The Daily Cruise and Travel News ”Podcast” with Tom Drake

You can add Antigua to the list of ports that value money over comfort! Forget the perks! Does any hotel chain really deserve our loyalty? You can't run from the computer. A German cruise ship worker is arrested just before he goes up the gangway. Hawaiian Airlines announces that it will spend millions of dollars to make its airport locations more customer-friendly. 

The U.S. snatch and grab of Maduro wreaked havoc on travel in the Caribbean! Virgin Voyages treats its wartime guests right! NCL will homeport two mega-mothers in San Juan in 2027-2028. Smart move! Guests on the Nicko Vision riverboat spent New Year's stuck aground in the middle of the Danube!   

Air Canada had the worst on-time record again in 2025! There's Hope. Shipping companies are transiting the Suez again! US Federal Appeals courts halt the start of the Hawaii cruise tax! A guests with a broken thigh on Viking gets to ride in a Mexican naval ship!

A female guest goes overboard on a Holland America cruise. Search called off. How large can a ship be and still be considered a luxury ship? A Carnival guest was upset that he was not allowed to hand out his homemade cookies! Why did Princess not call their float in the Rose Parade the "love float"?  

Cruise Hive readers voted Royal Caribbean the best cruise line!  The Guru looks at the Year in Review and feels good about 2025! Who thinks a 7 am arrival on New Year's Day is a good idea! A New Year's party on Insignia to remember.

Coral Adventurer is stuck on a reef, and guests are flying home again. Carnival Big Boss gets to light the big ball on New Year's Eve! The hotel industry will be down next year, except for luxury suites. Please don't blame the economy. The cruise industry has all of your mid-priced guests. Wash your hands, people! Celebrity Eclipse reports  Norovirus outbreak to the CDC!

US Travel CEO does not need to be such a downer! Cruise Hive readers think Perfect Day at Coco Cay is the best private island. Back in your hive Is $480K per year too much for a pilot? Not if the Guru is on the plane! American Airlines expects Samana in the DR to be popular. Who knows!  

NCL's new Free at Sea costs $49.99 per day! Ryanair is fined 250 million Euros by the Italian Competition Authority! That's alot of cannolis! Princess Cruises' Rose Bowl gets doused in Tequila. On purpose! Since the 2024 Olympics, Paris is a hot riverboat destination!

According to Travel & Leisure readers, the most popular U.S. airline is a charter company! Royal Caribbean's biggest ship misses the Grand Opening of its beach club due to high winds! Hawaii tourism is down and will continue to be down and it's their own fault! Maui County, Hawaii, has voted to ban short-term rentals, leaving 6,000 property owners in the lurch.

Five family members fail to sneak their dead Grandma onto an EasyJet! An 85-year-old cruiser loses her life when a huge wave takes her off a slippery rock! Delta is getting in bed with the Saudis! Money baby! Celebrity Equinox wacks a pier when a mooring rope snaps.