All 36 charters from 4 seasons of Below Deck Down Under: who booked the yacht, what they asked for, what went wrong and what they tipped. Open the Down Under crew map →
Season 1 Thalassa
📍 Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia · 2022 · 9 charters · $129,670 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2
Charlie's group
Group of young, fashion-forward friends
TikToks, togas and a low-tide escape
The season opener's guests filmed TikTok dances and dressed for a Greek toga dinner while a mechanical problem stalled Thalassa in the marina. Captain Jason squeezed the yacht out at near-low tide with under a metre of clearance so the guests could reach the Whitsunday reefs.
💸 Tip$16,230 · $1,352 each
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- Greek toga dinner
- Snorkeling in the Whitsundays
- Guests dubbed the captain 'Captain Cutie'
- Benny hitched a ride on a guest's jet ski
- First appearance of the disco-ball 'helmet' award
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–4🎈 anniversary / vow renewal
Randall & Suzie
Anniversary group of party-loving friends
A surprise vow renewal and a pirate party
Randall and Suzie came aboard for their 21st wedding anniversary, and the crew pulled together a vow renewal officiated by Captain Jason. Night two was a pirate-themed party that ended with the captain in mullet wigs and Culver in the hot tub with the guests.
💸 TipA$22,000 (≈ $16,920)
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- Captain Jason officiated a vow renewal
- Pirate-themed dinner party; one guest came as 'the pirate's booty'
- Mullet wigs in the hot tub
- Ryan's undercooked scrambled eggs for the primary
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Charter 3 · Eps 5–6👥 8 guests
Karim's group
Group of friends (8 guests)
Fussy about fish, decor and the coffee
Primary Karim found fault with the yacht's decor while guest Eunice rejected Ryan's fish dishes, prompting a standoff in the galley over a fish-heavy menu. The trip ended with Eunice handing extra cash envelopes to only some crew members, leaving Brittini in tears.
💸 TipA$21,500 (≈ $16,530) · $1,375 each
😤 ComplaintsDisliked cabin decor; several guests refused fish courses and asked for steak and eggs instead.
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- Casino Royale night with Magda's Marilyn Monroe dance
- Aesha's almond-milk latte became Karim's favourite
- Nautical-themed dinner
- Extra tip envelopes skipped some crew; Aesha and Magda chose to share theirs
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Charter 4 · Eps 7–8
Jenale's group
Stylish group of friends, mostly from the US
Prom night on the Great Barrier Reef
Primary Jenale, an aerospace engineer, and friends went diving on the reef and were paired with crew members as dates for a prom night. A carb-heavy pasta dinner landed flat after a one-course shellfish lunch, but the group's energy made it a crew favourite.
💸 TipA$21,100 (≈ $16,230) · $1,353 each
😤 ComplaintsA one-course shellfish lunch and a bland pasta dinner drew comments.
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- Prom night with guests paired with crew dates
- First Great Barrier Reef dive of the season
- Guest Gabrielle and Captain Jason shared a dance
- A gluten mix-up at lunch
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Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 bachelor party
Johny's group
Bachelor (buck's) party; primary used to work for Captain Jason
A buck's party and the squid that never came
Johny, a former employee of Captain Jason, brought friends to celebrate James's upcoming wedding. When chef Ryan failed to serve the squid and fish the guests had caught, it sparked a shouting match between Ryan and the captain.
💸 TipA$22,900 (≈ $17,600) · $1,460 each
😤 ComplaintsGuests asked repeatedly for their caught squid and fish to be cooked; the calamari arrived around 10:30 p.m.
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- Culver's 'Keith Stone' exotic dance
- Blow-up dolls ordered for the buck's party
- Night fishing and spear-fishing
- Primary asked 'where did my fish go?' on departure
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Charter 6 · Eps 11–12🎈 holiday celebration
Carlton & Melina
Group of friends
Christmas in the tropics
Co-primaries Carlton, a musician with a Christmas album, and Melina asked for a Christmas dinner, complete with Culver as Santa and Aesha as Rudolph. A manta-ray snorkel in strong current required a quick rescue of one guest by Jamie and other swimmers.
