Below Deck Mediterranean

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 seven seasons. The eighth season premiered on September 25, 2023.

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 (Season 1 and 9), Croatia (Seasons 2 and 6), Italy (Season 3 and 8), France (Season 4), Spain (Season 5) and Malta (Season 7) which consists of filming for around six weeks with the cast temporarily replacing the conventional crew. All seasons are currently available on Peacock streaming service.

Summary

 * Ionian Princess at 46 m
 * Sirocco built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2006|2013 at 47 m
 * Talisman Maiton at 54 m
 * The Wellington (aka the Wellesley) built by Dutch shipyard OceanCo 1993|2016 at 56.2m/184'5 ft
 * Lady Michelle
 * Home built by Dutch shipyard Heesen 2017 at 49 m
 * Mustique

Season 1: Ionian Princess
First aired: May 3, 2016
 * Mark Howard – Captain
 * Bryan Kattenburg – Bosun (ep 1), First Officer (ep 1–13)
 * Ben Robinson – Chef
 * Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
 * Julia d'Albert Pusey – 2nd Stewardess
 * Tiffany Copeland – 3rd Stewardess
 * 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 Stewardess
 * Christine "Bugsy" Drake – 2nd Stewardess
 * Lauren Cohen – 3rd Stewardess
 * Wesley Dalton – 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
 * Adam Glick – Chef
 * Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
 * Brooke Laughton – 2nd Stewardess
 * Kasey Cohen – 3rd Stewardess
 * 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 Stewardess
 * Aesha Scott – 2nd Stewardess
 * Anastasia Surmava – 3rd Stewardess (ep 1–4, 13–18), Chef (ep 5–12)
 * June Foster – 3rd Stewardess (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
 * Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran – Chef (ep 1–10)
 * Tom Checketts – Chef (ep 11–20)
 * Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess (ep 1–12)
 * Lara Flumiani – 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–3)
 * Christine "Bugsy" Drake – 2nd Stewardess (ep 4–12), Chief Stewardess (ep 12–20)
 * Aesha Scott – 2nd Stewardess (ep 13–20)
 * Jessica More – 3rd Stewardess
 * Malia White – Bosun
 * Peter Hunziker – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–6), Deckhand (ep 7–20) – later fired by the production company.
 * Alex Radcliffe – Deckhand (ep 1–18), Lead Deckhand (ep 18–20)
 * Robert Westergard – Deckhand

Season 6: Lady Michelle
First aired: June 28, 2021
 * Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain
 * Mathew Shea – Chef
 * Katie Flood – Chief Stewardess
 * Lexi Wilson – 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–9), Stewardess (ep 9–13)
 * Courtney Veale – 3rd Stewardess (ep 1–9), Stewardess (ep 9–14), 2nd Stewardess (ep 15–18)
 * Delaney Evans – Stewardess (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 Stewardess
 * Natalya "Nat" Scudder – 2nd Stewardess
 * Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Steward
 * Elena Dubaich – Stewardess (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 Stewardess (ep 1–2), 3rd Stewardess (ep 3–9)
 * Tumi Mhlongo – Chief Stewardess (ep 2–16)
 * Kyle Viljoen – 2nd Steward (ep 3–16)
 * Jessika Asai – 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–2), 4th Stewardess (ep 3–10), 3rd Stewardess (ep 10–16)
 * Brooke Boney – Temp Stewardess (ep 1–2)
 * Lily Davison – 4th Stewardess (ep 10–16)
 * Ruan 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
 * Sandra "Sandy" Yawn – Captain
 * Johnathan Shillingford – Chef
 * Aesha Scott – Chief Stewardess
 * Elena Dubaich – 2nd Stewardess
 * Bri Muller – 3rd Stewardess
 * Iain Maclean – Bosun
 * Joe Bradley – Lead Deckhand
 * Nathan Gallager – Deckhand
 * Gael Cameron – Deckhand

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. In 2021, the British Channel 4 acquired the series for its E4 'youth' TV channel, with the first episode due to begin on February 22, 2021, at 7:30pm.

Controversies
Chief Stewardess Hannah Ferrier, who had appeared in the first five seasons, was fired during Season 5 after Malia photographed a box of Valium and an empty THC pen in Ferrier's cabin. Hannah was immediately fired by Captain Sandy and removed from the boat. It later transpired the medication was prescribed to help her deal with anxiety. Ferrier criticized the show for the repeated references to her medication as "drugs" and for using her illness as a plotline, although the THC was not prescribed.

After 3 episodes of Season 5 had been aired on Bravo, Deckhand Peter Hunziker was fired by the production company for his racist and misogynistic posts on social media. His appearances were minimized in later episodes.