I started as a Junior Waiter on cruise ships out of college, became the golf professional and then joined the USAF. I’ve missed ships so much though I’ve gone back to school for my masters and unlimited maritime license to eventually become a captain. I’m looking to jump right into yachting as soon as I graduate! I’ll be 40, but it is never too late to do what you love.
I don’t understand why the boat doesn’t have a chef and a sous chef. The chef has to make three meals a day for the guests and the crew. That’s too much for one person
I don't know why they don't have a set menu, with exceptions for the people who cannot have certain foods and prepare the same menus for all the different charters. The current charter does not know the LAST charter had the same menu. Do as much ahead as possible. AND keep a chocolate and vanilla cake in the freezer. Every chef has a cow when he or she has to prepare a cake, (birthday, wedding, etc.) Common sense.
Yeah, when I visited my mum last week she was watching the show all day, every day for hours. I normally don't watch trash tv like this, but I saw the appeal when watching the 'rocky " session. That girl was very entertaining and crazy.
This is nonsense. A chef makes about 90k a year on vessels this size. They purposely under report here and on websites to keep underpaid, low skill, desperate land chefs away from the industry.
Hmmm, no income taxes. If you're a US citizen, the gov't does not care whether you earned that money home or not, they expect you to pay. If you get caught not paying, they're quick to assess penalties. Also, while it may be glamorous to be going to great places and experiencing the high-life, you are stuck in quarters that you share with someone that is as big as a jail cell so privacy is out the door. Remember that you are not working an 8hr job as you are catering to guests from the time they wake up to bedtime. Not trying to be a party pooper but there's always two sides to a story.
This is kinda random, but the pic of Kate, Colin, and Lee was taken the night they did an appearance in Columbus, Ohio, and my sister and I got to meet them. They were all lovely. 😊
@@ChristopherNips81 Yes! All three of them hugged and thanked everyone for coming to see them (we did the VIP route so we could meet them), and took photos with everyone. Kate complimented my blouse three times and said she was going to get one for herself. She was funny and very sweet.
I cannot understand why they make all that drama about being away from their families for 6 weeks like it's a huge sacrifice? Good gosh! That's not even 2 months away from home they make it sound like torture. They are lucky to be working.
Well, I have that though all the time about many things, sometimes you hear something like "These marines for eight weeks!" or "Police officers go through a rigorous eight month training process" and all I can think is, you know, most professionals have to study for four to eight years, and I work an office job and have had to take up to three month long trips, I am with you, I don't know what these people complain so much about, specially as some if not most of them have one or two college degrees, I mean, you only came home for holidays for years. It's so crazy.
I don't know why the Hell they whine all the time and constantly, 'need a hug' and to talk about their feelings. It is sickening. Who cares? They are there to work. You can see them all dripping with immaturity like they are in high school hugging it out constantly. I've worked places many years and NEVER EVER hugged one single person. Never said, 'I need a hug'!!! WTF is wrong with young people?
@Stevospeedo nonsense. There are no chef owners on yachts. A yacht chef on a 50 meter makes 90k a year. I worked in the industry for a long time as a chef. It's underreported to keep people away
@Stevospeedo 90K is double what a chef would make on land..lol .I would work a season with the yacht I was on permanently and then had 3 months off with full pay and benefits while vacationing for 3 months. Nothing like that on land exists. Yes, you said "chef owners" and you never stipulated that it wasn't on yachts. Idiot.
@Stevospeedo lol.. Yeah servant flying on private jets, having zero expenses, months of time off and working in the most beautiful places on earth doing what I love. My own boss? That's exactly what I am. Owning a restaurant so I can work 100 hours a week for years with no profits, vacation or time off? That's slavery. Enjoy 😊
@Stevospeedo no, servers provide service on yachts. No Chef/owner that I've ever seen, even in mediocre restaurants is there 20 hours a week. If my executive chef/owner was there 20 hours a week I would leave immediately. That person is lazy, doesn't want to know what's going on in their business and will not succeed. You're delusional and you obviously never worked in the higher levels of the industry. Everyone has a boss that they serve and there's nothing wrong with that, even restaurant owners. Your ego and lack of accomplishment is why you look down on the idea of "serving someone". Their boss is the bank that lent them the money, their investors and their clients. You're either a troll or you flip burgers for a living.
Hannah would have to pay federal taxes on that income if she were a U.S. citizen. It wouldn't matter if she made it at the bottom of the ocean, Uncle Sam would demand his cut.
Timothy R Day a certain amount of money earned off shore is tax free. Wham i lord overseas the amount was $70k per year tree ax free but it’s probably higher now.
Timothy R Day Hanna isn’t an American citizen but Kate Chastain is and should be liable for paying taxes to the US government, like the rest of us upstanding American citizens.
I am guessing, like Captain Sandy and Lee, they have those extra incomes in an offshort Bahamas account. The network accounting office probably talked with them about those technicalities.
Laura Jeffrey bullshit, you have no idea what you are talking about, not a clue. If you are an American, you must pay your income taxes. You are only exempt up to a certain amount if you live in another country, not on the high seas with no fixed address. All US mariners must pay taxes.
The IRS thanks the captain for actually showing the cash tips being paid. He even broke it down to what the season's total tip package was at the billy cocaine trip show.
@@MrBeatboxmasta I think the tax-free income is for citizens of countries which are not the USA. The US is the only country that taxes world-wide income regardless of your residency, and would expect all income to be reported annually. Other countries only tax residents, so by being non-resident you can avoid paying tax. Even so, there are clear guidelines for what it means to be non-resident and it is wise to get advice before counting on this as a tax avoidance strategy.
