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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…
Episodes
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 15, 2024. Will a Tik Tok ban hurt the travel industry? Who cares! Archery on a cruise ship? What's next? Knife throwing!
Houthis (no blowfish) say they now have supersonic missiles! Some are worried a TikTok ban would hurt travel companies! The Guru doesn't care! Delta postpones…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 14, 2024. Travel Weekly asking who your favorite Cruise Director is. The Guru has his!
Greek and Italian Frigates both shoot down IBWJ drones! Elcome International is launching pay-as-you-go fast internet for ships! A New Frontier. Airlines will…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 13, 2024. Buckle up people. 787 Dreamliner drops 500 feet and leaves 50 injured!
United Airlines has a major maintenance and PR problem! Stand and Poors raise NCL Holding's credit rating! Holland America's Konigsdam is the latest ship to…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 12, 2024. Santa Barbara limiting cruise ship visits. Who cares? Justice department investigating Boeing door plug mess!
Eyesea and Aurora Expeditions are tracking marine pollution in the Antarctic. How about India? Time is money! Royal Caribbean pushed the first sailing of…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarcg 11. 2024. Back in the USA after a United Airlines adventure! Houthis attack a Singapore freighter this time!
Houthis launched 37 drones against US Navy ships. Are we at war with the Iranian-backed wack jobs, or is it just a bad date? Oceania Allurra will be getting…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 8, 2024. Houthis are now murderers! Explora Journeys will have their own scent!
Houthi missiles kill three sailors and injure many other non-combatants! Explora Journeys suites will soon have a "bespoke" scent to them! Virgin is offering a…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 7, 2024. Icon of the Seas rescues refugees! Delta raises bag fees! FAA gives Boeing 90 days!
Following the FAA audit, Boeing is given 90 days to have a plan! Crew member turned over to Homeland Security after being caught placing cameras in staterooms!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 6, 2024. Did Singapore really pay 3 million per show for Taylor Swift to perform in "No chewing gum land"?
Sea Cloud Spirit will reenact Merriweather Post sailing next year! Mar a Lago is not included! Egypt is planning a second Suez call while the Houthis(no…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 5, 2024. Houthis missile hits MSC freighter! Explora Journeys boss heading out the door!
MSC freighter struck by two Houthis missiles. Crystal Cruises selling 2026 World Cruise beginning March 19. Explora Journeys is leaving for personal reasons!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 4, 2024. Freighter hit by the Houthis missiles finally sinks! Diamonds International now onboard Sun Princess!
Norovirus outbreak forces school closing! Diamonds International will now have a boutique onboard Sun Princess! No jail time for the people responsible for the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 1, 2024. Sir Richard Branson giving away the house to sell cruises on Resilient Lady!
NCL Boss Harry Sommer says demand for Caribbean cruises outpaces Europe! Carnival Cruise Line sets a fundraising goal of 5o million for St. Jude! Sir Richard…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeThursday Feb. 28, 2024. From Ushuaia to Milwaukee on the Octantis on purpose!
Viking begins a 65-day Longitudinal cruise covering nine countries! Marriott Bonvoy will help get Taylor Swift tickets! The U.S. is allowing more Chinese…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 8. 2024 Are the Houthis cutting cables now? NCL Holdings generated net revenue in 2023.
Sun Princess is ready to start its Inaugural cruise! Cruise sales and yields are great! Let's make sure the cruises are also great! The Star of the Seas start…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb, 27, 2024. Clueless health authorities in Mauritius cost NCL a fortune!
Norwegian Dawn was finally allowed to dock in Mauritius after a small outbreak determined to be NoroVirus and not Cholera! Low Budget Canada air carrier Lynx…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 26, 2024. A crappy cruise for Norwegian Dawn! Officials in Mauritius are full of it too!