💸 TipA$18,000 (≈ $14,000) · $1,160 each
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- Christmas dinner with Culver as Santa
- Manta-ray drift snorkel
- Chilli mud crab lunch
- Guest Peter in a Christmas kilt
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- ⭐ Jamie Sayed Jumped in to help a guest struggling in the current
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Charter 7 · Ep 13
Sharleen's group
Young group of mostly British friends
One night, one chocolate fountain, many complaints
Sharleen's group booked just one night and asked for a Mexican dinner, a chocolate fountain and an English high tea. Overly spicy tacos, an hour's wait for the fountain and a lacklustre high tea led the guests to mention the food in their goodbye speech.
💸 TipA$20,815 (≈ $16,011) · $1,333 each
😤 ComplaintsFood quality: tacos too hot or bland, delayed fountain, weak high tea; noted in the goodbye speech.
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- Mexican-themed dinner
- Chocolate fountain needed an hour to plug in
- Three-tier 'high tea'
- Captain Jason took the guests snorkeling himself
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- ⚓ Ryan McKeown Chef Ryan was fired over food quality right after this charter
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Charter 8 · Eps 14–15🎈 birthday
Jourdi's group
Primary's 30th-birthday group, including her brother
A 30th birthday and a crew-night kiss
New chef Nate and stew Taylor's first charter got off to a rocky start, but a 30th birthday party with Benny's DJ alter ego rescued night one. After a hot-tub night, Jourdi traded Instagram handles with Culver and kissed him on the crew's night out, upsetting Brittini.
💸 Tip$16,149 · $1,345 each
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- 30th birthday party with DJ 'Lazy Susan'
- Manta Ray Bay snorkel off Hook Island
- Late hot-tub night that Brittini and Taylor monitored
- Primary kissed Culver on the crew night out
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Charter 9 · Eps 16–17🎈 wedding celebration / birthday
Final charter
Final charter: friends celebrating the primary's recent marriage and birthday
Vegan menus, a beach vow renewal and a Mardi Gras party
The season's last guests requested an all-vegan, gluten-free menu, scuba diving, the inflatable slide, a Spanish picnic, a beachside vow renewal and a Mardi Gras party. They partied hard, and Brittini called out a double standard as Jamie and Culver flirted with guests.
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- Beach vow renewal
- Mardi Gras party
- Vegan, gluten-free menu for the whole group
- First use of the yacht's slide all season
- A reef outing was interrupted when a guest got seasick
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Season 2 Northern Sun
📍 Cairns / Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia · 2023 · 9 charters · $164,980 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2
Carmen's group
PR firm CEO with best friend Brandon and friends
Nearly sent back to the marina
Carmen's friends Kristyl and Brandon bickered from the first lunch, then jumped into the water at night despite warnings about currents, sharks and box jellyfish. Captain Jason cut off their alcohol and threatened to end the charter early; Laura's cancan rescued the Moulin Rouge night.
💸 Tip$17,500 · $1,590 each
😤 ComplaintsGuests feuded among themselves; Brandon was upset no deckhand was awake for him at night.
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- Sea helmet diving at Green Island
- Moulin Rouge party with Laura's solo cancan
- Late-night swim against the captain's orders
- Kristyl and Brandon cut off from alcohol
- Brandon later returned on Below Deck Season 11, and both co-primaries returned for BDDU Season 4
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–4👥 8 guests
Jack's group
Luxury interior designer and foodie friends (8 guests)
Ice in the rosé and a chocolate egg piñata
Jack's young Sydney group requested a tasting menu and shocked Aesha by asking for ice in their rosé. A rain-soaked beach barbecue was laughed off as 'Instagram vs. reality', and Greek night ended with a giant chocolate egg smashed in a crew-staged 'ritual'.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,670 each
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- Three-course tasting menu with Captain Jason
- Rainy beach BBQ with tomahawks and lobster
- Greek night with a chocolate-egg piñata
- Culver in gold body paint
- A guest stepped on leftover glass
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Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 birthday / memorial
Rene & Sandra
Co-primaries with colleagues from California
A birthday, a memorial and the season's top tip
Rene and Sandra's group shrugged off terrible weather and an early return to the marina. Tzarina recovered from a dinner that ignored several guests' preferences, and the crew hosted a memorial dinner for Rene's late mother before he arm-wrestled Captain Jason for a second envelope.
