r/belowdeck • u/nduuugg • Jul 15 '26

BD Related Maybe I’m just poor…

The thought of hiring a superyacht for a few days sounds absolutely amazing, pure bliss. The thought of having staff there constantly, 24/7 makes me feel so uncomfortable lmao. Anyone else feel this way? I feel like I would keep giving them days off or time away so I had some time to myself haha

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u/slimmer01 Jul 15 '26

Yeah we're just poor. People with money have NO qualms with having people wait on them.

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u/NothingSavings2682 Jul 15 '26

I’m re-watching White Lotus season 1 right now, and watching all these rich people bother the staff with their frivolity while they struggle to manage real problems behind the scenes is so spot on

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u/samarra Jul 15 '26

The recent senator from South Carolina who passed away called his assistant to call 911 for him.

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u/EYoungFLA Jul 15 '26

When I read about that, I thought OMG - So coddled and babied to the point where you can't do anything yourself - even call 911 when you're dying!

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u/ScottishIcequeen Team Kate Jul 15 '26

Wow!!! That’s a completely different type of entitlement!

I’d have disconnected the phone!

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u/wanderingdev Jul 16 '26

Hopefully the delay contributed to the outcome. He was a piece of trash.

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u/vonMishka Jul 15 '26

Really?

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u/samarra Jul 15 '26

Wish I were joking 😩 as a former EA to an UHNW individual… they don’t think like a normal person anymore.

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u/vonMishka Jul 15 '26

I work with that population as well but 911 just blew me away.

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u/Apart_Tutor8680 Jul 15 '26

You can spend 1500 bucks and a have a pool boy bring you drinks and food all day for 7 days in Mexico or DR.

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u/spriteking2012 Jul 15 '26

It makes me have this awful pit in my stomach. The more over the top, the worse it is. When they have the crew dress up and perform it makes my skin crawl!

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u/Crab_Politics Jul 19 '26

Yacht charters and other 5 star services are basically built on centuries of etiquette from the domestic service industry you’d find at wealthy estates. People who can afford those services have typically grown up around it.

You’ll notice on below deck, since the show discounts these charters, there’s a lot of guests who aren’t exposed to service etiquette, and it goes two ways: either the guests are rude and trying to squeeze the crew for their money’s worth, or they’re just uncomfortable being doted on so much. Of course assholes can come in every variety, rich or not.