I hate how editing makes me like and dislike different people every season. How did I get to be Team Hannah this season? Sandy is being awful this season. She’s not looking out for Jaime who is being undermined as a deckhand strictly for being female. She doesn’t seem to care that Kasey is completely incompetent. She undermines her crew in front of the guests. And she let’s her friend break rules that are in place to avoid damaging the boat. And that is just off the top of my head.
The vagina doctor had nothing but good things to say about the crew and left a nice fat tip. But Sandy started off the tip meeting complaining about having the worst breakfast service she’s ever had on a charter. She’s literally bitching about her toast. Does she not realize that Adam was taking random orders from people for whatever they wanted whenever they strolled down to breakfast and she was the last to arrive and he was making the paying customers their breakfast first? Then she yells at Conrad about the tender. That was a pretty big mistake by him but she has already yelled at him about it at least once. Everyone got a thousand Euros. Lately that equals just a tad over a thousand US dollars.
Captain Sandy interrogates Adam about the toast once more privately on the bridge. He says that her toast order came at the end of service. Sandy repeats it back to him as “the order was late coming in” Hannah heard that and is now pissed at Adam. Hannah is already plotting her revenge on Adam.
The whole crew heads out for sushi. Joao seems to have Kasey and Brooke vying for his attention. One of them sees “the guy that he could be.” Oh the stupidity of young females. Thankfully, we outgrow most of it. At dinner Adam talks to Hannah about how great the service is and how quickly everything comes out. These to might come to blows this charter. The trip ashore was relatively uneventful, in a good way.
Back on ship, everyone goes to bed except for Hannah and Conrad who have a drink and a smoke on the bow of the ship. These two have talked a lot lately and have gotten close. They finally have a smooch. I like these two together. He seems to bring out a softer side of Hannah. Conrad heads off to bed and she stays to look at the beautiful shore line and enjoy the afterglow.
The primary for the next charter is Honey. It’s her birthday. She’s Kosher. Seriously? Then she needs to find a Kosher ship with a Kosher chef because Adam is not trained to be a Kosher chef. And there is a vegan. She also wants a Great Gatsby Birthday Party. Apparently, 1942 Tequila is Kosher. Conrad will be getting a slide and a trampoline for this batch of guests. He’s never used one before. This will be an issue.
Jamie had an hour off and took a nap but was fifteen minutes late back to work. Conrad is on shore getting supplies and so Joao decides to be a real dick to Jaime. Joao is upset that Jamie has an attitude problem. No, Joao, you are a dick with an attitude problem. Hannah finds Jaime on the dock on the phone with her mother sobbing. Jaime has been treated like crap by everyone all season and no one bothers to even try to be her friend. Until now, Hannah is really sweet to her.
The guests are demanding right off the bat. While it is normal to be greeted with champagne, they didn’t seem interested in it all and wanted their tequila right away. Then Hannah got the wrong kind of tequila. Honey is worried about the food and wants to meet with Adam. Honey is the only Kosher person on the boat. She says when she has chicken or meat she can’t have dairy for three hours. Um, did they even have hours in Biblical times? Is this some random thing she has made up for herself?
Kasey is not puking, but she is still useless.
The guests complain about Chinese Chicken Salad for lunch. I’d cut off my left tit right now (and that’s the big one) for one of those salads. It’s summer and noontime! There is a thousand dollars of Kosher beef on board for later children. Pipe down and try having fun! Somehow Honey is eating pasta al fredo right after her chicken salad. I’m quite sure it has not been three hours. These people are hoovering up food like a football team. They are also having more tequila so they will be passed out soon.
It’s too bad about the upcoming food coma because the deckhands are trying to inflate the slide. Conrad has never done this before but Joao has. So Joao is being very helpful and kindly explaining how it all works. Oh wait, no he’s not. He’s being a dick and acting like knowing how to blow up a slide is some high level knowledge that he is lording over them. It’s not rocket science, it’s just like blowing up a raft or anything else.
Adam’s dinner menu has now been ridiculously individualized for everyone. This is after Sandy explained that the menu was set and provisioned for based on their preference sheets. Adam seems to blame Hannah for making a bad situation worse. WTF is she supposed to do? Dinner is delayed and now Adam can’t cook for the crew so Sandy springs for takeout pizzas!
