S03.E01: Ciao, Napoli!

[Locutus]

Yeah, the guests were pigs. They were trying so hard to be vile,  that I hope it was for the camera. Though with the way our society is deteriorating, it could have been genuine. My only complaint with the food is all the bare hand handling. Gross. Use gloves at least.

[diadochokinesis]

9 hours ago, Marvin said:

Did anyone notice that the big yacht that they approached had an arabic name. As such the owner was probably a Saudi and therefore a muslim - so what do they do, approach waving a big bottle of alcohol !! Yes - a sure fire way of getting onto a yacht like that !! Idiots !

I can understand them doing that if they owned the yacht they chartered (even then you save the socialising for the yacht clubs) - but considering they were in effect renters, that was just so common ! They say they have class and are use to the finer life - then do that !  They are just cheap boozy broads !

I missed that.  What was the name of the boat? 

3 hours ago, jumper sage said:

I can't be the only one who knows you don't have sex at work.

Not on this show!  LOL

[dleighg]

10 hours ago, Mahamid Frauded Me said:

I snorted when Princess Puke-A-Lot said the boats she worked on never left the dock

to be fair she said never went out onto the open ocean or something like that. I figured she meant they just motored around Long Island Sound.

[Mr. Miner]

13 hours ago, Marvin said:

Did anyone notice that the big yacht that they approached had an arabic name. As such the owner was probably a Saudi and therefore a muslim - so what do they do, approach waving a big bottle of alcohol !! Yes - a sure fire way of getting onto a yacht like that !! Idiots !

They forgot they weren't on a pontoon at Party Cove on Lake Of The Ozarks.

Edited May 18, 2018 by Mr. Minor

[missyb]

A tweet from Hannah:

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Always interesting to see a charter guests spewing lies and blaming production for their disgusting behaviour. Someone forgets there’s another week to go and now I will be holding no prisoners. Make sure to live tweet - as this week...not holding back. #belowdeckmed

[terrymct]

Oh, this is awesome.  The mega yacht the women approached for a "hospitality check" is apparently owned by the Emir of Qatar.    

[HunterHunted]

They also complained that champagne is only for breakfast, but asked for champagne at dinner and that Adam's pasta dish was something they could make at home despite saying absolutely nothing about his caprese salad, which is so basic that it's on the menu of nearly every chain Italian restaurant in America. It's so basic that I've seen it at nearly every potluck I've been to for the past decade.

These bitches were beyond basic and so fucking stupid.

10 minutes ago, terrymct said:

Oh, this is awesome.  The mega yacht the women approached for a "hospitality check" is apparently owned by the Emir of Qatar.    

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!

[HunterHunted]

"Red" is apparently Areca Whatmore, an artist.

https://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/56972-areca-whatmore?tab=PROFILE

[kassa]

I think if you're willing to play yourself acting like a demanding jerk on national television you're pretty much almost there anyway.  

The constant call for nuts was funny, but they did have a point.  It seems weird to me that in the upstairs bar set up there weren't already snacks close by to partially offset the booze consumption.  I'd want snacky things in easy reach and it was literally one of their first requests upon boarding. 

They're quick to welcome people to the yacht with a glass of champagne -- a cheese plate, nuts and fruit platter seems like a no brainer for people who may have been traveling to get there.  And the worst that can happen if they don't eat it is you serve the crew or offer it again during the evening.  In fact, for this kind of money (I know they're discounted for the show, but they're still ADVERTISING high class service), I'd probably expect to be asked if I had a hankering for something sweet OR something savory, or both.  And believe me - I'd be happy with microwaved nachos/oreos, even served in a bowl... but I'd expect to be offered SOMEthing.

[biakbiak]

3 minutes ago, kassa said:

The constant call for nuts was funny, but they did have a point.  It seems weird to me that in the upstairs bar set up there weren't already snacks close by to partially offset the booze consumption.  I'd want snacky things in easy reach and it was literally one of their first requests upon boarding. 

