An ex-‘Below Deck Med’ cast member now crews a private luxury yacht in the Bahamas with her boyfriend. They work 16-hour days, but say it’s the best hospitality job they’ve ever had.

The crew takes guests on eight-day trips in the Bahamas, starting from Nassau, New Providence, to the Exumas islands.

They do two trips a month during their sailing season, which lasts nine months from November to July.

Dorward started working on the yacht in April 2022. Davison joined him in October that year, and they started dating shortly after.

Their yacht has a maximum capacity of eight guests, who are housed in four guest rooms — a large queen owner’s suite and three queen guest suites.

The yacht also has a large upper deck, a lounging area, an open kitchen, and a convertible saloon area, which can be opened for 180-degree open-air dining.

Davison, 25, told BI that the couple steers the yacht to the Bahamas’ most “Instagrammable” locations.

The duo wakes up at 6:30 a.m. every day before their guests rise. The first task on Davison’s schedule is to prepare a hot meal for them as soon as they are up.

Being a private chef on a yacht in remote islands means she must thoroughly prepare in the days before each voyage. She gets her guests’ dietary requirements and other food specifications in advance, which allows her to plan the meals.

“We go to the most remote islands you could probably ever go to, and so we have to buy everything before,” Davison said. “I plan my list and literally triple-check it because once we’re at sea, there is really no place to get anything.”

Even after it’s dark and their duties are winding down, Davison said she tries to keep things interactive with the guests by hosting game nights “just to make sure everyone’s having a great time.”

They normally work until 9 p.m. when their guests retire to their suites, but Davison said they are technically on call 24 hours a day, for eight days straight.

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But mostly, the experience of being on the yacht itself is rewarding, Davison said.

“I love it because yet to be on the water all the time, and you’re basically living on a beautiful boat and in a beautiful place,” she said.