We leave this episode with the guest still getting ready for their 9 pm dinner at 11 pm. Adam is losing his mind over the delay.
Next week: Kasey doesn’t know how to make a bloody Mary. Hannah learns that Kasey has lied about her experience. Really? You think? Joao seems to hook up with Kasey. Brooke has run through Joao and Colin and seems to be thinking about just settling for Adam. Really girl?
captain lee needs to keep his opinions to himself.
Captain Lee is very supportive of the show by live tweeting. He gives his professional opinion of the crew. He never, ever says anything negative about Captain Sandy. Let’s say you are a restaurant owner, and you are watching a show about restaurants, should you keep your opinion to yourself about the restaurant staff? Or would you be tweeting that someone is doing a good job and other things would never fly on your watch? The man is literally on vacation and taking an hour or so out of his time to comment on a show on the channel that his show is on. It’s not just okay, it’s very generous of his time. Captain Lee is a genuinely great person.
I agree completely about captain Lee
He is my favorite person on all of Bravo
I don’t do the Twitter. What did the Stud of the Sea say?
Search Captain Lee Twitter feed.
I found his tweets. I agree. He has maintained the utmost professional regarding another ship under similar particulars (filming, etc).
Captain Lee is the Stud of the Sea and freakin’ awesome.
This season seems forced. Too scripted. Why didn’t they replace Kasey? She’s worthless. She’s on Benedryl or some sort of seasickness med and she is drowsy and out of it. She needs to be replaced ASAP. Captain Sandy seems to be on a tirade all the time now, except when making google eyes at that Dr. Berman. And what’s with letting her wear her ratty ass ugly shoes on an 8 mil $ yacht? This is what I mean about it feeling forced. These guests? Please. Kosher? Where? If they are practicing Jews, what’s with all the tequila? And what’s with the special year? Where do they dig up these people? Central casting? Again, way too over the top. First guests were over the top and now these idiots? I’d never survive working on a yacht, especially at my old lady age of 62. I have zero patience and zero tolerance for idiots, snowflakes, arrogance and narcissists. Oh well….
I sort of think Sandy is trying to overcompensate for being too loose last season, so she wants to prove she is tough.Kasey is pretty-much a spoiled kid who only appears to show up when it’s her meal time or a tip meeting. And Jamie is just so in need of a little more emotional support –I hope she gets it.
Maybe it is true. The whole thing is scripted because I have no idea how Kelsey was hired. And the seasickness excuse is started getting old
And Joao doesn’t seem to call out Colin for his tug boat experience. So yet another reason to back up his pissing contest with Conor
Snowflakes? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…
Bawhaaaa. Good one!
I haven’t read all the comments yet but just slightly younger than you but I absolutely think you’d be able to handle a mess of guests and crew with ease! You called the bs woman!
Kashrut laws are based on rabbinical interpretations of biblical laws. These interpretations have become more complex over the course of many centuries. The time between eating meat and milk differs with communities, with most waiting either three or six hours. The Dutch Jewish community traditionally waited 1.5 hours.
For that kitchen to be kosher (never mind glatt kosher), they would have had to hire a mashgiach (trained kashrut dupervisor) and extensively clean the kitchen, including blue torching the oven interior, covering the counters, and bringing in new utensils, pots, pans and dishes.
And, yes, the tequila is kosher. Liquors are not a problem. Wine must be kosher.
Thank you for the insight, I love learning about different cultures. My husband was going nuts when I attempted a keto diet for a week. That seems like a lot to leave in the hands of an unskilled Chef especially something so important.
Yes thank you for explaining!
Betorah! Thank you!!! I was starting down the Google tangents. I’m vastly interested in the variations of how people interpret Kosher. (My friends don’t keep it – except for hot dogs. We ALL buy kosher dogs, b/c as one friend quips, I don’t want what the US finds acceptable, I want what a rabbi does! Chicken lips aren’t kosher!
I remember the old Chef Roble show. He catered a Kosher meal – very strictly Kosher, as the Rabbi had to even light the gas stove!
