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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DEC. 23, 2025 Royal Caribbean needs to build a statue honoring Richard Fain!

Five family members fail to sneak their dead Grandma onto an EasyJet!

An 85-year-old cruiser loses her life when a huge wave takes her off a slippery rock!

Delta is getting in bed with the Saudis! Money baby!

Celebrity Equinox wacks a pier when a mooring rope snaps. 

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Dec 23, 2025 8:9 AM
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Dec. 22, 2025 Carnival Corp will be giving out a dividend! America taking away loyalty points!

It will now cost you two euros to go down to the Trevi fountain in Rome!

Carnival Cruise Line bans hanging any lights on your cabin door during the holiday season. Bah! Safety! Common sense!

Viking will help build a welcome center at Highclere Castle!

River Cruise lines are adding more Christmas market cruises. People like to look at ornaments and lights

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Dec 22, 2025 7:55 AM
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Dec. 19, 2026 Is it safe to cruise near Venezuela? Viking cancels first cruise of new boat!

Royal Caribbean expands its land options with a deal to rebuild Crown Bay!

The consumer price index says airfares are down! The guru likes that!

Green card-holding guests were denied sailing because they did not bring their green cards. Duh!

Spirit Airlines is trying to cut a deal with Frontier Airlines after its JetBlue deal was blown out of the water by a liberal judge in Massachusetts.

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Dec 19, 2025 8:5 AM
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Dec. 18, 2025 One Carnival guest says his Christmans is ruined because there is not any eggnog!

Survey says Paris is the most luxurious place to live!

Snobby French in Cannes and Villefranche are limiting the number of cruisers who can be overcharged for average food and slow service!

PortMiami celebrates jamming 1 million passengers through their port in one month!

Jamaica announces 300K passengers have visited since the hurricane!

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Dec 18, 2025 8:44 AM
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Dec. 17, 2026 Windstar is chasing the 1% with a new 224 guest/yacht!

Carnival Cruise Line will sponsor the Big Boom in San Diego on July 4th!

The new 6,000 pax Disney Adventure will sail to nowhere from Singapore!

Bye Bye Biffle! The Frontier CEO is moved to the back of the plane after too many losses!

Carnival Cruise Line adds more Adult-Only cruises because some guests don't like kids!

 

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Dec 17, 2025 8:19 AM
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Dec. 16, 2025 Oklahoma cruising senior on her way home after 5 nights in a Nassau jail!

MSC orders four more mega-mothers!

Is London the place for Christmas? 

IATA plans to waste money on a campaign telling flyers not to carry anything during an evacuation!

The Guru wonders why five-star hotels think they can operate cruise ships~

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Dec 16, 2025 7:42 AM
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Dec. 15, 2025 Royal Caribbean's Private Club in the Bahamas will be ready for the holidays!

The TSA is ratting out illegals to the CBP!

A JD Power survey says the Centurion club is the best private airport lounge!

Port Miami has set another record for jamming too many ships and too many people into the port on the same day!

One Carnival guest wth no life is furious the ship won't have Netflix at Christmas!

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Dec 15, 2025 7:53 AM
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Dec. 12, 2025 NCL gets a new President! Jet Blue opens its first private lounge!

The proposed changes to the US ESTA application are too invasive!

Luxury cruises continue to grow in popularity!

New Zealand tourism dollars are down because they wanted them to go down!

The new NCL President was hired because he can get people to sell NCL!

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Dec 12, 2025 7:32 AM
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Dec. 11, 2026 Is Royal Caribbean pulling a bait and switch with the Paradise Island Beach Club?

Beep Beep! 109.5 million will travel by car in the U.S. this holiday season!

Some Carnival ships are offering cooking classes! For their cooks?

Airlines are now admitting they won't reach their SAF fuel quotas!

Royal Caribbean reports rosy numbers for this quarter!

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Dec 11, 2025 8:17 AM
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Dec. 10 2025. Off to Aruba I hope! All four ports in Jamaica are open!

Virgin Voyages will now match almost any points from anywhere!

Regent Seven Seas' new build floats! That is a good thing!

Carnival, with partners, will build another revenue destination in Ensenada!

US airlines only earn $10.00 per passenger!  Hard to believe!

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Dec 10, 2025 7:7 AM
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Dec. 9, 2025 Norovirus hits Aidadiva. Crescent Seas opens new design studio!

Holland America adds pickleball courts to its private island!

Explora Journeys and Schmilton are working together on loyalty programs!

P&O will now offer five-berth cabins! Why?

The FAA awards 12 billion dollar contract to improve the air traffic control system!

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Dec 9, 2025 8:10 AM
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Dec. 8, 2025 Fog in Atlanta and Delta incompetence leaves thousands including the Guru stranded!

Holland America is giving away a World Voyage!

Another money grab! American Airlines will allow you to buy loyalty!

Villa Vie has a new Captain! Say a prayer!

Bananas in the water delayed the siling of P&O Iona!

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Dec 8, 2025 8:18 AM
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Dec 5, 2025 Azamara is offering another World Cruise that is too long!

The Guru says the world's worst airports are in Europe and not in Newark NJ!

