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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The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom Drake
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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March 26, 2025 Airbus thinks they know what their next plane will look like but they are not sure! Huh?

Jeans on a formal night? It happens! Move on, people!

According to Adventure Canada, bookings with Canadians are way up. The Trump effect?

United is raising all of their already overpriced credit card fees! No, thanks, Scott Kirby!

Moron alert! United pilot forgets his passport on the way to China and has to turn around!

Beef Bar's veggie bolognese was amazing!

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Mar 26, 2025 7:5 AM
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March 25, 2025. Travel advisor Eric Goldring questions whether Oceabia is luxury!

The EU is adding all kinds of travel requirements, including fingerprinting!

Oceania announces it is now a luxury cruise line. One travel expert disagrees!

It's time to finish off the Houthis and reopen the Suez Canal.

Visiting the U.S.? Gender is no longer multiple-choice!

Nobody stands in line better than the Brits!

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Mar 25, 2025 6:48 AM
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March 24, 2025. FBI alert for spring breakers! Be smart out there! Good luck with that!

Frontier is offering a free bag for a few weeks to try and embarrass Southwest!

A Holland America guest at their private island is reportedly killed on a Jet Ski when she hit a rock!

A Carnival guest was upset when a knife in her suitcase slowed delivery to her room!

Why did Carnival sell the Seabourn Sojourn? Money, dummy!

Are sober tours the new thing? 

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Mar 24, 2025 5:2 AM
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March 22, 2025. Regent Sevens Seas Navigator being sold to the former Chairman of NCL Holdings?

Seven Seas Navigator will become a residence at sea ship called Crescent Seas Navigator!

Is it worth buying a residence at sea? The Guru weighs in!

The Guru is on the road at the Santa Catalina Hotel in Las Palmas—a historic property.

The CEO of Amtrak has had his last train ride!

 

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Mar 22, 2025 6:51 AM
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March 21, 2024. Guru on the road. Travel is more gruesome than ever! People do this for vacation!!

Coming to the U.S.? Have proper papers! There is a new sheriff in town!

A nuclear submarine nearby worries people! Get a life!

The Guru says see Japan from a U.S.-run cruise line!!

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Mar 21, 2025 7:3 AM
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March 20, 2025. Viking takes delivery of the Nerthus! Passenger on Delta sent for psych eval after the flight!

Cruise line entertainment buyers love tribute acts!

The newest Viking longboat is named after a Norse goddess!

Is 19.99 too much for one strawberry? Not in California!

Driving a rental car down the wrong street in Lake Como can be costly!

Southwest's CEO has changed his mind about baggage fees. Now, they will help his business!

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Mar 20, 2025 5:52 AM
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March 19, 2025. Captain Kate jumps ship to Four Seasons Yachts!

The USS United States project might have a partner!

Uber claims Massport will be jacking up rideshare fees!

Bye Bye Celebrity! It will be nothing but luxury for Captain Kate!

Royal Caribbean couple claims Park West pulled a bait and switch!

Green Hotels pledge to be greener than ever under Trump!

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Mar 19, 2025 7:23 AM
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March 18, 2025. Are all these cruise line management changes a good thing? Baby Delta jet pilot almost dumps it Laguardia!

Brace for pirates? Captain warned Cunard Queen Ann guests about possible pirate attacks!

Endeavor (Delta) Jet wing hits the runway during an aborted landing!

The US Secretary of Defense says they will keep bombing Houthis if necessary!

Some people think changing cruise line bosses all the time is a good thing!

Wash your hands! 60 people catch Norovirus from a kebab stand in Switzerland!

 

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Mar 18, 2025 6:16 AM
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March 17, 2025. Happy St. Patrick's Day! Do we need another residential cruise ship?

A new company called Clydebuilt will build a new residential cruise ship named Dark Island! Why?

The Houthis threaten the U.S. military again. Good luck with that!

Paul Gaugin launches a kid's program! Is that their market now?

The Guru is having fun on the Island Princess!

 

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Mar 17, 2025 6:5 AM
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March 16, 2025. US Forces remind the Holy Hemorrhoids not to attack commercial vessels or U.S. ships!

Carnival is not returning to the old-fashioned guest boat drill anytime soon!

Japan tourism is on the upswing! 

The death of Peanut the Squirrel is under investigation by Judicial Watch!

Space-X crew will be bringing back the two astronauts who went into space with Boeing and got stuck there!

The Houthis get a wake-up call from US war planes!

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Mar 16, 2025 5:30 AM
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March 15, 2025. The EU pushes back start of travel authorization requirement! Solo travelers care about price and itinerary!

