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ShowsBelow DeckSeason 4
Solid ground, lower ceiling

U.S. Virgin Islands

Season four moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands and delivered a reliable charter run. Captain Lee held the command deck with his characteristic directness, the interior and deck departments generated their usual friction, and the St. John waters made for beautiful footage.

Filmed
U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Premiered
Sep 1, 2016
Bravo · 2016
Episodes
14
Format
Charter yacht · USVI
Superyacht charter, U.S. Virgin Islands waters
Host
Lee Rosbach
fourth season with Captain Lee Rosbach at the helm
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

U.S. Virgin Islands.

Functional Below Deck — the format working reliably even when the cast chemistry doesn't fully ignite.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Season four moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands and delivered a solid charter run without quite reaching the heights of the Bahamas season. Captain Lee held the command deck with the same authority, the interior-versus-deck tension produced familiar friction, and the St. John waters offered a beautiful staging ground. Competent, watchable, occasionally tense — a season that shows the format working reliably even when the cast chemistry doesn't spark all the way through.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #05 slot.

Slot #05 of 5 in the Below Deck Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Below Deck S4 — U.S. Virgin Islands — tiered.tv