Below Deck Mediterranean
Television series
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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 ten seasons.[2][3] The tenth season premiered on September 29, 2025.
| Below Deck Mediterranean | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 174 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 43-68 minutes |
| Production company | 51 Minds Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Bravo |
| Release | May 3, 2016 – present |
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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 (seasons 5 and 10) and Malta (season 7)[4] which consists of filming for around six weeks with the cast temporarily replacing the conventional crew.[5][6] All seasons are currently available on Peacock streaming service.
Yachts
Summary
- Ionian Princess[7][8] at 46 m (151 ft)[9]
- Sirocco[10][11] built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2006|2013 at 47 m (154 ft)[12]
- Talisman Maiton[13][14] at 54 m (177 ft)[15]
- The Wellington[16][17] (aka the Wellesley)[18] built by Dutch shipyard OceanCo 1993|2016 at 56.2m/184'5 ft
- Lady Michelle[16][19]
- Home[20] built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2017 at 49 m (161 ft)[21]
- Mustique
- Bravado
Specifications
| 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) [23] | 12 Knots | 416 |
| Season 2 & 4 | "Sirocco" | 4700 Series | 2006 | 2013 | Heesen (Dutch) | 47 m (154 ft 2 in) [24] | 22 Knots | 495 |
| Season 3 | "Talisman Maiton" | Custom | 2006 | 2016 | Turquoise Yachts (Turkish) | 54.2 m (177 ft 10 in) [25] | 12 Knots | 692 |
| Season 5 | "The Wellington" (aka "The Wellesley") |
Custom | 1993 | 2016 | OceanCo (Dutch) | 56.2 m (184 ft 5 in) [26] | 14 Knots | 646 |
| Season 6 | "Lady Michelle" (aka "Next Chapter") |
Custom | 2003 | 2017 | Benetti (Italian) | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) [27] | 14 Knots | 909 |
| Season 7 | "Home" | Custom | 2017 | Heesen (Dutch) | 49 m (160 ft 9 in) [28] | 13 Knots | 499 |
| Season 8 & 9 | "Mustique" | Custom | 2005 | Trinity Yachts (U.S.A.) | 54.99 m (180 ft 5 in)[29] | 12 Knots | 860 |
| Season 10 | "Bravado" | Custom | 2004 | Abeking & Rasmussen (Germany) | 44.91 m (147 ft 4 in) [30] | 10 Knots | 499 |
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 Stew
- Julia d'Albert Pusey – 2nd Stew
- Tiffany Copeland – 3rd Stew
- 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 Stew
- Christine "Bugsy" Drake – 2nd Stew
- Lauren Cohen – 3rd Stew
- 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 Stew
- Brooke Laughton – 2nd Stew
- Kasey Cohen – 3rd Stew
- 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 Stew
- Aesha Scott – 2nd Stew
- Anastasia Surmava – 3rd Stew (ep 1–4, 13–18), Chef (ep 5–12)
- June Foster – 3rd Stew (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 Stew (ep 1–12)
- Lara Flumiani – 2nd Stew (ep 1–3)
- Christine "Bugsy" Drake – 2nd Stew (ep 4–12), Chief Stew (ep 12–20)[36]
- Aesha Scott – 2nd Stew (ep 13–20)[37]
- Jessica More – 3rd Stew
- Malia White – Bosun
- Peter Hunziker – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–7), Deckhand (ep 7–20) – later fired by the production company.[38]
- Alex Radcliffe – Deckhand (ep 1–18), Lead Deckhand (ep 18–20)
- Robert Westergaard – Deckhand
Season 6: Lady Michelle
First aired: June 28, 2021
- Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain[39]
- Mathew Shea – Chef
- Katie Flood – Chief Stew
- Lexi Wilson – 2nd Stew (ep 1–9), Stew (ep 9–13)
- Courtney Veale – 3rd Stew (ep 1–9), Stew (ep 9–14), 2nd Stew (ep 15–18)
- Delaney Evans – Stew (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 Stew
- Natalya "Nat" Scudder – 2nd Stew
- Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Stew
- Elena Dubaich – Stew (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 Stew (ep 1–2), 3rd Stew (ep 3–9)
- Tumi Mhlongo – Chief Stew (ep 2–16)
- Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Stew (ep 3–16)
- Jessika Asai – 2nd Stew (ep 1–2), 4th Stew (ep 3–10), 3rd Stew (ep 10–16)
- Brooke Boney – Temp 3rd Stew (ep 1–2)
- Lily Davison – 4th Stew (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 "Jono" Shillingford – Chef
- Aesha Scott – Chief Stew
- Elena Dubaich – 2nd Stew
- Bri Muller – 3rd Stew
- Carrie O'Neill – Stew (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
- Josh Bingham – Chef
- Aesha Scott – Chief Stew
- Kizzi Kitchener – 2nd Stew
- Victoria "V" SanJuan – 3rd Stew (ep 1–5), Deck/Stew (ep 5–6), Deckhand (ep 6–18)
- Cathy Skinner - 3rd Stew (ep 7–8), 2nd Stew (ep 8–18)
- Nathan Gallagher – Bosun
- Max Salvador – Deckhand
- Christian Trimino – Deckhand (ep 1–5)
- Tessa Budd – Deckhand (ep 1–5)
- Joe Bradley – Deckhand (ep 5–11), Lead Deckhand (ep 11–18)
- Gael Cameron – Temp Deckhand (ep 12–15)
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 | Deckhand/Lead Deckhand | ||||||||
| Nathan Gallager | Deckhand | Bosun | ||||||||
| Gael Cameron | Deckhand | Temp Deckhand | ||||||||
| Josh Bingham | Chef | |||||||||
| Kizzi Kitchener | 2nd Stewardess | |||||||||
| Victoria "V" SanJuan | 3rd Stewardess/Deckhand | |||||||||
| Christian Trimino | Deckhand | |||||||||
| Tessa Budd | Deckhand | |||||||||
| Cathy Skinner | 3rd Stewardess/2nd Stewardess | |||||||||
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 13 | May 3, 2016 | July 26, 2016 | |
| 2 | 15 | May 2, 2017 | August 15, 2017 | |
| 3 | 17 | May 15, 2018 | September 11, 2018 | |
| 4 | 18 | June 3, 2019 | September 30, 2019 | |
| 5 | 22 | June 1, 2020 | October 26, 2020 | |
| 6 | 18 | June 28, 2021 | October 18, 2021 | |
| 7 | 20 | July 11, 2022 | November 22, 2022 | |
| 8 | 16 | September 25, 2023 | January 22, 2024 | |
| 9 | 17 | June 3, 2024 | September 23, 2024 | |
| 10 | 18 | September 29, 2025 | January 26, 2026 | |
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)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[43]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 10 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.85 | – | 0.62 | ||||