@@MrBeatboxmasta total nonsense lie. You pay tax in your country of residence. If you have no residence, it's your country of birth. There no such thing as not paying tax. This is a dangerous and ridiculous assertion by this announcer and it costs people massive amounts in back taxes and fines when they're caught.
@@kevincolemantpi completely untrue. If you're not a resident anywhere in the world then you must pay tax in your birth country. This dangerous misinformation has cost people massive amounts of back tax
I think the taxing authorities have a different perspective; your "residence" is determined by passport country. For those in the US, check the "opinion" of the IRS. Just because you don't "earn" your money within US borders, or have tax withholding does not make your income tax free.
long slong You don’t live in international waters. I hope you are not a US citizen and have not been paying your taxes because that will turn out bad in the end, if they catch up with you. PS, I work on ships that go into foreign ports, you must pay your taxes.
I did! I’ve worked on cruise ships and one mega yacht as a golf professional. Such a great lifestyle. However, I wanted more responsibility (and money) so I’m getting my masters degree and unlimited maritime license to become a mate (and eventually captain). I’ll be 40 when I graduate but that’s another 25 years of work which I’ll be absolutely in love with. It’s never too late to chase your dreams (cheesy, I know).
@@newjersey-thesupertrucker tax free + bills free pretty much turns the 60K into 90K-100K in value. Not many jobs where you can buy a house after having only worked 5 years.
@@MrBeatboxmasta the income is tax free, the cost of living isn't and if you need to work 5 years to buy a house then your A making crap money or B you can't manage your finances. In today's world a 630 credit score and 10% down you can buy a home.
I'm left wondering how many of them can squeeze additional gigs into a calendar year. When they say "annual salary", does that really mean they can't fill out the rest of the 52 weeks with income-producing activities? How many weeks is the Season for which they earn $50K - $80K?
On the Below Deck Med Series: Who was the blond primary who brought the "harem" on his charter? He requested Bobby take the girls shoe shopping. Then got Bobby "punished" for bringing only half of them back to the boat. The primary was mad that he had to wait a few minutes for dinner. He told the girls not to say a word while he spoke to Capt Sandy and demand Bobby do night anchor watch. Usually Capt Sandy allows filming of the preference sheet meeting and says who the primary is in the episode. I noticed that that episode had it's preference meeting deleted . I guess the primary had his attornies demand that to be deleted so that no one could look him up. At least one of his "harem" spoke no English because another girl had to tell her in Italian to keep her mouth shut. Then another girl said she would not go out partying later if Bobby were not with them. So, the primary spoke to him alone on the dock, basically apologizing to Bobby. But, it ended up on camera. Which, I am sure, made the primary feel he "looked" better.
@Rose Renee Just because you say something that doesn't make it true. How many people that are interviewed on the news get paid, very few. are they on TV? That's just one category. A college football game on TV do the players get paid?
I’m getting my license to become a mate (and eventually captain). I had to attend a university again to do this and it will take 2.5 years (masters program). I’ll be 40 when I graduate but I’m having a great time in school and even graduating at 40, I’ll have 25 years to keep doing something I love. It’s never too late.
Christopher Neil would have been faster and cheaper to hawespipe it to your license. You should have consulted someone and if you did, they gave you bad advice. You would have had your 3rd mate in 3 years and made very good money while doing it. Now you are in debt and still only a 3 rd mate.
I did not like Riley! She had a foul mouth, and kept yelling she wanted respect as a captain. Guess what ur weren’t a captain then, ugavw NO respect and then cried. Tough huh? Scoffs! All the 3 rd stews were big baby’s, for that kind of money get over yourselves! Love kates jokes, she’s my fav! I’m glad Hanna Oregon’s so she’s off the show! Scoff X 2! IMO
The show is misleading about that. They call their 6 week filming a “season” which it certainly is not a full season. Real crew work most months of the year and typically have a high turnover (not a lot of job stability typically). In other words, what you make, you should save and plan on being unemployed for a bit till you land your next gig. If you are a professional, however, there is plenty of work to be found, especially if you are flexible.
Med Season- (early May- early October) Atlantic Crossing for FL shipyard work/boat show (2-3 weeks) or shipyard in Europe for winter layup Oct-Nov - Fort Lauderdale for yard work and FLIBs Nov-Aprl- Caribbean Season April-May- another yard work opportunity before next Med Season May- Atlantic Crossing to repeat (these are my rough timelines after 10 yrs doing it.)
There is so much not shown or discussed. The first officer or bosun is not as important as the chief engineer (rarely shown or mention) who is responsible for keeping those huge Diesel engines running good order, not to mention tons of other mechanicals: gensets, air conditioning, winches, etc. there are also a huge number of husband and wife combos.
Brad Viviviyal what ships have the Bosu’n and the first mate combined? You mean boats, little rubber ducky boats that have to hide in the rough weather? Also, even though Bill is not in the industry, he is dead on correct about the engineers. Ships or your little dingies you work on is not going anywhere without the engines working. No matter how much a captain may pout.
@@kisi5209 Or they are not as young, or sexy females, or "sightly" I think is the word they use. And maybe the engine room is not as pretty as the upper decks? They do show an engineer on the "sailing yacht" version sometimes, but I think he is also the Bosun.
Why do we tip people for doing their job? We don’t tip a doctor for saving our life. We don’t tip a lawyer for keeping us out of jail. It’s not like these people are students trying to make tuition. What’s with the culture of tipping for doing your job? Are they not paid enough (tax free)? Is the cost of the charter not enough? Please explain to me why we tip professionals? Stay safe from Newfoundland.
I watched a lot of episodes, but I asked myself a thousand times if I could do this work ? No I can't. The idea alone makes me already sad. Respect for the people who can do this work, but the money can't buy the time that I have to miss my family. It's a lifestyle not for everyone. I can prepare magic food dishes, provide very excellent service, still I can't. Maybe on another location, somewhere in the jungle.
