Below Deck

Oh, to be back in the Caribbean. I'm excited.

Yachting is like a relationship.

It's a lot of work, a lot of fun.

Whoo!

A lot of sneaking onto the boat in last night's clothes.

Naughty yachtie!

If I have any angst,

it's about the new crew.

I've never seen such a collective group

of f---ing idiots in my life.

It's like mixing fire and gasoline.

We're gonna go bow to stern.

As far as last charter season,

I've matured a lot, but every so often,

the freak likes to come out and play a bit.

-Shaving cream fight? -No.

Uhhhh?

This is my first season.

I want to prove myself.

How much soap did you put in the washers?

Not much, why?

I love traveling. That's what I live for.

Ironically, I've never been south of Orlando.

The lifestyle of yachties is very nomadic.

It's very just out there, so I fit in really well.

A lot of people think I'm a shy nice guy.

Oh, we have cockroaches.

What, are you a Buddhist? Kill it.

But get a couple drinks in me…

I would totally lick her balloon knot.

-What? -

Hello, darlings.

How I define myself is a ghetto gypsy diva.

-Do you want to see boobs? -Just like one boob.

I would rather scrub

the same piece of metal for 8 hours in the Caribbean sun

than spend 15 minutes on a computer.

-Then you're gonna go around. -F--- this stupid knot.

My dream since kid was always to get out

of Portugal and work on a yacht.

Watch the ski. No, do not get on that.

-Get off that. -I previously worked

for the biggest cruise ships in the world.

-This is ridiculous. -And I realized

that size doesn't matter.

I'm just gonna reach in and grab this one.

Oh, look at that. Not even a clue.

This is my second stab at yachting.

The first time, someone stole my clothes.

The cops got involved, and then I just quit 'cause it was awful.

It's much too early. I'm one beer deep.

Give me 12 more. This one's gonna go a lot better though.

-Yachting is unpredictable. -Whoa, hot tub's overflowing.

It's exhausting.

I can't move these two fingers.

Your cooking sucks!

And it takes some experience if you want it done right.

You're quite bitter all the time.

Excuse me?

I'll take my stripes, and you can f---ing put it up your ass.

You f---ing behave.

-Get your f---ing-- -Guys, guys, guys.

-We're gonna f---ing hit him. -Brace yourself.

Watch the bow! Watch the bow! Watch the bow!

-I need the spring line. -Catastrophe.

- -God damn it!

I actually think I like yachting more now

that I only do it a few times a year,

because it's kind of hooking up with an ex.

I don't want to recommit to it,

but I don't mind having a little six-week fling just for the tips.

-Hello. -Kate. How you doing, kiddo?

-Good. -You look lovely as usual.

Thank you. I love our new uniform shirts.

Yeah.

-Valor again, huh? -Yeah.

-We're familiar with it, so… -Yeah.

Working for Captain Lee is a dream.

I know what to expect.

-We've got nine charters. -All right.

I've been doing it for so long it's almost easy for me.

And as you see-- I mean,

-the marina's chocked full. -Yeah.

We didn't really have a lot to choose from for crew,

so the cream of the crop is pretty much taken.

In the last five years, you got all these Hollywood types,

Wall Street pricks, building these gigantic,

ginormous giga-yachts, sucking up all the good crew.

You've got one stew with some experience and one with zero.

You know where everything's at here.

-Yeah. -Nothing you can't handle.

-Yeah. -We'll pick up tomorrow.

Hello? Is this the galley?

-Hello? Hey. -Hi, how are you?

-How are you doing? -Matt.

-Kate. -Nice to meet you, Kate.

-You are the… -Chef.

-Okay, great. -Yeah.

I learned how to cook in Ontario through great chefs

like Susur Lee out of Toronto, Matt Carmichael,

so I can get any chef job possible,

but working on yachts is a more intimate process.

You get to know the charter guests,

and if I can make them happy, I've done my job.

So how long have you been yachting?

Six years.

-Where are you from originally? -Ottawa, Canada.

-You don't sound that Canadian. -No, I've been living off

and on in the States for about five years.

Matt's tall. He's handsome. He's from Canada, which is,

like, a G-rated country,

so, like, at worst when he's mad he's gonna be like,

"Oh, I'm not gonna hug you as much."

Do you have any food restrictions?

Like a gluten or a vegan?

No, I like my steaks rare.

-I love carbs. -Nice.

I guess all you need is one crew member

to be gluten-free.

If there's a yoga mat, you're probably screwed.

-Hi. -Hi.

-How you doing? Matt. -Matt? Brianna.

-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

-What's your position onboard? -Stewardess.

Cool. Oh, my God. Brianna.

-She is, um-- -Awesome.

-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

-She's beautiful. -Hi.

-Hi. -Brianna.

-Kate. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

-Stewardess? -Stewardess, yeah.

-Okay, cool. -Yeah.

I've never been the type of person to plan my 10-year goal.

I just trust in the universe to guide me.

Have you worked on boats before?

Yes, for the past two years

I've been doing it on and off.

I backpacked Central America by myself,

spent four months in Kauai off the grid,

so yachting is just convenient for my nomadic lifestyle.

Want to go ahead and change? We've got deliveries.

Put stuff away. Laundry's kind of a disaster.

And we have guests arriving tomorrow.

I don't love the maid aspect of working on yachts,

but if I get to be that one percent

to jump on a yacht and travel around,

I'll be a maid.

Great.

That's broken.

Hey.

Just checking out this one.

This is your rookie.

She's from Jacksonville.

"I like big boats and I cannot lie?"

I'm glad she likes 'em.

-Hi. -Hi.

-And you are? -Bruno.

Bruno? This is your chief stew, Kate.

-Hi. -Hi.

It's always been my dream to work on a yacht, and I made it.

-So, Bruno, where are you from? -Portugal.

-Oh, nice. -Yeah.

Well, here's your uniform.

You will take starboard forward cabin.

Okay, starboard forward cabin.

Starboard forward.

Starboard forward. Starboard forward.

I fluently speak three languages.

But starboard forward?

I don't even know what that means, to be honest.

I think this is it.

This sucker is big. Okay.

Oh, goodness.

As long as I can remember,

I've had this very strange obsession with boats.

This is so pretty.

-Hello. Hi. -Hi.

Can you help me with my bags really quick?

I actually dated a guy just because he had a boat.

It's like having an orgasm.

Like, that's how real my obsession is.

I'll bring it down to your cabin.

Hi.

-Hi. -Kate.

-Jen. -Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you. -Okay, so you're

-my other stewardess, right? -Yes.

I've always wanted a career in yachting,

but I was living in Hawaii working for a 64-foot catamaran,

and I found out I was pregnant.

-Have you ironed very much? -Yes.

I am a mom too, so--

-Oh, you are? -Yes.

I have an eight-year-old little girl.

-What's her name? -Isabella.

Is it hard to leave her for six weeks?

Yeah, absolutely. I'll miss her.

I had a child, moved back home to Florida,

and started working at a bank. My dream job?

Yeah, I had to put that on hold for ten years.