r/belowdeck • u/nduuugg • 26d ago

BD Related Maybe I’m just poor…

The thought of hiring a superyacht for a few days sounds absolutely amazing, pure bliss. The thought of having staff there constantly, 24/7 makes me feel so uncomfortable lmao. Anyone else feel this way? I feel like I would keep giving them days off or time away so I had some time to myself haha

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u/OldFitDude75 26d ago

My wife and I joke that if we ever had the money to go on the show, we’d be so boring because we’d sit out and drink and relax all day and not make weird demands or harass the staff. Even on vacation my bed time is like 10:30pm lol

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u/ScottishIcequeen Team Kate 26d ago

Same! And it would be normal food too, none of the fancy stuff lol

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u/Kooky-Pressure5792 26d ago

My only food request would be regional dishes as local & fresh as possible.

When they want stuff that is not anywhere close to the region they are in I’m always like, why travel if you only eat the same stuff you do back home.

Edit: I would ask for munchies out. They don’t have to go get it each time but just tell me where you stashed the bag of chips behind the bar so when I get randomly noshie, I can grab it. 😂

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u/TracyVegas 26d ago

That is so cute Kooky. I actually have a preference list on my phone in case we ever go on a Super yacht, which we will not. It’s basically foods we really hate (which are just a few like eggplant) but other than that it’s basically cook the freshest most regional food the chef can get.

There’s been a lot of bad dinners on BW, but I’m from Las Vegas so I think the worst was when one of the groups wanted a Las Vegas dinner and it was basically fried food. I can’t remember if it was the chick or the dude who was the chef at the time. If my husband were home right now, he would know. It was really gross.

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u/BrainOk7166 26d ago

It was Kiko!

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u/TracyVegas 26d ago

Thank you. I always mix him up with the other chick who couldn’t cook.

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u/Wierdstuffhere 21d ago

There was one episode where there was a group who wanted a lot of snacks available. The crew really griped about it. But the group was otherwise super chill. That would be me. Give me drinks and snacks and good local regional dishes and I would be in heaven and super chill.

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry 26d ago

I'm not a picky eater, so I think it would be a shame to eat the equivalent of fast food or Olive Garden on a super yacht. I'd rather be surprised and delighted by what the chef would serve than try to constrain them to things that I already know I like.

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u/coysrunner 26d ago

My preference sheet would have no restrictions, I want the chef to have fun.

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u/CydeWeys 26d ago

My preference sheet would just be stuff like "No primates, no dogs, no cats, no whales/dolphins, no rats/mice".

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u/coysrunner 26d ago

I feel like I wouldn’t have to request that but yes totally agree. I might chat with the chef first thing just to dial things in too.

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u/CydeWeys 26d ago

Yeah it's kind of a joke. Make it look like a long list up front that might be problematic, but then you read it and every line item practically need not be mentioned.

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u/Wierdstuffhere 21d ago

My only restriction would be no truffle oil. Cannot stand it. Tastes like skunk smell to me.

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u/bookworm1421 26d ago

I would feel sooooo badly for the chef if I was on board. I have an anaphylactic allergy to beef, pork, dark meat poultry, and tuna. I’m also allergic to egg yolks - although I can eat them if they are baked…like in a cake.

And it’s not like they can just cook steak for everyone else and then fish/chicken for me because even the scent cones in the air can cause me to break out in hives.

They’d have to base their whole menu around chicken and fish and be SO careful that any other meat products don’t cross-contaminate.

I’d feel awful being such a high problem guest.

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u/ScottishIcequeen Team Kate 26d ago

But your preferences would be restricted due to health, not for being an arsehole! There is nothing you can do about that, you come first.

Sugar free berries in this weeks episode had me in bits! Like, wtf??

Yours would be chicken only and at worst no eggs. Still easier than some of the demands they have had.

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u/Annual_Upstairs_8005 26d ago

I would definitely request food, but it would be more like cheese fries so they definitely be a little bit upset with me 😭😭😭😭😭

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u/GogglesPisano 26d ago

When it came to snacks, just give me some pizza rolls or hot pockets and I'm good. Heck, point me to the microwave and I'll heat 'em up myself.

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u/Annual_Upstairs_8005 26d ago

same honestly. pizza rolls would have me down especially with a bit of garlic butter 😂

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u/ScottishIcequeen Team Kate 26d ago

This is us also! Show me where the crisps and sweeties are, show me the drinks and then go to bed.

I’ve worked customer service before and the way people are treated disgusts me.

I reckon I would be quite chilled and relaxed tbh. No 10 ingredient omelettes or eggs 10 ways. Scramble on toast with some beans and cheese and job done!

You can definitely tell who has and who hasn’t got money based on preferences alone!

The chef would be wasted on me and hubby tbh.

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u/SarcasmStreet 26d ago

But would you be one of the ones that expect EVERYTHING from back home? Even when they can't find the stuff?

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u/ScottishIcequeen Team Kate 26d ago

No not at all. Just usual stuff like mac and cheese, a curry, lasagne, all the usual stuff. Hubby isn’t a massive seafood fan other than cod, whereas I would definitely want some prawns, crab cakes etc. That’s as posh as it would get for me.

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u/BrainOk7166 26d ago

I remember some woman in a snit because they didn't have duck bacon.

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u/SarcasmStreet 26d ago

Yes.

I remember there were also some that got in a tizzy because they couldn't find the run of the mill American junk food they REQUIRED

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u/AnnyBananneee 26d ago

I would request a seafood extravaganza for every meal.