Clearly Honey is not that kind of Jew. But you know what? She’s one of the primaries, deal with it Adam. The problem is them not sticking with what they asked for.
Also, lobster, shrimp, and all other shellfish are not Kosher.
WHAT KIND OF CHEF DOESN’T KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT, SHELLFISH ARE NOT KOSHER???
Also, he really didn’t have to do two separate surprise dishes at lunch for the Kosher woman and the vegan… vegan would automatically be kosher, no?
I worked as a chef on and off for many many years and I did not know that shellfish is not kosher.
That is surprising.
No matter how you observe/interpret being Kosher, there are some basics that are the same for everyone, as I understand them..
1. Keep meat and dairy separate.
2. Animals are slaughtered with a Rabbi’s supervision, according to Jewish law.
3 No pork.
4. No shellfish.
That is part of what I was thinking, how can she be kosher if the kitchen is not kosher? and even if they made the kitchen kosher they are cooking shellfish in it, and there are not enough pots and pans to have one set for dairy and one for meat.
I don’t think it was kosher your right on all the info even if the meat was it wasn’t when he cooked it with the shrimp on the same time . Kosher style maybe. even the plates and silverware wasn’t kosher
Its interesting how everyone adheres to religious laws differently. I’d bet there are yachts with kosher kitchens. Based on some google research (so take this with a few shakers of salt), the amount of time between meat & dairy is, for most folks, six hours. The time between dairy & meat is minimal. Unless the dairy is a hard, strong cheese, in which case it needs to be six hours. I’d think, if one was spending the kind of money they’re spending, they’d want a chef who is skilled in providing kosher meals, including the space between meat & dairy, and, just as importantly, a kosher kitchen. Which that kitchen is not. Was the same pan used to cook the shrimp as the Alfredo sauce (which shouldn’t have been consumed after chicken). I totally support folks sticking to their religious beliefs. And I don’t think it’s fair to throw something like that st someone without appropriate training.
I thought the same thing, there has to be yachts out there with kosher kitchens!
I may have promised to have not seen shrimp or bacon eaten by one or more of my Jewish friends…
Yep! A true kosher diet is unbelievably strict and impossible in a normal kitchen…wow was bad enough having to adhere to now mostly antiquated Catholic dietary restrictions when I get as a mere pup (yeah I’m almost an antique)…but full on kosher is insane!
Love your blog! You’re a scream!
Correct me if I’m wrong, seriously correct me but when I was studying in Israel, my understanding of kosher food has to be prepared in separate kitchens. Dairy in one; meat in the other. How do you do that in a ship that size and never heard the hour rule. And with a vegan addition, Adam should have just jumped overboard. (PS chefs can be difficult to work with but Adam’s passive aggressive behavior is not a good look for such a handsome guy)
I don’t understand Hannah this season. Why hasn’t she pulled Kasey aside and told her to get her act together and instead of going out with the group, spend time googling “How to wash whites and darks”. Or fire her.
Dairy and meat do not need to be prepared in separate kitchens, although that would be considered ideal. If that were true, individuals would not be able to do so in their own homes, although there are wealthy individuals that have mirror areas in their kitchens–sink, stove, microwave, dishwasher, etc. I’m sure there are some who do have separate kitchens. I have heard of people who have separate kitchens for the eight days of Passover.
You do need separate pots, pans, utensils, flat wear, and dishes. People who keep kosher also have separate dish towels, sponges, dish pans and dish racks.
There is absolutely no way that an untrained person iwould be capable of doing this correctly. In addition, you would be required to hire a supervisor in order to certify that everything was done correctly. Especially, by Adam, who served prosciutto on the last charter where no pork was requested.
Thank you so much for the information. I greatly appreciate it.
I think it is all bullshit manufactured for TV. If you are Kosher you do not go on yachts with no Kosher chef. It is made for TV bullshit. And that ain’t Kosher to me.
Great recap TT. What I’d like is more of the crew antics and less high maintenance pita guests.
I’m not seeing enough of Colin!!
