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

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!

A drunk falls overboard on AidaNova and lives to apologize for it!

The Guru offers his opinion on the best walking ports of call!

American Airlines will provide free pajamas for its overpriced international business class seats!

The Guru offers a warning about fake QR codes. Don't be a victim of Quishing!

NCL's Pride of America will no longer include bottled water in the beverage package, but you can purchase it if you would like!

These Carnival guests are demanding a refund because they missed the ship due to being stuck in traffic!

One of the stars of Downton Abbey will sail on the Queen Elizabeth in November!

MSC is moving one of its mega-mothers from New York year-round to Miami!

The Big Three airlines are reducing the cheap seats to maximize profits!

Houthis continue to threaten while the EU does nothing to get the Suez reopened!

Some Carnival guests think Carnival is giving them margarine and call it butter!

50% of travel advisors are charging extra fees, but not at Best at Sea Tours!

The Tsunami is Hawaii never happened, but the precautions were necessary!

Aroya Cruises' first ship has been sucessful because the bosses chose the right itinerary!

The Guru says Oceania's itinerary choices this summer have been great!

Little Dicky Blumenthal is back, trying to tell cruise lines how to run their business!

Holland America and dough maker Caputo partner up to deliver great pizza!

Cruise passengers now paying 23 bucks each to visit Santorini!

Another Celebrity suffers power problems in the Ionian Sea and is dead in the water for two hours!

Amsterdam officials vote yes to installing small steps for cats to get out of the canals!

Hawaii hopes to cut cruise ship visits in half by 2023. The Guru likes that idea!

Buckle up, people! Air turbulence forces a Delta flight to make an emergency landing!

Would somebody please convince the Houthis to stop interrupting our cruises through the Red Sea and the Suez!

Norwegian Cruise Line issues a bug alert for parts of Europe!

Regent Seven Seas has updated its dress code to include dressy sneakers and jeans!

Do you feel lucky, punk? Should you have travel insurance?

Wackos in Amsterdam try to stop the Celebrity Eclipse with a kayak!

Royal Caribbean wisely cancels calls to Haiti until the shooting stops!

There is no better family vacation value than a cruise!

Celebrity is asking guests on Millennium next year to reschedule or cancel!

The TSA is asking for help from competent private industry people!

The DOT approves the United-JetBlue partnership!

NCL is adding a 6-acre waterpark to what was once a remote private island experience!

Some academics feel airport lounges are overcrowded because too many people want to feel elite!

Princess will have another Love Boat cruise while the cast is still alive!

Mexico's new Wildlife Protection law will give dolphins a rest from abuse!

Delta Boss adjusts their forecast after realizing things are not as bad as he said they were!

150 American Airlines passengers had a fiery start to their flight from Denver!

One Carnival guest wants the adult comedy show to be cleaner! Good Luck!

The Guru explains why stand-up comedy on a cruise can be harder than it should be!

Would anyone like to go to Rwanda to meditate? Guru wonders why anyone would!

A Carnival guest is angry because he could not install his own ceiling fan!

Southwest flight leaving Burbank forced to make evasive maneuvers!

The Houthis, like your mother-in-law, are not going away anytime soon!

Hollad America remembering what they used to do right!

Explorer 2 gets another excellent review!

The Guru is not sure that high-end hotels will find their place in the cruise industry!

Excellent review for Explora Journeys Explora II.

The former mail ship for Mt. Helena will now be an expedition ship!

The Captain of the USS Firxgerald tells an Iranian helicopter to take a hike!

The Guru thinks buying a ship's suite from Crescent Seas is a good deal for those with money to burn!

Carnival guests were arrested trying to smuggle in a drug used to sedate large animals! No comment!

FAA gives U.S. airlines another year to install a second cockpit door!

Are cruise ship production shows getting too busy and too technical?

Anti-Israel protesters force Israeli Cruise ship to skip a port!

Princess tweaks their Premier package and raises the price!

The TSA Family program should be called "The Rugrat Express".

Crescent Seas appoints an inaugural CEO with luxury sales experience!

The new $250.00 Visa to visit the U.S. is refundable if you leave when you are supposed to!

Are surveys on travelers' intent really valuable or a waste of money?

Say What? The Guru could be wrong, and maybe Nice is nice!

Israel bombs the Houthis again? Will the Suez even be safe for cruise ships?