This is a thing that is always so weird. So often the upstairs bars aren’t properly stocked even for drinks so they are always making things in the galley it just seems so inefficient. Also, they shouldn’t have to wait for Adam to get the nuts when it didn’t appear that they were overwhelmed even though they were down a stew. 

The guests absolutely sucked but Hannah’s service was also not on point.

Edited May 18, 2018 by biakbiak

[Neeners]

That woman talking about the zebra rug disgusted me. She deserves everything she gets for that comment alone.

[TexasGal]

6 hours ago, HunterHunted said:

"Red" is apparently Areca Whatmore, an artist.

https://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/56972-areca-whatmore?tab=PROFILE

Her art is just as subtle as she is.

[HunterHunted]

5 hours ago, kassa said:

I think if you're willing to play yourself acting like a demanding jerk on national television you're pretty much almost there anyway.  

The constant call for nuts was funny, but they did have a point.  It seems weird to me that in the upstairs bar set up there weren't already snacks close by to partially offset the booze consumption.  I'd want snacky things in easy reach and it was literally one of their first requests upon boarding. 

They're quick to welcome people to the yacht with a glass of champagne -- a cheese plate, nuts and fruit platter seems like a no brainer for people who may have been traveling to get there.  And the worst that can happen if they don't eat it is you serve the crew or offer it again during the evening.  In fact, for this kind of money (I know they're discounted for the show, but they're still ADVERTISING high class service), I'd probably expect to be asked if I had a hankering for something sweet OR something savory, or both.  And believe me - I'd be happy with microwaved nachos/oreos, even served in a bowl... but I'd expect to be offered SOMEthing.

5 hours ago, biakbiak said:

This is a thing that is always so weird. So often the upstairs bars aren’t properly stocked even for drinks so they are always making things in the galley it just seems so inefficient. Also, they shouldn’t have to wait for Adam to get the nuts when it didn’t appear that they were overwhelmed even though they were down a stew. 

The guests absolutely sucked but Hannah’s service was also not on point.

 

 

I think some of the disconnect is because most of the crew is used to longer charters where they really get to know the guests habits, schedules, likes and dislikes. They get to know that they guests like a 10:30 snack of olives, cheese, and bread. More than anything, I think they don't have snacks available when the guests board because they're waiting to see what the guests want--do they want snacks, snacks and a light lunch, a heavy lunch, or an early dinner. And I think they keep the booze down in the galley to keep the guests from getting dangerously intoxicated when there might be a single stew or no stew on service at night.

Though I think Ben was much better at setting aside snacks so that the stews could provide those to the guests. I just read this post by someone who has chartered boats and has cruised on their own boats for years. It's really informative. It talks about having a snack bin prepared, set aside, and refilled every day. I think this is what Ben used to do because I can recall stews putting together small snack plates and bowls of chips and popcorn.

https://theboatgalley.com/the-snack-bin/

Edited May 19, 2018 by HunterHunted

[biakbiak]

25 minutes ago, HunterHunted said:

And I think they keep the booze down in the galley to keep the guests from getting dangerously intoxicated when there might be a single stew or no stew on service at night.

They keep most of the booze out in the main lounge at all times so I don’t think that’s it. It’s things like they don’t have a blender up there or coffee maker or garnishes which I is why I think it’s just a horribly designed service plan.  They often grab the alcohol from the main lounge bar to take down to the galley it’s a stupid set up and it’s on both this one and the original.

Edited May 19, 2018 by biakbiak

[jumper sage]

2 hours ago, HunterHunted said:

Though I think Ben was much better at setting aside snacks so that the stews could provide those to the guests. I just read this post by someone who has chartered boats and has cruised on their own boats for years. It's really informative. It talks about having a snack bin prepared, set aside, and refilled every day. I think this is what Ben used to do because I can recall stews putting together small snack plates and bowls of chips and popcorn.

https://theboatgalley.com/the-snack-bin/

That was interesting, thank you.

[diadochokinesis]

14 hours ago, terrymct said:

Oh, this is awesome.  The mega yacht the women approached for a "hospitality check" is apparently owned by the Emir of Qatar.    

