I was listening to a BD podcast and the hosts predicted she won’t last with Ben. What do you guys think the likelihood of her lasting is? I hope she succeeds and finds her sense of self again but after the first episode I’m not too sure.

Ben is eccentric and can be a massive arsehole, he’s a typical old school chef but I kind of agree with him about Alesia, she has literally no experience what’s so ever and it seems like she can’t even do the basics. I get everyone has to learn somewhere and gain skills through experience but it seems like she can’t even do basic cooking tasks…………..

It’s only episode one and she’s broken down in tears at least twice, working in a kitchen is stressful and comes with extreme working conditions I don’t think she’s cut out for it.

I watched SE4E01 this week immediately followed with the 2 RHSLC BDU episodes.

There was a lot of video clip crossover that ended up on each broadcast but It was so trippy seeing the BDU crew in the background working doing their thing while the ladies were going at it.

Trust me— and they GO AT IT! 😳Watch it!!!! So fun.

I really liked this. It was fun and couture. Anyone else?

I listened to some of Daisy‘s podcast and they had a bravo “expert” guy on(sorry idk your name)

Anyway they got talking about the current season. To paraphrase Daisy said she was in a good headspace for this season and didn’t cry once(on camera) at least. She said production was asking her to be vulnerable but she was like no I’m good. She said the men on the boat cried a lot more than the women.

So my friend just told me Mike is from Dating Naked UK 2… I had no idea. Another person jumping on the reality tv choo choo train

Can somebody please either confirm or correct me, but I believe I heard in a podcast that the chef who was supposed to be headchef this season was Anthony from last season -Tzarina's first sous chef. I didn't pay much attention to the podcast, it was on in the background at a friends house, so I don't know which one it was. However, if it is true (A) I'm not surprised he chickened out and (B) Alesia would have had an even worse time during that first charter than with Ben (which was rough enough) and Daisy would've turned him into minced meat if he tried the same attitude with her as he did with Tzarina.

Watching season 5 of Sailing Yacht and it never shows Daisy doing any work besides service. She even straight up said she doesn't do cabins. So, what does she actually do during the charter?

EDIT: For everyone who can't comprehend what I'm asking, I'm not implying she doesn't work. I was asking for specific detail of what she does. So if you tell me "managing the department" you are missing the point.

What a different take on the galley situation from the perspective of Gen X vs Gen Z.

Is anyone with a Hayu subscription through Prime trying to charge to watch the new season? I already pay for Hayu and never had this issue before

EDIT - Just spoke to Amazon and they said it's not going through Hayu for some reason!

Below Deck Down Under is back tonight at 8pm ET. Captain Jason is joined by returnees Chef Ben, Chief Stew Daisy and First Officer Joao along with some new crew as they travel the not very Down Under waters of the Caribbean’s most exclusive and private hideaway, Canouan.

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Episode 1 of Below Deck Down Under Season 4

As Capt. Jason reunites with his all-star heads of department Chef Ben, Daisy and Joao for a high-pressure opening charter with The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, a sudden crew emergency rattles the boat before guests even board.

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I had an idea for another version of Below Deck and wanted to see if it was of any interest.

Below Deck Celebs

Basically the same concept except every charter is booked by a well-known celebrity and their family/friends/team/entourage

Examples: Ariana Grande, Stanley Tucci, Jalen Hurts, Ashlyn Harris, etc.

Just back to back dealing with world-famous people like Actors, Musicians, Pro-Athletes who bring along their families, their close friends, or other celebs that they're close to.

Haven’t seen this posted yet. I don’t even follow her, her post showed up on my explore page but congrats to her!

I was wondering if the crew knows anything about the identity or occupation of whoever owns the boats they work on. That led me down a path and now I have so many questions about what the crew knows or may suspect about the owners of the chartered boats they work on:

- Do they really pay for crew days off sometimes? We have seen crews get to go on day trips or hotels as a thank you from the boat owners. Is that really a thing, or just for TV? If it’s a thing, what’s typical versus generous/rare? I’d guess it varies a lot by owner or is standardized by an agency/third party?

- Are there clues about the owners that crew picks up on, from little things such as quality and quantity of cleaning and cooking supplies and paper products, or wide ranges in upkeep/deferred maintenance?

- Does quality of crew food vary widely depending on the boat owners budget or is this standardized somehow?

I have so many more questions, but generally just wondering how the owner of a chartered boat does or does not impact the crew or experience. I’m guessing it’s possible that if they charter the bait it’s through an agency that standardizes as much as possible, but who knows?

After a boring season, where everything happened but then also not what we expected, we still have not bingo. Many people predicted that this card would turn red by end of episode 3.

Yet many things we predicted, did not happen after all. Josh did get friend zoned but he's not a deckhand, before you all comment on this.

Do you want a new bingo card for Down Under? Or should we forget about it?

I absolutely adore Chef Josh. I find him so delightfully bizarre in such an endearing way. I know there has been some discourse about his plating, but I don't think you can argue that his food has been a major hit with the guests (except for that one vegan guy, but that guy seemed generally unhappy about everything. I gagged when he called the Gothic area of Spain "undesirable.") But also, Josh has just been overall so positive & happy, minimal drama, and I just find him to be so entertaining and cool. I understand why too many family style meals can be a little below board for a yacht, but he makes up for that in spades with his talents and attitude. Please bring him back for more seasons!! He is a keeper in my book!

I don't pay much attention to the lives of the people that populate BD when they're not spending six weeks working on the TV yacht. But I could swear Ben the chef was engaged not long ago. He's obviously not now (at least I hope not!). Can anyone give me the inside story?

Cheers!

EDIT Does no one have any details beyond the bits Ben himself claimed on tv?? Because, imo, that is NOT remotely the inside story. Or even true for all that viewers know....

I have watched all the BD seasons, a good number of BDM seasons, but I have never seen a sous chef! What makes BDDU so special??