No income is tax free. Yacht employees have to pay taxes in their country of residence. If they don't pay taxes they're breaking the law. Saying you don't have to pay tax because you don't reside in your country of origin for more than 6 months is a lie. I worked on yachts for 7 years. This is simply not true.
Yup, as a sailor myself on container ships, any moron believing you don’t have to pay taxes on earned income, deserves whatever fate they are given when they are caught.
@@SSags every hear of the million dollar captain's tax bill.. Lol? After a 20 year career of thinking you never had to pay tax... Someone comes knocking at your door when you're retiring and trying to collect SS
@@leemactavish3104 All good? What the hell does that mean? All good to never file taxes? Where is your pay being deposited? In what bank? Wrong. You have to file taxes in your country of residence. If you don't end up owing, that's great but you still have to file. If you're outside your country of residence for more than 183 days, YOU ARE NO LONGER A RESIDENT. If you're outside the the UK for more than 6 months you have to surrender your NHS card and you are no longer covered. If you're holding on to that card and you're out of the country for more than 6 months, you're committing fraud if you use the card. See how that works? If you use the card, you're a resident. If you surrender the card, you're not a resident. Even if you're not a resident, you're a citizen. It defaults to your country of birth if you have no residency anywhere in the world. No matter what YOU HAVE TO FILE TAXES SOMEWHERE ON EARTH. There is no such thing as not filing taxes. If you're smart and you establish residency in some tax haven then you possibly won't pay BUT YOU STiLL HAVE TO FILE. You should stop giving people wrong and dangerous advice.
@@aprilized yes you pay tax but when you show evidence you was out for 183 you get it all back. No I don't need to hand in my nhs card as I'm still a UK citizen so can still use the health service for free and still allowed to claim state pension at 67.
Jim Slade ...Here’s my guess: 9 charters @ let’s say 3 days per charter = 27 days adding a day or two turn over per, my guess is that a charter season may be two to three months max?
Around 3 months can be considered a season. A season is typically an informal referal to the first charter to the last charter in a location (the med or Caribbean).
Not true at all. I’ve filed “foreign earned income” this year and last year. in 2018 it was up to $104,000 and 2019 it was $105,000 tax free. (Edit: as long as you spend a total of 330 day out of the U.S., you can apply for this exclusion).
long slong This does not cover US mariners. You are not “living aboard” when you work on the water or living on international waters making you exempt from tax laws. Foreign earned income does not apply to US mariners, we have our own tax codes and laws that we have to follow. But go ahead, try not paying your taxes to Uncle Sam, see if that “international waters” excuse keeps you from becoming another Al Capone.
I think its a great gig, but they don't have a 401K and they have to pay their own health care. I will also say they do work very hard and I am not saying that from watching the show, I know from being on a yacht this size as a guest.
How can you become a deckhand ? I have 0 experience and i have not done any course, please I would like to know where i can start! I want to be in the Mediterranean becuase its closer to home
To get that amount per year working at 17-19hrs a day is not good for your health in the long run aging from 22-45 y old? But, you only live once in life...
200 K for a captain is very low. They have to work hard from the bottom, study, put up with long hours, lots of responsibility, babysit the crew and the guests, and if some imbecile comes into the boat with five grams of drugs the captain can lose the ship and his license. The captain has to be the all the roles of CEO, HR, Safety Officer, customer satisfaction, etc. Not to mention they are responsible for multimillion dollar complex and delicate pieces of specialized equipment. I think they should make way more money, of have a share of the earnings.
I just think about my time in the navy and sharing a berthing with 50 plus women. Yuck. Life on the ship is ROUGH. There's no privacy and it's NOT easy but if I could make that money I would do it.
Numbers are about the same for a welder. Harder to not pay taxes but possible using the same play. Depends many times what Country your employer is. Welding Inspector makes about what Captain Lee does. Well, not 20K a month but 200K a yr. overseas is pretty average. 50 an hour here stateside, easy.
Nasty Kate is nasty because reality tv needs people like her to keep people like you tuning in every week.. Also she...AND you keep those sponsors $$$happy! DUH.....
Because I told them thats what was on your TV when I was watching you recently through the camera I installed in your living room...thats not the only camera...just sayin...
A season is like 8 or 9 charters I think that each last 1 to 3 days with a day or so in between the next guests/next charter. It's good money for a season being so short.
These are some of the nastiest yatchies I have ever seen they get up and don't wash their faces brush there teeth or shower, they just get get up and pick up dirty clothes off the floor and get dressed ugh!!!!, does Kate ever comb her hair
I like captain Lee. responsible, firm, leads by example, super professional. Fact is, People who pay $150-200k a week for a charter will expect perfect luxury service. If you're going to join the crew for all the fun and parties, you're in for a rude awakening. How much does a waitress earn in a restaurant? Add your bills, rent, car, etc expenses, you better be sure that you are much better than just a waitress at a decent restaurant, especially when you get $200-400 just in tips per day of work. If you're smart with that money, you can easily save up, invest and move onto better things in life.
I work on super-yachts as a chief officer (but on 250ft+ yachts only) and feel like there are two sides to the industry. There's the "Bravo TV" yacht industry, where the crew come and go on a weekly basis and mostly work seasonally but don't have any benefits or job security and then you also have the big boats with a long standing professional crews on permanent contracts with 60 to 182 days of paid leave per year and full medical benefits. I can see a lot of people asking about head chef salaries and can tell you that on prestigious 250ft + yachts it ranges from 9,000 to 15,000 USD a month and often comes with up to 6 months a year paid holiday. So these salaries may be correct for below deck and that side of the industry, but for the ultra-secretive big boats it's a lot higher.
