Wouldn’t we all love to wake up to the smell of breakfast waiting for us on the deck of a luxury boat sailing through the Caribbean? A private chef has revealed everything she cooks in the morning for her client on a yacht in the Bahamas in a clip that has gone viral on social media.
In the video, shared on TikTok on Wednesday under the username lilydavison6, the poster, Lily Davison, shares a glimpse of her client’s lavish lifestyle, laying out all the dishes she cooks before 9 a.m. for the Instagram influencer and their family onboard the Sailing Location catamaran, for which prices start at $15,000 per night.
She starts with some bacon and a sliced fruit platter, followed by a batch of fresh blueberry pancakes. She then makes French toast with a specific type of coconut bread bought on the island that she cooks in the plancha grill on deck.
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She told Newsweek: “It’s hard work, long days and long hours but so worth it as I’m cooking in paradise which is my dream job.”
Davison, who has been a private chef on a yacht for two years, says she’s always loved cooking, and luckily for her, she had chefs in the family who helped her nurture her passion since she was a little girl.
“I got into the industry as I got a job vlogging on super yachts and whilst I was there, they asked me If I’d like to test run as a hostess on a yacht. I did the test run as a hostess but I ended up cooking every single meal and the guests said ‘we didn’t know we had a chef onboard’. That sparked my interest and decided to apply as a chef. I then got a job as a chef on my first boat but I didn’t stay long as I got a call from Below Deck saying they were looking for a stew and asked if I was free.
“So I went on Below Deck and afterwards I got this job (where I am now on a catamaran in the Bahamas) and have been here for a year and half. And where I met my boyfriend Nik who is the captain.”
Davidson recently appeared on Below Deck Mediterranean Season 8, a reality TV show that follows the life of a group of crew members working on a superyacht during charter season.
“Below deck is definitely real but it’s a bit more dramatic compared to the real life of yachting due to the guests being way more demanding than in real life,” she said about the show.
As if getting to do your dream job in a dream location wasn’t enough, being a private chef on a yacht also allows for plenty of time to enjoy the place.
“We get lots of time in-between charters,” she added. “We just had a three-week break in January, but we now are pretty full-on with back to back charters.”
A caption shared along with the viral post says: “Yes this was all before 9 am.”
As much as we’d all love a skilled private chef cooking our every meal, most of us have have to cook our own food if we want to eat.
According to data shared by Statista, over 34 percent of Americans cook more than five times a week, while another 37 percent cook about three to five times a week, and only 8 percent cook less than once.
The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received over 1.2 million views and 52,000 likes on the platform.
One user, allieD, commented: “Do you get off time where you can swim or lay on the deck without them judging you and making you feel like you should be working?”
And Nikki Morris said: “Aaahhh I’m so happy I seen this love you Lily loved you on below the deck so happy for you beautiful.”
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