019, Bravo announced a new spin-off, Below Deck Sailing Yacht. The show follows a crew sailing aboard the sailing yacht, Parsifal III, as they cater to charter guests in Greece. On December 18, 2019, it was announced that the spin-off series would premiere on February 3, 2020.
On August 26, 2019, it was announced that the seventh season would premiere on October 7, 2019. Lee Rosbach, Kate Chastain, and Ashton Pienaar returned as crew members. The series was filmed in Phuket, Thailand.
On September 21, 2020, it was announced that the eighth season would premiere on November 2, 2020. Lee Rosbach and Eddie Lucas returned. The series was filmed in Antigua. The season was curtailed after the final two charters were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In May 2021, Peacock ordered a new spin-off, Below Deck Down Under. The series followed the upstairs and downstairs of a super-yacht in Australia. The series premiered on March 17, 2022.
On August 19, 2021, Bravo announced that a ninth season would premiere on October 25, 2021. The season again featured the yacht My Seanna, and was filmed in St. Kitts.
On May 12, 2022, Bravo announced the renewal of Below Deck and Below Deck Mediterranean, and also announced that a new spin-off, titled Below Deck Adventure, would premiere in late 2022.
On November 3, 2023, it was announced that the eleventh season would premiere on February 5, 2024.
In May 2026, the series was renewed for a thirteenth season. In September 2026, it was announced the season would premiere on October 12th, and will be set in Phuket, Thailand.
Episodes
Cast
Season 1: Honor Yacht source: Lee Rosbach – Captain Aleks Taldykin – First Officer Ben Robinson – Chef Adrienne Gang – Chief Stew C.J. LeBeau – Second Engineer Kat Held – 2nd Stew Samantha Orme – 3rd Stew Eddie Lucas – First Deckhand David Bradberry – 2nd Deckhand
Season 2: Ohana Yacht source: Lee Rosbach – Captain Ben Robinson – Chef Kate Chastain – Chief Stew Kat Held – 2nd Stew Amy Johnson – 3rd Stew Eddie Lucas – Bosun Kelley Johnson – Second Engineer Andrew Sturby – Deckhand (ep 1–4) Logan Reese – Deckhand (ep 8–11) Jennice Ontiveros – Deckhand
Season 3: Eros Yacht source: Lee Rosbach – Captain Leon Walker – Chef (ep 1–10) Ben Robinson – Chef (ep 10–13) Kate Chastain – Chief Stew Amy Johnson – 2nd Stew Raquel “Rocky” Dakota – 3rd Stew Eddie Lucas – Bosun Don Abenante – Deckhand/Second Engineer (ep 1–4) Connie Arias – Deckhand Emile Kotze – Deckhand Dane Jackson – Deckhand (ep 5–8) David Bradberry – Deckhand (ep 11–13)
Season 4: Valor Yacht source: Lee Rosbach – Captain Ben Robinson – Chef Kate Chastain – Chief Stew Emily Warburton-Adams – 2nd Stew Sierra Storm – 3rd Stew Kelley Johnson – Bosun Trevor Walker – Senior Deckhand/Second Engineer (ep 1–2), Deckhand (ep 3–4) Nico Scholly – Deckhand (ep 1–12), Senior Deckhand (ep 12–14) Lauren Burchell – Deckhand Kyle Dixon – Deckhand (ep 5–14)
Season 5: Valor Yacht source: Lee Rosbach – Captain Matt Burns – Chef Kate Chastain – Chief Stew Brianna Adekeye – 2nd Stew Jen Howell – 3rd Stew EJ Jansen – Bosun (ep 5–11) Nico Scholly – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–14), Bosun (ep 14) Chris Brown – Deckhand (ep 1–6) Bruno Duarte – Deckhand Baker Manning – Deckhand Kyle Dixon – Deckhand (ep 11–14)