💸 Tip$25,000 · $2,080 each
😤 ComplaintsSeveral guests sent back red-meat courses at the first dinner.
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- Birthday cake face-smash
- Memorial dinner with a special requested dish
- Weather forced an early return to the marina
- Primary arm-wrestled Captain Jason for a bonus envelope
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Charter 4 · Eps 8–9
Laura's group
Self-described sex journalist and friends from the adult-entertainment world
A body-as-dessert finale
Primary Laura and her friends were flirty from boarding, with topless beach time that drew Culver and Harry into the water before João called them back. Tzarina became a guest favourite and ended the trip by turning Laura into a human dessert platter; the tip came out from the primary's swimsuit.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,666 each
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- Beach swim with shirtless deckhands
- Livestreams from the boat
- Tzarina 'painted' the primary in chocolate for dessert
- New stew Jaimee's first charter
- Tender swung into the railings, toppling Captain Jason
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Charter 5 · Eps 10–11🎈 family trip👥 6 guests
Becky & Michelle
Engaged couple with their four children
A family day on a disappearing island
Engaged co-primaries Becky and Michelle brought their four kids for a one-day charter. Captain Jason set up a picnic on a sandbank that vanishes at high tide, and the crew dressed up for a mixed-holiday dinner, from a Halloween starter to a Christmas turkey.
💸 Tip$17,500 · $1,458 each
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- Picnic on a disappearing sand cay
- Holiday-mashup dinner with João as Santa and Culver as Cupid
- Tender nearly swamped racing the tide
- Boat hit the dock during a docking mistake
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Charter 6 · Eps 11–13
Emily's group
American investor living in Australia, with friends
Budgie smugglers for breakfast
Emily's three-day charter brought reef diving and a request for a 'budgie smuggler' breakfast, which even Captain Jason joined. Behind the scenes an anchor mistake and docking errors piled up on deck, and the charter ended with deckhand Adam being let go.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,250 each
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- Great Barrier Reef dive
- Crew served brunch in budgie smugglers, Captain Jason included
- Formal dress-up dinner
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Charter 7 · Eps 13–14
Tom's group
Property developer and male friends
Wheel-of-cocktails and a scary first night
Tom's group spun a 'wheel of death' to pick cocktails, giving Margot her first real service test. Dinner on night one was interrupted by an emergency involving a guest, who left the boat for care; the group stayed upbeat and comforted Aesha afterward.
💸 Tip$17,980 · $1,498 each
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- Cocktail 'wheel of death'
- Margot's first night shift and service
- Hawaiian night
- Guests gave Margot a hat
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Charter 8 · Eps 15–16👥 8 guests
Zara & Melissa
Group of eight women friends
Budgie-smugglers in the hot tub and a cancelled dive
This group ogled the deck crew from day one and had the deckhands serve hot-tub drinks in budgie smugglers before Melissa called out the double standard. One guest wandered onto the bridge, and the bucket-list reef dive was cancelled after the guests had been drinking.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,666 each
😤 ComplaintsUpset that their dive was cancelled after Aesha had said drinking was fine.
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- Mad Hatter high tea
- Dinner-table spat between guests over one guest's dietary needs
- Budgie smuggler hot-tub service
- A guest wandered onto the bridge
- Bucket-list dive called off
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- 🔥 Aesha Scott Guests upset with her over the denied dive
- 🔥 João Franco Left Captain Jason alone with a tipsy guest on the bridge; got the helmet
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Charter 9 · Eps 17–18
Andrew & Melissa
Couple and their family friends
Teppanyaki night and an onion volcano
The final charter asked for a teppanyaki night, which Tzarina initially refused to perform before Captain Jason talked her round. The guests cheered her onion volcanoes; Jaimee scorched a guest's dress with an iron, and the captain quietly compensated the guest.
