Ahoy! This year , the seafaring reality series Below Deck Mediterranean sets sail around Athens and the Greek islands as Capt. Sandy Yawn and her hard-working crew accept wealthy (and usually difficult) passengers aboard the 180-foot superyacht Mustique . Let’s hope this season is a reset after the drama-heavy eighth outing, which ventured around Italy.
Well, maybe . Yawn — who continues to have faith in her crew but isn’t always privy to every fling and pressure-building situation — notes a pattern she’s observed in her years of experience: “In the beginning, the crew are eager and willing to work. They’re in it to win it.
And then, by day two and a half, the wheels fall off. By charter three, it is meltdown time.” Below, Yawn reveals more of what’s on Deck for Season 9.
For Yawn’s eighth run on Below Deck Med , she welcomed back dependable, irrepressible Aesha Scott as chief stewardess. The New Zealander started on Med in 2019 and, says Yawn, “She’s incredible. I’ve never had a problem with her, ever.
” Season 7’s partying Slovenian stew Elena “Ellie” Dubaich also returns. Rounding out the group is sturdy South African bosun Iain MacLean and self-taught chef Johnathan “Jono” Shillingford from Dominica, plus a trio of deckhands and a super-green addition to the interior crew. The Temple of Poseidon, the Acropolis.
..Greece is filled with gorgeous historical sites that dazzled even the world-traveling captain.
This season’s spots include .
