# 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. 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 superyacht during a charter season in Greece (seasons 1 and 9), Croatia (seasons 2 and 6), Italy (seasons 3 and 8), France (season 4), Spain (season 5) and Malta (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 46 m (151 ft)
* Sirocco built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2006|2013 at 47 m (154 ft)
* Talisman Maiton at 54 m (177 ft)
* 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 49 m (161 ft)
* Mustique

### Specifications

Specifications from Yacht Charter Fleet :
| 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) | 12 Knots | 416 |
| Season 2 & 4 | "Sirocco" | 4700 Series | 2006 | 2013 | Heesen (Dutch) | 47 m (154 ft 2 in) | 22 Knots | 495 |
| Season 3 | "Talisman Maiton" | Custom | 2006 | 2016 | Turquoise Yachts (Turkish) | 54.2 m (177 ft 10 in) | 12 Knots | 692 |
| Season 5 | "The Wellington" (aka "The Wellesley") | Custom | 1993 | 2016 | OceanCo (Dutch) | 56.2 m (184 ft 5 in) | 14 Knots | 646 |
| Season 6 | "Lady Michelle" (aka "Next Chapter") | Custom | 2003 | 2017 | Benetti (Italian) | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) | 14 Knots | 909 |
| Season 7 | "Home" | Custom | 2017 | Heesen (Dutch) | 49 m (160 ft 9 in) | 13 Knots | 499 |
| Season 8 & 9 | "Mustique" | Custom | 2005 | Trinity Yachts (U.S.A.) | 54.99 m (180 ft 5 in) | 12 Knots | 860 |

## 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

## Episodes

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

## Reception
### Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Average |
| | 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 |