●Below Deck Mediterranean is a reality series following the lives of those who live and work on board luxury superyachts

●Catering to their wealthy guests, the team bend to their dietary and entertainment demands in order to receive a hefty tip

●Tracking a six-week charter period, work and play begins to mix as the team spend all their time together, resulting in bitter arguments or blossoming romance

●Part of the Below Deck franchise, the series is now heading into its 11th season

In Below Deck Mediterranean, we’re heading to soak up some sun, sea and s…something special in this reality show set in the heart of the Mediterranean ocean.

A spin-off to the original Below Deck, the series (often shortened to Below Deck Med) tracks the crew of a luxury superyacht during a six-week charter season.

Allowing cameras into their quarters, viewers track the workers as they’re professional by day, but party on their downtime as they eat, sleep, work and play together during the course of the season.

While working, the team are on a mission to make memories for their guests, no matter how demanding they can be and even when the weather is against them. If they do well, there may be a hefty tip for them once the guests disembark.

Once ashore, and with the guests bid farewell, it’s time to party. But as with the other Below Deck series, all too often the crew mix business with pleasure, with hook ups and blow ups all included as standard.

First launching in 2016, Below Deck Med is the first spin-off of the franchise and has been confirmed to be returning in June 2026 for its latest season.

At the time of writing (June 2026), Below Deck Med has run for 10 seasons.

Season 11 begins on June 9th, 2026.

This comes to a total of 174 episodes, with seasons ranging from 13 (season one) to 22 (season five) hour-long episodes in length.

Nearly every season includes a “Crew Tells All” special featuring previously unseen footage, as well as at least one Reunion special, where Andy Cohen interviews the cast about what had been seen on screen.

In Below Deck Mediterranean, each season features a crew led by a Captain, a team of Stews, Deckhands led by a Bosun, and a chef (at times with a sous-chef, depending on the size of the boat).

While there are some repeated faces, most crew members only appear for a few seasons – and in total there have been 81 staffers appearing on the show.

All guests only appear for two to three episodes.

The most notable faces of Below Deck Mediterranean are:

●Captain Mark Howard (season 1)

●Captain Sandy Yawn (seasons 2 to present)

●Chief Stew Hannah Gerrier (seasons 1 to 5)

●Chief Stew Aesha Scott (seasons 4-5, 9 to present)

●Bosun Malia White (seasons 2, 5 and 6)

●Bosun Nathan Gallager (seasons 9 to 11)

●Deckhand Mzi "Zee" Dempers (seasons 6 to 7)

●Deckhand Joe Bradley (seasons 9 to 11)

Below Deck Mediterranean episodes are rated between 15 and 18 Hayu – meaning the show is not considered suitable for children and younger audiences.

All scenes are based in real environments, with the actions of those not scripted or pre-planned.

This means the show contains:

●Prominent scenes of excessive drinking

●Scenes of a sexual nature - including depictions of intimate acts and sounds

●Scenes of an adult nature including drinking games involving innuendo

●Frequent use of profanity

●Scenes of violence and in some cases, some violence

●Life-threatening scenarios in line with life on a boat

●Scenes of nudity (though blurred)

Below Deck Mediterranean airs on Bravo in the US, and Hayu in the UK, but we have great news!

From July 2026, Hayu will be joining HBO Max, Netflix, and Disney+ in the services included as standard with a Sky Ultimate TV package.

But there’s no need to hold out until then for your Hayu fix... Sky subscribers can also enjoy a taste of Hayu content – including season 7 of Below Deck Mediterranean – right now through the Sky home screen.

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Below Deck Mediterranean is available to watch now on Hayu.