Filming under way for Whitsundays season of smash-hit US reality show

Here’s what we know so far about the Whitsunday-based season of the smash-hit reality show.

The film crew were tight-lipped about the goings on aboard the superyacht Thalassa at Coral Sea Marina on Tuesday, but witnesses said they appeared to be making a reality TV show.

Filming for the first Australian series of smash-hit reality show Below Deck is under way in the Whitsundays, with cast and crew spotted at multiple Airlie Beach locations in recent weeks.

A 55-metre luxury motor yacht currently docked at Coral Sea Marina is believed to be the setting for the first Australian spin-off of the US franchise.

Renamed ‘Thalassa’ for the show, the 20-year-old Superyacht is capable of carrying up to 12 crew on-board and is adorned with original art collections and French antiques.

The dock is strictly off limits to the public during filming, with security guarding the entrance, but film crews and “dressed up” guests have been spotted coming and going regularly.

Sightings have also been reported at Magnums Bar in town.

A film crew has been seen coming and going from superyacht Thalassa at Coral Sea Marina in recent weeks.

Online commentary suggests the owner of the yacht is Australian fashion designer and retailer Keri Craig-Lee, and the boat was formerly known as ‘Keri Lee III’.

It was formerly available for charter for just less than $350,000 a week.