Do you work at sea? I assume not otherwise you'd know this, so I'll explain. It's down to licensing. I have an unlimited license rather than a restricted or yacht license. So I take advantage of that and work on the really big yachts that require that license (which is usually over 300ft actually). There are not a lot of crew with the combination of yacht experience and an unrestricted license, so as a result I get paid a lot more than I would on the smaller yachts, get a lot more time off (182 days leave vs 38 days), have a big single cabin and just all round have a much better lifestyle. So yeah, it's beneath me I guess? I don't know what to say. Pay me the same and give me the same lifestyle as I have now and I'll happily work on a 249ft yacht.
willinilli ummmm why are you referring to length instead of tonnage? I thought you were in the industry? BTW, I have never worked on anything shorter than 800ft. Length doesn’t mean a thing in our industry. Restricted licensing refers to waterways, at least to the USCG. And if you do have an unlimited ocean going license, you wouldn’t have gotten it working on yachts. So there is something amiss with your story telling.
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What would you spend that much money on?
my own boat
My dream house
My future
Brad Viviviyal you don’t know how big my dream house is
Paid for home!
I started as a Junior Waiter on cruise ships out of college, became the golf professional and then joined the USAF. I’ve missed ships so much though I’ve gone back to school for my masters and unlimited maritime license to eventually become a captain. I’m looking to jump right into yachting as soon as I graduate! I’ll be 40, but it is never too late to do what you love.
yay, go for it !!
Go for it I’m 43 and going to school to become a nurse
I'm 57 and wishing I could start over and be a chief stewardess... I would rock! Good luck!
I don’t understand why the boat doesn’t have a chef and a sous chef. The chef has to make three meals a day for the guests and the crew. That’s too much for one person
space and cost.
@@darkwowpg yet they pull a stew to help out the chef on many episodes
Some yachts have a sous-chef
Clearly NOT cos they do it day in day out
I don't know why they don't have a set menu, with exceptions for the people who cannot have certain foods and prepare the same menus for all the different charters. The current charter does not know the LAST charter had the same menu. Do as much ahead as possible. AND keep a chocolate and vanilla cake in the freezer. Every chef has a cow when he or she has to prepare a cake, (birthday, wedding, etc.) Common sense.
The chef should make more. Closer to the Captain.
I just started watching this program. I'm addicted 😜.
Brilliant isn't it
Same here I started just yesterday and am loving it
@@vernelltecheira4041 enjoy it just never gets boring ha
Me toooo
Yeah, when I visited my mum last week she was watching the show all day, every day for hours.
I normally don't watch trash tv like this, but I saw the appeal when watching the 'rocky " session. That girl was very entertaining and crazy.
I'd think the chef would make more.
Me too, I would think he would be just one step down from the captain.
Yeah I find it hard to believe that a glorified waitress earns more than a qualified chef:/
This is nonsense. A chef makes about 90k a year on vessels this size. They purposely under report here and on websites to keep underpaid, low skill, desperate land chefs away from the industry.
Chef Rachel said she can be hired as a personal chef for $16k a month. No way these figures are correct.
Chefs do make more, they got that completely wrong
Hmmm, no income taxes. If you're a US citizen, the gov't does not care whether you earned that money home or not, they expect you to pay. If you get caught not paying, they're quick to assess penalties. Also, while it may be glamorous to be going to great places and experiencing the high-life, you are stuck in quarters that you share with someone that is as big as a jail cell so privacy is out the door. Remember that you are not working an 8hr job as you are catering to guests from the time they wake up to bedtime. Not trying to be a party pooper but there's always two sides to a story.
The US tax laws are hilariously ironic for the 'land of the free'
You have to pay taxes on any amount over 80,000 earned outside the US
This show is the only reason to pay for Peacock premium
This is kinda random, but the pic of Kate, Colin, and Lee was taken the night they did an appearance in Columbus, Ohio, and my sister and I got to meet them. They were all lovely. 😊
Lisa Melroy Even Kate!? 😆
@@ChristopherNips81 Yes! All three of them hugged and thanked everyone for coming to see them (we did the VIP route so we could meet them), and took photos with everyone. Kate complimented my blouse three times and said she was going to get one for herself. She was funny and very sweet.
@@lisamelroy2855 wow how cool, yes love Lee and Kate both!
That doesn't count how much they make when appearing on a TV show either.
I cannot understand why they make all that drama about being away from their families for 6 weeks like it's a huge sacrifice? Good gosh! That's not even 2 months away from home they make it sound like torture. They are lucky to be working.
Well, I have that though all the time about many things, sometimes you hear something like "These marines for eight weeks!" or "Police officers go through a rigorous eight month training process" and all I can think is, you know, most professionals have to study for four to eight years, and I work an office job and have had to take up to three month long trips, I am with you, I don't know what these people complain so much about, specially as some if not most of them have one or two college degrees, I mean, you only came home for holidays for years. It's so crazy.
It's 4 months away
I don't know why the Hell they whine all the time and constantly, 'need a hug' and to talk about their feelings. It is sickening. Who cares? They are there to work. You can see them all dripping with immaturity like they are in high school hugging it out constantly. I've worked places many years and NEVER EVER hugged one single person. Never said, 'I need a hug'!!! WTF is wrong with young people?
The Tax Free aspect alone is worth it in it's self.
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NO such thing as Tax free.... It's a myth. It only seems like that cos they don't declare it... if the ATO ever catches up with them.... umm
@@todddawes2759 no dumbass sailors work w tax free salaries
You would think that a Chef would make more $$$ since they put a lot of emphasis on food.
