Shows / The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom Drake
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 DrakeSept. 10, 2025. The new Celebrity Ship will have two Cruise Directors! Guru wonders why?
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…
- The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom Drake
Sept. 9, 2025 Demanding compenation because the casino was closed for a medical evacuation makes you a loser!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeSept. 8, 2025 The new Las Vegas! $104.00 each to see a movie with 5K other people!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeSept. 6, 2025 Viking says no to many things except your money!!
Aidaperla is bringing back the late-night burlesque shows! The US Department of Transportation will not enforce the new rules from the previous administration!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakePodcast Sept. 5, 2025 The new Las Vegas tourism song did not impress the Guru!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeSept. 4, 2025 Royal Caribbean wants to charge guests a penalty if they don't show for a meal they paid for!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeSept. 3, 2025 Some so-called travel experts think that Americans should not act like Americans!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeSept. 2, 2025. Criminals going on a cruise be aware! The CPB will nail you!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 29, 2025 Toilets stop working on the Symphony of the Seas creating a different sounding Symphony!
Some Carnival guests don't want to hear the continuous PA revenue spiels! Flights into NUUK, Greenland, were halted because the officials went Reindeer…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 28, 2025 Explora Journeys hires the number tennis player in the world as an Ambassador!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAugust 27, 2025. The Guru explains what starts parties on ships and it is not the chairs!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 26, 2025 The Guru knows why people are not going to Vegas these days!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 25, 2026 Do most guests really want to see jeans and sneakers in the dining room on a ship?
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 22, 2025 Two Carnival guests arrested for booking with a fraudulent bank card!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 21, 2025 David Herrera is out as Norwegian Cruise Line President. Harry Sommer will fill in for now!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 20, 2025. Villa Vie Residences rolls out another PT. Barnum promotion!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 19, 2025 Air Canada flight attendants are defying their Government and staying on strike!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 18, 2025 The Guru offers his comentary on the Top Ten sail-in ports!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 15, 2025 Air Canada set to shut down and go on strike Saturday!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 14, 2025 A new jeweler in town! Diamonds International will partner with Oceania and Regent
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAugust 13, 2025 Diana Ross is "Not Coming Out"! She won't be the Godmother of the Star of the Seas!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 12, 2025 FAA wants to keep the cap on Newark flights. Almost 2/3 less than Atlanta.
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 Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 11, 2025 Is Europe really all that special these days? The Guru is not so sure!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAugust 8, 2025. According to the CDC Villa Vie Odyssey is old and dirty!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 7, 2025 The new Disney Adventure will carry 7,000 guests. That is alot of mouse ears!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 6, 2025 Delta denies using AI to outsmart the consumer!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAugust 5, 2025 Royal Caribbean's riverboat business only needs to ge as good as others to succeed!
The Tsunami is Hawaii never happened, but the precautions were necessary! Aroya Cruises' first ship has been sucessful because the bosses chose the right…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 4, 2025 NTSB hearings on DC crash result in disturbing answers from officials!
Holland America and dough maker Caputo partner up to deliver great pizza! Cruise passengers now paying 23 bucks each to visit Santorini! Another Celebrity…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeAug. 1, 2025. NCL Holdings announces a record 2nd qtr! 2027 Seabourn Expedition Grand Voyage sells out!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 31, 2025. Villa Vie Residences celebrates their 100th port by dropping prices!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 30, 2025 A Russian Tsunami forces cruise ships to sail early in Hawaii!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 29, 2025. Hertz customers are not happy with the new AI damage machine!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 28, 2025. Carnival guest complains that the adult comedy show had bad language! Duh!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 26, 2025 Holland America is bringing back Cruise Directors who spend time with the guests!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 25, 2025 Better late than never! Virgin's Brilliant Lady will debut in September!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 24, 2025 Carnival guests arrested in Bermuda attempting to smuggle in drugs!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 23, 2025 The new Avis First program wants to charge you more to be First!
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 22, 2025 Are all-women solo trips the next big thing in tourism?
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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 21, 2025 The Best Bars in the World! Let's go visit!!
Oceania is now offering $175.00 wine pairing lunch! Carnival Celebration Key is now open, and the Guru is done talking about it! The Celebrity Beyond can't get…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 19, 2025 The UN climate control convention will be in the Amazon Rain Forest?
The TSA is studying reducing the scrutiny of liquids at check-in. How much is the UN spending on a virtue signaling climate convention? Now you see the laundry…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeExplora Journeys will be in Monaco for the F1 race again in 2026!