Oh, this is hilarious.  I used to live in Qatar before moving to Dubai. That is definitely one yacht to stay away from!  LOL!!!

[dleighg]

but the crew doesn't know who owns that lovely boat? Any chance they pushed the idea about "how about that really beautiful one over there?"

[SFoster21]

15 hours ago, HunterHunted said:

I think some of the disconnect is because most of the crew is used to longer charters where they really get to know the guests habits, schedules, likes and dislikes. They get to know that they guests like a 10:30 snack of olives, cheese, and bread. More than anything, I think they don't have snacks available when the guests board because they're waiting to see what the guests want--do they want snacks, snacks and a light lunch, a heavy lunch, or an early dinner. And I think they keep the booze down in the galley to keep the guests from getting dangerously intoxicated when there might be a single stew or no stew on service at night.

Though I think Ben was much better at setting aside snacks so that the stews could provide those to the guests. I just read this post by someone who has chartered boats and has cruised on their own boats for years. It's really informative. It talks about having a snack bin prepared, set aside, and refilled every day. I think this is what Ben used to do because I can recall stews putting together small snack plates and bowls of chips and popcorn.

https://theboatgalley.com/the-snack-bin/

I personally believe that guests should be offered food without their having to ask or be asked.  Hannah is a poor excuse for a stew.

Does her union keep her from filljng a bowl with nits while jerkass chef brunoises and juliennes the fruit?  Outside of which, twenty some minutes?

what they are selling is first class service to your preference.  Very bad start on the part of the crew.

[ihartcoffee]

I agree with everyone on being baffled over the top deck bar. Why not have snacks up there,  it did take too long for nuts. Those ladies were still obnoxious.  Lmao at the yacht they approached,  thank you to the poster who put that up. 

I can't get over how they seem to expect them to find them some dick.  I can see why none came with them....

Edited May 20, 2018 by ihartcoffee
Typo

[HunterHunted]

On 5/19/2018 at 12:06 PM, SFoster21 said:

I personally believe that guests should be offered food without their having to ask or be asked.  Hannah is a poor excuse for a stew.

Does her union keep her from filljng a bowl with nits while jerkass chef brunoises and juliennes the fruit?  Outside of which, twenty some minutes?

what they are selling is first class service to your preference.  Very bad start on the part of the crew.

The other thing that I thought was interesting was that Adam had to send the other stew down to the crew mess to look for crackers. This nut thing told me two things: 1. Hannah and Adam have this very rigid ideas about delegation of duties (chef deals with the food and stews handle booze, service, and cleaning) and 2. Adam's galley isn't super well organized yet. And maybe three things, that there might be a bit of a difference between American and European styles of hospitality service.

[dosodog]

On 5/15/2018 at 6:35 PM, ivygirl said:

Oy, this lady and her nuts. I just turned the show on, and I’m already over her.

A small moment to defend....it doesn't take long to open a package of nuts, pour them in a fancy circular type container that's NOT a bowl and run them upstairs. 

Done.

I don't like Hannah, but on her side for this one.

They are the worst kind of customer.  And what blows me away, is the red head  (I swear I've seen her on reality tv before) said she had stale pistachios and edibles. I call shenanigans on her having edibles. That or go eat some already...   

We all need you to adjust your attitude. 

 

On 5/16/2018 at 4:47 AM, VagueDisclaimer said:

I really liked Capt Sandy last season, but i found her TH about Hannah and Adam rather funny. Coming off all stern, making it seem like they were only there because Sandy herself gave them a second chance. They’re there because Bravo wants them there, Hannah especially, so let’s be real here. 

Pukey girl, I’m not going to be able to watch that all season. She certainly is inexperienced and naive, but i didn’t get the whiny, entitled Jen(from BD original) vibe from her yet. I did get a bit of that from the female deck hand though. 

I think Princess Pukes A Lot could be good, but entitled deckhand girl is making my eye twitch.  So far none of the men bug.