@Stevospeedo nonsense. There are no chef owners on yachts. A yacht chef on a 50 meter makes 90k a year. I worked in the industry for a long time as a chef. It's underreported to keep people away
@Stevospeedo 90K is double what a chef would make on land..lol .I would work a season with the yacht I was on permanently and then had 3 months off with full pay and benefits while vacationing for 3 months. Nothing like that on land exists. Yes, you said "chef owners" and you never stipulated that it wasn't on yachts. Idiot.
@Stevospeedo lol.. Yeah servant flying on private jets, having zero expenses, months of time off and working in the most beautiful places on earth doing what I love. My own boss? That's exactly what I am. Owning a restaurant so I can work 100 hours a week for years with no profits, vacation or time off? That's slavery. Enjoy 😊
@Stevospeedo no, servers provide service on yachts. No Chef/owner that I've ever seen, even in mediocre restaurants is there 20 hours a week. If my executive chef/owner was there 20 hours a week I would leave immediately. That person is lazy, doesn't want to know what's going on in their business and will not succeed. You're delusional and you obviously never worked in the higher levels of the industry. Everyone has a boss that they serve and there's nothing wrong with that, even restaurant owners. Your ego and lack of accomplishment is why you look down on the idea of "serving someone". Their boss is the bank that lent them the money, their investors and their clients. You're either a troll or you flip burgers for a living.
@harry pag I would quit after one day if my head chef was such a lazy loser...
Hannah would have to pay federal taxes on that income if she were a U.S. citizen. It wouldn't matter if she made it at the bottom of the ocean, Uncle Sam would demand his cut.
Timothy R Day a certain amount of money earned off shore is tax free. Wham i lord overseas the amount was $70k per year tree ax free but it’s probably higher now.
Timothy R Day
Hanna isn’t an American citizen but Kate Chastain is and should be liable for paying taxes to the US government, like the rest of us upstanding American citizens.
@@laurajeffrey6116 FICA and SS aren't income taxes.
I am guessing, like Captain Sandy and Lee, they have those extra incomes in an offshort Bahamas account. The network accounting office probably talked with them about those technicalities.
Laura Jeffrey bullshit, you have no idea what you are talking about, not a clue. If you are an American, you must pay your income taxes. You are only exempt up to a certain amount if you live in another country, not on the high seas with no fixed address. All US mariners must pay taxes.
I love this show! I met Kate's mom at her consignment shop while vacationing in Florida in Melbourne, Florida. She is lovely!
Really? I fish in Melbourne all of the time. Where at?
They all work really hard!They deserve "big bucks".
Many people work “really hard” and don’t make that kind of money.
Yes it's really hard job, thanks for noticing it.
Chef makes as much money as the crew? WTF! Crew would be useless without food.
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PROGRAM
Me too with all the junk that is on television anymore, this is one of the very few shows that I do watch..
Who the hell would hire Rhylee after watching her on the show
god shes a nightmare.
@@cassandra6315 I like her compared to some of the Male assholes.
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I will
True She’s a big pain, but she’s definitely entertaining.
dont forget they also get paid by Bravo! No?
thats what meant by being paid by rhe show lol
The IRS thanks the captain for actually showing the cash tips being paid. He even broke it down to what the season's total tip package was at the billy cocaine trip show.
You missed the part where it says they don't stay in 1 country for 6 months so the IRS doesn't collect.
@@MrBeatboxmasta I think the tax-free income is for citizens of countries which are not the USA. The US is the only country that taxes world-wide income regardless of your residency, and would expect all income to be reported annually. Other countries only tax residents, so by being non-resident you can avoid paying tax. Even so, there are clear guidelines for what it means to be non-resident and it is wise to get advice before counting on this as a tax avoidance strategy.
@@MrBeatboxmasta total nonsense lie. You pay tax in your country of residence. If you have no residence, it's your country of birth. There no such thing as not paying tax. This is a dangerous and ridiculous assertion by this announcer and it costs people massive amounts in back taxes and fines when they're caught.
@@kevincolemantpi completely untrue. If you're not a resident anywhere in the world then you must pay tax in your birth country. This dangerous misinformation has cost people massive amounts of back tax
No such thing as 'Tax free'... A simple search on the tax office website would prove that, esp since an Aussie crew member said that
I think the taxing authorities have a different perspective; your "residence" is determined by passport country. For those in the US, check the "opinion" of the IRS. Just because you don't "earn" your money within US borders, or have tax withholding does not make your income tax free.
International waters I could have a I'd in the states but I work on a boat . Pay my taxes at home but you can't on water
long slong You don’t live in international waters. I hope you are not a US citizen and have not been paying your taxes because that will turn out bad in the end, if they catch up with you. PS, I work on ships that go into foreign ports, you must pay your taxes.
@@longslong6422 You are always still a resident of your home country regardless... so much mis-information out there
Don’t pay taxes get to travel and live for free. I need to change my career!
I did! I’ve worked on cruise ships and one mega yacht as a golf professional. Such a great lifestyle. However, I wanted more responsibility (and money) so I’m getting my masters degree and unlimited maritime license to become a mate (and eventually captain). I’ll be 40 when I graduate but that’s another 25 years of work which I’ll be absolutely in love with. It’s never too late to chase your dreams (cheesy, I know).
Girl, we done missed out on these perks
For 50-60k? I wouldn't waste my my time.
@@newjersey-thesupertrucker tax free + bills free pretty much turns the 60K into 90K-100K in value. Not many jobs where you can buy a house after having only worked 5 years.
@@MrBeatboxmasta the income is tax free, the cost of living isn't and if you need to work 5 years to buy a house then your A making crap money or B you can't manage your finances. In today's world a 630 credit score and 10% down you can buy a home.