I remember going to my friends’ cousin’s house (I volunteered to help move out some furniture they were giving to my friends) They were the only ones in the very large, extended family that had chosen to go Kosher – not always easy in western Washington!
I remember, because they had the first independent fridge drawers I had ever seen. While we were there, they ordered pizza, and let me know that they kept kosher so it would be veggies only. The fridge drawers held all their dairy products and the veggies that would be cooked with them.
They didn’t bother worrying too much about restaurants and family accommodated at catered events with a vegan/vegetarian option and really nice paper plates (not trusting the caterer would have kosher dishes).
I hate religion. No offense to anyone else who participates lol.
That sounds exhausting!
Aren’t sponges prohibited? (Because they are bacteria factories.) I’ve had Jewish clients (kosher lite) get excited when I give them Golden Fleece scrubbers.
When I was growing up we lived in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood (the only one in Minot, ND) and our home had two kitchens. Most of the houses in our area did.
Not liking Captain Sandy this season.
Joao is such a dick, I’d like to throat punch him! Who the fuck is he to speak to Jamie like that??? I like that Hannah was there for her.
I like the Hannah and Conrad hook up, it’s sweet.
This charter of peeps are assholes!
I haven’t seen Joao do anything other than lay in the chreww galley or criticizing someone? Have I missed something?
No you haven’t GertieKat, he can’t stand being an underling to Conrad or Hannah for that manner, he comes off as he is: A Dick.
You re absolutely right. I would love to smack that smug look off his face
Agreed!
Thank you very much for the information on kosher food preparation. I was there with my seminary and so much was thrown at us: Christian, Jewish and Muslim study and practices. I couldn’t absorb it all. I’m just not that smart and we travelled the whole country/state. Loved it there
To TT . dont you think he is being a hypocrite? Lee that is….
Kasey is so slow. Sick or not she’s not trying and it’s beyond frustrating to work with someone like that. I agree, I like Hannah and Conrad together. There’s something very sweet about the way they are with each other.
Hey Fizz, She doesn’t know what she’s doing, sounds like next week we’ll find out that will be a fact.
Didn’t Kate run into the same problem with the same tequila? What’s so great about this stuff?
No, Kate actually didn’t order that exclusive and redonkulously expense tequila because she didn’t think the guests would notice the difference. And when they immediately asked for it, she knew she screwed up.
If this is how they are going to script this season — insane guests, totally incompetent staff — I wonder what they will do to Capt Lee next season?
I guess we have to get in line to slap Joao, but I’d like to bitch slap Sandy too. She is actually making herself look less competent. No professional treats their staff that way.
Okay ,first off, i love this site I’ve been reading and watching for the longest time .
First up, Southern Charm… Watchin the latest ep, anxiety. Below Deck .. watching.Major anxiety watching chicky babe trying to do dishes.
Wow, it is weird how Sandy has done a 180. She really should have complimented Adam on that incredible meal and all those desserts.
Wow, that girl Brooke just doesn’t know how to be alone for 2 seconds. She sees that ass Jaoa looking at the other chick, so she moves right on to another guy!
Not only that, but she thinks Jaoa is a nice guy. Bwahahaha
I don’t dislike Hannah, but I’m not a big fan either. But I do give her credit for always being nice to any crew member who is upset. She was really nice to Jamie.
What is the deal with them not getting the right Tequila?
Didn’t they also forget something that was requested in the first charter that was specifically asked for?
When they looked at the bottle again, it did say Don Julio with 1942 at the top and Hannah said something along the lines of “I didn’t know there was another kind of DJ 1942”.
Hannah is good but not as good as she thinks she is. Either that or shes just burnt out.
Good Lord that girl Brooke. Can’t tell if she’s a boy crazy hopeless romantic or just desperate. Either way it’s not a good look. But I guess she is only like 25.
Please get rid of Kasey. Cannot deal. Joaoww too.
I am so over captain Sandy. She is just one angry bitch. I don’t get it, is it because she felt she was too easy on the crew last season, so she is double crazy this season? She is over the top and her voice really started to piss me off.
I completely agree. It’s one thing to recognize he crew got away with some bad behavior. But it’s another to pull the reins so hard that your inferiors lose respect for you. And the audience.