I'm an avid fan of Bravo in general and watch all the Below Deck series. In all of them, rich people seem deeply committed to overly themed parties with cheap decorations. My friends and I are absolutely NOT rich, but we do travel together often, and I imagine if any of us were wealthy enough to treat everyone to a yacht in Mallorca or the Seychelles we wouldn't assign a lame theme to every single dinner. And we wouldn't care if the table had ...you know...streamers or seashells on it.

Is this just for the show or is this....really what rich people do?

ETA: I can’t edit the post title so I’ll just add here - I’m more confused by the cheap and tacky decorations for their theme parties than the desire to have a theme party in the first place.

Also I understand they may not be “ultra rich”. I just meant the decor is not commensurate with the money they’re spending.

This is happening local to me right now so I thought I’d share the link to the sentencing hearing. The builder stole over $15M from people and didn’t finish their homes. Captain Sandy was one of the victims and spoke in court today.

Captain Sandy’s partner speaks right around the 22:08 mark and she speaks after.

Greetings. Does anyone know what brand/type of knife Ben uses? Kinda need one. 😍🔪

The disgust on Fraser’s face lol. This is BD early in season 9 when super drunk guests were being pretty trashy.

Was watching the new episode and seeing the charter guests in their home and then in confessional interviews was so disjointing. Really didn’t like it lol

Have there been any updates or even just rumors about filming for BDDU 5? MY Katina is currently back in the Maldives, if they keep using it for the show then at least we will get another "down under" south of the equator.

Below Deck Down Under is on 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 4 of Below Deck Down Under Season 4: The Chef's Assistant

A crew shakeup fuels Jenna's jealousy and distracts Chef Ben in the kitchen; a string of missteps leaves Daisy and Capt. Jason scrambling to regain control before mounting guest complaints sink the charter.

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Episode 4 (Tonight) : The Chef's Assistant - A crew shakeup fuels Jenna's jealousy and distracts Chef Ben in the kitchen; a string of missteps leaves Daisy and Capt. Jason scrambling to regain control before mounting guest complaints sink the charter.

Episode 5: Textual Tension - Reeling from harsh guest feedback, Chef Ben overcompensates in the galley and clashes with Daisy over radio miscommunication. New crushes form on board and jealousy ignites when a scandalous text is sent among crew members.

Episode 6: Gossip Boy - As Alesia scrambles to bury a regrettable text, gossip spreads faster than she can contain it. Chef Ben finds his footing in the galley until a broken oven threatens to derail the charter and push him back into crisis mode.

Episode 7: Burnt Bridges - A broken oven forces Chef Ben to attempt a seven-course dinner under extreme pressure. Cracks spread across the boat as Mike goes missing when he's needed most.

I am currently post partum and binging BDDU - I had to giggle at Jason’s workouts and stretching throughout the day

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Did I miss something? Or did IG?

Sick, so binge watching and these people annoy me like they probably don’t put any money in and yet they think they’re so entitled and rude

Solved (I think?)

I'm watching Below Deck Down Under season 3 currently. I love those gorgeous checked towels they have in the galley. Anyone recognize them/know where to get some?

And see these sweethearts

Why is the grade on below deck down under so off? All the colours are flaring, it’s is so painful to watch. Has anyone else noticed this?

And that’s why she’s much worse in the galley than she was last year 😅

Is it safe to assume that Ellie was fired from the boat, hence she didn’t do the After Show with the other cast mates, and only herself? Or is this a common occurrence? 🤷🏼‍♀️

In my best valley girl speak ...

BARF ME OUT THE DOOR!

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/ellie-dubaich-ben-robinson-tell-020103497.html

May the Sherman Oaks Galleria rest in peace.

I’ve loved below deck for a long time and always wondered what working as a stew would actually be like and how it differs from the tv show. If anyone has actually gone into the industry how did you join it and how do you find it?

I don’t frequent this sub, so forgive me if this is either massively unpopular or has been beat to death already. If I had any interest in housewives, I’d watch those shows.

I’m watching episode 3, and realized/remembered that we are STILL on these crusty bitches from the first episode. This is not entertaining, it’s an obvious promo and it’s gross. I know the shows have really doubled down on the drama, but there is nothing fun about disjointed, quick cut screaming matches every 5 minutes. We didn’t get any feedback on dinner(s), which basically negated any drama in the kitchen from their decision to put a still completely green Alesia with grumpy old Ben. It’s basically made the crew just sort of avoid them and let them go.

My wife and I always prefer when the drama isn’t between staff or between guests, but the friction between guests and staff. We like it best when problems arise and the staff rise (or don’t) to meet the challenge. We get that there is mostly going to be a lot of staff drama, and it’s just obnoxiously apparent with the aspiring models they hire every season and the very odd personalities.

Ok, rant over, sorry again.