Ryan McKeown

The lowdown

The loud, defiant chef who served family-style comfort food on a superyacht and fought Aesha over timing all season. After refusing to cook the guests' freshly caught squid and talking back to the captain, he was fired in ep 14 and mooned the crew on his way out.

Season 1: Chef (fired ep 14)

📍 Where are they now?

Life after Thalassa got cheesy: Chef Ryan opened Peppi's Pizza in Miami's Design District in December 2024, bringing Philly-style slices and cheesesteaks to South Florida.

As of 2025-03 · Screen Rant

Storylines (8)

• 🔥Chief Stew vs. Chef: A Season-Long Food FightFeud with Aesha · Season 1, Episodes 2–14
• 😏Tumi's Crush on the Chef Nobody LikesFlirt with Tumi · Season 1, Episodes 3–10
• 😏Ryan Shoots His Shot With the Taken Third StewFlirt with Magda · Season 1, Episodes 4–5
• 🔥Captain Starts Texting for a New ChefFeud with Jason · Season 1, Episodes 7–14
• 🤝The Odd-Couple BromanceBesties with Benny · Season 1, Episode 9
• 🤝Partners in Gripe: Ryan and Magda Team UpBesties with Magda · Season 1, Episodes 10–14
• 🔥Tumi Snitches, Ryan Explodes in the Hot TubFeud with Tumi · Season 1, Episodes 10–11
• ⚓'I'm Gonna Have to Let You Go, Mate'Fired with Jason · Season 1, Episode 14

🛎️ With the charter guests (3)

• 🛎️Karim's group: Fussy about fish, decor and the coffeeSeason 1 · Charter 3 · Eps 5–6 · tip A$21,500 (≈ $16,530) · $1,375 each · Clashed over the fish-heavy menu
• 🛎️Johny's group: A buck's party and the squid that never cameSeason 1 · Charter 5 · Eps 9–10 · tip A$22,900 (≈ $17,600) · $1,460 each · Refused to serve the guests' catch, then argued with Captain Jason
• 🛎️Sharleen's group: One night, one chocolate fountain, many complaintsSeason 1 · Charter 7 · Ep 13 · tip A$20,815 (≈ $16,011) · $1,333 each · Chef Ryan was fired over food quality right after this charter