Below Deck Mediterranean

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 nine seasons.^[2][3] The ninth season premiered on June 3, 2024.^[4]

Below Deck Mediterranean
Genre	Reality
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	156 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Mark Cronin[citation needed] Nadine Rajabi[citation needed] Courtland Cox[citation needed] Wes Denton[1]
Running time	43-68 minutes
Production company	51 Minds Entertainment
Original release
Network	Bravo
Release	May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03) – present
Related
Below Deck Below Deck Sailing Yacht Below Deck Down Under Below Deck Adventure

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 (seasons 1 and 9),^[3] Croatia (seasons 2 and 6), Italy (seasons 3 and 8), France (season 4), Spain (season 5) and Malta (season 7)^[5] which consists of filming for around six weeks with the cast temporarily replacing the conventional crew.^[6][7] All seasons are currently available on Peacock streaming service.

Yachts

Summary

• Ionian Princess^[8][9] at 46 m (151 ft)^[10]
• Sirocco^[11][12] built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2006|2013 at 47 m (154 ft)^[13]
• Talisman Maiton^[14][15] at 54 m (177 ft)^[16]
• The Wellington^[17][18] (aka the Wellesley)^[19] built by Dutch shipyard OceanCo 1993|2016 at 56.2m/184'5 ft
• Lady Michelle^[17][20]
• Home^[21] built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2017 at 49 m (161 ft)^[22]
• Mustique

Specifications

Specifications from Yacht Charter Fleet^[23]

Season	Yachts	Model	Built | Refit	Built By	Length	Cruising Speed	Gross Tonnage
Season 1	"Ionian Princess"	Custom	2005 | 2021	Christensen (U.S.A.)	45.72 m (150.0 ft) [24]	12 Knots	416
Season 2 & 4	"Sirocco"	4700 Series	2006 | 2013	Heesen (Dutch)	47 m (154 ft 2 in) [25]	22 Knots	495
Season 3	"Talisman Maiton"	Custom	2006 | 2016	Turquoise Yachts (Turkish)	54.2 m (177 ft 10 in) [26]	12 Knots	692
Season 5	"The Wellington" (aka "The Wellesley")	Custom	1993 | 2016	OceanCo (Dutch)	56.2 m (184 ft 5 in) [27]	14 Knots	646
Season 6	"Lady Michelle" (aka "Next Chapter")	Custom	2003 | 2017	Benetti (Italian)	55 m (180 ft 5 in) [28]	14 Knots	909
Season 7	"Home"	Custom	2017	Heesen (Dutch)	49 m (160 ft 9 in) [29]	13 Knots	499
Season 8 & 9	"Mustique"	Custom	2005	Trinity Yachts (U.S.A.)	54.99 m (180 ft 5 in)[30]	12 Knots	860

Cast

Season 1: Ionian Princess

First aired: May 3, 2016

• Mark Howard – Captain^[31]
• 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 Walton – 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^[32]
• 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^[33]
• Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran – Chef (ep 1–10)^[34]
• Tom Checketts – Chef (ep 11–20)^[35]
• 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)^[36]
• Aesha Scott – 2nd Stewardess (ep 13–20)^[37]
• Jessica More – 3rd Stewardess
• Malia White – Bosun
• Peter Hunziker – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–6), Deckhand (ep 7–20) – later fired by the production company.^[38]
• 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^[39]
• 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^[40]

• 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 Gallagher – Deckhand
• Gael Cameron – Deckhand

Season 10: Bravado

First aired: September 29, 2025^[41]

• Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain
• Aesha Scott – Chief Stewardess
• Kizzi Kitchener – Stewardess
• Victoria SanJuan – Stewardess
• Josh Bingham – Chef
• Nathan Gallagher – Bosun
• Max Salvador – Deckhand
• Christian Trimino – Deckhand
• Tessa Budd – Deckhand