My theory is Captain Sandy was telling the truth that she doesn't like people who lie to her.  Hannah lied several times in regards to the charter guest.  TV viewers were more angry about Bugsy and snooping, than Hannah and her lying.  I got the vibe from the reunion that Sandy was incredibly let down by Hannah.

Which?  I believe adam copped to his lying, while Hannah continued to focus on Bugsy and not her own behavior. 

On 5/16/2018 at 12:35 PM, bichonblitz said:

Sometimes when you are on a yacht it doesn't necessarily have to be bad weather and choppy seas. For me, if the boat is rocking because it's  windy or for what ever other reason,  it's the slow motion rocking back and forth of the boat that makes me sick to my stomach. If you take Dramamine, it has to be taken before you get sick, not during. It's too late by then. 

Never had a problem on a boat.  It's  being back on land where I've had issues!

On 5/17/2018 at 5:22 AM, diadochokinesis said:

I watched it again this morning (because I couldn’t believe the insanity) and yep, they reference lunch in the complaint.  They said it was served like lunch and that is apparently not cool or chi chi enough for them. 

I’m now DYING to find out what sets Sandy off and has shouting that she just wants to fire Hannah and putting the boat at jeopardy.  It can’t just be her hooking up with Babyface Bosun. Surely there is more to it than that because dude, hook ups happen.  Otherwise we wouldn’t be on Season 3 of this show.  LOL.  

I am looking forward to this.  My opinion of Hannah is pretty low.

Yup.  Sometimes I am a jerk.......;)

[Neurochick]

What did Hannah lie about that was so awful, kissing a charter guest?  What Bugsey or Buggs or whatever her name was, was worse IMO because she went into someone's property without asking.  To me, that's one step away from stealing.

[biakbiak]

39 minutes ago, Neurochick said:

What did Hannah lie about that was so awful, kissing a charter guest?  What Bugsey or Buggs or whatever her name was, was worse IMO because she went into someone's property without asking.  To me, that's one step away from stealing.

It was an invasion of privacy and unprofessional to not sign him out of the cloud but the iPad was tne boats not his or Hannahs.

[dosodog]

Hannah lied about who approached who.  Hannah lied about being in the stateroom.  Hannah lied about the length of time spent in the guests room.

Hannah lied about the entire incident until she started getting called out on it and then she told half truths or continued to lie about it.

She should get into politics. 

[Thumper]

On May 19, 2018 at 12:06 PM, SFoster21 said:

I personally believe that guests should be offered food without their having to ask or be asked.  Hannah is a poor excuse for a stew.

Does her union keep her from filljng a bowl with nits while jerkass chef brunoises and juliennes the fruit?  Outside of which, twenty some minutes?

what they are selling is first class service to your preference.  Very bad start on the part of the crew.

Yeah, I thought the guests were awful, but I did wonder "how hard is it to bring them a bowl of nuts????"  Not to excuse their rude, tacky behavior later.

[Nantango]

I bet the guests already had a few drinks before they boarded but that does not excuse their acting like one day gambler cruisers.  They acted more like Celebration type guests with  unlimited drinks cards.   Bet they try to tromp around the deck in stiletto heels and way too small bikinis.  Bougie all the way.

[Mr. Miner]

On ‎5‎/‎20‎/‎2018 at 2:15 PM, dosodog said:

My theory is Captain Sandy was telling the truth that she doesn't like people who lie to her.  Hannah lied several times in regards to the charter guest.

Maybe Captain Yaawwnn will be more in touch with her crew this season?

[heatherchandler]

On 5/16/2018 at 12:49 PM, scenicbyway said:

I've used a patch, the bracelet, Dramamine, literally nothing helps except being out on deck with a breeze.  I've also continued to be seasick on land after docking.  The only thing that cures it is walking around on land.

I have found that the only way to feel better is to get into the water.  I have puked my guts out on the way to a scuba excursion, have a great time diving and then puke the whole way back.  I hate motion sickness!

[heavysnaxx]

On 5/16/2018 at 7:44 AM, Barbara Please said:

"NUTS, I need my nuts!"

Kadooz to Myrna Loy for supplying the perfect, very slender retort, all the way back in the 1930s.. 

