Below Deck Mediterranean is back for Season 10 with a Barcelona backdrop, a new yacht (Bravado), and a crew mix designed for maximum friction: experienced returning faces who know the franchise playbook, plus newcomers who arrive with big personalities and very little patience for “keep your head down and work.”
The season premiered Monday, September 29, 2025, on Bravo (with next-day streaming on Peacock).
What’s New in Season 10
Barcelona isn’t just scenery—Season 10 leans into the city’s high-energy vibe, while the trailer teases the usual Below Deck cocktail: crew romances, on-deck blowups, and chaotic charter moments (including the kind of accidents and sea-life mishaps that turn a workday into a disaster).
Returning Crew
Captain Sandy Yawn (Captain)
Captain Sandy returns to run Bravado off the coast of Barcelona—and the season preview makes it clear she’s not in the mood for sloppy standards.
Aesha Scott (Chief Stew)
Aesha is back as chief stew, and interviews around the season frame the drama as “big” but less purely toxic than some past years—more personal strain and relationship fallout than nonstop petty warfare.
Nathan Gallagher (Bosun)
Nathan returns with a promotion to bosun and immediate pressure to prove he can lead—not just hang with the deck team. His history with Gael Cameron (and the revelation they share a baby, despite splitting before Season 10) becomes a major storyline thread.
Max Salvador (Deckhand)
Max is back, with coverage noting he’s improved since his earlier stint—especially in work ethic and communication—setting up a “can he actually deliver this time?” arc.
New Crew Members
Josh Bingham (Chef)
A new chef joins the boat, with coverage highlighting serious fine-dining credentials—plus an offbeat personality that’s clearly going to add fuel to the season’s chaos.
Christian Trimino (Deckhand)
Christian joins the deck crew under Nathan. He’s presented as confident and multi-skilled (including being a pilot), which can either translate into competence or ego, depending on how he handles pressure.
Tessa Budd (Deckhand)
Tessa enters the season with immediate turbulence, with previews indicating early health/travel hiccups that leave the team shorthanded right when they need stability.
Kizzi Kitchener (Stew)
Kizzi arrives with openly chaotic dating priorities (as teased in promo materials), the kind of energy that reliably destabilizes both the interior team and the deck crew.
Victoria “V” SanJuan (Stew)
Victoria joins the interior team as a stew, rounding out the service side with a “new to this exact environment” dynamic that often becomes a stress point under charter deadlines.
Why Barcelona Could Make This Season Hit Harder
Between Sandy’s high expectations, Nathan’s leadership trial-by-fire, and a cast that’s clearly primed for romance-driven fallout, Season 10 is set up to deliver drama that’s rooted in pressure—tight turnarounds, hierarchy clashes, and relationship mess—rather than drama for its own sake.
