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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 DrakeJune 25, 2025 Carnival Corp. delivers encouraging 2nd qtr. numbers!
When will the Suez Canal be safe to transit? NTSB praises the flight crew but slams Boeing for plug popping Alaska Airlines flight! Disney Cruise Line raises…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 24, 2025. Greek officials go for the money grab! They are grabbing too much!
Are the Houthis finally finished annoying the shipping industry? Some Visa and green card holders are afraid to travel internationally! Then don't! A bunch of…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 23, 2025 Carnival Cruise Line PR nightmare! Another hotel chain joining the luxury cruise market!
Carnival guests switching to MSC to receive the same or better status! Oceania chefs got it right with Nikkei cuisine!! The Orient Express Corinthian was…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 21, 2025. Carnival backlash! Guests unhappy anout loyalty rewards changes!
Canada's Competition Board recommends giving international airlines domestic routes! Thousands of tourists in Israel are trying to make their way out of…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 20, 2025 US Coast Guard is investigating the Celebrity Edge rope snapping incident!
Oceania is adding Nikkei dishes, a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cultures! US Travel CEO says the media is hyping a slight drop in travel to hurt the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 19, 2025. Another mooring rope snaps. This time in Alaska! What the rope is going on?
Live out your life on a ship? Not for the Guru! It's 2005, and port officials in Invergordon can not figure out how many shuttle buses to order! Drinking and…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 18, 2025 Hotel and restaurant owners need to hire legal employees and stop whining!
Seabourn is elevating its food operations to the next level! The Crown Iris rescues 1500 students caught in the middle of the Israel-Iran war! Victoria Cruise…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 17, 2025 Jackass protesters squirt tourinst in Barcelona with water pistols.Grow up!
Canadians are slowly returning to the USA for vacation! Cunard's new advertising does not make sense! US air traffic controllers still use floppy discs and run…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 16, 2025. US considering banning entry for more countries. Airlines make it tougher to fly with your dog!
One Carnival guest wants Happy Birthday singing banned! The Trump administration has put a hold on ICE raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants! Using the USB…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 14, 2025 There WERE 880,000 illegals working in the hotel and restaurant industry!
Air India offers an insulting $118,000 to the families of the victims of the crash of the 787-8 Dreamliner! Israel closes Ben-Gurion airport following the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 13, 2025 Regent Seven Seas new build will have a 8,794 sq. ft. suite! Too small for you?
A Florida man is convicted of fraud for impersonating a pilot and a flight attendant to get free flights! The Los Angeles Tourism Board stated that LA is safe…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 12, 2025 Silver Airways go belly-up. Condor flight goes around in circles.
The nominee for head of the FAA is not convinced that 1500 hours of pilot training is that important! A recent study revealed that Disney parks have a $67…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 11, 2025 Waste saving plans on cruise lines look like cutbacks to many guests!
A fight erupts on Carnival, and guests are banned for life! Carnival Corp. saved $250 million by serving smaller portions! JetBlue will match high-level status…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 10, 2025 Should the private travel industry fund Brand USA completely? The Guru thinks they should!
Oceania's new build Sonata will be bigger and better with a revolutionary design! The Trump Administration lifts the ban on supersonic flights over land! The…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 9, 2025. American Airlines sends a plane to Naples, Italy the was too large to land! Duh!!
Crew member falls overboard in port in Crete and is recovered! Delta's baby plane subsidiary cancels 150 flights for wi-fi maintenance! Moron alert! Some…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 7, 2025 How far can a cruise ship safely list? Pretty far!
Royal Caribbean pioneer stepping down as Chairman of the Board! Can the cruise industry grow fast enough to keep filling these mega-mothers? Explora Journeys'…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 6, 2025 Scottish politicians considering the cruise ship "Money Grab"
Royal Caribbean cancels calls to Juneau! Fee war? Scottish politicians are considering charging cruise ship guests a fee to visit. Diana Ross will be the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJUne 5, 2025 How can you tell if they are refugees in distress or pirates? You can't!
Oceania Cruises is now a luxury line, not an ultra-premium one. Villa Vie Odyssey arrives in U.S. waters for the first time! Twelve countries that are…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 4. 2025 Another gangway hanging after mooring ropes snap! Time for new ropes?
Jet Blue and Brightline team up for not-so-seamless itineraries! Holland America almost loses its gangway to the fishes! The airplane order backlog is…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 3, 2025 Royal Caribbean overbooked again! What recession?
Newark Airport had the best on-time record on Memorial Day weekend! Carnival Cruise Line is reminding everyone to behave this summer or else! Sustainable fuel…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJUne 2, 2025 Frank Del Rio joins the Board of Cruise Saudi! Four S's on your boarding pass is not good!