[heyitsmejake]

 I think it's true that Princess Long Island was only cast for her born-again virginity and hopeful pageantry antics.

On the other hand I feel really, really bad for her because I also suffer from terrible seasickness.   I even lived with my cat on a boat for almost 2 years and at the beginning we both suffered very intense seasickness for the first six weeks or two months. However, this was a tiny boat from the Sausalito houseboat area in California and it's pretty well-known that the San Francisco Bay is one of the most choppy oceans in the world. I also took a short cruise years ago and the patch worked fine. If a person is prone to motion sickness (as I suspect she is and she knows she is) being on a large yacht in calm seas may still be an unpleasant experience. I simply can't understand why she wasn't better prepared. 

The guests might be the least self-aware people ever. EVER.

[Giselle]

On 5/19/2018 at 3:30 AM, dleighg said:

but the crew doesn't know who owns that lovely boat? Any chance they pushed the idea about "how about that really beautiful one over there?"

 

I'd grin wider if they did.

You know the piggish guest's egos would have jumped for it and watching their fall would be smirkingly satisfying.

On 5/25/2018 at 1:29 PM, heavysnaxx said:

Kadooz to Myrna Loy for supplying the perfect, very slender retort, all the way back in the 1930s.. 

Love, love, love Nick and Nora Charles!

[TGinKY]

On 5/16/2018 at 12:51 AM, MVFrostsMyPie said:

Those ladies were.... nuts.

And when the sea hags got their nuts, they were the wrong kind!

[luvthepros]

On 5/18/2018 at 1:07 AM, Locutus said:

Yeah, the guests were pigs. They were trying so hard to be vile,  that I hope it was for the camera. Though with the way our society is deteriorating, it could have been genuine. My only complaint with the food is all the bare hand handling. Gross. Use gloves at least.

Chefs on Food Network don't wear gloves......none of the shows feature chefs cooking with gloves on. The only time you will see a chef with a gloved hand is if they cut themselves then continue on with the food prep.

[biakbiak]

13 hours ago, luvthepros said:

Chefs on Food Network don't wear gloves......none of the shows feature chefs cooking with gloves on. The only time you will see a chef with a gloved hand is if they cut themselves then continue on with the food prep.

Most non-fast food restaurants don’t use gloves either because it has been proven through studies that frequent hand washing is just as sanitary if not more sanitary than wearing gloves because people don’t change the gloves frequently enough.

Edited September 20, 2018 by biakbiak

[Brookside]

On ‎5‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 10:06 AM, SFoster21 said:

Does her union keep her from filljng a bowl with nits 

I wish my union would protect me from someone filljng my bowl with nits.

[Brookside]

On ‎5‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 10:07 PM, Locutus said:

Yeah, the guests were pigs. They were trying so hard to be vile,  that I hope it was for the camera. Though with the way our society is deteriorating, it could have been genuine. My only complaint with the food is all the bare hand handling. Gross. Use gloves at least.

Chefs/cooks/assistants/food handlers prepare and serve up food without wearing gloves all the time, cooked or uncooked.  Fruit salad, crudités, portioning meat onto plates, cutting up a salad.

[Me from ME]

Just now bingeing all seasons since it is on Peacock TV. I have travelled a lot by ship, and have witnessed celebrities acting very poorly e.g. someone from the Harry Potter franchise (although not one of the stars) daily sleeping drunk in the lounge reserved for first class passengers, a famous actor arguing about his bill at the Purser's Office wearing only a bathrobe and slippers but I digress.

I came here to say that since the time that the automatic tip has been added to the final statement that some people complain from the time they board as a strategy to have it removed. (I have never had it removed and always except once surreptitiously hand another envelope to my cabin steward and table stewards at the end of the journey.)

[Ineke]

On 5/16/2018 at 3:21 PM, bichonblitz said:

The guys on the other yachts turning these bitches down. Pure Perfection. 

They just had no shame

such women live here in trailers 

[iMonrey]

If only Kate were on this charter. The primary would have gotten a penis blanket on her bed for sure.