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

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

THE DAILY CRUISE AND TRAVEL NEWS “PODCAST” WITH TOM DRAKE

For nearly 30 years, comedian Tom Drake has gone where most people only dream of vacationing—performing stand-up aboard cruise ships around the world, crossing countless oceans, visiting faraway ports, enduring crowded airports, and witnessing nearly every kind of travel triumph and disaster imaginable.

After that much time at sea, Tom has seen everything, done everything, and—at least according to Tom—now knows everything.

That’s why he has earned the title “Guru of the Seas.”

Every Monday through Friday, The Daily Cruise and Travel News “Podcast” with Tom Drake delivers the biggest stories making waves across the cruise and travel industries. Tom breaks down the day’s headlines, explains what they really mean for travelers, and shares the frank, funny, and completely unfiltered opinions you will not find in a cruise line press release.

New ships. Changing policies. Airline meltdowns. Port problems. Passenger behavior. Travel trends. Strange stories from the high seas. If it affects the way people cruise, fly, or attempt to get from one place to another, Tom is talking about it.

This is not a polished commercial for the travel industry. It is an honest look behind the curtain from someone who has spent decades working inside it—with a microphone in his hand, a comedian’s eye for the absurd, and very little interest in sugarcoating the truth.

Whether you are a seasoned cruiser, planning your first voyage, frustrated with air travel, or simply enjoy sharp commentary and a good laugh, climb aboard.

The Daily Cruise and Travel News “Podcast” with Tom Drake—weekdays wherever people “pod their cast.”

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September 18, 2026 Trying to smuggle $1 million worth of part of the Japan is not the brightest idea you've ever had ladies!

Royal Caribbean has chosen an amazing military veteran as the godmother of their new mega-mother.

A glitch in the air traffic control system left thousands of English flyers stranded. Here's why.

13 young morons are banned from sailing to Costa after starting a massive brawl on board.

No new cases of Norovirus. Well done, people. Keep washing those paws!

 

 

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Sep 18, 2026 7:5 AM
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September 17, 2026 Airlines only care about profit and shareholders, and not their customers!

A man from Oklahoma gets arrested in the Keys and ends up with a $150,000 bond and nine felony charges. Welcome to Florida.

The TSA is giving serious thought to allowing you to bring your water bottle through security. TSA and serious thought? There's a joke there.

The Royal Canadian Air Force airlifted a seriously ill guest from a Celebrity ship. Great job!!

Join Dottie and Tom February 26 on Crystal for a Panama Canal observation cruise.

 

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Sep 17, 2026 7:6 AM
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September 16, 2027 Duh! Taping your camping knife to the bottom of your carry-on will not fool TSA screeners!

 A metal pier in Whittier, Alaska, burned because the new pier was metal, but the wood underneath wasn't!

Child alert! Your kids' squishy toys will not make it on board unless they're in the checked bags!

Are the check-in people at Frontier making up the carry-on rules as they go along?

The Chinese government has new rules restricting freedoms in that country. Cancel your visit.

Want to keep the wife laughing? Bring her on America's funniest cruise February 14, 2027. 

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Sep 16, 2026 6:53 AM
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September 15, 2026 Hot Flash? A woman on an American Airlines flight takes all of his clothes for no reason! Oliver close for no reason

 Miami police arrest a man for sleeping underneath a hotel bed while the guests are sleeping on top!

United will have Airbus aircraft outfitted with no middle seats in economy plus for trips across the pond!

Are Canada and the European Union dating?

Mt. Etna in Sicily is erupting again and many tourists are complaining that they're getting ash on their cannoli!

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Sep 15, 2026 7:22 AM
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September 14, 2026 Two more morons are zip tied by fellow flyers on the way to Doha!

Princess joins Royal Caribbean and oversells the Island Princess! 

Royal Caribbean canceled many of its cruisers' Casita reservations because it was priced incorrectly. Too cheap! If it was too much, they would've shut their mouth!

Justin Trudeau has been booked to speak at the World Tourism and Travel Conference. That announcement should sell one ticket. Maybe!

Here is a shocker! According to a new report, Frontier Airlines had more consumer complaints than any other airline.

Don't miss this new Suno song about the scrap industry!

 

 

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Sep 14, 2026 7:9 AM
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September 11. 2026 25 years. A day to remember!

What exactly is Explorations by Norwegian?

The Bomb Bozo who called in the Disney bomb scare is blaming Disney!

NCL and Carnival stocks dive because of high oil prices!

So, you want to be a travel agent? Is it worth it?

