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

Aidaperla is bringing back the late-night burlesque shows! The US Department of Transportation will not enforce the new rules from the previous administration! AOL Travel has a wonderful story about a long-time Oceania guest! Muray Cruises MV Gemini loses a battle with the pier in Pireaus!  

The owners of the World Residence at Sea invested 30 million to make the ship more environmentally friendly. All Princess crew members will have to hide their tattoos starting September 10th.  Carnival Cruises now has a Zero package for the six people on the ship who don't drink liquor! Israel threatens the Houthis with ten plagues if they keep firing missiles at them.  

Tragedy in Lisbon when a funicular cable lets loose and the car goes off the rails! Work the Perks in Vegas and you will find some value! Two thousand four hundred guests and crew were singing on the upper deck when the Brilliant Lady arrived in NYC! One Carnival guest is offended that he is not allowed to run his own dice game!

Some travel leaders are worried about the impact of the cost of a U.S. visa! Star of the Seas is now the newest megamother for Royal Caribbean! A self-proclaimed Etiquette expert says the "customer is not always right." Wrong! When is it ok to call a third-world country what it is?  

Carnival is offering fresh donuts for sale! Really? Are day-old free? A kitchen fire on P&O shuts down two restaurants! Bars remained open! CPB in Virginia arrested an alleged pervert before he could go on his cruise! Virgin Voyages cancels a cruise to earn guarantee money!

Some Carnival guests don't want to hear the continuous PA revenue spiels! Flights into NUUK, Greenland, were halted because the officials went Reindeer hunting! CLIA is suing the state of Hawaii to prevent the implementation of a new 11% tax on cruise ships! One Royal Caribbean brought a 4-foot Duck to place on his balcony! Embarassing?

The Guru is not always factually correct, but he is fun! Sometimes! Coolcations are not just for cool people. They are hot people too! Would you pay $ 340,000 for one week on Four Seasons Yachts ? The Guru would need to start a GoFundMe! Best at Sea Tours is offering some great hosted cruises!

MSC World Europa loses power and goes dead in the water for hours! Holland America is selling coasters made from used carpet? Berber, or shag anyone? The US and Canadian Coast perform a dual evacuation for the Ruby Princess! Is Frontier Airlines trying to help push Spirit Airlines back into bankruptcy?

Are the DC Tourism people creating an issue that is not really an issue? The Wall Street Journal reports that Spirit Airlines might have to restructure again to stay in the air! Thousands of left-wingers from outside the area sign a petition to stop Royal Caribbean's expansion in Costa Maya! The Guru remembers when Las Vegas wasn't a giant tourist trap!

Do we really need an article on what to do when you check into a hotel? Disney's new mega-ship will take 6,000 guests nowhere for three days! Bored Hawaii officials come up with another plan to save the planet! The Houthis are their own worst enemy!