Eddie Lucas got up close and personal with Raquel “Rocky” Dakota during “Below Deck” Season 3. Very up close and personal. Despite having a longtime girlfriend back on shore, bosun Lucas couldn’t resist the third stew’s charms. The two embarked on a secret relationship that caused some serious waves and a change in the show’s filming policies. Per Bravo, Lucas and Dakota managed to keep their boatmance on the down-low from their fellow costars, thanks to discovering a camera-free zone. Even Captain Lee Rosbach didn’t know about the couple’s clandestine laundry room trysts.
Cast members finally learned of the heated affair after Season 3 filming ended — and they were as unimpressed by the steamy shenanigans as the show’s producers were. The hoodwinked crew was even less impressed by what occurred as a consequence of the two’s intimate interludes. “‘We now have cameras in the laundry room,” Captain Lee told Bravo’s The Daily Dish. “They ruined it for everyone,” Chief Stew Kate Chastain complained. “This is why we can’t have nice things, [Lucas] and [Dakota].”
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“[The cast is here] to share every aspect of their lives. Those are the rules. The only place you have privacy on the boat is the bathroom,” Noah Samton, the senior vice president of current production, told the New York Times. “Not just because of sex,” he explained. “It could be they’re having a conversation — they hate so-and-so. We need to know that.”
