
The "Below Deck" franchise sets sail with a new boat, crew and location in this series that follows nine members of a crew who live and work aboard a 150-foot yach;. as the ship journeys through the Mediterranean, each episode features a new group of elite passengers, with each group presenting a different set of challenges for the crew; leading the ship's team as captain during this series' run have been Mark Howard, a veteran of nearly 30 years on yachts, and Sandy Yawn, one of the few females in the yachting industry to hold the position; other crew members include chief stewardess Hannah, who sees the Mediterranean as the ultimate location for yachting.

The charter season comes to an end and two crew members go all in on a bad decision; a returning visitor has a pleasant surprise; some crew members get happy endings while others exchange harsh words.

A group of loud, brash New Yorkers board the boat and put the crew back on their heels; bad weather keeps the boat at the dock and a considerable emergency pops up; a crew member gets injured; a long-running friendship frays.

An argument over a jet ski causes a major rift in the deck team; a long-held bromance is threatened; a heart-to-heart about commitment is interrupted; tempers flare in multiple directions.

A betrayal is revealed and awkwardness and confrontations follow; while a crew member is running out of time to get a second chance, a major breakup changes everything; the deck team struggles to work in the swell.