Fraser Olender and the rest of the crew on Below Deck always go above and beyond for their charter guests. Whether it’s cleaning up an ungodly mess, or dealing with an out of control charter guest, Captain Kerry Titheradge’s team knows how to get the job done.
Unfortunately, that is not always reflected in the tip. But at least there is a lower threshold that the cast can rely on. And the chief stew explained it all during a recent interview.
Below Deck charter guests have a “minimum” tip, according to Fraser Olender
“There is a fee — a heavily discounted fee — to charter the Below Deck vessel,” Fraser told Nick Viall on the August 19 episode of his Viall Files podcast. “For obvious reasons. Who wants to go on a vacation where there are mics the entire time? They don’t have full freedom and don’t have the liberties of living how you would on an actual yacht.”
As a result of the “pretty restricted experience,” Below Deck charter guests get a break on the charter fee. However, the cost “is always going to be the same” regardless of the length of the charter.
“You still get to do what you’ve asked to do. You still get the experience. You’re just limited a bit,” Fraser explained. “So there is a heavily discounted cost for the amount of time. The amount of time can be five days, it can be three or it can be two.”
The Bravolebrity noted, “That’s just luck of the draw. There is a minimum tip you have to pay on top of said charter fee for this show.”
According to Fraser, “in real life” the minimum is “20 percent of the cost of the charter.” On the “Below Deck vessel” guests have a “minimum tip.”
“Both the fee and the minimum tip,” he explained. “You know this. Everyone knows this who comes on to the boat because that’s what it costs to be there. I also know this. So whatever they add to the minimum is what they’re really actually putting toward [the tip].”
According to Fraser, the porn star group gave the most “pathetic” tip.
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