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Bravo is back on the high seas with a new season of Below Deck. 

The yachting reality series returns to TV on Monday, June 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a super-sized, 75-minute season premiere. 

This season takes Captain Kerry Titheradge and his crew to the islands of Anguilla, St. Barts, and St. Maarten.

A teaser for season 12 promises plenty of Below Deck’s signature drama, including crew boatmances, near disasters, missing luggage, and demanding guests (including a group of porn stars). But things take a scandalous turn when a rumor spreads that deckhand Kyle Stillie might have crossed a major line. 

“The crew think you banged a charter guest,” Capt. Kerry tells Kyle.   

“Was it a joke?” Kyle says in an interview as footage plays of him canoodling with a woman on the beach.

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'Below Deck' crew member Kyle Stillie against a background of water and boats
Kyle Stillie of ‘Below Deck’ Season 12 | Bravo
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In addition to Capt. Kerry and Kyle, Chief Stew Fraser Olender is also back for the new season of Below Deck. New cast members include Chef Lawrence Snowden, Bosun Caio Poltronieri, deckhands Jess Theron and Damo Yorg, and stews Barbara Kulaif, Rainbeau de Roos and Solène Favreau.      

Solène is no stranger to reality TV. She was previously part of the Love Island France Season 2 cast. 

“I found the island, but not the men,” she says in the teaser. 

Another new crew member confesses to having “Peter Pan syndrome.”

“I don’t ever want to grow up,” Damo admits in the trailer. 

Working on a yacht might look glamorous, but it’s not an easy job. And it sounds like not all the new crew members have what it takes to succeed in this high-stakes, high-pressure world.        

“The expectations of the job on this boat, you’re not there yet,” Capt. Kerry tells one crew member in the teaser. “So I’m going to let you go tonight.”

“This season Capt. Kerry demands respect from his crew as they navigate tense work dynamics and tangled love triangles on the high seas,” reads Bravo’s synopsis of the upcoming episodes. “In the interior, Chief Stew 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. On deck, Bosun Caio struggles to manage his team, and when gossip spreads that deckhand Kyle potentially crossed the ultimate line with a charter guest, Capt. Kerry must make a tough decision.”

Below Deck airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo starting June 2. Episode stream the next day on Peacock. 

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