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

A drunk falls overboard on AidaNova and lives to apologize for it! The Guru offers his opinion on the best walking ports of call! American Airlines will provide free pajamas for its overpriced international business class seats! The Guru offers a warning about fake QR codes. Don't be a victim of Quishing!

NCL's Pride of America will no longer include bottled water in the beverage package, but you can purchase it if you would like! These Carnival guests are demanding a refund because they missed the ship due to being stuck in traffic! One of the stars of Downton Abbey will sail on the Queen Elizabeth in November! MSC is moving one of its mega-mothers from New York year-round to Miami!    

The Big Three airlines are reducing the cheap seats to maximize profits! Houthis continue to threaten while the EU does nothing to get the Suez reopened! Some Carnival guests think Carnival is giving them margarine and call it butter! 50% of travel advisors are charging extra fees, but not at Best at Sea Tours!

The Tsunami is Hawaii never happened, but the precautions were necessary! Aroya Cruises' first ship has been sucessful because the bosses chose the right itinerary! The Guru says Oceania's itinerary choices this summer have been great! Little Dicky Blumenthal is back, trying to tell cruise lines how to run their business!

Holland America and dough maker Caputo partner up to deliver great pizza! Cruise passengers now paying 23 bucks each to visit Santorini! Another Celebrity suffers power problems in the Ionian Sea and is dead in the water for two hours! Amsterdam officials vote yes to installing small steps for cats to get out of the canals!  

Hawaii hopes to cut cruise ship visits in half by 2023. The Guru likes that idea! Buckle up, people! Air turbulence forces a Delta flight to make an emergency landing! Would somebody please convince the Houthis to stop interrupting our cruises through the Red Sea and the Suez! Norwegian Cruise Line issues a bug alert for parts of Europe!

Regent Seven Seas has updated its dress code to include dressy sneakers and jeans! Do you feel lucky, punk? Should you have travel insurance? Wackos in Amsterdam try to stop the Celebrity Eclipse with a kayak! Royal Caribbean wisely cancels calls to Haiti until the shooting stops!

There is no better family vacation value than a cruise! Celebrity is asking guests on Millennium next year to reschedule or cancel! The TSA is asking for help from competent private industry people! The DOT approves the United-JetBlue partnership! NCL is adding a 6-acre waterpark to what was once a remote private island experience!

Some academics feel airport lounges are overcrowded because too many people want to feel elite! Princess will have another Love Boat cruise while the cast is still alive! Mexico's new Wildlife Protection law will give dolphins a rest from abuse! Delta Boss adjusts their forecast after realizing things are not as bad as he said they were!

150 American Airlines passengers had a fiery start to their flight from Denver! One Carnival guest wants the adult comedy show to be cleaner! Good Luck! The Guru explains why stand-up comedy on a cruise can be harder than it should be! Would anyone like to go to Rwanda to meditate? Guru wonders why anyone would!