S09.E06: He Kissed A Boy And He Liked It

[TexasGal]

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Heather and the crew plan an 80s themed surprise party for the primary’s 75th birthday but things go south when everything doesn’t go as planned. Frustrated by the deck team's mistakes, Eddie is forced to put his first officer training on the backburner to babysit his crew. Jessica's unhappiness on the boat grows as Fraser and Heather's bond develops. The crew takes an interest in setting up Wes & Jessica romantically but Jake makes a bold move of his own on another crew member, leaving everyone shocked.

Airdate: 11/29/2021

[Mindthinkr]

Rachael is knocking her food game out of the park. 🎉 French Toast Alert 🎉

I think the birthday boy was a bit rude when it came to eating his lobster. 
Rayna was correct about the tongs. As a deckhand it isn’t her job to know where all the service tools are. 
I knew that trampoline was going to go flying ever since Eddie specifically told his deckhand to make sure it was tied on. 
 

[Emmeline]

Holy smokes, that was the biggest tip I can remember on Below Deck.  Plus the child walking in with the handcuffed box makes sense now, cute!

Edited November 30, 2021 by Emmeline

[TexasGal]

Fraser and Heather are really going in on Jessica.  I am not seeing how she’s so objectionable.  

Jake, on the other hand, is too much for me.  

[65mickey]

Fraser is a nasty little bitch. What is his problem with Jess? He runs to Heather every chance he gets and complains about her. Not liking Heather at all.  

[PaperTree]

Effortlessly chic.  Too funny.

I spent my 20's in the 80's and this is just silly.

Why is Rachel serving giant leg bones?  Dude seemed to really like it though.

Bad tattoo Jake and cranky Heather deserve each other.

2 minutes ago, TexasGal said:

Fraser and Heather are really going in on Jessica.  I am not seeing how she’s so objectionable.  

Jake, on the other hand, is too much for me.  

Very confusing.

[Emmeline]

13 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

Rachael is knocking her food game out of the park. 🎉 French Toast Alert 🎉
 

Rachael is heads above any of the chefs we’ve seen on this show.  Now I just wish she would stop talking about her toilet habits.

[PaperTree]

Hair on fire!  Oops!

[Steph J]

I find it hilarious that Fraser thinks that he doesn't already have a piss poor attitude. All he ever does is complain and he seems to be one of those toxic people who can only relate to others by finding a mutual target that they can gang up on together.

[njbchlover]

These guests were actually pretty laid back, and very kind.  Very low maintenance.  They asked for a casino night, and only played Left, Right, Center dice.  (Such a fun game for all ages - maybe that's why)  I don't recall them asking for the 80's theme, but they loved it.  They went to bed early and not super demanding or crazy drunken shennanigans.  Plus, a TREMENDOUS tip!  

Rachel continues to knock it out of the park with her food....too bad the interior crew can't get their act together for serving it.  

YAY - Rachel did her famous French Toast, and it did not disappoint - it looked soooo yummy! 

Fraser is really a mean person, and Heather is playing right into it.  I get that Jess is a loner and is obviously not happy with her job, but the gossiping is not professional.  Go to her, don't go behind her back.

Again, as I mentioned before, Heather has it really easy with these theme parties - just make a phone call and all the decor is delivered to the yacht - absolutely no creativity or imagination involved.  

I think the interior crew is severely lacking in organization, service and creativity.  I can't imagine how bad it will be when they get an extremely demanding and high-maintenance charter - you know that is coming soon.  

I loved the look of surprised annoyance on Capt. Lee's face when Eddie planted a kiss on his cheek - Capt. Lee does not play!! 

Eddie was really stupid with lighting that cigar with a blow torch - that could have turned out really, really bad.  He's lucky he only singed some of his hair.  Not smart!  

I see a running theme with the wind and the toys constantly blowing away.  Captain Lee will be ripping someone a new a-hole pretty soon.  

[FrankieTankie]

Frazer is a typical snitch bitch 

[Bruinsfan]

It cracked me up that Rayna had her nose out of joint over Jake flirting with Heather at dinner, but hopped onboard the train real fast when it looked like something might go down between him and Fraser. Once they staggered off to their respective cabins I'd have been asking her which of them she thought would be less likely to wake up if we moved him to the other's bunk.

