Captain Kerry and the Below Deck crew face scrutiny from fans, who question whether producers were involved in the luggage scene.
Reddit user Itslostintranslation started a thread to discuss the fiasco involving the charter guests' luggage that was left on the dock. Captain Kerry questioned why the luggage was left on the dock after the charter guests were transported to the yacht. "It kind of feels like he needs to take a little accountability on this one since he made the call to bring a stew and apparently no deck crew - who I think typically would have done those jobs??" the fan wondered. While Kerry admitted that he "can't think of everything," fans questioned what was really going on during this scene.
loveswimmingpools said the scene "seemed fake" and admitted that the Below Deck season 12 premiere appeared "too produced." Cheetah_man99 believes that scene happened just to "create some drama," which is why a camera crew was still on the dock to film the luggage. Spiritual_Craft1657 agreed with most other fans in thinking it was "staged," and they added that they're not a fan of the "new overproduced vibe."
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Regardless of whether the producers had a hand in creating some extra drama for the crew, Captain Kerry told Watch What Happens Live's Andy Cohen that the responsibility of handling the luggage rests solely with the deck crew. In other words, once they got the guests onto the yacht, the crew should have turned around and returned to the dock to retrieve the luggage. It took complaints from the guests and Kerry speaking out for any action to be taken.
Our Take On Captain Kerry & Crew Forgetting The Luggage
Below Deck Crew Needs To Step It Up
However, someone in the crew should have realized something was amiss. They shouldn't be starting off the entire charter season with a huge mistake. From Chef Lawrence's out-of-control stress to the crew forgetting a major element of the guests' arrival, something needs to change if they want the rest of the charter season to have a smoother ride.
Below Deck airs Mondays at 8 p.m. EDT on Bravo.
Source: Itslostintranslation/Reddit