💸 Tip$17,000 · $1,400 each
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- Teppanyaki night with onion volcanoes
- Japanese-rainforest decor
- A guest's dress singed by an iron
- Captain Jason paid for the dress so it didn't come out of Jaimee's tip
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Season 3 Katina
📍 Seychelles (Indian Ocean, off Africa) · 2025 · 9 charters · $141,500 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–2
Mark's group
Australian investor with his partner and friends
A global tasting menu on a giant yacht
The first Katina charter wanted a global tasting menu and a cowboy night, while the crew struggled with the huge yacht's layout and a malfunctioning elevator. A submarine trip and beach barbecue rounded it out, and Mark left glowing feedback.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,540 each
😤 ComplaintsBreakfast was delayed and the elevator failed; guests joked about getting another boat.
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- Global tasting menu
- Submarine excursion
- Cowboys-and-cowgirls night
- Elevator trouble at breakfast
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–4
Erik's group
Fitness- and mindset-focused group of friends
Casino night in the heat
Erik's confident group asked for a beach day and local cuisine, then a casino night where suits and French onion soup met Seychelles heat. The primary held client Zoom calls and gave a lengthy farewell speech praising the crew.
💸 Tip$22,000 · $1,830 each
😤 ComplaintsFound the heavy casino-night food too warm for the weather.
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- Casino night
- Protein-board breakfasts
- Primary's long exit speech
- Sous chef Anthony left mid-season around this charter
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Charter 3 · Eps 5–6🎈 friendship anniversary
Aisha & Gai
Restaurateur friends
Silver and pearls, and a sinking jet ski
Co-primaries Aisha and Gai, from the restaurant world, sent back four steaks as too rare at their silver-and-pearls dinner. The next day a leaking jet ski flipped in shallow water with a non-swimming guest, India, aboard; the crew made amends with Captain Jason's 'Captain's Lounge' party.
💸 Tip$15,000 · $1,250 each
😤 ComplaintsSent back several steaks as undercooked.
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- Silver-and-pearls dinner
- Jet ski capsized with a non-swimming guest
- Johnny rescued the guest
- The Captain's Lounge, with Captain Jason in a robe
- Wihan performed a striptease
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Charter 4 · Eps 7–8
Upbeat group of women friends
Upbeat group of women friends
Tortoises, bikes and Fear Factor
A fun group of women laughed at the automatic doors and loved the deckhands' frond-and-speedo dinner service. Wihan's planning left them on a long bike ride and tortoise-sanctuary visit while the picnic waited, and they finished with Fear Factor-style games.
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- Deckhands served dinner in frond shorts
- Bike ride and tortoise sanctuary on La Digue
- Delayed beach picnic
- Fear Factor-style games
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Charter 5 · Eps 9–10🎈 birthday
Billy's group
Adrenaline-seeking friends including Corinne Olympios and her sister
⭐ Corinne Olympios (The Bachelor, House of Villains)
Corinne Olympios and a foam party
Billy's group arrived on jet skis and immediately jumped off the yacht without a crew member present, prompting Captain Jason to step in. They had a wig-themed birthday dinner and a towering foam party, then delayed breakfast while the primary slept in.
💸 Tip$25,000
😤 ComplaintsBreakfast timing changes; picky eating from one guest.
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- Arrived by jet ski
- Foam party
- Wig-themed birthday dinner
- A guest put his feet on the bridge console
- Breakfast pushed back for a late-sleeping primary
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Charter 6 · Eps 11–12
All-women group
All-women group
Mob wives and a rum distillery
New bosun Nate and deckhand Nic's first charter featured a mob-wives dinner, during which the primary got Nic to take a shot with them. A storm didn't cancel their rum distillery tour and picnic, where Marina handled service alone.
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- Mob-wives themed dinner
- Rum tasting and distillery tour
- Nic drank a shot with the guests, then confessed to the captain
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Charter 7 · Eps 13–14
Fun-loving group led by co-primaries
Fun-loving group led by co-primaries
Circus night in a storm
A group of self-described larrikins requested a circus-themed night, which a storm pushed indoors at the last minute. Captain Jason played ringmaster and Alesia did a clown act; the guests left one of the season's biggest tips.
