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

Carnival Cruise Line put the wrong person on the no-sail list and was not very helpful. Incorrect in the error!
The Guru loves this. Carnival will place an emblem on every bow to celebrate 250 years of America the Beautiful!
Brand USA is building a program specifically to attract Canadians back to the US! The Guru is not sure it is needed.
The US Supreme Court rules against the cruise lines in the Havana Docks case costing the cruise lines millions!
 

Will TSA Plus replace TSA Minus?
The CEO of the Hantavirus ship says, "Don't worry, we're financially resilient." Thanks for that.
The head of the US travel association, Geoff "with a G" Freeman, is still complaining about the US government!!
One Carnival guest is upset because he didn't have a digital clock in his room? No jokes about whether he can tell time!

Aurora Expeditions will now take only women to the coldest part of the world! Good idea?
The Mexican government says no to Royal Caribbean's expansion of Costa Maya. They prefer the ruins.
Airlines and hotels got together to gather enough signatures in Los Angeles to prevent the city council from implementing the $ 30-an-hour wage. Strong-Arm Hollywood style.
 
 
 

Princess decides to completely change a ship's itinerary in 2027. This is a new trend in the business.
The US government is considering not requiring five years of social media history to obtain a visa, even though employees enjoy reading other people's gossip.
The mayor of Barcelona wants to charge even more money for cruise ship guests to have their pocket picked in the city!
Does NCL intentionally make it hard to transfer a direct booking to a travel advisor? Seems like it!
 

Has CLIA become the UN of the cruise industry?
A federal judge overturns some of the Bar Harbor cruise ship ban!
Well, the Caribbean is upsetting many of its guests because the waterpark is not available at all times.
Allegiant and Sun Country airlines have merged and the Guru doesn't even know who they are!

The FBI has had enough, and they arrested two female Carnival guests for a slap fest by the front desk.
Guests on the cruise ship with the Noovirus outbreak in France were let off the ship and given a roll of toilet paper at the gangway.
The very optimistic managers of the Port of Haifa just opened their new $5.5 million terminal.
Viking announces that business is so good. The boss can retire!

MSC is rolling out a new app that will help you have less contact with the crew.
Lufthansa plans to acquire 90% of the former Alitalia as long as the bloated bureaucrats approve it!
The French government holds 1700 cruise guests hostage because they didn't wash their hands!
Royal Caribbean warns guests that they are not responsible for the junk they put on their door!
 

John Chidsey has all the answers to fix NCL Holdings. But does he?
200 different ships will visit the Caribbean this year because it's cheap and convenient!
The port of Victoria remains very popular despite the outcry of the residents who live near the pier!
Carnival Cruise Line is being sued by a woman who took a turn too fast with a rental scooter!
 

Azamara will be spending money on the ships and looking for non-English-speaking guests.
The Guru is not worried about Hantavirus. Trust the CDC?
Soon, the Crystal Serenity will have a pool bar? The Guru will be there!
Vessel inspections on cruise ships have increased despite staff cuts. How about that?
 

Even with fewer Canadians showing up, Orlando tourism numbers go up!
There is no reason to panic about the Hantavirus!
Sadly, the Guru will never be invited to join Delta 360!
Listeners report to the Guru that the boarding process for the Norwegian Jewel in Philadelphia was hassle-free!