S02.E05: Hollandaze and Bustiers - Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Publish date: 2024-08-29

These people!! Wow! No one wants to go in the water and have some swim or float time? The little kid said he was worried there might be creatures in the water? Instead of "fat camp" how about they play in the water, burn some energy (i.e. calories) and come to the table ravenous? What a nutty childhood they're experiencing. Family vacations centered around the dining table. They are able to afford a beautiful sailing experience but completely unaware of the beauty and majesty of catching the wind and sailing! Promises of designer shoes? Under normal circumstances I'd be excited at a promise of designer anything but while in the spectacular waters of Croatia? Talk about a disconnect!
Honestly, I feel sorry for the younger kids. That poor daughter too, her old boyfriend will soon be her stepfather? Is he going to think he's an authority figure to her? She has a strange face but I appreciated that she hung out with no makeup. 

I love me some poached eggs but Natasha is dead wrong that they are served with hollandaise sauce. Yes, eggs benedict is served with hollandaise sauce but basic poached eggs? And Natasha's refusal to listen to Daisy is hurting her food, her timing, and her credibility. While she was expecting to make chicken tenders (WTF? I thought that was a joke, I would have laughed and said, "Yeah, sure!" if I were Daisy. To make more fries, Natasha was starting from scratch. She had to peel, cut, soak, and dry the potatoes before frying them. Of course they couldn't come out quickly!! How do these guests not know what burrata is? It's fancy, expensive mozzarella! It's not strong tasting but clearly these guys have ZERO taste. Speaking of caprese, where was the basil? 
Those light sandwiches on the beach? They reminded me of sandwiches I ate in France. Bread, meat, butter, and that's it. Simple. Again, the guests don't know what they are being served, much less eating.
The guy who wants three pounds of crab all to himself? Why? What have you done to work up an appetite? Soon it will be fat camp for you too!! (I should shut up on this subject. In the last year I resemble the universe. That is,  I'm expanding)
I don't know who is bugging me more about the food, the guests or Natasha. There is plenty of blame for the disappointing meals.
But I noticed when Captain Glenn asked the guests about the food, there were no complaints. 

I haven't even turned my critical eye to the crew. Gary is L-A-Z-Y!!! Yes,he works hard on crew but everyone is working hard. He and Colin seem to have more time just relaxing than any other crew members. Glenn looks to be loving the energy of Gary and I think it's blinding him to Gary's lack of helping the team. Dani was right, Glenn needs to tell the deck crew to step up their efforts in making the experience good for the guests. Thank goodness for JL. He's the least experienced but he's the strength of the deck crew IMO (so far).

Sidney managed to wake up in the middle of the night and crash the chat session of Allie and Gary which means she has embarrassed herself in every single episode. It looks likes she's going to try and weasel her way into their thing and try to make it a throuple/threesome. Ah, shades of Paget, Ciara, and Georgia.
So awkward!!

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