‘Below Deck’ Unveils Season 9 Trailer and New Crew (Minus Captain Lee!)

After last season was cut short due to the pandemic interrupting yacht season, Below Deck is finally back for Season 9. The Bravo series is introducing some new (and familiar) faces in the trailer debuted today, and longtime fans will be shocked by one astounding detail: Captain Lee is missing. The drama is already crashing on the shore!

Get ready to meet seven new additions to the Below Deck crew, plus the return of First Officer Eddie Lucas and Chef Rachel Hargrove (who, in the past, have been known to bicker here and there). New yachties this season include Chief Stewardess Heather Chase, stews Jessica Albert and Fraser Olender, and deckhands Jake Foulger, Rayna Lindsay, and Wes O’Dell. And without Captain Lee, Captain Sean Meagher takes over My Seanna.

So, why no Captain Lee? The trailer hints at what might be happening: Lee says he’s got a “condition” and hands the boat off to Eddie with a new Captain.

“We’re leaving the dock with a new captain, new crew, tensions are high,” Eddie says in the trailer. But later in the clip, Lee does return; it appears the Captain has just been held up with something back on land. We’ll have to wait and see.

The first look teases plenty of wild guests (with nudity!), complex kitchen orders, and, of course, those steamy yacht hook-ups. Right off the bat, it appears that deckhand Wes and stew Jessica are in for a boatmance, with some promising leads elsewhere as well. And, naturally, Chef Rachel is up to her goofy antics in the trailer, cursing up a storm and even inhaling some helium to keep the mood alleviated. She’ll need that when it comes to her longtime feud with Eddie.

Below Deck Season 9 premieres Monday, Oct. 25, at 9/8c on Bravo and streams the next day on Peacock. If you want to catch up on last year’s episodes, Season 8 of Below Deck will hit Peacock on Sept. 25. Watch the full trailer for the new season in the video above.

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