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Sep 11, 2026 7:8 AM
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September 10, 2026 A Miami Judge throws Frank Del Rio's lawsuit overboard!

 A&K is offering a trip to the world's largest salt flat! This is not on the Guru's bucket list!

NCL shut down half the services on the Norwegian Sky during its final voyage!

A 20-year-old moron from Chicago was indicted for calling in a bomb threat on a cruise ship!

Are people really flocking to the new Lake America? It's the same water, right?

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Sep 10, 2026 7:9 AM
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Seotember 9, 2026. 13 airports are now allowing non-flyers past the gate. Why?

NCL is using influencers to promote its new-look private island. Maybe some of them could influence the stock price!

Azamara gift shops now have a rewards program! Is that important to cruisers?

A Delta flight descended 27,000 feet in 10 minutes when the cabin depressurized! 

It's not too late to join Dottie and Tom on a fabulous New Year's Crystal Cruise.

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Sep 9, 2026 6:38 AM
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September 8, 2026. Two more gun incidents at airport. When will these morons ever learn?

NCL bosses believe their new waterpark will sell cruises. Not so fast.

30 rounds of 45 ammunition in your backpack will get you noticed at the airport.

Are the musicians on a cruise ship really the reason you had a great cruise?

Where is the best place in the world to live? Is it really Zürich?

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Sep 8, 2026 6:51 AM
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September 7, 2027. Duct tape became airborne handcuffs for one moron!

Canadian baggage handlers get arrested for sticking drugs in customers' suitcases! Sorry!

Norwegian's Pride of America has a complete toilet shutdown. Normally, it's the crew members who work slowly on that ship!

The Guru struggles to order food from a bartender with a nose ring! Should he seek help, or should they tell the bartender to take it off?

Happy Labor Day! Remember all the people who are working on this Labor Day!

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Sep 7, 2026 7:27 AM
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September 4, 2026 Regent Seven Seas will have and Around the World Massage on their new ship!

Visit Sacramento and enjoy dinner with 800 people on a bridge!

Another moron from Minnesota gets arrested in Maine when he loses his lobster over a flight delay!

The latest addition to the United app is another insult to flyers everywhere!

Well, Caribbean cancels a final Alaska cruise just prior to sailing and sends everyone home. I hope they at least got a bag of ice.

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Sep 4, 2026 7:15 AM
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September 3, 2026 Travel Industry whiners meet with Trump at the White House!

 USA Today says there will be plenty of discounting in the cruise industry. The Guru disagrees!

A Miami man at a luxury resort tells the bartender he's the son of God. The son of God then gets a taser and the sedan cops.

A very tired man in Fort Lauderdale is arrested after deciding to spend the night inside a JetBlue airplane. The guru doubts he got a good night's sleep on a plane.

John Dottie and Tom from Best at Sea Tours on an amazing 14-day cruise from Lisbon to Fort Lauderdale in 2027 aboard Crystal Symphony.

 

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Sep 3, 2026 7:38 AM
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September 2, 2026 Full Moon? Another moron at the Miami airport jokingly tell tells officials he has a bomb!

 JetBlue unveils its new domestic first class. Wise move?

Rich Carlton Yachts announces that sales are way up, but they are still losing a little money!

Crime only pays for a little while. Police arrest a man who ran up $ 1,200 in charges to other people's rooms at the St. Regis.

Money, Money, Money. Carnival's new loyalty program might be the template for the future in the cruise industry.

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Sep 2, 2026 7:46 AM
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September 1, 2026 Announcing that you have a grenade in the airport we'll get you arrested!

 The Captain of the Carnival Breeze bounces the ship off a pier in Cozumel. What's new?

John Heald tells Carnival guests not to sell their tuxedos yet!

Royal Caribbean decides to change the name of their perfect private island!

Riviera Travel decides not to sell you a river cruise since there's no river!

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Sep 1, 2026 7:20 AM
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August 31, 2026 Hard Rock Casino Fort Lauderdale was disappointing in many ways!

Officials arrest a Russian woman accused of trying to smuggle live iguanas from Ecuador into Iceland!

American Airlines admits its airplanes haven’t been getting the cleaning and upkeep they should and now promises to clean up its act!

Princess joins Royal Caribbean in the “Oops, We Oversold the Ship” club and offers a surprisingly sweet deal to the disappointed passengers.

And Airbus tests a new long-range jet that stayed in the air for more than 24 hours because apparently 18-hour flights just aren’t long enough!

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Aug 31, 2026 7:54 AM
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August 28, 2026 NCL opens their terminal in Philly. Only eight months late which is on time in Philly!