Who stays at a hotel because of the name? Especially if you have never heard the name before!

The EU can not set up the travel authorization system on time!

The Island Princess has an old-school feel to it! That's a good thing!

Caesar's is in love with the Vanderpump!

The survey shows that most solo travelers are concerned with price and itinerary!

 

 

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Mar 15, 2025 4:52 AM
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March 14,2025. Spirit Airlines out of bankruptcy! PortMiami is booking too many ships on the same day!

Alaska Senator wants cruise lines to skip Canada. A bad idea!

NCL accepts delivery of the Aqua!

Royal Caribbean is offering free airport shuttles to help with the port overcrowding!

Virgin's new shows will include a Jellyfish parade!

TSA agent interrogates traveler carrying Oat Bran! Great use of time!

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Mar 14, 2025 6:38 AM
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March 13, 2025. Who runs Southwest now? Bob Jordan or their bean counter board!

Virgin Voyages canceled four cruises without giving a reason! Money-Money!

The Dominican Republic hopes cruise lines will visit Barahona when the new pier is completed!

Southwest Airlines will no longer offer free checked bags!

Oceania Vista will sail its World Cruise in 2027!

The Island Princess offers great value and great places to drink!

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Mar 13, 2025 7:27 AM
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March 12, 2025. Live from Namibia.Great country! Self Service Buffet at Carnival would not work!!

Who owns Global Ports Holdings?

Tortola BVI climate police test NCL Epic's stack emissions!

Legacy carriers are trying hard to squash discount transatlantic carriers! Where is a liberal Judge when you need one?

Guests who want self-service buffets on ships will regret it!

Wash your hands, people! Coral Princess reports outbreak!

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Mar 12, 2025 4:32 AM
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March 10, 2025. Live from London. The Virgin flight was ok. The crew was very bubbly!

Is Celebrity making a mistake by breaking into the riverboat business?

Sign at the Lisbon Naval Base. No training today. The ship sunk!

Virgin revamped its group program after advisors told them it blew!

Disney cruisers say Nassau is not their favorite!

Orlando airport bosses have become too greedy!

 

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Mar 10, 2025 9:6 AM
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March 9, 2025. Toddler catches his hand in a Carnival elevator and the ship charges for medical treatment?

Holy hemoroids threaten Israel with their Navy once they get the boat started!

The Guru is not impressed with the new JetZero plane, which has very few windows!

Put your shoes in the safe so you don't leave things behind besides the odor! The Guru thinks that idea smells!

The Greek Isles offer great destinations without Santorini!

The U.S. State Department has issued travel warnings for 126 destinations!

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Mar 9, 2025 7:7 AM
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March 8, 2025. Should you bring your own Lysol on a Carnival Cruise?

TUI is offering an adults-only cruise? A big deal? Guru says no!

The U.S. State Department issues a warning about Turks & Caicos!

Mitsui Ocean Cruises buys another Seabourn ship!

One Carnival guest is concerned about spraying her room with Lysol!

U.S. Coast Guard and Dutch and Canadian ships seize a whole lot of blow!

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Mar 8, 2025 7:23 AM
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March 7, 2025 Storylines had changed their story again! Drew Barrymore will be the Godmother for MSC World America!

The M/V Narrative should be called the M/V Fantasyland!

Hot Flash? A female Southwest passenger runs naked up and down the aisle before take-off!

F-16 fighters are scrambled to intercept three planes sailing over Mar-a-Lago.

CDC claims the cruise industry might be the reason for a new strain of Norovirus! What a crock!

American Airlines raises their checked bag fees. Fly Southwest!

 

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Mar 7, 2025 7:13 AM
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March 6, 2025 The Houthis are proud to be a Foreign Terrorist Organization! Mexico needs to drop their head tax for cruisers!

The woman who went overboard on Royal Caribbean was engaged to a Glam Metal Band singer!

Mexico needs to drop their exorbitant head tax or lose the cruise business!

The U.S. classifies the Holy Hemmoroids as a Foreign Terrorist Organization! 

American Airlines is going back to court with hopes for a better result!

Is Disney going to Victoria, Canada in March? Why?

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Mar 6, 2025 7:13 AM
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March 4, 2025. DOT Boss says they will fix the FAA's problems! Crown Princess gets knocked about by a gust of wind!

Write this down! Seabourn cruises will celebrate Authors!

The FAA will only hire the best to make the skies safer!

The Crown Princess Captain blames a gust of wind for a scary moment in New Zealand!

Viking will skip its two calls to Shaky Santorini this month!

US Coast helicopters fly 300 miles to medevac a guest off Holland America!

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Mar 4, 2025 6:8 AM
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