Below Deck Mediterranean is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on May 3, 2016.

[41] Chief Stewardess Hannah Ferrier, who had appeared in the first five seasons, was fired during Season 5 after Malia photographed a box of Valium and an empty THC pen in Ferrier's cabin.

Hannah was immediately fired by Captain Sandy and removed from the boat.

Ferrier criticized the show for the repeated references to her medication as "drugs" and for using her illness as a plotline, although her use of CBD was not prescribed.

[43] After 3 episodes of Season 5 had been aired on Bravo, Deckhand Peter Hunziker was fired by the production company for his racist and misogynistic posts on social media.