Fans of Below Deck are used to seeing some wild storylines and season four alone had some dramatic scenes. Working and living on a yacht isn't the easiest thing in the world, even though it seems like a plum job and, of course, the scenery is truly beautiful. But there is so much drama on this series that it definitely doesn't seem like the dream job that it once did.
Fans have many theories about the reality show and there are a lot of things that fans wonder about when it comes to Below Deck. There is one thing that fans of this popular reality series have noticed, and it really bugs them. Let's take a look.
Fans Hate This
There are a lot of behind-the-scenes facts about Below Deck that viewers are eager to know about, and there are also some things that happen right on camera that confuse fans.
What are fans upset about? A fan shared on Reddit that the Below Deck cast members constantly throw broken things into the ocean.
The fan wrote, "One thing I noticed in several of the seasons is that if something's broken they'll just throw it overboard. Broken plate, broken vase, broken cake patter, burnt pot, etc. Overboard it goes. I'd think there would be some environmental law or something that they can't be chucking things overboard into the ocean. I don't know why they don't just throw it in the garbage. If they do that when they're being filmed it makes me wonder what the boats that don't get filmed do." That last point is unnerving as it's definitely bad to keep throwing things into the ocean.
Another fan commented in the thread, saying that one of the chefs, Ben, was having trouble cooking something and he pitched a pan into the water, which definitely sounds bad. Another viewer responded, "The ocean is not a trash can."
A Big Problem
In another Reddit thread, a fan pointed out the same thing about objects being tossed casually into the sea like it was truly no big deal. They wrote, "Anyone shocked by how casually the crew throws trash into the ocean? Broken plate....just throw it overboard. Broken glass cake stand, cigarette butts, Chinese lanterns."
A fan replied that in the first season of Below Deck Med, Hannah threw some cigarette butts into the ocean, along with a cake stand. No one should be pitching garbage into the ocean, let alone cigarettes, and the cake stand is weird and random. It definitely seems like this happens often enough that viewers have taken note. And it's very strange as it seems like someone would have said something and the employees on the yachts would stop doing this.
A viewer shared an article in the same Reddit thread that talks about ships being responsible for "ocean plastic waste." According to Phys.org, a study said that merchant ships from China are likely responsible for plastic bottles found on Inaccessible Island. The study looked at plastic waste in 2018, 2009, and 1984 in that area.
Other 'Below Deck' Problems
Below Deck is no stranger to negative comments as there has been a lot about this reality show that has gotten people talking.
Two crew members are said to have pretended they had more experience than they really did: according to Nicki Swift, Andrew and Kasey, a deckhand and stewardess, didn't tell the truth when applying. The website points out that everyone does safety training, so that's good to know.
There was another scandal on the show that was much more upsetting: a guest assaulted Jen Howell during a party. According to Yahoo News, Kate Chastain, the First Stewardess who is also Jen's boss, said, “Unfortunately, a guest will be served too much [alcohol], so they think, maybe, Hey, I can sexually harass the yacht crew. However, as an experienced yachtie, you learn how to deal with these kind of charter guests. And, unfortunately, Jen is not a yachtie.”
Many fans responded on Twitter, and one said, “Experienced yachtie or not, no one should have to get used to being sexually harassed by the guest." That tweet, in particular, got many responses, as this was a strange and horrible thing to see on the show.
It's definitely odd to see cast members of Below Deck throwing garbage and other objects into the water on the show, and it seems like this is a regular occurrence, as enough fans have pointed it out in some Reddit thread. Hopefully, this will stop happening in future seasons as it's fair to say that it's not good for the environment.
