Below Deck Mediterranean is back for a season full of surprises.
Captain Sandy Yawn and fan-favorite Deckhand Mzi "Zee" Dempers are headed to Malta in the first look at season seven of the hit Bravo reality series, which returns July 11. (Fans can catch the supersized season premiere one week early on July 4 on Peacock.)
The destination isn't the only new thing this season. Joining Sandy and Zee on board is a brand-new crew, which consists of Chief Stew Natasha Webb, Chef Dave White, Bosun Raygan Tyler, Stews Natalya Scudder and Kyle Viljoen and Deckhands Storm Smith and Jason Gaskell.
Sandy tells guests in the new trailer, "Our goal is to make this your home away from home," and apparently doing so includes lots of drinks, silly costumes and sexy strippers.
As Chief Stew Natasha jokes, "When s--t hits the fan, the best thing to do is feed them alcohol."
It wouldn't be Below Deck without some onboard drama and hookups. The trailer teases Stew Natalya hitting it off with a crew member, despite stating she's not looking for a "boat romance," while Stew Kyle pursues a hookup with a guest.
"Bring me a naked man," Natalya jokes with her "twin" Natasha, "and bring him to me now."
However, tensions rise as Natasha begins a new relationship with Chef Dave, something that could affect the whole crew if it goes south. "The Chief Stew and the Chef have to work well together," says Sandy. "It permeates through the boat."
Between Deckhand Jason butting heads with crewmates, Sandy hitting a large buoy and struggling with difficult weather, fans will have to tune in to see if things end up smooth sailing or if the cast is in for rocky seas.
Check out the full trailer above and scroll through the gallery below to see the new cast photos.
Below Deck Mediterranean season seven premieres Monday, July 11, at 8 p.m. on Bravo. Fans can catch up on past seasons and stream new episodes one week in advance on Peacock.
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As a renowned superyacht captain and mentor in the yachting industry, Captain Sandy is always looking to support crew members to reach their full potential. Returning to the Mediterranean, Captain Sandy is thrilled to start fresh with a new group of skilled yachties.
Ambitious Chief Stew Natasha Webb is always ready to welcome charter guests with a charming smile and a craft cocktail. After serving as a Chief Stew on bigger vessels with more interior support, she must quickly acclimate to a smaller team. This season, she grapples with setting work-life boundaries, and after personal issues spill out in the department, she sees a lack of respect while others see chaos, bringing her to a decision point about the best path forward to be a strong leader.
Born in the UK and with over seven years of experience as a Head Chef, Dave White prides himself on plating, flavor and presentation. He immediately impresses Captain Sandy and sets high expectations to serve food nothing short of exemplary the entire season. As he struggles to hold on to a shocking secret from his past, emotions bottle up putting his job on thin ice.
Essex-born Raygan Tyler heads the deck team and excitedly joins as Captain Sandy's second-ever female Bosun. She is over the moon to work with a female Captain after facing frustrations with gender equality in the yachting industry. As the first few charters get off to a rocky start, Raygan quickly finds that leading this deck crew on this type of unfamiliar superyacht is more challenging than anticipated.
Born in Western Australia, Natalya Scudder has always been drawn to the water and brings her outgoing and "can-do" personality to the interior team. Whether she is entertaining the guests or setting stunning tablescapes, Natalya is dedicated to the job, but a steamy new romance proves to be a big distraction. Looking for perfection in every aspect of her life, she gets into conflict when she sees things falling apart around her.
Originally from South Africa but currently based in New York, Kyle Viljoen is the life of any party and is ready to spice up the charter season. Previously serving as a Chief Stew on other yachts, Kyle brings a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry and has no problem confronting anyone if he is challenged. His innate savviness and determination to deliver excellent service has helped him handle the most difficult guests, but things become even more surprising when certain boundaries are crossed. While he hopes that working hard will lead to the perfect charter season, an astonishing twist threatens to derail everything.
Returning to the Mediterranean with even more experience, Mzi "Zee" Dempers is happy to be out of quarantine and back on deck under Captain Sandy's wing. Eager to develop further in his role as a deckhand, Zee quickly realizes working with this group of yachties may be harder than he thought and must decide what is most important: old friend allegiances or his career growth.
Having left a career in commodity to become his own skipper on a sailboat, Jason Gaskell joins "Home" as his first experience working on a superyacht and finds that working with a supervisor and peers may be his biggest battle yet.
Born and raised in South Africa, where he developed a childhood friendship with Mzi, Storm Smith spent most of his time outdoors at the beach either surfing or fishing. With an abundance of knowledge from his time on a handful of different boats, he must navigate the exceptionally high standards and demands of the yachting industry. When he finds himself in the middle of a new romance with a fellow yachtie, he struggles to figure out how to juggle work and play.