I'm left wondering how many of them can squeeze additional gigs into a calendar year. When they say "annual salary", does that really mean they can't fill out the rest of the 52 weeks with income-producing activities? How many weeks is the Season for which they earn $50K - $80K?
I always wonder if the charter guests get a break on the cost from Bravo.
They do - it's 50% but are expected to tip on the full value.
Pretty sure those salaries aren’t “per season”
On the Below Deck Med Series: Who was the blond primary who brought the "harem" on his charter? He requested Bobby take the girls shoe shopping. Then got Bobby "punished" for bringing only half of them back to the boat. The primary was mad that he had to wait a few minutes for dinner. He told the girls not to say a word while he spoke to Capt Sandy and demand Bobby do night anchor watch. Usually Capt Sandy allows filming of the preference sheet meeting and says who the primary is in the episode. I noticed that that episode had it's preference meeting deleted . I guess the primary had his attornies demand that to be deleted so that no one could look him up. At least one of his "harem" spoke no English because another girl had to tell her in Italian to keep her mouth shut. Then another girl said she would not go out partying later if Bobby were not with them. So, the primary spoke to him alone on the dock, basically apologizing to Bobby. But, it ended up on camera. Which, I am sure, made the primary feel he "looked" better.
Uh....what?
A keit é a melhor de todas.
Muito profissional.
Focada dedicada é ética.
Parabéns keit
Kate should find another line of work. Something without people.
She is an absolute C_NT.
Ever notice how the captain never reprimands her? She obviously has something on him.
@@believe8263 never thought of that. But yes!
Yes, because having people do their job is such a bad thing!
And Hannah.
Heck I would love to meet Kate but ya! Nice pay out! Good going guys!!👍😌
I'm not believing the production company doesn't pay the crew anything!
They said they pay them a small fee.
@@skiprussell2606yes I read somewhere the people on 90day fiance make 1,500 a ep.
@Rose Renee Yeah, but I don't think it's a law, but a union requirement. Outta the country, I don't know though.
@Rose Renee Just because you say something that doesn't make it true. How many people that are interviewed on the news get paid, very few. are they on TV? That's just one category. A college football game on TV do the players get paid?
Think about what those “real house wives” get paid per season. It’s all relative and based upon viewership.
If I was younger I would def try being a stew
Brad Viviviyal 😂😂
I’m getting my license to become a mate (and eventually captain). I had to attend a university again to do this and it will take 2.5 years (masters program). I’ll be 40 when I graduate but I’m having a great time in school and even graduating at 40, I’ll have 25 years to keep doing something I love. It’s never too late.
@Christopher Neil...
Good for you! 👍🏻
Christopher Neil would have been faster and cheaper to hawespipe it to your license. You should have consulted someone and if you did, they gave you bad advice. You would have had your 3rd mate in 3 years and made very good money while doing it. Now you are in debt and still only a 3 rd mate.
I did not like Riley! She had a foul mouth, and kept yelling she wanted respect as a captain. Guess what ur weren’t a captain then, ugavw NO respect and then cried. Tough huh? Scoffs! All the 3 rd stews were big baby’s, for that kind of money get over yourselves!
Love kates jokes, she’s my fav! I’m glad Hanna Oregon’s so she’s off the show! Scoff X 2! IMO
But how long is a season? Google states 4-5 months but I’ve heard 6 weeks too?
The show is misleading about that. They call their 6 week filming a “season” which it certainly is not a full season. Real crew work most months of the year and typically have a high turnover (not a lot of job stability typically). In other words, what you make, you should save and plan on being unemployed for a bit till you land your next gig. If you are a professional, however, there is plenty of work to be found, especially if you are flexible.
Med Season- (early May- early October)
Atlantic Crossing for FL shipyard work/boat show (2-3 weeks) or shipyard in Europe for winter layup
Oct-Nov - Fort Lauderdale for yard work and FLIBs
Nov-Aprl- Caribbean Season
April-May- another yard work opportunity before next Med Season
May- Atlantic Crossing to repeat
(these are my rough timelines after 10 yrs doing it.)
Dmitry Setrakov so you took a break on which month?
@@heinkel01 I’m curious. Which of the things paid more? Which was your favorite to do?
The snow season is 6 weeks.... in real life, April/May to Sept/Oct for the Med season
You’d think they’d all be aware that such wages mean putting up with crap and that they’re there to WORK.
There is so much not shown or discussed. The first officer or bosun is not as important as the chief engineer (rarely shown or mention) who is responsible for keeping those huge Diesel engines running good order, not to mention tons of other mechanicals: gensets, air conditioning, winches, etc. there are also a huge number of husband and wife combos.
Bill, do you work on yachts?
No,I own one.53 Hatteras motor yacht.
Brad Viviviyal what ships have the Bosu’n and the first mate combined? You mean boats, little rubber ducky boats that have to hide in the rough weather? Also, even though Bill is not in the industry, he is dead on correct about the engineers. Ships or your little dingies you work on is not going anywhere without the engines working. No matter how much a captain may pout.
Probably cos most Chief Engineers are grumpy miserable so and so's 🤪
@@kisi5209 Or they are not as young, or sexy females, or "sightly" I think is the word they use. And maybe the engine room is not as pretty as the upper decks? They do show an engineer on the "sailing yacht" version sometimes, but I think he is also the Bosun.
Donde las puedo conseguir en español?
Why do we tip people for doing their job? We don’t tip a doctor for saving our life. We don’t tip a lawyer for keeping us out of jail. It’s not like these people are students trying to make tuition. What’s with the culture of tipping for doing your job? Are they not paid enough (tax free)? Is the cost of the charter not enough? Please explain to me why we tip professionals? Stay safe from Newfoundland.