I thought we were in for more excess and entitlement of the nouveau riche last week when we saw the kid handcuffed to the tip lockbox, but these guests were actually really mellow and appreciative. The primary's wife following Captain Lee to his stateroom was the only bit of bad behavior on their part, and that was ultimately harmless.

[oakville]

1 hour ago, 65mickey said:

Fraser is a nasty little bitch. What is his problem with Jess? He runs to Heather every chance he gets and complains about her. Not liking Heather at all.  

There have been many more incompetent third stews on previous seasons of BD than Jess.

[PaperTree]

1 hour ago, njbchlover said:

Heather has it really easy with these theme parties - just make a phone call and all the decor is delivered to the yacht - absolutely no creativity or imagination involved.

A legend in her own mind.

[SHERMDOG]

This season is pretty boring so far!  BUT...I'm really enjoying Rachel this season. MUCH more sober which equals better service,  etc..yes she's a bit vulgar at times....but dang...she can cook!

Jake and Frasier are gross...not the kiss necessarily but their individual actions. Good grief!!! 

And Rayna...please close your mouth when you are eating!!! 

[movingtargetgal]

1 hour ago, njbchlover said:

These guests were actually pretty laid back, and very kind.  Very low maintenance.  They asked for a casino night, and only played Left, Right, Center dice.  (Such a fun game for all ages - maybe that's why)  I don't recall them asking for the 80's theme, but they loved it.  They went to bed early and not super demanding or crazy drunken shennanigans.  Plus, a TREMENDOUS tip!  

I was impressed that both the teenager and the young boy were so polite and well behaved.  Last season Jackie Siegel, Queen of Versailles brought her underage sons with her and those boys were drunken nightmares for the crew.

[endure]

OMG cracked me up……’hey guys what’s that smell?’………’burning hair’ 🤣😂😅

[Bossa Nova]

3 hours ago, Emmeline said:

Holy smokes, that was the biggest tip I can remember on Below Deck.  Plus the child walking in with the handcuffed box mades sense now, cute!

How much was the tip ? 

Haven't watched this episode yet, but still want to know. 

That said, I 've watched pretty much every episode of BD, BDM, and BD Yachting. I think I recall the most tip ever was $30 K * ?  But most all have been far below. It's noteworthy when there is the occasional over $20 K. 

 

* I think the $30K tip was one BD Med with Captain Sandy at the helm. Feel free to correct me anybody if I am wrong.

Edited November 30, 2021 by Bossa Nova

[PaperTree]

Just now, Bossa Nova said:

How much was the tip ? 

Haven't watched this episode yet, but still want to know. 

That said, I 've watched pretty much every episode of BD, BDM, and BD Yachting. I think I recall the most tip ever was $30 K ? But most all have been far below. It's noteworthy when there is the occasional over $20 K. 

I think it was $25K.

[Cheezwiz]

Wondering what the next set of guests will be like - as weird as this group was, they were very pleasant, low-key and appreciative.

Now I see what everyone upthread meant about Rachel's French toast. I was drooling over that (and everything else). She really is killing it with all of her meals. She's pretty funny at times too.

Fraser & Heather are toxic together - individually they might not be so terrible, but combined, they are the epitome of junior high mean girls. I haven't seen Jess doing anything wrong - it appears she's been carrying out all of her duties, and they're continually talking behind her back and claiming she's "doing nothing". Fraser became a raging jealous little bitch as soon as the Captain briefly mentioned Jess at the table - he wasn't even praising her, just including her in a pleasant comment. Jess seems quirky but harmless, and is naturally pretty - from the previews it looks like she's being set up to fail.  I hope this duo gets dragged big-time when reunion rolls around.

Poor single unrequited Wes.

Mustachioed Jake is such an attention-seeking man-whoring tool. He can go away anytime.

I'm not fond of Rayna, but I agree she was correct on the subject of the tongs. That's supposed to be Heather's department.

I laughed out loud but at the same time reared back in horror when Eddie was messing with that blowtorch. That could have gone sideways very quickly and very badly - we're not talking about pillows flying overboard here. He's very lucky someone was standing beside him to put out his flambeed hair.

[PaperTree]

3 hours ago, Cheezwiz said:

Mustachioed Jake is such an attention-seeking man-whoring tool. He can go away anytime.

Lol.  Big time!