Galveston politicians put a hold on another terminal for raw Caribbean, but they welcome it. Margaritaville at Sea.

Oceania's new ship, Sonata, floats!

Are airport lounges really worth it? The Guru wonders.

Flight attendants to the rescue. When a laptop computer catches fire, they stuff it in a bag designed to put the fire out!

 

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Aug 28, 2026 7:44 AM
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August 27, 2026 It does not look like Frank Del Rio will get his $8 million handshake payoff!

Royal Caribbean oversold another Alaska cruise and asked customers to wait one year to see the ice melt and the salmon die!

Azamara will have a 179-day world cruise in 2029. 

Oceana will improve its enrichment program with someone teaching American mahjong.

The U.S. State Department confirms they are looking to deport as many as 200,000 people stuck in the system!

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Aug 27, 2026 7:38 AM
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August 26, 2026 New York passes a whale awareness law. Shamu is safe!!

Dolly Parton drew millions of people to Tennessee every year with her tourism business.

Corporate speak, set to music, still sounds like corporate speak. Listen to the NCLH blues.

Thailand is about to get a boost in tourism and business, with 5,000 sailors visiting!

I guest on the Getaway takes a dive off the 10th deck. They suspect he was overserved!

 

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Aug 26, 2026 7:26 AM
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August 25, 2026 One Carnival guest is upset because the cabin steward would not eat her homemade cookies!

 JetBlue is opening a second private lounge in Boston. It's all about the money!

The TSA has decided to drop the controversial Gold Plus program. Score one for the unions!

Holland America is refocusing on fun and entertainment. The Guru applauds this.

Beware of scammers on the phone. They know more about you than you know about you!

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Aug 25, 2026 7:52 AM
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August 24, 2026 Don't ask the Guru about Frontier Airlines this week!

Frank Del Rio’s attorneys are scrambling to find something..anything, to sue Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings over!

Selling old ship memorabilia is apparently big business. The Guru is kicking himself for not bringing more stuff home over the past 30 years. They never would’ve missed it!

It only took the Guru 18 hours to fly home from San Francisco. Not bad for Frontier! Apparently, walking was the only slower option.

And another listener confirms what the Guru has been saying: If you’re going to sail MSC, do yourself a favor, stay in the Yacht Club!

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Aug 24, 2026 7:30 AM
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August 21, 2026 United's boss is not worried about competition from any airline!

Authorities in Italy arrest the wrong man cruising on Costa. Now he wants payback!

If it's Friday, it must be Eureka. The Guru goes shopping for another magnet.

Viking has signed the papers for two more ships!

Join Dottie and Tom in 2027 for a fabulous Crystal reposition cruise from Lisbon to Fort Lauderdale!

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Aug 21, 2026 11:2 AM
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August 20, 2026 Carnival Breeze barely passes CDC inspection!

 What does it mean if a cruise ship fails a CDC inspection?

Two teens were awarded $550,000 after they were left hanging upside down for 30 minutes on an amusement ride!

Wellness is the word now on cruise ships! The other words are onboard revenue!

Best at Sea Tours offers premium hosted cruises!

 

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Aug 20, 2026 11:32 AM
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August 19, 2026. Scammers abound. Someone set up a fake Wi-Fi system on a Delta flight!

A whole Lotta bragging going on. Virgin says they had a record sales day, and Viking says they had a record quarter!

American Airlines admits they got it wrong, and they're bringing back in-seat TVs. The biggest in the business.

Another report about hotel bookings says it will be better than the last report. 

Rooms are selling fast from America's funniest cruise on the MS Tottenham. Contact Best at Sea Tours today.

 

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Aug 19, 2026 11:54 AM
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August 18, 2026. An Ohio couple is fiinshing their cruise in a Brevard County jail!

 Air lubrication systems will not only save fuel they will help save Whale lives.

The government of Greenland is telling cruise ships to stay away from some of its protected Fjords. 

Google is spending $10 million to buy the private information held by Spirit Airlines? 

Come and join Dottie and Tom on an amazing hosted Crystal Cruise!

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Aug 18, 2026 11:50 AM
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August 17, 2026 Live from Vancouver! Crystal here we come!!

 

Delta First Class just ain’t what it used to be!

Seattle-Tacoma Airport continues to confuse and disappoint travelers!

If you suffer a serious brain injury on a cruise ship, are you really only suing for $75,000?

Some experts say Thursday is the best day to book a cruise. The Guru says any day is a good day to book a cruise!

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Aug 17, 2026 11:33 AM
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