A&K's new Amazon river ship is "over the top."

Add the French to the list of cruise ship gougers!

Holland America is back with record Black Friday sales!

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Dec 5, 2025 4:41 AM
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Dec. 4, 2025 Royal Caribbean puts out a press release about the private destination that will not open on time!

Oceania will have two new amazing food offerings on its new build!

Port Canaveral tops Miami as the busiest port in the world!

A former Costa ship purchased by the Chinese was able to sell through the Suez Canal untouched!

Regent Seven Seas will partner with the Global Hotel Alliance to give the rich even richer accommodations!

 

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Dec 4, 2025 10:29 AM
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Dec. 3, 2025 Virgin's new summer pass offering a month in Alaska without kids!

Amtrak reports a good year! They lost less money than normal!

Philly hopes to have a new cruise terminal by April 26! Good luck!

One Carnival guest is unhappy that his kids can't be offended by the comedian!

Chinese river boats are coming to Europe. One at a time!

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Dec 3, 2025 12:49 AM
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Dec. 2, 2025 Marriott after dumping Sonder will have apartments for sale in Orlando!

Greece is running out of water! Ouzo?

Explora Journeys will offer a World Cruise in 2029! You can book now!

The Rome Cruise Terminal has opened a second state-of-the-art facility!

The US Government just raised the fee for no read ID to $45.00!

 

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Dec 2, 2025 6:57 AM
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Dec. 1, 2025 The crew of the Enchanted Princess rescue a jumper who was not a guest!

Egypt will have 155 MPH fast trains, so you don't see the countryside?

Las Vegas is on sale this week to bring back tourists!

The opening of the new Royal Caribbean beach club will be delayed!

A new study shows that drunk and unruly behavior on planes is caused by too much liquor! Duh!

 

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Dec 1, 2025 6:57 AM
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Nov. 29, 2025. Airbus grounds 6,000 A320's after a computer malfunctions!

An American in Tobago is murdered while shopping for marijuana after dark!

Holland America's Macy's Day float was a success!

The missing Holland America guest who jumped ship might have legal problems!

The Houthis are now ignoring even the Iranians!

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Nov 29, 2025 7:16 AM
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Nov. 28, 2025. The Guru suggests you check out the new airline app called flighty!

China announces it will consolidate all its cruise lines to achieve better results. Who cares?

Have you ever wondered if your room key stops working after you leave the hotel? One person decided to check. The results are surprising.

The American cruiser, thought to be missing in Saint Martin, might have just checked into a hotel!

Victory Cruises will host a famous photographer next April for the people who can't take enough pictures!

 

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Nov 28, 2025 7:12 AM
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Nov. 27, 2025. Happy Thanksgiving! This podcast is a turkey!

A Miami Attorney is arrested forest on board the assaulting a gu Norwegian Encore!  Happy Thanksgiving, Turkey!!

The Department of Transportation is asking people to dress nicer on airplanes. Good luck with that, Sean!

US Airlines are under investigation by the FAA for failing to follow directives on flight reductions during the government shutdown.

Despite efforts by some to keep the cruise ships from visiting Alaska enjoyed another record-breaking tourist season!

 

 

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Nov 27, 2025 7:19 AM
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Nov 25, 2025. Are South African safaris suitable for young people?

Silverseas is focusing on attractive sports-minded cruisers! Good idea!

Are there too many inexperienced travel advisors these days?

Book a Regent Seven Seas suite and get access to Knightsbridge Circle!

Global Ports Holdings is making Greenock politicians happy!

Orlando Airport has the friendliest airport bartender in the country!

 

 

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Nov 25, 2025 12:28 PM
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Nov. 24, 2025 TSA plans to charge travelers too lazy to get REAL ID!

A guest on a Carnival ship reports a person overboard, but it was just a whale splash!

Virgin announces plan to bring their ship shows to land!

Carnival changes the rules on how fast you can get drunk on the drink package!

The Guru goes on the road to join Crtsya Symphony!

00:37:54
Nov 24, 2025 7:28 AM
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Nov. 21, 2025 Juneau is still determined to allow les cruisers! Who cares? Not the Guru!

Torstein Hagen is a serious bragger about his business!

Carnival is moving ships to bring beds to Galveston!

There is a pickleball rebellion in Carmel, California.

United is being sued for selling window seats where there is no window!

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Nov 21, 2025 7:33 AM
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Nov. 20, 2025 Brand USA is trying to get back their government handout!

The One & Only Resorts opens its One& Only USA property!

A lifeboat on the Carnival Dream was left hanging off the ship after a clamp malfunction!

Nick Offerman will be the face and body of the latest Carnival Ad promotion!

Cruise Lines rush to add Asia itineraries as Americans all want to visit Japan!

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Nov 20, 2025 7:49 AM
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Nov. 19, 2025 Carnival President apologizes for their lack of propulsion!

AAA says the U.S. roads will be filled this Thanksgiving! Duh!

Prince Rupert celebrates a record cruise season!

Nauru is an island without a Capital city or a Schmilton!

Is the Guru wrong about airline penalty fees? Maybe!

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Nov 19, 2025 7:52 AM
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