I watched a lot of episodes, but I asked myself a thousand times if I could do this work ? No I can't. The idea alone makes me already sad. Respect for the people who can do this work, but the money can't buy the time that I have to miss my family. It's a lifestyle not for everyone. I can prepare magic food dishes, provide very excellent service, still I can't. Maybe on another location, somewhere in the jungle.
The downside to not paying taxes is you're f***ing your state pension. Anyone with a braincell would opt in to pay Seafarers Tax.
No income is tax free. Yacht employees have to pay taxes in their country of residence. If they don't pay taxes they're breaking the law. Saying you don't have to pay tax because you don't reside in your country of origin for more than 6 months is a lie. I worked on yachts for 7 years. This is simply not true.
Yup, as a sailor myself on container ships, any moron believing you don’t have to pay taxes on earned income, deserves whatever fate they are given when they are caught.
@@SSags every hear of the million dollar captain's tax bill.. Lol? After a 20 year career of thinking you never had to pay tax... Someone comes knocking at your door when you're retiring and trying to collect SS
thats not ture if you are from the uk and spend 183 days outside the UK and have atlest 2 foreign ports a year you are all good
@@leemactavish3104 All good? What the hell does that mean? All good to never file taxes? Where is your pay being deposited? In what bank?
Wrong. You have to file taxes in your country of residence. If you don't end up owing, that's great but you still have to file.
If you're outside your country of residence for more than 183 days, YOU ARE NO LONGER A RESIDENT. If you're outside the the UK for more than 6 months you have to surrender your NHS card and you are no longer covered. If you're holding on to that card and you're out of the country for more than 6 months, you're committing fraud if you use the card. See how that works? If you use the card, you're a resident. If you surrender the card, you're not a resident. Even if you're not a resident, you're a citizen. It defaults to your country of birth if you have no residency anywhere in the world.
No matter what YOU HAVE TO FILE TAXES SOMEWHERE ON EARTH. There is no such thing as not filing taxes. If you're smart and you establish residency in some tax haven then you possibly won't pay BUT YOU STiLL HAVE TO FILE.
You should stop giving people wrong and dangerous advice.
@@aprilized yes you pay tax but when you show evidence you was out for 183 you get it all back. No I don't need to hand in my nhs card as I'm still a UK citizen so can still use the health service for free and still allowed to claim state pension at 67.
A season length is how long?
Jim Slade ...Here’s my guess: 9 charters @ let’s say 3 days per charter = 27 days adding a day or two turn over per, my guess is that a charter season may be two to three months max?
Around 3 months can be considered a season. A season is typically an informal referal to the first charter to the last charter in a location (the med or Caribbean).
Carlo thanx
i worked on a private yacht in the seventies and earned a fortune tehn ,anything up to 2ka week as a chef .
They keep saying a season and a year. Which is it? A 9 week season or if they were to work a full year on the boat? Very vague on the season or year?
Kenneth Scott
A weather season.
That’s not very much. They work way to hard for such a low salary.
Anybody know if the people who work in the Engine Room(who you rarely, if ever, see on camera) are part of the tip pool?
People in the oil rigs in my province make about 14-20k a month so?!
US citizens, regardless of where they live and how long they live there, must file and pay taxes. Only way they are not paying is tax evasion.
Not always true. Look up foreign earned income tax on irs.gov. My step dad was overseas for multiple years. 92,000 of his salary was tax free.
International waters my friend. Same as me robbing a bank here and putting into my Swiss account. Can't do shit
Not true at all. I’ve filed “foreign earned income” this year and last year. in 2018 it was up to $104,000 and 2019 it was $105,000 tax free. (Edit: as long as you spend a total of 330 day out of the U.S., you can apply for this exclusion).
long slong This does not cover US mariners. You are not “living aboard” when you work on the water or living on international waters making you exempt from tax laws. Foreign earned income does not apply to US mariners, we have our own tax codes and laws that we have to follow. But go ahead, try not paying your taxes to Uncle Sam, see if that “international waters” excuse keeps you from becoming another Al Capone.
@@longslong6422 Intl waters, haha... OK boomer....
Seems like a fantastic gig until I remember that you have to put up with countless a-holes.
I think its a great gig, but they don't have a 401K and they have to pay their own health care. I will also say they do work very hard and I am not saying that from watching the show, I know from being on a yacht this size as a guest.
many on mega yachts dont pay for there health care
How can you become a deckhand ? I have 0 experience and i have not done any course, please I would like to know where i can start! I want to be in the Mediterranean becuase its closer to home
To get that amount per year working at 17-19hrs a day is not good for your health
in the long run aging from 22-45 y old? But, you only live once in life...
I would def do that job if I could be guaranteed I wouldn't have to clean or unclog a toilet.
Tax-free yes, but no SSI benefits, or medical insurance, not that's good.
How long is the season ?. That looks like good money but the shifts seem long.
I was told the chef makes the second most money on the boat behind the captain.
As they should if they are good! They are on call 24 hrs a day for passengers, make all the meals for guests and crew
200 K for a captain is very low. They have to work hard from the bottom, study, put up with long hours, lots of responsibility, babysit the crew and the guests, and if some imbecile comes into the boat with five grams of drugs the captain can lose the ship and his license. The captain has to be the all the roles of CEO, HR, Safety Officer, customer satisfaction, etc. Not to mention they are responsible for multimillion dollar complex and delicate pieces of specialized equipment. I think they should make way more money, of have a share of the earnings.
Chef is underpaid! Should be at least $150k minimum
It would be different if adults acted like adults.
They have the mental capacity of a 5th grader. 'I need a hug.....'.
They work hard and are not overpaid by multi-millionaires. They sure do a lot of hooking up for such a tired bunch.
