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

US carrier Avelo Airlines is buying 50 new jets to serve cities no one else serves!

Disney Cruise Line pushed back the debut of their Great Adventure. Maybe it wasn't a great idea!

The U.S. will try more sanctions on the Houthis since bombs are not working!

Barry Biffle at Frontier says his airline will soon own the budget airline market!

A day to remember, be thankful, and never forget!

Oceania adds two new perks that the Guru likes!

Israeli jets take out the Hourhis propaganda department? What? A coffee ship in Yemen!

Nexion Travel celebrates  30 years of supporting travel advisors!

The U.S is raising the entry fee to twenty bucks! Relax, people will pay it!

Brand USA is figuring out how to do its job with less money!

It is a mystery for some! The True Crime charter on Norwegian has been canceled by the promoter!

The Guru got it wrong! The Celebrity river boat priority list is sold out at five hundred a pop!

Virgin Voyages received a nice review about their "boat" from Better Homes and Gardens!

Spirit Airlines is dropping routes in eleven cities as it fights through another bankruptcy!

Cunard will present an updated version of Come From Away on Queen Elizabeth!

German police arrested two workers on the new Disney Adventure, and the workers were forced to turn in their ears!

Something to Muse! Norovirus arrives on the Silver Muse!

Listener reviews of Viking, Celebrity, and Disney!

Torstein Hagen took a chance on Downton Abbey and came out the winner!

The lithium battery, not your breath, is the reason to carry your electric toothbrush on a plane!

Aidaperla is bringing back the late-night burlesque shows!

The US Department of Transportation will not enforce the new rules from the previous administration!

AOL Travel has a wonderful story about a long-time Oceania guest!

Muray Cruises MV Gemini loses a battle with the pier in Pireaus!

The owners of the World Residence at Sea invested 30 million to make the ship more environmentally friendly.

All Princess crew members will have to hide their tattoos starting September 10th.

 Carnival Cruises now has a Zero package for the six people on the ship who don't drink liquor!

Israel threatens the Houthis with ten plagues if they keep firing missiles at them.

Tragedy in Lisbon when a funicular cable lets loose and the car goes off the rails!

Work the Perks in Vegas and you will find some value!

Two thousand four hundred guests and crew were singing on the upper deck when the Brilliant Lady arrived in NYC!

One Carnival guest is offended that he is not allowed to run his own dice game!

Some travel leaders are worried about the impact of the cost of a U.S. visa!

Star of the Seas is now the newest megamother for Royal Caribbean!

A self-proclaimed Etiquette expert says the "customer is not always right." Wrong!

When is it ok to call a third-world country what it is?

Carnival is offering fresh donuts for sale! Really? Are day-old free?

A kitchen fire on P&O shuts down two restaurants! Bars remained open!

CPB in Virginia arrested an alleged pervert before he could go on his cruise!

Virgin Voyages cancels a cruise to earn guarantee money!

Some Carnival guests don't want to hear the continuous PA revenue spiels!

Flights into NUUK, Greenland, were halted because the officials went Reindeer hunting!

CLIA is suing the state of Hawaii to prevent the implementation of a new 11% tax on cruise ships!

One Royal Caribbean brought a 4-foot Duck to place on his balcony! Embarassing?

The Guru is not always factually correct, but he is fun! Sometimes!

Coolcations are not just for cool people. They are hot people too!

Would you pay $ 340,000 for one week on Four Seasons Yachts ? The Guru would need to start a GoFundMe!

Best at Sea Tours is offering some great hosted cruises!

MSC World Europa loses power and goes dead in the water for hours!

Holland America is selling coasters made from used carpet? Berber, or shag anyone?

The US and Canadian Coast perform a dual evacuation for the Ruby Princess!

Is Frontier Airlines trying to help push Spirit Airlines back into bankruptcy?

Are the DC Tourism people creating an issue that is not really an issue?

The Wall Street Journal reports that Spirit Airlines might have to restructure again to stay in the air!

Thousands of left-wingers from outside the area sign a petition to stop Royal Caribbean's expansion in Costa Maya!

The Guru remembers when Las Vegas wasn't a giant tourist trap!

Do we really need an article on what to do when you check into a hotel?

Disney's new mega-ship will take 6,000 guests nowhere for three days!

Bored Hawaii officials come up with another plan to save the planet!

The Houthis are their own worst enemy!

Amtrak is finally bringing back the Mardi Gras train after Katrina!

Bookings.com agrees to pay a $9.5 million fine for not disclosing fees in Texas!

Officials create new dumb rules for the dumb tourists who spend millions in overcrowded and overpriced Venice.

Holland America finds a new home for Eland for their favorite Moose!

Bookings from trains are way up. The Guru knows why!

Gas-fired curling irons are now banned by TSA!

Global Warming almost flooded out Junaeau!

Delta and American are being sued for selling window seats without windows!

Clear suddenly has competition!!  From the Federal Government! Say what?

Tampa Marine officers save a stranded pontoon boat from being run over by a cruise ship!

Celebrity says it's ok to give them $500.00 to get on the list to book one of their new riverboats! Chutpah? You betcha!

Air Canada flight attendants will vote to return to work!

NCL Holdings will use a new switch to help regulate bandwidth on ships!

Italy wants to build the largest suspension bridge in the world!

Airlines for America hires a former Governor as their mouthpiece!

A tour bus in Italy backs over two guests in the Port of Livorno!

Houthis won't give up. Don't plan on a Suez Canal transit on your World Cruise!

Royal Caribbean names an "almost Astronaut" the Godmother of the "Star of the Seas"

Two guests at Celebration Key passed away in the water? Cruise line at fault? No!

MSC Magnifica is the first to drop the Suez Canal transit during its World Cruise!

Regent Seven Seas announces special cruises for the final days of Navigator!

The Guru disagrees with the latest study of the best sail-in ports!

Virgin Voyages is rolling out an old disco act for their Red Hot Sailing Voyage in 2026!

Atlas Ocean Voyages gives some suites a new name with more perks that will cost more money! 

US District Court upholds Bar Harbor ban on big ships!

The Guru thinks that the new entertainment boss at HAL is doing some good things!

Another glass shatters on another Royal Caribbean ship! Don't look up!

Why is Karaoke on a cruise ship popular? The Guru has thoughts!

The largest landslide in 10 years closes the Tracy Arm fjord!

Spirit Airlines STILL might go belly-up after all! Thanks, Judge!

Cleveland Research estimated that Royal Caribbean's private island will generate $600 million in revenue this year!

The Guru reminds World Cruisers that they probably won't go through the Suez Canal in 2026!

Cunard's Queen Anne is charging for certain shows! Very tacky!

Turkish Authorities release Croatian Captain after two years in prison!

The guest injured when the Icon of the Seas waterslide fell apart intends to sue!

Greenland residents fighting over tourist dollars from cruise ships1

How does Villa Vie get all these puff stories written about their one old ship?

Sailing on Oceania has been this inexpensive for a "luxury" cruise line.

A false bomb threat emptied a P&O ship during embarkation!

Remember, people, if you are late getting back to the ship, the Captain does not have to wait for you!