Five ships in the Great Lakes watched the CBP remove crew members from the ship! The Chinese government wants you to ride the escalator, not walk on it…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 17, 2025 Delta pays 8.1 million in fines for pandemic accounting errors!
The new Star Princess will offer "new" dynamic production shows! The Delta Whistleblower received an $825,000 reward! Who can the Guru rat out? A fire in the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 16, 2025 How come noone cares that the Chinese goverment owns the Waldorf Astoria!
Explora Journeys is putting it together! Southwest announces it will fly to St. Thomas! They just don't know when or when they will get approval! The gas bags…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 15, 2025 Does anyone want to sail on a Titanic replica? The Guru doesn't!
MSC will have five megaships sailing the Caribbean in the winter of 2027. Tough selling there! United/Jet Blue partnership upsets Senator Blumenthal of…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJUly 14, 2025 The German cruise ship Artania had 197 Norovirus cases! Wash your hands please!
Norwegian Star loses power in the Hudson and needs tugs to return to port. Uniword is selling an all-women, pajama-wearing, empowering cruise! Hurtigruten is…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 12, 2025 Is the new Hertz AI scanner actually a scammer?
Royal Caribbean's new build changes dry docks in Spain due to labor issues. Customers at Hertz are unhappy with their new dent finder technology. The Guru…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 11, 2025 Oceania accepts delivery of Alurra and orders two more Sonata Class!
Guests on Celebrity Infinity enjoy their cruise in Kusadasi! Clear is offering a Concierge Service for people who have been certified "helpless". The CEO of…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 10, 2025. Ala Carte Dining on a ship? Will it work for Four Seasons? Guru is not sure!
State of the World! A U.S. nuclear submarine is allowed to dock in Reykjavik! Greece's new tourist tax will cause significant issues for cruise lines and their…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 9, 2025. Regent Seven Seas has a record sales day for Seven Seas Prestige!
Celebrity Infinity is stuck in Kusadasi after a small fire damages the electrical system. Regent Seven Seas is not Ultra-Luxury, and Oceania is Luxury? A…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 8, 2025 The Travel Industry praising Trump! Say it ain't so!
Serenade of the Seas is stuck in Vancouver, and the guests are stuck on the ship! Pittsburgh International Airport is at the forefront of technology and…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 7, 2025 Ritz Carlton Yachts welcome Martha Stewart, Tom Brady and Sting!
The U.S. Travel Association President Freeman is not happy that Trump raised the cost of a travel visa! Azamara Onward suffers a Norovirus outbreak! The entire…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 5, 2025 The EU should not try to run people’s businesses! Mayor of Nice is not nice!
Royal Caribbean's Captain made the Mayor of Nice very angry! Fantastic!! The 226,000-ton Harmony of the Seas loses power, and that does not create Harmony!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 4, 2025 Happy Birthday America! Mexico seems ungrateful for all the business the cruise lines bring!
A spy ring targeting cruise ships? The Guru doesn't think so! Major cruise lines invest in the Grand Bahamas shipyard and will have their own repair shop!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 3, 2025 Explora Journets will now match loyalty points with Oceania Cruises!
US Coast Guard rescues a family of three hundreds of miles from the mainland! A Norwegian Bliss in Alaska goes missing after going hiking! Frontier Airlines…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 2, 2025 Carbon monoxide testers for hotel rooms? A no-brainer!
Oceania's flash sale offers cruisers amazing prices! Should the US taxpayer pay to promote private industry? Royal Caribbean's private island prices make…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJuly 1, 2025 An FAA ground stop at all three NYC airports creates travel chaos!
Another solarium glass shatters on the Symphony of the Seas! Are authorities in Honduras requiring a measles vaccine to visit? A father jumps into the water…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 30, 2025 Snobby politicians at Cannes vote for ban on cruise ships over 1000 passengers!
Do pilots and flight attendants really have sex while the plane is on autopilot? San Juan receives approval to reopen mega-ship pier after finally getting it…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 28, 2025 Is it time we called Ritz Carton Yachts cruise ships?
Waldorf Astoria is getting into the cruise business in a small way! Ever heard of Voco hotels? Neither did the Guru! Cruise guests in Alaska were involved in a…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 27, 2025 Silver Cloud guests in Zodiacs get stranded near Adele!
Virgin Voyages CEO and the Guru have different views of the line's start-up success! Does anyone stay at a resort for the art, rather than the food and…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 26, 2025. American flight returns to Vegas after one engine takes a smoke filled union break.
United is bragging about a new app that tells you whether you are lucky enough to make your connection! U.S. Customs and Border Patrol push back against a…