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

 Some dreamers are still hoping to build Freedom City. A 1-mile-long ship capable of carrying 80,000 people. Not a dream. A nightmare.
Some crazy Greeks picketed the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in support of Palestine. 
John Heald, Carnival's Global Ambassador, has had enough of that Facebook stuff!
Are overpriced hotels, and in-house historians the latest fad for the rich?

 NCL cancels three months of cruises on Norwegian Viva with no explanation!
Santorini officials have decided that 70% of cruise ship guests will not be allowed to use the easy access to the island.
International airfares are going down because the Guru thinks no one wants to go to Europe!
Rooms are going fast for the funniest cruise you will ever sail!
 

 Protesters shut down the roads around Costa Maya, preventing cruises from seeing ruins!
Hotel bosses meet in New York to tell each other it's not as bad as they thought it was, and it's probably as good as the Guru said it was!
The new Viking Mira is slightly larger than Crystal Symphony and will carry 400 more guests.
Is owning NCL Holdings stock a good bet?

 Hilton will roll out a new brand rather than improve the quality of the brands they already have!
Carnival Corporation admits that over 6 million people had their private information released in a breach.
A juvenile delinquent on a United plane forced the aircraft to return because his Bluetooth description was bomb!
 

An Alcatraz ferry in San Francisco slams into the pier. No injuries reported; lawsuits to follow.
The owner of Morton's Steakhouse buys up half of Vegas!
The captain of the Silver Whisper rescues a stranded sailor and the rich people applaud!
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High school graduations down south remind you that we live in the greatest country in the world!
Lunch at the Cheesecake Factory in Clayton, North Carolina, reminds us why the cruise industry is so sucessful and so much better than anything offered on land.
Alamo rental car and Embassy Suites in Raleigh, North Carolina got it done for the guru. Great job!!
Princess send three ships that they can't fill in North America to Singapore!
 
 

Storylines-the wannabe Residence cruise company says it has money now!
A Greek cement truck collides with a tour bus. Guests are late to the ship, and someone's new sidewalk doesn't get finished!
In search of more revenue, Marriott is partnering with Resort Pass to fill its hotels with guests who are not staying there!
What is cruisecompete.com?

Security at Avalon Airport shut down the airport because of one guy's laser hair remover!
The cruise port in Boston tells visitors it will operate out of a tent for two years while it attempts to renovate. Almost an improvement.
After hearing what guests who were on the antivirus ship went through, cruisers with norovirus should feel like they won the lottery.
The Guru is considering sailing on the Oceania Club Reunion cruise in November!

Carnival brand ambassador Heald says it's silly if guests complain about material in an R-rated comedy show. He's right.
The GoldBelt Tram in Juneau is undergoing a bureaucratic proctology exam after the accident. It won't be opening anytime soon.
Some cruise lines are restricting guests from putting anything on the doors for safety and overall appearance. It's trashy.
Crystal Cruises announces that their new ship will have crew recreation areas to make the crew feel like guests.

Carnival is being sued by a guest who burned his feet on a hot deck. He's asking for $5 million. 500,000 per toe. Sounds like a reach!
Costa will find you $70 if you leave the dirty plate in the hallway. That's more than they pay the room steward for the day. 
Based on current cruise line sales, no one is giving up cruising because of Hantivirus!