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

Passengers on a Delta flight were forced to hold the plane's ceiling up during the flight! Royal Caribbean suspends visits to the private island in Labadee! The Port of Hong Kong announces shore power by 2023! Carnival is spending millions to renovate Mahogany Bay in Honduras! The Houthis continue to try and attack Israel!

Travel Weekly continues to offer negative travel stories! News or an Agenda? Royal Caribbean offers guests the moon if they cancel their cruise on Allure! Is Singapore Airlines the world's safest airline? According to Bounce it is! The death of Pope Francis has tour operators scrambling for extra revenue! Electric blankets are a no-no on Carnival and most ships!

Silversea getting into the hotel business? Why not? Four Season is getting into the cruise business! Pass me that extinguisher. A Delta plane catches fire while waiting to take off! Holland America bringing back the sailaway party is a great idea! Grow up, people! You want bread, you ask for bread! The CDC reports a Norovirus outbreak on a Viking ship! Wait! I thought they were all laid off!

Regent Seven Seas will spend millions on a two-ship refurb! Carnival is adjusting its itineraries to feature its private island! Princess and Frescobaldi will collaborate on a new menu for Sabbatini's Italy! The Guru won't be flying in an air taxi anytime soon! Carnival Cruise Line charging for most juices at breakfast!

Avenue Two Travel Boss is upbeat about the travel business during these "trying" times! FAA suspends New York Helicopter Charter license after CEO fires the Director of Operations! Lovesick teenager gets 8 months in the slammer for fake bomb threat! Travel & Leisure writer enjoyed the $6k per night suite at the St. Regis Longboat Key! Whoever set up Waffle House's training program has figured it out! Great stores!

The cruise industry is bringing more jobs and more money to Galveston! Who is behind the money at Global Ports Holdings? Dave Davis leaves Sun Country Airways for Spirit Airlines! Overkill? Princess is sending seven ships to Alaska this summer! Cruise Lines do not need the CDC to show them how to handle Norovirus!

If you wear flip-flops in Cinque Terre, you could be fined $2800! Carnival's John Heald says they can't stop guests from videotaping accidents among guests! According to the Eagle Dumpster Rental people, Singapore is the world's cleanest city! The U.S. State Department says China's Chang Guang company is helping target U.S. military assets! Door Magnet theft is increasing on cruise ships!

Get a Room! Two Delta flights spent the night in Alabama with the passengers sleeping on the plane! The Easter bunny tries to fly United!  Inside the right engine of a 737! Real ID requirement will be real beginning May 7! United is reducing domestic flights to guarantee your flight will be overcrowded! WalletHub names Spirit America's safest airline!  

Airlines are all racing to add free wi-fi! Great food, service, and itinerary are still essential to a successful cruise! Norwegian officials expect big ships to burn clean fuel by 2032! Vessel inspections will not stop because of layoffs! Houthis seem to enjoy being bombed by the U.S.

The new TUI ship is called Relax. We will try, but all those Speedos make us nervous! MSC's new "little private island" will be for people willing to spend big bucks! NCL threatens to sue Hawaii over a proposed head tax! The Guru does not think people are going to Greenland because of Trump! NCL expanding their private island to handle the big ships!