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- Circus-themed dinner moved inside during a storm
- Captain Jason as ringmaster
- Seafood extravaganza
- Costumes included a 'hot dog vendor'
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Charter 8 · Ep 15
One-day charter group
One-day charter group
A quick dive day
This one-day charter went diving with Captain Jason, Harry and Marina, while a storm moved a tropical-themed dinner indoors. Harry called his first docking as the guests departed happy.
💸 Tip$19,000 · $1,460 each
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- Diving excursion
- Tropical-themed dinner indoors
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Charter 9 · Eps 16–17
Final charter group
Final charter group
Swells, a stuck tender and a pirate treasure hunt
Big swells left many of the last guests seasick at dinner. The next day the deck team beached the tender as the tide went out, so Nate turned the delay into a pirate treasure hunt before Tzarina delivered a seven-course tasting menu.
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- Pirate-themed beach treasure hunt
- Tender stranded on the sand for hours
- Seven-course French-inspired tasting menu
- Rental tender after the yacht's own broke down
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- ⭐ Nate Salmon Led the pirate treasure hunt after owning the stuck-tender error
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Season 4 Katina
📍 Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Caribbean) · 2026 · 9 charters · $234,500 in tips on record
Charter 1 · Eps 1–3👥 8 guests
Heather Gay's group
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 6 cast
⭐ The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast (Heather Gay, Lisa Barlow, Britani Bateman, Mary Cosby, Angie Katsanevas, Meredith Marks, Bronwyn Newport, Whitney Rose)
RHOSLC crossover and a $35,000 tip
In a franchise-first crossover, the RHOSLC cast argued over cabins, doused each other with water at dinner and kept changing lunch plans. Mike twerked at their zombie-themed dinner, and despite the chaos they left a $35,000 tip.
💸 Tip$35,000 · $2,900 each
😤 ComplaintsConstant guest infighting; last-minute service changes.
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- Water-throwing at dinner
- Zombie-themed dinner
- Britani flirted with Captain Jason
- Captain Jason rode a Seabob with Heather
- Lunch split between saloon and cabins on request
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- 😏 Jason Chambers Britani flirted with the captain; he said he'd only flirt with primary Heather
- ⭐ Mike Durrant Twerked for the guests at the zombie dinner
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Charter 2 · Eps 3–5🎈 50th birthday👥 8 guests
Christian & Annette
Polo-loving friends from Greenwich, Connecticut (8 guests)
A 50th birthday, harsh comment cards
Christian and Annette's group arrived to find the crew still inside changing, and slow galley service never fully recovered. Wrong horse decor at the polos-and-pearls night, a missing guest on a snorkel and a long wait for Annette's swimsuit all landed on the new comment cards.
💸 Tip$20,000 · $1,500 each
😤 ComplaintsComment cards called out slow service and long gaps between courses.
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- Polos-and-pearls dinner
- Denim-and-diamonds 50th birthday
- Salt-crusted snapper cracked at the table
- Guest briefly lost in strong current while snorkeling
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Charter 3 · Eps 6–7👥 7 guests
Mecca & Joi
Lifestyle-magazine founder and beauty expert with friends (7 guests)
Five-star expectations and a broken oven
Co-primaries Mecca and Joi expected six-figure service and pushed Ben to 'do his best'. Hungry guests waited on lunch after a tangled tender line, and Ben had to produce a multi-course dinner without a working oven.
💸 Tip$28,000
😤 ComplaintsGot hungry waiting between snacks and courses; one comment card said Alesia always looked stressed.
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- Beach lunch after a tow-line tangle
- Multi-course dinner with no oven
- Guests wanted dinner early mid-cocktail hour
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Charter 4 · Eps 8–10🎈 vow renewal👥 8 guests
Clay & Marc
Couple from Tampa and their best friends (8 guests)
A four-day vow renewal
Clay and Marc, who never had a big wedding party, booked a four-day charter with Captain Jason officiating their vow renewal on the sundeck. Cabin misses, watery eggs and a galley blow-up between Ben and Ellie in front of guests drew criticism of the interior.