Norwegian Dawn is not allowed to dock in Mauritius because a few people probably have Norovirus! Crystal Cruise will add Beefbar to its ships! World Bartender…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 24, 2024. Carnival boss Josh Weinstein was paid 13.9 M last year!
Carnival decides to make Celebration Key more crowded than originally planned! IHG Resorts will return 1BN to shareholders this year! Miami-Dade getting ready…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 22, 2024. EU plans to protect two straits, three seas and three gulfs with four ships!
American Queen Voyages goes belly-up while the parent company finds a guardian angel! American Cruise Lines begins their season with five ships! Royal…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb 21, 2024. The EU to the rescue. They will send four ships to the Red Sea in a few weeks!
United Boeing 757 diverts to Denver when part of the wing falls off! Houthis (no blowfish) shot down a U.S. reaper drone that cost 50 million dollars in…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb 20, 2024. The EU finally decides to help protect their shipping interests in the Red Sea!
Norwegian Joy completes drydock and heads to Miami for some Caribbean cruises! Resorts World Cruises will homeport from Jakarta. Crystal, it is not! Carnival…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 19, 2024. U.S Navy continues to protect ships in the Red Sea! Cruise lines continue to adjust Red Sea itineraries!!
A woman 26 weeks pregnant is surprised to find she can not cruise! Eugene Levy is doing what the Guru has done for years! He is going places he does not want…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 16, 2024. Delta turns the plane around because some moron brought rotting fish in his carry-on!
Global Ports Holdings agrees to bring life into San Juan Port! Royal Caribbean orders their seventh Oasis Class ship! Bloomberg reports that Viking is…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 15, 2024. KLM Boeing Dreamliner forced to make a U-turn when 8 of nine toilets go on strike!
Fincantieri almost delivers the Sun Princess on time! The first cruise was canceled! Pilots on a KLM Boeing Dreamliner finally return to Amsterdam airport when…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 14, 2024. Get the FAAAA out of here! Carnival will buy another mega-mother after all!
Carnival tells Meyer Werft, "Let's build one more LNG mega-mother"! United grounds five new planes because of an antiquated FAA rule! A TikToker with no life…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 13, 2024. Flynn Cruiseport expecting record year! Maybe they could clean the place up now!
Iranian Backed Wack Jobs fire on a freighter heading to Iran with tons of corn! Port Canaveral, one of the finest cruise ports in the world, is anticipating…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 12, 2024. Carnival Cruise Line tells Jubilee guests they will have to wait until the bosses are done partying to board!
Norwegian Cruise Line gives up on sailing to Venice, Italy! Is United going to add another Hub in Florida? Sexual assaults on cruise ships rose in 2023 but…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 9, 2024. Virgin and Oceania will skip the Red Sea and Suez Canal!
Virgin's Resilient Lady is forced to go the long way around because of the Houthis (no Blowfish). Jamaica's Ambassador to the U.S. is demanding the U.S. State…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 8, 2024. Head of NTSB said the door could blow off another Boeing Max 9. Lufthansa ground staff want a little something for the effort!
Lufthansa ground staff went on strike for 24 hours, and their customers suffered! NTSB boss Jennifer Homendy tells reporters that another 737 Max 9 could blow…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 7, 2024. Cruise line shell shocked by new 10% VAT tax in the Bahamas! Jamaica PM perplexed by US State advisory!
Starting March 1, 2024, cruise line guests in the Bahamas will pay a 10% VAT tax on goods and services! Carnival Magic hits the pier in Jamaica after high…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 6, 2024. Emirates boss says Boeing is in the "Last Chance Saloon". Us Coast Guard says the Port of Baltimore is secure!
Emirates boss calls out Boeing's quality control programs! NCL celebrates its second year in Africa! Crystal is bringing back their golf, theater, and…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 5, 2024. Boeing admits that some 737 Max planes have holes in the wrong place! US and UK slamming Houthis (no blowfish).
