Who doesn’t love Below Deck? For those not yet hooked on the binge-worthy TV show, it chronicles the lives of crew members who live and work aboard luxury superyachts during the charter season.
It has just been announced that season 11 is due to set sail on February the 5th 2024 and St David is the yacht of choice again.
In celebration, Tropicalboat Luxury Yacht Charters & Rentals has revealed how much it would cost to either charter or buy any of the yachts featured, including this newest season.
As it is the biggest and most luxurious yacht to ever feature on Below Deck, season 10’s and now 11’s St David is the most expensive, costing $325,000 to charter for a week, excluding expenses, or $23,646,000 to purchase.
It is typically expected guests tip the crew anywhere between 10 to 15 percent of the charter rate. So, expect to add a maximum cost of $48,750 to the weekly charter rate of St David.
The running costs of a yacht will add to your initial investment with operating costs estimated to be 20 percent or more of the initial value. St David would incur its owner a cost of at least $4,729,000 annually to run.
This luxury superyacht is 196 feet hosting 12 guests in its six guest cabins, who can expect to enjoy first-class service from a total of 14 crew members.
Features include an indoor jacuzzi, a luxury spa, an outdoor deck jacuzzi, a gym and a dance floor, alongside a Rolls Royce Limo Tender for shore trips and a multitude of recreational water toys and activities. Guests can go fishing and scuba diving or take to the waters skiing, wakeboarding, or riding jet skis.
Coming in as the second most expensive superyacht on Below Deck is My Seanna, now Starship, featured on the show’s sixth, eighth and ninth seasons.
This 185-foot luxury yacht boasts 22-carat gold brushed fittings, adding to the opulence of the vessel. A finalist in The World Superyacht Awards 2012, it features two jacuzzies, a beach club, a helipad, a movie theatre and a sundeck sauna and gym. Accents of real gold and blue throughout the yacht’s interior give an air of royalty.
The yacht hosts 12 guests in six cabins, with 11 crew members to tend to their every need. For a week on Starship, it would cost $275,000, excluding expenses, or $22,900,000 to purchase. Expect to pay approximately £41,250 in crew tips or incur around $4,580,000 in annual running costs as the owner.
The least expensive yacht to charter is season five’s Valor, now BG, costing $146,500 per week. BG hosts 12 guests in its six cabins with a dedicated crew of 10 members. Fans will remember how season 10’s shocking discovery of concealed unregistered drugs on board resulted in the immediate dismissal of a crew member.
BG will set you back $16,000,000 to buy and is the second smallest yacht to feature on the show, measuring 153.87 feet.
Interestingly, Ohana is the least expensive yacht to buy, but not the smallest nor cheapest to charter costing $160,000 per week. It can host up to 30 guests in 14 cabins but only has a crew of 8 which might explain the higher charter rate, despite its lower sale price.
Kate Kalamaga, owner of Tropicalboat Luxury Yacht Charters & Rentals, commented on the findings:
“Below Deck has brought much attention to the yachting industry over the years, highlighting the luxury lifestyles and holidays that those who charter yachts enjoy.
“It is interesting to see the valuations of these yachts and their many luxurious features and recreational offerings available on the yachts featured in the show. But as told by the data, size is not everything.
“A truly luxurious yacht holiday is made possible at the earliest stages of curation by charter brokers, with every detail down to the number of guests per cabin on board, the number of guests-to-crew ratios and of, course, the recreational features and interiors making the difference.”
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