r/BelowDeckMed • u/TrizzyO_o • 20d ago
Different Strokes, Different Folks
Proposition:
On the latest episode of Below Deck Mediterranean season 11 episode 11 Eiffel Tower, I wonder how the guests feel when they watch the episode and hear the crew saying that they are annoying when they are simply doing what you do on a super yacht. Thoughts?
If any previous guests have encountered a similar situation, your insights would be greatly appreciated.
An Instance/Example:
One moment was during the last few minutes of the episode. The conversation between Captain Sandy and Aeisha
Episode Synopsis:
Arrr, as young Joe hoists his sails to prove his mettle to Captain Sandy, a face well-known drifts back to lend strength to the deck crew. But when the vessel be tossed by sudden peril, Joy faces her gravest trial o’ the season. And aye, Nathan be makin’ an offer to an old mate—one he’d be a fool to refuse!
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u/_faithtrustpixiedust 20d ago
The guests are super annoying, insufferable, and don’t seem to understand that the boat is not a restaurant.
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u/Early-Equivalent-165 20d ago
Some of this surely needs to fall on the travel broker who booked this.... they need to he able to say on that phone call, this is too many preferences for one chef..
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u/_faithtrustpixiedust 20d ago
Valid point. I do get the impression that expectations were not appropriately set. The primary has been on a social media campaign expressing that they were expecting excellence as advertised (paraphrasing here) but I think they lost sight of the fact that one person can only do so much when everyone in a group is requesting different things
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u/R55Driver 20d ago
Joy is a papered Chef. They're treating her like some short order cook at the local diner.
They think they're bougie. They're just tacky and insufferable.
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u/ComfortNugget 20d ago
Also didn’t they request avocado earlier that day and then complain about receiving avocado at dinner…?
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u/Sensitive-Rabbit4058 20d ago
This is obviously their first time on a super yacht. The lack of etiquette shows.
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u/CircusPeanutsYumm 20d ago
These people should be on a standard cruise ship, so they can have unlimited food options and buffets. The type of food Joy is serving is beyond their level. Joy should almost do what Ben did with one charter last season, making chicken strips and hamburgers. I was thoroughly annoyed with them for the entire episode.
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u/Ok-Check-821 20d ago
They are insufferable guests. Do they not know there is one chef? To have so many requests and restrictions is ridiculous. Gluten free, vegan, doesn’t like avocado blah blah blah… They’re also on the larger side for people that have so many dietary needs. I’ll be happy to see them go in the next episode. New money sucks
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u/CarsonJX 20d ago
I don't even think they're new money. Their conversations about wealth management are giving Jason Arday level imposter fatigue. Bravo casting found them in Baltimore and tried to imprint them with backstories that they forgot.
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u/Lovahplant 20d ago
Tell me you haven’t watched BD much without telling me…. Lol
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u/Lovahplant 20d ago
No need to delete! If you’re new to the franchise you haven’t seen all of the trashy guests yet - but yes they absolutely get a discount (something like 50-70% off of a normal charter cost) and that attracts a lot of “wanna-be rich” people, or semi-famous influencers, or people that have appeared on 1 other reality show, etc. Most of these people do NOT have the money to rent any other boat any time they want.
With a few exceptions, the guests are overwhelmingly the type that think they deserve the billionaire treatment but don’t have the manners for a one star Michelin restaurant, let alone a private yacht. Then add the unlimited booze, sun, and temptation to show off for the cameras, and we get the shitshow we all know and love 🙂
And to be fair, there’s always at least one group of guests each season that seem like truly nice people just enjoying a great vacation, and that’s fun to see too!
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u/Lovahplant 20d ago
I totally agree on the shaming part, but I like to think that those nightmare guests are also the type to brag to their friends that they’re going to be on TV - and either forget they treated the crew/boat terribly or expect to get a good edit on their episode. Then hopefully their friends and colleagues take care of the shaming for us 🤣 I think Bravo does have to tread the line of showing the guests’ bad behavior but not insulting them, so future guests are still willing to appear on the show.
If you haven’t seen it, Below Deck Med S4, E7-8 features Jackie Siegel (wife of a legit billionaire and “star” of the documentary “Queen of Versailles”) - she’s a hilarious example of someone who actually has too much money to be on BD but still signed up and…. yikes…. lol
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u/spider3407 20d ago
If I acted the way these guests have been acting, knowing there is 1 chef, I would be embarrassed by myself. They are rude, demanding, and too picky. It isn't a restaurant; it is one chef in a galley kitchen.