Boeing admits to another issue on the 737 MAX! United is clamping down on flight attendants on their phones on flights! Royal Caribbean boss says mobile…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb, 2, 2024. Royal Caribbean boss says Icon of the Seas is revolutionary. The Guru thinks it just big!
Princess adjusts World Cruise to avoid Iranian Backed Wack Jobs! Did you know Carnival Cruises has a mobility scooter policy? Are they the new Holland America?…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 1, 2024. US State issues severe warning about travel to Jamaica! American Airlines laying off hundreds of customer service people!
American Airlines is laying off 675 customer service people to improve customer service! Sea Cloud Spirit will home port in San Juan in 2025! Great idea! US…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 31, 2024. Carnival's Celebration Key is a great big Wow! So long Las Vegas Tropicana!
Carnival Celebration Key will be the future of Caribbean cruising! Carnival Jubilee to the rescue again! Las Vegas Tropicana will close on April 2 to make room…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJan. 30, 2024. Boeing does something right! Now, LNG is harmful too?
Royal Caribbean's new Adults Only beach has room for 1800 party animals! Greta Thunberg wants to ban private planes! Azamara will have four maintenance…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 29, 2024. Carnival Elation hits some rough weather! Renting scooters in Mexico not a great idea!
Guests who were sick on Carnival took to social media to display their ignorance! The U.S. State Department updates warning about travel to the Bahamas!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 26, 2024. Alaska Airlines wants 150 million from Boeing! Get in line!!
Ambassador Cruise Line is offering a " risky" money-back guarantee!! Virgin Voyages gets another cash infusion! American and Southwest are set to lose money…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 25, 2024. Sun Princess delivery delayed as Fincantieri stops for pizza!
Princess cancels the inaugural cruise of Sun Princess because the delivery is delayed! The front tire falls off a Delts Boeing 757! Is that Boeing's fault? The…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 24, 2024 United Boss throws Boeing under the plane! Alaska airlines finds lots of loose bolts on the Mx 9!
United boss Scott Kirby is not happy with Boeing!! Alaska Airlines boss is very unhappy with Boeing! A pattern here! Seabourn rolls out their new "milestone"…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 23, 2024. More inspections for Boeing planes! Wash your hands! Norovirus outbreak on Carnival!
FAA will now require inspections of the Boeing 737 900ER! Southwest pilots will get a 29% raise now! JetBlue and Spirit are appealing Judge's ruling blocking…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 22, 2024. Royal Caribbean Boss is the new Chairman of CLIA! Blue Island Lagoon reopens after ferry disaster!
Blue Island Lagoon reopens two months after their ferry disaster! Royal Caribbean's boss is the new Chairman of CLIA! Norwegian Prima proudly puts croissants…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 19, 2024. Carnival ordering new ships? Oceania looking at cookies and coffee?
Ultrasound machines are now affordable for cruise ships! Carnival is considering ordering new builds again! Oceania boss says they won't wait for ten years for…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 18, 2024. Could Spirit Airlines really be facing liquidation? The Volcano is Iceland is not stopping!
One financial expert thinks Spirit could eventually be liquidated! MSC is going big in Miami with a new office building! The volcano in Iceland continues to…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJan. 17, 2024. Federal Judge blocks Jet Blue Spirit merger to help a college student get home!
The residences of Villa Vie have a record sales day! No Spirit? Federal Judge blocks JetBlue. Spirit merger! Cracked runway in Hawaii forces airport shutdown!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 16, 2024. MSC wants their piece of cake in North America! Delta buying Airbuses!
Delta announces they will buy 20 of the "big mother" Airbus 350-900 planes! The FAA actively recruiting people with severe emotional problems! Better late than…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 15, 2024. FAA intends to probe Boeing! Wash your hands please!! Azamara will watch leaves change this year!
The new FAA boss is not cutting Boeing any slack. He intends to check every nut and bolt twice! The new Margaritaville ship will be more family-friendly…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 12, 2024. MSC will be year-round in Galveston! Iceland slaps an overnight tax on cruise ships!