I just think about my time in the navy and sharing a berthing with 50 plus women. Yuck. Life on the ship is ROUGH. There's no privacy and it's NOT easy but if I could make that money I would do it.
Without discounting the stew crew at all!!!! I am surprised how much more the stew crew get compared to the deck crew
That's because the stews are taking care of EVERY want a client has.
Yachting is not tax free!!! Totally wrong
Numbers are about the same for a welder. Harder to not pay taxes but possible using the same play. Depends many times what Country your employer is. Welding Inspector makes about what Captain Lee does. Well, not 20K a month but 200K a yr. overseas is pretty average. 50 an hour here stateside, easy.
Lots of jobs pay that amount. Why did you bring up welding?
Sounds good.
Does camera. Crew. Get off boat at. Night. And how. Many
Camera crew on ship. During. Day. Thanks
What's with the random periods?
@@jackheris687 it my damm I pad it automatically puts them in if you space more than once 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Eu amei essa galera
Wow I want to go to sea lol
Nasty Kate needs to find another line of work NOT working with people. She complained about guests and crew🙄
Nasty Kate is nasty because reality tv needs people like her to keep people like you tuning in every week..
Also she...AND you keep those sponsors $$$happy!
DUH.....
How long is a season for this job
4 months
Did KATE get a tip from JEEEESUS for her sleep over?
Chef is underpaid! Should be paid $150k minimum! And should have help from a sous chef
After watching this....I hate them even more.
All the comments about 'TAX FREE' is BS, esp since it was an Aussie girl saying it... Once the ATO see this, guess what?
FIX YOUR AUDIO....TOO LOUD!
This video’s information is incorrect
Se gana bien, pero el trabajo es muy cansado, también debes de lidiar con gente Rica que son muy delicados.
Yachty I guess is Good. But working in a regular ship....flat dialy rate 15+ hour days.. no ty
they get salary per month so when the yacht is busy, you could easily work 16 hours a day for months. Ends up being a lot less than imagined per hour.
The job isn’t for everyone though.
That's really not alot of money
Man, is Corona Virus gone yet?
I think the beef cheeks are worth it, screw the money
A tax free income? Damn
It's fake news
I thought Colin said yachting wasn’t his thing and he almost quit so that June could stay? Now he’s saying something completely different
Never said how much.
And an endless supply of low on the moroles women...also nice weather
Sign me up!!
lol you think you are ready for this
I love the captain we love Kate. But it gets to be a little too much love the show.
how do they know i watch below deck
Because I told them thats what was on your TV when I was watching you recently through the camera I installed in your living room...thats not the only camera...just sayin...
And then they want to bitch all season. I would be so humble to have a job like that.
En español?????
Hay subtítulos.
But is a real season longer than the show season?
@Brad Viviviyal 4 months
hello beautiful how are you doing
My questions is; is a season every year, cause if it is then they are not making any money
A season is like 8 or 9 charters I think that each last 1 to 3 days with a day or so in between the next guests/next charter. It's good money for a season being so short.
These are some of the nastiest yatchies I have ever seen they get up and don't wash their faces brush there teeth or shower, they just get get up and pick up dirty clothes off the floor and get dressed ugh!!!!, does Kate ever comb her hair
If you are American, you still pay taxes.
I like captain Lee. responsible, firm, leads by example, super professional. Fact is, People who pay $150-200k a week for a charter will expect perfect luxury service. If you're going to join the crew for all the fun and parties, you're in for a rude awakening. How much does a waitress earn in a restaurant? Add your bills, rent, car, etc expenses, you better be sure that you are much better than just a waitress at a decent restaurant, especially when you get $200-400 just in tips per day of work. If you're smart with that money, you can easily save up, invest and move onto better things in life.
How would you know he leads by example? He is never shown to do anything haha
@1:58 ...
Those numbers are way off. Interview actual members of the sea and you'll find out its not that much.
Thought it was about how much cast get from below the deck
That figure is for a full year, not just the show
I work on super-yachts as a chief officer (but on 250ft+ yachts only) and feel like there are two sides to the industry. There's the "Bravo TV" yacht industry, where the crew come and go on a weekly basis and mostly work seasonally but don't have any benefits or job security and then you also have the big boats with a long standing professional crews on permanent contracts with 60 to 182 days of paid leave per year and full medical benefits. I can see a lot of people asking about head chef salaries and can tell you that on prestigious 250ft + yachts it ranges from 9,000 to 15,000 USD a month and often comes with up to 6 months a year paid holiday. So these salaries may be correct for below deck and that side of the industry, but for the ultra-secretive big boats it's a lot higher.
So working on a 249 ft yacht would be beneath you?
Do you work at sea? I assume not otherwise you'd know this, so I'll explain. It's down to licensing. I have an unlimited license rather than a restricted or yacht license. So I take advantage of that and work on the really big yachts that require that license (which is usually over 300ft actually). There are not a lot of crew with the combination of yacht experience and an unrestricted license, so as a result I get paid a lot more than I would on the smaller yachts, get a lot more time off (182 days leave vs 38 days), have a big single cabin and just all round have a much better lifestyle. So yeah, it's beneath me I guess? I don't know what to say. Pay me the same and give me the same lifestyle as I have now and I'll happily work on a 249ft yacht.
willinilli Yep but only on 260ft + yachts.
Jay Smith of course, you’re South African. That explains the sarcasm.
willinilli ummmm why are you referring to length instead of tonnage? I thought you were in the industry? BTW, I have never worked on anything shorter than 800ft. Length doesn’t mean a thing in our industry. Restricted licensing refers to waterways, at least to the USCG. And if you do have an unlimited ocean going license, you wouldn’t have gotten it working on yachts. So there is something amiss with your story telling.
Fake scripted BS