[aghst]

7 hours ago, Emmeline said:

Holy smokes, that was the biggest tip I can remember on Below Deck.  Plus the child walking in with the handcuffed box makes sense now, cute!

That’s a producer thing, as well as the props dept.  And they happen to have $25k in $100 bills?  More convinced the tips are fiction on these shows — they’re not really coming from guests.

And the Preference sheets?  More fiction.  One guest asked where they get the 90s props and another corrected the first one that it’s 80s stuff.  In any event, it’s a common thing on the BD shows, some kind of theme party to make the cast address up in costumes — also saw it on an episode of The Challenge All Stars where they had a prom theme party, supposedly all spontaneous but they happened to have the costumes on hand.  Reality show producers apparently have the same go-to staples for creating what they think is entertaining footage.

another one of those staples is to get the cast loaded, to see if they will act out on camera — get naked, make out with each other, etc.

The BD specialty is to create speculation that some cast members will be sent home early.  Some shows vote cast members off the island or into arenas, BD has cast members sent off the boat.  Supposedly the captain pulls the trigger but other cast members first nominate, by complaining, throwing each other under the bus, throw shade, etc.  They first did it with Rayna, now Jessica is in the crosshairs.

predictable yet always eye rolling.

[65mickey]

If Heather is such a great chief stew why is she letting Fraser get in her ear at every turn and bad mouth Jess? He seems to think he is in charge. Unless we are not seeing Jess accurately then I don't see why he is bitching about her.  Heather needs to take charge and tell Fraser to back off. He is pitting Heather and Jess against each other and Heather is allowing it. He is the one with the bad attitude.  

[Lassus]

Heather is a truly miserable leader. 

Mocking and badmouthing one underling to another?  Fail.  

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[Fraser] is pitting Heather and Jess against each other and Heather is allowing it.

Allowing it?  She's ENCOURAGING it!  Fail.

Bitching at Exterior because they can't find serving items Interior should have provided?  Fail.

(FYI, I also dislike her hair and her face.)

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Lassus

[Baltimore Betty]

5 minutes ago, Lassus said:

Bitching at Exterior because they can't find serving items Interior should have provided?  Fail.

I was surprised that Heather did not have platters out, serving utensils ready for each dish waiting for Rachel to plate the food.

Fraser voicing his opinion about Jess is nothing new, it is a tale as old as time for BD and I get it, Jess is bringing down the vibe and making more work for him, in his defense she does not seem like she wants to be there or even enjoys the job.  

I do not like Rayna.  Something is very off with her, her lack of facial expressions and constant picking at Heather is not fun to watch.

Eddie with his hair on fire and his calmness makes me think it was not the first time it has happened, lol.

[laprin]

Does anyone know why Heather chose an 80s theme? Was it the easiest thing she could pull off? The primary is celebrating his 75th birthday. Wouldn’t it make more sense to do a 40s theme that tied to the decade of his birth? 

I don’t dislike Heather. She is being sucked into a negative opinion of Jess based on Fraser’s whiny ass. She should be bringing him to task for being such a poor team player. 
 

 

[laprin]

3 hours ago, aghst said:

That’s a producer thing, as well as the props dept.  And they happen to have $25k in $100 bills?  More convinced the tips are fiction on these shows — they’re not really coming from guests.

Guests have said they do pay for the trip, including the tip. They receive a significant discount (50% off). Producers recommend a tip amount based on the cost of the trip, but guests can choose to tip more or less. 

[65mickey]

Heather is the kind of manager who can never admit screwing something up. She doesn't have platters and tongs at the ready so she blames the exterior crew. No Heather that is not their job. I am surprised that the didn't blame Jess who was in the laundry again.  

As far as bringing down the vibe of the boat one needs not look any further than Heather and her bitch Fraser. 

[Baltimore Betty]

Do you have to declare large sums of money at border control, I have never traveled with tens of thousands of dollars in cash but you do have to put your carry on thru xray/security wouldn't they notice a huge wad of money and question you about it? Wouldn't it seem like you were going to buy large amounts of drugs with that much cash?  

That is one reason I think production has some hand in the tip money, I mean all those crisp $100 bills...c'mon.

Usually at the tip meeting Capt. Lee usually talks about what was good and what was bad about the charter but all he did was single out Jess and mention how she came out of her shell, odd because she did nothing of interest, not even on service for dinner but fails to say anything about any other crew member.