Timeline

Cast Members	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Mark Howard	Captain
Bryan Kattenburg	Bosun/First Officer
Ben Robinson	Chef			Chef
Hannah Ferrier	Chief Stewardess
Julia d'Albert Pusey	2nd Stewardess
Tiffany Copeland	3rd Stewardess
Danny Zureikat	Deckhand
Jen Riservato	Deckhand
Bobby Giancola	Deckhand
Sandra "Sandy" Yawn		Captain
Adam Glick		Chef
Christine "Bugsy" Drake		2nd Stewardess			2nd/Chief Stewardess
Lauren Cohen		3rd Stewardess
Wesley Dalton		Bosun
Malia White		Deckhand/Lead Deckhand			Bosun
Max Hagley		Deckhand
Brooke Laughton			2nd Stewardess
Kasey Cohen			3rd Stewardess
Conrad Empson			Bosun
João Franco			Lead Deckhand	Bosun
Colin Macy-O'Toole			Deckhand
Jamie Jason			Deckhand
Mila Kolomeitseva				Chef
Aesha Scott				2nd Stewardess					Chief Stewardess
Anastasia Surmava				3rd Stewardess/Chef
June Foster				3rd Stewardess
Travis Michalzik				Lead Deckhand
Jack Stirrup				Deckhand
Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran					Chef
Tom Checketts					Chef
Lara Flumiani					2nd Stewardess
Jessica More					3rd Stewardess
Peter Hunziker					Lead Deckhand/Deckhand
Alex Radcliffe					Deckhand/Lead Deckhand
Robert Westergard					Deckhand
Mathew Shea						Chef
Katie Flood						Chief Stewardess
Lexi Wilson						2nd Stewardess/Stewardess
Courtney Veale						3rd Stewardess/Stewardess/2nd Stewardess	Deckhand/Lead Deckhand
Delaney Evans						Stewardess
David Pascoe						Deckhand/Lead Deckhand
Lloyd Spencer						Deckhand
Mzi "Zee" Dempers						Deckhand
David White							Chef
Natasha "Tasha" Webb							Chief Stewardess
Natalya "Nat" Scudder							2nd Stewardess	Temp Chief Stewardess/3rd Stewardess
Kyle Viljoen							2nd Steward
Elena Dubaich							Stewardess		2nd Stewardess
Raygan Tyler							Bosun
Storm Smith							Lead Deckhand/Provisional Bosun/Bosun
Jason Gaskell							Deckhand
Reid Jenkins							Deckhand
Jack Luby								Chef
Tumi Mhlongo								Chief Stewardess
Jessika Asai								2nd Stewardess/4th Stewardess/3rd Stewardess
Brooke Boney								Temp 3rd Stewardess
Lily Davison								4th Stewardess
Ruán Irving								Bosun
Luka Brunton								Deckhand/Provisional Bosun/Bosun
Lara Du Preez								Deckhand/Lead Deckhand
Haleigh Gorman								Deckhand
Max Salvador								Deckhand		Deckhand
Johnathan Shillingford									Chef
Bri Muller									3rd Stewardess
Carrie O'Neill									Stewardess
Iain Maclean									Bosun
Joe Bradley									Lead Deckhand
Nathan Gallager									Deckhand	Bosun
Gael Cameron									Deckhand	Guest
Josh Bingham										Chef
Kizzi Kitchener										Stewardess
Victoria SanJuan										Stewardess
Christian Trimino										Deckhand
Tessa Budd										Deckhand

Episodes

Main article: List of Below Deck Mediterranean episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	13		May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)	July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)
2	15		May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
3	17		May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)	September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)
4	18		June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)	September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30)
5	22		June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)	October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)
6	18		June 28, 2021 (2021-06-28)	October 18, 2021 (2021-10-18)
7	20		July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)	November 22, 2022 (2022-11-22)
8	16		September 25, 2023 (2023-09-25)	January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)
9	17		June 3, 2024 (2024-06-03)	September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)

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.^[31] In 2021, the British Channel 4 acquired the series for its E4 'youth' TV channel, with the first episode on February 22, 2021, at 7:30pm.^[42]

Reception

Ratings

Below Deck Mediterranean : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)

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
	9	0.89	0.89	0.74	0.74	0.79	0.82	0.71	0.78	0.64	0.67	0.77	0.73	0.86	0.81	0.70	0.69	0.80	–					0.77

Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research^[43]