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

Oceania's new build Sonata will be bigger and better with a revolutionary design! The Trump Administration lifts the ban on supersonic flights over land! The Guru likes the Customs and Border Protection's mobile applications! MSC is adding a Yacht Club section to the fifteen-year-old M/S Magnifica! The Brand USA budget will be cut by 80% with the new spending bill!

Crew member falls overboard in port in Crete and is recovered! Delta's baby plane subsidiary cancels 150 flights for wi-fi maintenance! Moron alert! Some flyers presented their Costco card as their Real ID! No Surprise! Cruise ship guests are spending more for better treatment and smaller tours!

Royal Caribbean pioneer stepping down as Chairman of the Board! Can the cruise industry grow fast enough to keep filling these mega-mothers? Explora Journeys' head food guy receives a high honor among chefs! The Crown Princess lists 7 degrees and breaks a few bottles!

Royal Caribbean cancels calls to Juneau!  Fee war? Scottish politicians are considering charging cruise ship guests a fee to visit. Diana Ross will be the Godmother of the Star of the Seas! ASTA is not happy about the U.S. ban on visitors from unfriendly countries!

Oceania Cruises is now a luxury line, not an ultra-premium one. Villa Vie Odyssey arrives in U.S. waters for the first time! Twelve countries that are forbidden to travel to the U.S. are not friendly to the U.S. Is it impossible to tell refugees in distress from pirates? Houthis keep attacking Israel without success!

Jet Blue and Brightline team up for not-so-seamless itineraries! Holland America almost loses its gangway to the fishes! The airplane order backlog is ridiculous. Somebody call Elon Musk! MSC Orchestra loses power after a small fire. Next cruise is cancelled!  

Newark Airport had the best on-time record on Memorial Day weekend! Carnival Cruise Line is reminding everyone to behave this summer or else! Sustainable fuel might be a good idea for the planet, but a bad idea for the airline's bottom line! Experts at the NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum are worried about everything!

Should travel advisors sell residences on cruise ships? Saudi cruise company adding former NCL CEO to their board!  Buying credibility? If you see SSSS on your boarding pass, be prepared to lose your temper! Disney is being sued for sending a large man airborne on the Downhill Double Dipper! Hawaii reports one case of Zika on Oahu! Insect repellent sales skyrocket!      

The closed Newark Airport runway will reopen two weeks ahead of schedule! MSC Seascape is pushed away from the pier when its mooring ropes snap! The US State Department lowers travel warning for Jamaica! Is Delta charging more for solo flyers?

Will the United-JetBlue partnership withstand government scrutiny? American Airlines is now offering expedited TSA clearance! Why? Norwegian Epic's gangway falls into the water in Sicily when the concrete pier becomes more like Italian Ice! The Prime Minister is eyeing cruise line profits with envy!