'Below Deck' Season 13 Will Be 'Less Spicy': Rainbeau de Roos on Her Friendship with Fraser Olender

TVS News AI, editorially supervised, presents 'Below Deck' Season 13 Will Be 'Less Spicy': Rainbeau de Roos on Her Friendship with Fraser Olender.

TVS News AI editorially supervised presents 'Below Deck' Season 13 will be 'less spicy': Rainbeau de Roos on her friendship with Fraser Olender.

Imagine you've just survived your first charter season on a Bravo superyacht – camera at your back, tight cabins, constant time pressure – and the production calls you back for a second round. That's exactly what happened to Rainbeau de Roos. Before the launch of "Below Deck" Season 13, she spoke with "Virtual Reali-Tea" editor Samantha Nungesser in the Page Six studio about the new season.

For de Roos, it's her second charter season within the franchise. Anyone who knows her from earlier episodes knows she's already been through the day-to-day on board once – from early mornings to the service routine to dealing with guests who expect a perfect experience. In Season 13, she wants to deliberately do a few things differently than the first time. What exactly she's approaching differently this time, she reveals in the interview with Nungesser – including a question about her friendship with Fraser Olender.

What fans are already picking up on: De Roos herself describes a season that will be "not-as-spicy." Anyone who knows "Below Deck" knows how quickly the mood on board can shift between stews, deckhands, and guests. For de Roos, the tone this time apparently means: less artificial escalation, more calm in the working day. Whether that promise holds will be up to the new season to prove on screen.

What Rainbeau de Roos reveals about her second charter

The second charter season is a different starting point for a Second Stew than the first. De Roos already knows the team, the routines, and the cameras. She shared with Nungesser what she's deliberately doing differently the second time – Page Six teases it in the headline as a "not-as-spicy" season. The tenor from the studio visit: If you already know the friction points, you're more likely to try to defuse some of them from the start rather than letting them boil over for the ratings.

Friendship with Fraser Olender – why it matters

A second major topic of her studio visit: her friendship with Fraser Olender. The Chief Stew is known to "Below Deck" fans primarily from "Below Deck Mediterranean." What the connection between the two looks like, what holds them together beyond mere coworkers, and what role Olender plays in Season 13 – she answers all of it directly in the video with Samantha Nungesser. Anyone who wants to see the chemistry between the two will have to wait for the aired episodes.

What this means for 'Below Deck' fans

If you're planning on Season 13, you can expect a Second Stew who is heading into her second charter season and consciously wants to set a calmer tone. On top of that, there's a personal connection to Fraser Olender that, according to de Roos, goes beyond the typical crew routine. How both play out on screen will become clear once the episodes air – until then, the studio interview with Page Six at least provides the direction the new season wants to steer toward.