Whatshisname with the mustache ala the Three Musketeers, if the cameras were not there he would not have made out with Fraser or gotten naked and BS on neither one of them remembering any of that the next day.

I swear that tan charter guest was really Martin Short playing some character.

When are we going to see the crazy in Rachel? I do like that she and Heather are getting along.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Baltimore Betty

[Lassus]

One thing I DID find kind of weird with the tip was that they didn't break it down to "$XXX per person!" like they often (always?) do.  I found that almost too specific a difference to mean NOTHING, although relentless production conspiracy theories do tire me out, even the ones I come up with.

[gaPeach]

2 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

I was surprised that Heather did not have platters out, serving utensils ready for each dish waiting for Rachel to plate the food.

I agree this was weird.  The whole Tonggate thing, for the guests, was not an issue.  I don't think they even noticed it.  Heather is responsible but in her defense the first platter that Rayna was taking to the table without tongs, Heather asked Rayna to wait and not take platter to table so she could get the tongs.  What did Rayna do?  Took the platter to the table without the tongs.  Was Rayna deliberately doing that to make Heather look bad and give Rayna yet another thing to criticize Heather about? After that, Heather was serving the guests while Rayna and others were taking more platters up without tongs.   Which Rayna already knew she needed tongs.  It was one mistake or oversight on Heathers part that Rayna made sure repeated itself making Heather look bad.  

[sugarbaker design]

2 hours ago, laprin said:

Does anyone know why Heather chose an 80s theme?

Wasn't the 80s theme party mentioned in the preference sheet?  Wouldn't that mean production asked for it?

12 hours ago, Steph J said:

I find it hilarious that Fraser thinks that he doesn't already have a piss poor attitude.

Yes!  Self-awareness is not Fraser's friend.

 

12 hours ago, Emmeline said:

Rachael is heads above any of the chefs we’ve seen on this show.

We need more of Rachel's dance moves.  The Hoover was not enough!

[Bruinsfan]

2 hours ago, laprin said:

Does anyone know why Heather chose an 80s theme? Was it the easiest thing she could pull off? The primary is celebrating his 75th birthday. Wouldn’t it make more sense to do a 40s theme that tied to the decade of his birth?

Maybe it was themed to the decade his hairstyle was from?

My read of Jake is that the naked hijinks and same-sex making out only required an audience of his fellow crew members, not the TV audience. Any attention will do.

[Pine]

I want to know who these clients are.

[iMonrey]

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Unless we are not seeing Jess accurately then I don't see why he is bitching about her. 

It feels like the show is trying to make a story out of this and Jess isn't really giving them the material. God knows, we've seen both crazy and useless stews on this show over the seasons, and Jess is pretty much a non-entity in comparison. Maybe she isn't doing much in the way of cleaning guest rooms and stripping beds, etc., but nobody has complained that the laundry isn't getting done, and that's usually a pretty common complaint on this show.

Lee called Rachel "sweetie" twice, when she brought him his breakfast. Rachel doesn't strike me as the type who would appreciate her boss calling her "sweetie." It is very sexist and condescending. 

I got a kick out of Wes saying he looked like the skinnier version of The Rock. Called The Pebble. 

I'm not sure what to make of Jake and Fraser, except it did feel very prompted and I don't believe neither of them remembered the next morning. Jake is very obviously an attention whore, pulling down his pants and then running around naked. 

[sugarbaker design]

9 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

Lee called Rachel "sweetie" twice, when she brought him his breakfast. Rachel doesn't strike me as the type who would appreciate her boss calling her "sweetie." It is very sexist and condescending. 

Sexist and condescending indeed!  I can see Rachel overlooking these remarks because it's Captain Lee who gave her a second chance last season, and who continually sings her praises to staff and clients.

[Baltimore Betty]

41 minutes ago, Bruinsfan said:

Maybe it was themed to the decade his hairstyle was from?

Maybe it was themed to the decade his tan was from?

[Jsage]

I'm so confused about Eddie's new position. If he is supposed to be in the wheel house learning, then why isn't there a fourth person on the deck crew to take his place? The only time BD has operated with three people on deck was when someone was sick. I'm not saying Jake, Rayna and Wes don't have their faults, but normally they would have another full-time deck crew member along side them washing windows, cleaning the teak, covering pillows, prepping the fenders, etc. Eddie having one foot on deck and the other in the wheelhouse is not setting up the rest of the deck crew for success.

