Talk:Below Deck Sailing Yacht

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North8000 (talk) 13:43, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Difference between the played and the real world
https://www.intouchweekly.com

... it’s not completely “real.” That said, you can’t call it “fake” or “scripted” either — it’s just what you’d expect from a reality show that needs to deliver on entertainment. ...

Captain Lee, the real first officer, and the real engineer are the only true staffers that stay on board during production so they can make sure the vessel is properly operated. The rest of the hot, young crew viewers meet each season are hired, and the real crew is given time off, returning after filming. ..

The crew members we do see on-screen are largely inexperienced, though Chef Ben Robinson and Stews Adrienne Gang and Kat Held all come from the yachting world. Still, the crew is actually working while on board the yacht, and they’re all required to be licensed and certified. To do so, they have to take a two-week course on first aid and firefighting. Plus, Captain Lee has the authority to fire anyone on his team if they’re not fulfilling their duties.

As for the charter guests, they are real people who were always planning to take a week-long, six-figure trip — they just get screened ahead of time and agree to be filmed. The deal is sweetened for them, as they’re offered a discount of more than half-off. Even so, that still ends up costing more than $10,000 per person, so it’s not exactly a steal!

The final and most important ingredient factoring into Below Deck’s success is the drama. All of the fights, hookups, and issues that happen are “a pretty accurate snapshot” of the experience, says Captain Lee. “What happens happens and it’s all caught on film,” he explains. ..

Up to here copied from 'intouchweekly'!

I imagine that on most real charter trips the crew is obliged by contract not to engage in emotional or sexual involvement inbetween crew members and also not with guests including the consequence of being released from the contract in the case of violation. I imagine even stricter rules apply to passing criticism on guests / bitching about them.

On the other side I imagine that the crew members as seen on screen are explicitly encouraged to not contain themselves pertaining to the above for drama reasons.

Another sore point to my realization is the money paid by the guest for one charter. It seems much more in the entertainment version of charter trips than in the real world and the >50% reduction for charter guests who have themselves filmed I haven't heard of during the episodes of Below Deck Mediterranean that I have watched.

Thank You for Your attention! Lodidol (talk) 16:09, 31 July 2020 (UTC)