Disney offers family-focused riverboat cruises. Why? The MSC invasion continues! Seaside will be year-round in Galveston in 2025! Iceland will now charge…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 11, 2024. Boeing struggling to please the FAA. United and Alaska canceling hundreds of Max 9 planes!
Icon of the Seas arrives in Miami. Let the fun begin!! FAA tells Boeing to revise their inspection plans! UN tells the Iranian Backed Wack Jobs to stop…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 10. 2024. Officials searching for the missing bolts from the Max 9 missing door flight!
Back-to-back or side-to-side cruises? Which are better? NTSB investigating the cause of the Max 9 door implosion! Australian Visa App could slow down tourism…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 9,2024. United finds loose bolts on their Boeing Max 9's...Social media erupting over Royal Caribbean World Cruise!
MSC Sinfonia breaks loose in the dry dock and wipes out boats in the adjacent Marina! Serenade of the Seas is filled with guests addicted to social media!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJan. 8, 2024. Guests on social media beating up on Royal Caribbean's World Cruise!
Boeing's Max 8 is still not right, and the Max 9's are all grounded! Boeing is asking the FAA to look the other way on Max 7's safety issues! Silversea…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 5, 2024. Cunard will have a famous French chef cooking Norwegian food!
Royal Caribbean is now partnering with a singing contest! Serenade of the Seas is a big hit on TikTok! French Chef Michael Roux will help Cunard cook Norwegian…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJan. 4, 2024. Regent offering 2 suite upgrade! Ryanair gatekeeper ruins family's vacation!
You can "Upgrade Your Horizon" with Regent Seven Seas! Ryanair gate attendant ruins a family vacation. Torstein Hagen gives his "State of the Norwegian" to…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJan. 3, 2024. Cruise on Crystal with Manfredi Lefebvre and Geoffrey Kent. Margaritaville at Sea giveaway!
Crystal announces the Chairman's cruise with Levebvre and Kent! Lipstick on a Pig? Many cruise lines are investing millions in refurbs! Disney rescues four…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeSpecial Podcast with Panama Canal Captain Andrew Efthimiadis.
When the pandemic shut down the cruise and entertainment industry, I launched a YouTube/Facebook live show called the Big Broadcast. It aired Monday through…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 2, 2024. Man jumps overboard on MSC. Venice adds another tourist rule. President of Burundi wants gays stoned!
The President of Burundi will not win a tourist award anytime soon! MSC spending millions promoting sustainability! Delta was forced to make an emergency heavy…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJanuary 1, 2024. Happy New Year! Las Vegas room rates are the highest ever. Frontier flies a teenager to the wrong city!
Guests who booked on the Life at Sea World Cruise are still waiting for their refunds! Frontier boards a teenager on the wrong flight, and his parents are…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeDecember 29, 2023. More news on the kid Spirit put on the wrong plane!
Spirit fires the gate agent who put the minor on the wrong plane! MSC rescues fishermen in the Arabian Sea! Boeing warns operators about a loose bolt on their…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeDecember 28, 2023. Leave the gun. Bring the cannoli's! Packing a gun in your carry-on will be expensive!
Saudi Arabia's new cruise line will include a Lim Kok Thay leftover! The number of handguns confiscated in U.S. airports is increasing! Thanks to clear air…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeDecember 27, 2023. Wave Season! Use a travel agent! The best cheese in the world is Bla!
Chinese National steals thousands from passengers on a two-hour flight! Airline passengers who use Clear do not want to ever wait in line! How many canceled…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeDecember 26, 2023. Carnival raises water prices!! Spirit puts six-year-old on the wrong plane!
Spirit sends a six-year-old to Orlando instead of Grandma's house in Fort Myers! Swan Hellenic is hosting world-class chefs on special cruises! Emeril Lagasse…