[aghst]

4 hours ago, laprin said:

Guests have said they do pay for the trip, including the tip. They receive a significant discount (50% off). Producers recommend a tip amount based on the cost of the trip, but guests can choose to tip more or less. 

Do you really believe these guests brought $25k in $100 bills, put it in a little case, and handcuffed it to that little kid?

He wasn't handcuffed to it the whole cruise, just when they arrived and departed.

You think that whole thing was their idea?

[oakville]

46 minutes ago, Jsage said:

I'm so confused about Eddie's new position. If he is supposed to be in the wheel house learning, then why isn't there a fourth person on the deck crew to take his place? The only time BD has operated with three people on deck was when someone was sick. I'm not saying Jake, Rayna and Wes don't have their faults, but normally they would have another full-time deck crew member along side them washing windows, cleaning the teak, covering pillows, prepping the fenders, etc. Eddie having one foot on deck and the other in the wheelhouse is not setting up the rest of the deck crew for success.

Is Eddie  supposed to be the Bosun as well as First Officer ?

[aqusdealer]

26 minutes ago, oakville said:

Is Eddie  supposed to be the Bosun as well as First Officer ?

Eddie is barely qualified to be a bosun. I'm sure there is a real FO lurking at a small desk in the engine control room and pissed he had to give up his cabin. I have always thought that Eddie's "promotion" to FO is producer induced. As far as Rayna is concerned, she's useless on many levels. Regarding the tip, it is legal to bring in the cash if declared...usually over $10, 000 USD requires a custom form. Most likely, it was aquired ahead of time through a Caribbean bank to lessen the tax burden. I have also heard that the cost of the cruise is heavily discounted, but the primary is responsible to tip on the entire cost, sort of like when you get one meal free with a coupon. LOL.

[Dirtybubble]

7 hours ago, PaperTree said:

Mustachioed Jake is such an attention-seeking man-whoring tool. He can go away anytime.

Did he really say he accidently sh!t on his gf once?!  OMG he's a walking talking STD!  UGH these people are just gross.  I'm just going to watch the episodes where they get yelled at by Capt. Lee because them as people....🤢🤮

[Baltimore Betty]

1 hour ago, aqusdealer said:

Regarding the tip, it is legal to bring in the cash if declared...usually over $10, 000 USD requires a custom form.

It was I wondering about bringing a large amount of cash in to another country...I guess I will never have that scenario to deal with. 

[njbchlover]

3 hours ago, Jsage said:

I'm so confused about Eddie's new position. If he is supposed to be in the wheel house learning, then why isn't there a fourth person on the deck crew to take his place? The only time BD has operated with three people on deck was when someone was sick. I'm not saying Jake, Rayna and Wes don't have their faults, but normally they would have another full-time deck crew member along side them washing windows, cleaning the teak, covering pillows, prepping the fenders, etc. Eddie having one foot on deck and the other in the wheelhouse is not setting up the rest of the deck crew for success.

I mentioned the same thing last week - that there is usually a first officer (that we don't see on the show) and then, a bosun and three deck crew.  It seems like Eddie is bridging the gap between those two positions for the sake of production and filming.  

2 hours ago, aghst said:

Do you really believe these guests brought $25k in $100 bills, put it in a little case, and handcuffed it to that little kid?

He wasn't handcuffed to it the whole cruise, just when they arrived and departed.

You think that whole thing was their idea?

I felt like I was watching an episode of "Deal or No Deal" with the little suitcase of money.  I kept waiting for Howie Mandel to pop up somewhere.  😂

Edited November 30, 2021 by njbchlover

[SemiCharmedLife]

17 hours ago, Steph J said:

I find it hilarious that Fraser thinks that he doesn't already have a piss poor attitude. All he ever does is complain and he seems to be one of those toxic people who can only relate to others by finding a mutual target that they can gang up on together.

Exactly this!  Until Heather let loose in her bikini in the hot tub and showed a different side to her, she was the target of Frazer.  Now, he is on Jessica's case and teaming up with Heather (very unprofessional for a superior to gossip about  a crew member as opposed to training/guiding her).  He's complained about everything since day 1, yet says Jessica is a mopey complainer.  I was hoping we could have another rare season without the mean girls club (I know Kate is a fan favorite, but I didn't care for the way she teamed up with one of her crew against the odd person out).  

