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

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

After almost 30 years of performing stand-up comedy on cruise ships worldwide, Tom Drake has seen everything, done everything, and so now he knows everything! 
 
That is why he is called the "Guru of the Seas." 
 
His podcast, which delivers all of the day's cruise and travel news, can be heard every Monday through Friday, as Tom says, wherever people "pod their cast."
 
Offering an "unfiltered view" of the cruise and travel industry, Tom delivers the news and then gives his opinion on what it all means. As Tom says, "It's the day's news with a bit of commentary."
 
If you are a fan of cruising, or maybe someone who gets frustrated with air travel, or maybe someone who likes to laugh and enjoys a frank, honest opinion, you will enjoy this podcast!
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April 24, 2025 Ghana or bust! Celing falls during Delta flight. Royal Caribbean finally skipping Ladadee!

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!

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Apr 24, 2025 5:19 AM
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April 23, 2025 Tour operators will make money from the Pope's death! Allue of the Seas must really be overbooked!

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!

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Apr 23, 2025 7:8 AM
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April 22, 2025. Holland America bringing back the old fashioned sailaway party! A great idea!!

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!

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Apr 22, 2025 7:37 AM
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April 21, 2025. Tweak this! Carnival Cruise Line now charging for most juices at breakfast!

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!

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Apr 21, 2025 7:8 AM
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April 20, 2025. Happy Easter! Bomb threat gets lovesick boyfriend eight months in prison!

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!

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Apr 20, 2025 9:59 AM
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April 19, 2025. Spirit gets a new Boss. Global Ports Holdings controlling many cruise ports!

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!

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Apr 19, 2025 7:41 AM
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April 18, 2025. Videotaping someone who had an accident is sick but allowed on Carnival!

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!

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Apr 18, 2025 8:59 AM
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April 17, 2024. The Guru would not go up in an Amazon rocket! Spirit is America's safest airline?

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!

 

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Apr 17, 2025 7:34 AM
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April 16, 2025. NCL bails on South America! American Airlines adding free wifi! Who cares what Gen Z eats!

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.

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Apr 16, 2025 7:10 AM
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April 15, 2025 MSC and NCL both expanding their private islands! Hawaii officials propose a money grab!

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!

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Apr 15, 2025 6:35 AM
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April 14, 2025 MSC welcomes their latest mega-mother. Some New Zealand residents are worried about cruise ship pollution!

Residents in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand, demand that cruise ship emissions be monitored!

The CDC says Vessel Sanitation inspections are not affected by layoffs!

Gloria Estefan performs at the Christening of the MSC World America!

Singapore is voted the best airport in the world with the least amount of gum!

The U.S. continues to pound the Houthis!

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Apr 14, 2025 9:45 AM
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April 13, 2025. Crescent Seas plans to build a new ship by 2032! The U.S. DOT wants to hear from you

Airlines should not be forced to give kids better seats for free!

Crescent Seas has decided to build a new "own your own suite" cruise ship!

Budget and Avis are now all about the price, not the service!

The Guru thinks cruises all stay too long in Europe.

The new Terminal C at La Guardia is first class!

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Apr 13, 2025 7:46 AM
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April 10, 2025. Calm down people! Unfortunately, all th tourist will eventually be coming back!

How can we fix this? Four people from Sweden are mad at us, and they are not coming to ski!

Delta pulls its guidance to take time to figure out how to take advantage of the tariff crisis!!

Some travelers are upset that they must decide their gender to apply for a passport!

Frontier Airlines is dealing with a with a parrot PR crisis after denying Plucky boarding on his flight home!

 

 

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Apr 10, 2025 4:31 AM
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April 9, 2025. Cruise Lines Bosses pontificate at Seatrade Global!

One Junea resident continues the attempt to ban cruise ships!

Cruise line bosses say it's too soon to tell about tariffs!

The Carnival boss says discussions about the Mexican head tax are stalled after a nice lunch.

It's time to get real about Real ID!

Cruise ships for Seniors over 80? Nothing new. Holland America has had them for years!

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Apr 9, 2025 7:33 AM
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April 8, 2025. NCLH is chartering the ships that Crescent Seas will be selling?

The Guru remains convinced that people will still take a vacation no matter what happens with tariffs!

Last year, there were 2500 Norovirus outbreaks in the U.S. Only sixteen reported on cruise ships!

Azamara is upping its immersion programs!

The Indian cruise line Cordelia is acquiring two NCL ships!

