Just when you thought Below Deck couldn’t get any riskier, season 12 blows things out of the water with a police emergency, nude guests and a returning crew member potentially sleeping with someone off limits.
Bravo released the first look at season 12, which premieres June 2 and features the return of Captain Kerry Titheradge, chief stew Fraser Olender and deckhand Kyle Stillie. The first seconds of the trailer show the maritime police — including helicopters — circling over St. David after guests prepare for their charter to get canceled.
“We have an emergency on the boat,” Kerry told someone, “There is one authority on this boat and that is me. I am not f***ing around.”
Elsewhere in the season 12 sneak peek, the crew deal with multiple blows including someone getting fired, a physical fight with members of the interior and a stew drinking while on charter.
There is also talk of the “beautifully incestous crew,” which included at least seven different hookups. But the most surprising reveal is Kyle potentially hooking up with a guest at the beach in full view of his coworkers.
“The crew think you banged a charter guest,” Kerry told Kyle, who wouldn’t confirm what happened. Kyle asked producers whether his comment about “f***ing” a guest whose husband was on charter was “a joke” and an offscreen producer asked him the exact same question back.
Joining Kerry, Fraser and Kyle this time around are new crew members including Chef Lawrence Snowden, bosun Caio Poltronieri, deckhands Jess Theron and Damo Yorg and stews Barbara Kulaif, Rainbeau de Roos and Solène Favreau.
According to the official synopsis, Captain Kerry will welcome aboard a new crew to Anguilla, St. Barths and St. Maarten.
“Known for their unique blend of French and Dutch influences and pristine white sand beaches, the three Caribbean territories surround each other making for an unforgettable, island-hopping charter season,” read the press release. “This season Captain Kerry demands respect from his crew as they navigate tense work dynamics and tangled love triangles on the high seas.”
In the interior, Fraser’s standards “are higher than ever, but his aim for perfection is sabotaged when his stews’ personalities clash. With more than 15 years of culinary experience, Chef Lawrence brings his fine-dining expertise to the galley. However, when the high-stress environment comes head-to-head with his strong faith, Chef Lawrence contends with his place on the boat.”
The exterior team, meanwhile, is led by Caio who “struggles to manage his team, and when gossip spreads that deckhand Kyle potentially crossed the ultimate line with a charter guest, Captain Kerry must make a tough decision.”
Below Deck returns with a supersized premiere that airs on Bravo Monday, June 2, at 8 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Peacock.