I also have heard that the tip is provided by the guests (production gives a recommended amount, and they can go up or down from there).  I think the guests decide how much they will tip and charge it on their bill.  Production comes up with the actual cash to make the distribution scene happen after each charter.  In this case, I can believe that the guests decided on the suitcase gimmick-  I'm sure they thought it would be fun.  After all, I think many of us, knowing we would be on Below Deck, would come up with some creative ideas to make us stand out (hopefully in a positive way!). 

[iMonrey]

If Fraser thinks Jess is so hard to work with, I'd love to see him have to work with Rocky, or Sierra (Season 4), or Jennifer (Season 5), or Courtney (Season 7) or Elizabeth from last season. Better yet, make him work with Lexi from BDM. That would teach him.

[AnnieBananie]

6 hours ago, iMonrey said:

Jake is very obviously an attention whore, pulling down his pants and then running around naked. 

Captain Lee live-tweeted last night during the show, and said that if he had known that had happened out at the bar, he would have had a tough chat with the staff the next morning. Remember, don't embarrass yourselves, and don't embarrass the boat.

[laprin]

5 hours ago, aghst said:

Do you really believe these guests brought $25k in $100 bills, put it in a little case, and handcuffed it to that little kid?

He wasn't handcuffed to it the whole cruise, just when they arrived and departed.

You think that whole thing was their idea?

I have no idea whether production thought of a fun way to present the tip. I was specifically responding to whether production pays the tip since that was surmised. More details of how payment of the charter is handled. 

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/below-deck-mediterranean-charter-guests-pay-show-real-life.html/

As for whether you can carry large sums of money on a plane, you would have to declare any amount over $10k. I’m not sure it requires anymore than showing ID and explaining the source of the money and the purpose of the money. Using it as a prize/tip on a TV show would do the trick. 

[65mickey]

7 hours ago, gaPeach said:

I agree this was weird.  The whole Tonggate thing, for the guests, was not an issue.  I don't think they even noticed it.  Heather is responsible but in her defense the first platter that Rayna was taking to the table without tongs, Heather asked Rayna to wait and not take platter to table so she could get the tongs.  What did Rayna do?  Took the platter to the table without the tongs.  Was Rayna deliberately doing that to make Heather look bad and give Rayna yet another thing to criticize Heather about? After that, Heather was serving the guests while Rayna and others were taking more platters up without tongs.   Which Rayna already knew she needed tongs.  It was one mistake or oversight on Heathers part that Rayna made sure repeated itself making Heather look bad.  

I don't know about this. Heather asked Rayna to wait on her. It looked like Rayna did this and when she walked off with the platter Heather was coming up the stairs behind her. When Rayna got to the table with the lobster or whatever it was, someone I assume it was Heather was right behind her with the tongs. As the chiief stew Heather should have the serving platters and serving pieces out for the chef to plate the food and then have the servers take it to the guests. The deck crew should not have to go looking for serving pieces. Didn't Fraser say there werre no clean tongs? Right after Heather had her little tantrun about the tongs someone was seen in the kitchen watching tongs.  Heather failed with this and she looked around and placed the blame on others.  And the funny thing is she is always talking about things not being up to her standard. Heather needs to do her job and quit wasting time with Fraser compalining about jess. 

[aghst]

50 minutes ago, AnnieBananie said:

Captain Lee live-tweeted last night during the show, and said that if he had known that had happened out at the bar, he would have had a tough chat with the staff the next morning. Remember, don't embarrass yourselves, and don't embarrass the boat.

I don't think the producers GAF.

If they can get "good" footage, like people traipsing naked through what appears to be a hotel or resort pool, they will.

They probably got an agreement with the venue to let them film the cast at the pool and if necessary, naked at the pool.

If all they did was have dinner, drinks and then have a "boring" stroll through the grounds with the lit pool, I bet they'd have been disappointed with the footage.  Instead they got footage that they could tease several times, before the episode, on commercial breaks and probably for the reunion.

Sure they could have Lee having a chat with them about embarrassing the boat.  That would give them an excuse to show that footage again. And the supposed scolding would be part of what they consider "good TV" for the episode.

For all of Lee's warnings, the cast always have these antics, because the producers probably encourage it.