 

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Apr 8, 2025 6:18 AM
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April 7, 2025. Virgin Voyages Brilliant Lady going in sevice after a two year wait!

Will cuts at HHS affect cruise ship inspections? Probably Not!

Promoting a two-year-old Brilliant Lady as new is a bit of razzle-dazzle!

MSC opens the largest terminal in the world. Sometimes the biggest is not the best!

Global Travel is offering a 10-day, five-city holiday plane ride for 39,300!

According to Berkshire Hathaway, Iceland is the safest place to visit!

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Apr 7, 2025 7:16 AM
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April 5, 2025. Don't worry! Be Happy! People will always go on vacation despite tariffs!

U.S. tour operators aren't really sure if tariffs will change travel needs!

Houthis, get lucky and knock down a U.S. Reaper drone!

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht bosses are convinced they have reinvented cruising!

The Guru is very impressed with the Hilton in downtown Nashville!

 

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Apr 5, 2025 5:58 AM
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April 4, 2025. Former NCL Holdings CEO acquires another ship to be a residence at sea!

Virgin Voyages guests choke out another guest who insulted his wife!

Russell Galbut and Crescent Sea will acquire Oceania Insignia and convert it into residences!

Who wants to be part of the "Drake Shake"? Not this Drake!

Choking a guest on a ship is only a misdemeanor? 

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Apr 4, 2025 8:13 AM
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April 3, 2025. The World will undergo a $30 million refurb. Time to dump your unit?

Crystal guests were robbed in Mombasa. The ship leaves early!

Avalon Waterways is working to make river cruises less boring!

Wash Your Hands! 240 sick with Norovirus on the QM2!

The World Residence at Sea owners are spending $30 million to pretend the ship is not 23 years old!

Some experts say bombing the Houthis won't stop them! Any suggestions?

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Apr 3, 2025 7:30 AM
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April 2, 2025. Why do planes fly at 36,000 feet. To save money! Rough ride! Tough on Norse Atlantic!

Where is the safest seat on an airplane? Probably nowhere if it crashes!

Planes fly high to save fuel! Some don't worry about turbulence!

Global Airlines is a start-up airline whose first flight won't be with their own plane!

Four Seasons Yachts will charge exorbitant prices and only give you breakfast!

One solo suite left to cruise with the Guru to look at the leaves while we drink!

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Apr 2, 2025 5:46 AM
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April 1, 2025. The Guru thinks the new airport design is a April Fools Joke!

Duty-free shops in the airport can be more annoying than this podcast!

All corporate CEO's are overpaid! Why should the cruise industry be any different?

Did you know Orlando's noise ordinance is more restrictive than Hvar, Croatia?

Waldor-Astoria is building in another big city. Fredericksburg, Texas?

Join the Guru for fall foliage watching on Crystal Serenity!

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Apr 1, 2025 7:10 AM
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March 31, 2025. Will Croatia become the next Singapore? Too many rules!!

Carnival bans Bluetooth speakers, but wired fans are ok!

Government bureaucrats in Croatia are trying to ban fun!

Closed-loop cruises are for lazy people! Get a U.S. passport!

Celebrity drops Labadee in favor of quieter places!

The Intercontinental Hotel in Lisbon is a great property!

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Mar 30, 2025 10:49 PM
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March 29, 2025. Travel leaders have mixed opinions on US tariffs! Guru says people are going to go on vacation

Cruising remains the best vacation value!

According to their union, US airline pilots must be fed!

Cruise line private islands were necessary because government officials never improved their destinations!

The Guru does not feel politics will prevent people from taking a vacation!

 

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Mar 29, 2025 6:20 AM
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March 28, 2025. Virgin Voyages celebrate achieving better sales after making better decisions!

Six  Dead when tourist submarine sinks in the Red Sea!

Carnival guests thought their room was haunted!

Are Canadians not coming to the USA because of Trump or their lousy dollar?

U.S. air strike takes out the number one Houthi missile maker. They miss-we don't!

The QM2 is the latest ship with a Norovirus outbreak!

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Mar 28, 2025 5:50 AM
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March 27, 2025. Will NCL convert more small ships to residences at sea?

NCL is interested in expanding the Indian market!

The new Crescent Sea residence at sea ship plans to enlarge suites in their two-month dry dock!

Wash Your Hands! Norovirus strikes the crew of Seabourn Encore!

Adventure travel continues to grow with tours to Uzbekistan and other hard-to-pronounce places!

 

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Mar 27, 2025 5:43 AM
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