Season 6: My Seanna Crew and yacht source: Lee Rosbach – Captain Adrian Martin – Chef Kate Chastain – Chief Stew Josiah Carter – 2nd Stew Caroline Bedol – 3rd Stew (ep 1–9) Laura Betancourt – 3rd Stew (ep 10–16) Chandler Brooks – Bosun (ep 1–9) Ross Inia – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–8), Bosun (ep 9–16) Ashton Pienaar – Deckhand Rhylee Gerber – Deckhand Tyler Rowland – Deckhand (ep 10–16)
Season 7: Valor Crew and yacht source: Lee Rosbach – Captain Kevin Dobson – Chef Kate Chastain – Chief Stew Simone Mashile – 2nd Stew Courtney Skippon – 3rd Stew (ep 1–10), 2nd Stew (ep 11–18) Ashton Pienaar – Bosun Brian de Saint Pern – Lead Deckhand Tanner Sterback – Deckhand Abbi Murphy – Deckhand (ep 1–6) Rhylee Gerber – Deckhand (ep 8–18)
Season 8: My Seanna Crew source: Lee Rosbach – Captain Rachel Hargrove – Chef Francesca Rubi – Chief Stew Elizabeth Frankini – Stew (ep 1–3), 2nd Stew (ep 3–8), Stew (ep 9–16) Ashling Lorger – 3rd Stew (ep 3–8), Stew (ep 9–16) Isabelle "Izzy" Wouters – Stew (ep 1–3), Deckhand (ep 3–13), Lead Deckhand (ep 13–16) Eddie Lucas – Bosun (ep 1–16), First Officer (ep 16) James Hough – Deckhand Shane Coopersmith – Deckhand (ep 1–7) Avery Russell – Deckhand (ep 1) Robert Phillips – Deckhand (ep 8–16)
Season 9: My Seanna Sean Meagher – Captain (ep 1–2) Lee Rosbach – Captain (ep 2–15) Eddie Lucas – First Officer Rachel Hargrove – Chef Heather Chase – Chief Stew Fraser Olender – 2nd Stew Jessica Albert – 3rd Stew (ep 1–9) Kaylee Milligan – 3rd Stew (ep 12–15) Jake Foulger – Deckhand (ep 1–3), Lead Deckhand (ep 3–15) Rayna Lindsey – Deckhand Wes O'Dell – Deckhand
Season 10: St. David Lee Rosbach – Captain (ep 1–5, 14–17) Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain (ep 5–14) Rachel Hargrove – Chef Fraser Olender – Chief Stew Alissa Humber – 2nd Stew (ep 1–13) Leigh-Ann Smith – 2nd Stew (ep 14–17) Hayley De Sola Pinto – 3rd Stew Camille Lamb – Deck/Stew (ep 1–6), Stew (ep 6–9) Tyler Walker – Deck/Stew (ep 10–17) Ross McHarg – Bosun Ben Willoughby – Deckhand (ep 1–4), Lead Deckhand (ep 5–17) Katie Glaser – Deckhand Luis Antonio "Tony" Duarte – Deckhand
Season 11: St. David Crew source: Kerry Titheradge – Captain Anthony Iracane – Chef (ep 1–12) Nick Tatlock – Chef (ep 13–17) Fraser Olender – Chief Stew Xandi Olivier – Stew (ep 1–4), 2nd Stew (ep 5–17) Barbie Pascual – Stew Cat Baugh – Stew (ep 1–7) Paris Field – Stew (ep 10–17) Jared Woodin – Bosun (ep 1–7) Ben Willoughby – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–7), Bosun (ep 7–17) Marie "Sunny" Marquis – Deckhand (ep 1–11), Lead Deckhand (ep 11–17) Kyle Stillie – Deckhand Dylan Pierre De Villiers – Deckhand (ep 8–17)
Season 12: St. David Crew and yacht source: Kerry Titheradge – Captain Lawrence Snowden – Chef (ep 1–3) Anthony Iracane – Chef (ep 2–16) Fraser Olender – Chief Stew Rainbeau de Roos – 2nd Stew Solène Favreau – Stew Barbara Kulaif – Stew Caio Poltronieri – Bosun (ep 1–6) Hugo Ortega – Bosun (ep 6–16) Jess Theron – Lead Deckhand Kyle Stillie – Deckhand Damo Yorg – Deckhand
Season 13: Azul V Crew and yacht source: Kerry Titheradge – Captain Moe Vilomar – Chef Fraser Olender – Chief Stew Rainbeau de Ross – 2nd Stew Kaylee Brown – Stew Rosa Simms-Preston – Stew Alex Wright – Bosun James Bishop – Deckhand Matthew Fitzpatrick-Buck – Deckhand Jessenia Stidger – Deckhand
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