Tv show Below deck - they don’t get $2k Tips?

[Tricktracey]

how much do they honestly get paid?

Do you know how much those charters cost? When you're paying that much for a charter the tip is going to be rather large. 😂

I heard that the customers don’t pay for the charter itself (the production company pays) but they are expected to give lots as tips).

I think these people basically work for tips, as in they barely get a salary. Plus it’s not back to back so they have to work days ( prep days) where they’re not getting paid at all. I suspect the tipping is more variable than on the show as well.

They do get tips like that. That's why they do it. I wouldn't want to live in close proximity with colleagues, share a teeny cabin, shower and bog with my boss, work insane hours, then have to socialise with the same colleagues in my time off, plus put up with shit by over-entitled guests for any money. I think you have to have a special sort of mentality to do that work. If I had to, I'd be on deck. Being stuck in a hot tiny laundry all day, with breaks to make beds and scrub toilets would actually make me go mad after a while!

I know someone who works in that world btw. The TV show is a bit more drama obviously than normal but on the very, very expensive cruises the tips are huge. You can see by checking out the websites of some of the boats - some state what percentage is expected as tip. On some the costs are just for the boat and food, but don't include the alcohol or things like getting a hairdresser on board. Honestly it just seems rude!

What I want to know is what the profit is for the boat owners. The margins with boats like that may be slim, I don't know.

Never seen the show but yeah, people work that kind of job for the wage and tip. Despite being in beautiful places on a luxury super yacht, it’s a bloody miserable job dealing with billionaires who have no concept on realistic expectations. I used to nanny in similar circumstances.

Yeah, they do. Some of those charters cost 500k per week, and has a load of extras. Crew gratuity is expected to be 15 - 20%.

www.worldwideboat.com/charter-advice/crewed-charter-cost

Er yeah, they do! And the rest. But would you want to do it? Fuck that.

This information is easily google-able. All of the crew are salaried and this is generally tax-free as they're 'off shore' and in different tax jurisdictions.

The charters that are filmed for Below Deck are at a 50% discounted rate, so a £100k 3-day charter would be £50k instead if filmed. This is why you sometimes get 'estate agents' and random smaller business owners appearing on BD and milking the booze/food/experience, because they can only afford it with the sizeable discount. The costs of running these yachts is astronomical, fuel, tech, crew, docking fees and repairs are all £1000s per week.

The tips are part of the contract for BD but the guests can decide what they feel is appropriate.

The crew salaries can be seen here as a guide: www.crewfinders.com/yachtcrewsalaries.shtml

All of the crew are licensed to work on the yachts although some are very green. Obviously the production company choose the more entertaining personalities to keep the show interesting, which is why the guests don't always receive the experience they would on a non-TV show boat.

Friend is in the yacht sales business and I know lots of crew members. The crew on BD also make money from insta posts etc & interviews.

My husband works in the superyacht industry on a 60m yacht. I also used to work as chief stew but no longer do. 5-10k tips are not uncommon. Captains are looking at upwards of 80k annual salary tax free. Yes you have to deal with demanding owners and management companies if you're unlucky but you get to travel the world and eventually get rotation positions 2 mths on/ off etc. I can tell you the real yachtie life is NOTHING like below deck. Most yachties hate is as boats are now inundated with wannabe reality tv stars who have watched the show. They only last a week as they have no idea what the job actually entails!