💸 Tip$22,000
😤 ComplaintsComment cards criticized the interior; cabin mistakes and runny eggs.
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- Vow renewal officiated by Captain Jason
- Four-day charter
- Ellie stormed past guests to find the captain
- Guests left Jenna a plush gift
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Charter 5 · Eps 10–12👥 8 guests
Tyler's group
New York socialite and friends (8 guests)
Drag night and a $1,000 dare
Tyler planned a drag-themed dinner and fashion show with a makeup artist smuggled aboard, but Mike let the secret slip. A breakfast tasted 'like Dawn' soap, yet the guests left laughing, with Tyler offering $1,000 to the first crew member to jump off the dock naked.
💸 Tip$22,000
😤 ComplaintsSoapy-tasting breakfast; Mike spoiled the surprise.
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- Drag-themed dinner and fashion show (Eddy as 'Edwina')
- Makeup artist smuggled aboard
- Soapy-tasting breakfast
- $1,000 naked-jump dare won by Mike
- Parting gift for Captain Jason
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- 🔥 Mike Durrant Spoiled Tyler's surprise and denied it; later won the $1,000 dare
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Charter 6 · Ep 13🎈 birthday👥 8 guests
Britt, Shanel & Joanna
Four couples from Phoenix celebrating Joanna's birthday (8 guests)
⭐ Former MLB pitchers Joe Saunders and J.J. Putz among the guests
A foodie mom's leopard birthday
Four couples treated Joanna, a self-described foodie with little patience for mediocre food, to a leopard-themed casino birthday. Ben made chocolate instead of the requested vanilla cake, then scrambled to make pasta; a vanilla Sphinx cake and homemade cookies won them over.
💸 Tip$28,000
😤 ComplaintsSecond dinner course disliked; comment cards criticized Ben's communication.
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- Leopard-themed casino birthday dinner
- Vanilla cake sculpted as a Sphinx
- Mike and Eddy performed a routine
- Homemade cookies a hit
The crew
- 🔥 Ben Robinson Ignored the cake and pasta preferences; guests criticized him on comment cards
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Charter 7 · Eps 14–15🎈 family trip👥 8 guests
Sujay & Brenna
Family trip treating Sujay's parents, with friends (8 guests)
The easy guests: a gift for the parents
Sujay and Brenna surprised his parents with their first luxury trip, joined by physician friends. The group requested an '80s night and creative food, went fishing, and left perfect comment cards, even as galley tensions boiled over behind the scenes.
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Highlights
- Surprise trip for the primary's parents
- '80s-themed night
- Fishing excursion
- Perfect comment cards
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Charter 8 · Eps 16–17🎈 birthday👥 8 guests
James & Kai
Landscape designer James DeSantis, his partner Kai and friends (8 guests)
⭐ James DeSantis and Garrett Magee (Bravo's Backyard Envy)
Backyard Envy stars and a fillet-it-yourself dinner
Backyard Envy's James DeSantis and partner Kai brought friends, including co-star Garrett Magee, for water toys and a 'Garden of Adam' dinner. Ben had Daisy fillet whole snapper at the table, Captain Jason delivered Garrett's birthday cake barely dressed, and the guests left solid reviews.
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- 'Garden of Adam' themed dinner
- Tableside snapper filleting
- Captain Jason delivered the birthday cake scantily dressed
- Water-toy afternoon
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Charter 9 · Eps 17–18👥 8 guests
Brandon & Carmen
Returning Season 2 co-primaries and friends (8 guests)
Return of the Season 2 swimmers
Brandon and Carmen, nearly sent home in Season 2, returned for the finale with a seven-deadly-sins seven-course dinner and a guest, Pat, who only liked plain food. Brandon found the seafood not what he expected and asked for ten individual cakes, but the group left the season's second-largest tip.
💸 Tip$34,500
😤 ComplaintsPicky about lunch ('too many vegetables') and the seafood.
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Highlights
- Seven Deadly Sins seven-course dinner
- Ten individual cakes requested
- Picky eater Pat got simpler dishes
- Returning guests from BDDU Season 2
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