Should travel advisors sell residences on cruise ships? Saudi cruise company adding former NCL CEO to their board! Buying credibility? If you see SSSS on your…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeJune 1, 2024 Another cruise ship gangway falls in the water after mooring ropes fail!
The closed Newark Airport runway will reopen two weeks ahead of schedule! MSC Seascape is pushed away from the pier when its mooring ropes snap! The US State…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 31, 2024. It never ends. Now, the Bahamas wants to drain more money from the cruise industry!
Will the United-JetBlue partnership withstand government scrutiny? American Airlines is now offering expedited TSA clearance! Why? Norwegian Epic's gangway…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 30, 2024 Couple who smuggled booze on a Carnival ship banned for life. Tough love?
Sitka residents vote no to reducing cruise ship calls! Crystal Cruise will offer famous Italian gelato! 22 flavors! Celebrity is spending 250 million on…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 29, 2024 Skagway politicians are the latest to go for the money grab!
Studies have shown that airplane water and ice are often contaminated with bacteria. The new Ritz-Carlton 452 passenger cruise ship will have 731 pieces of…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 28, 2024 Now, Norway is considering charging cruise ships more to visit! Money talks!
The US Government lets Boeing off the hook for killing 346 people! Royal Caribbean did it again! Allure of the Seas is overbooked for Alaska! The Australian…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 27, 2024 Juneau politicians raise cruise ship fees in the latest money grab!
Passengers on an Air Nippon flight restrained a man who wanted to leave the plane before it landed! Royal Caribbean guests fighting over water rights at Coco…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 26, 2025. Remember our Armed Forces Today! Two people arrested in Ibiza for not paying their cruise ship bill!
The U.S. National Parks will have to make do with one billion less! Seabourn is bringing out new shows! What really could be new? Wash Your Hands! Celebrity…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 24, 2025 Cruise phone scam costs woman $20,000. New Crystal show celebrates multiple music genres!
JetBlue and Dunkin Donuts celebrate twenty years of Java in the air! Someone falsely represents NCl and costs a guest $20,000. Regent Seven Seas' new ship will…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 23, 2025 Royal Caribbean overbooks another cruise! Carnival offering an Adults Only cruise!
Carnival Splendor rescues two couples and three dogs from a disabled catamaran! United Airlines in Newark reports a lower cancellation rate than JFK and…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 22, 2025 DOT drops stupid lawsuit against Southwest. Viking boss ready to return to Russia.
Studies show airline seats are shrinking, but Americans are not! Viking boss calls the war in Ukraine a geopolitical situation. It's a war, babe! Southwest…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 20, 2024 Viking lost less money than last year! MSC orders two more mega-mothers!
Virgin Voyages is still throwing stuff against the wall to see what sticks! The FAA and all the airline suits spent three days deciding arrival cuts at Newark…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 19, 2025 2026 Some World Cruises have the Suez Canal back on the itinerary!
Climbing the ship's rope will get you arrested in Sydney! Fast police action. A $1100.00 ring stolen in Sicily by two ship's guests is recovered in Naples!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 17, 2024 When will cruise ships start transiting the Suez again?
Research shows the vaccine for Norovirus works a little! Pilots flying into Denver airport lose radio communication for two minutes! Israel bombs the Houthis…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 16, 2025 What's in a name? Delta renames all of the seat categories for the hell of it!
Royal Caribbean will build a private island in the South Pacific! When you book a flight, why do airlines have to try to sell us everything but new underwear?…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 15, 2024 Carnival guests denied boarding in Portugal because they did not read their emails!
Boeing agrees to build 160 wide bodies for Qatar when they can't complete the orders they have! All quiet on the Houthi front. When will cruise ships return to…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 14, 2024. Silversea will increase the capacity of the Muse but not the size of the ship!
If you are worried about flying into Newark, then don't fly into Newark! Simple! Now the Houthis are threatening their neighbors! Maragritavile is buying a…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 13, 2025. Carnival can not be happy about a documentary on the 2013 "poop cruise"
A couple on Carnival asked for blue smoke from the stack for a gender reveal party! TSA is not really enforcing Real ID yet! Tokyo is the number one…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 12, 2025 The new CLIA President wants travel advisors to do his job!
Italy fines the Captain of the Silver Ray $1100.00 for getting too close to Stella! Royal Caribbean cancels more calls to their private island in Haiti! Close…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 10, 2025 You will never see the Guru in a cruise ship hot tub!
Mobile, Alabama, welcomes a second cruise line! The Trump Administration is ready to fix the FAA computer system! Protecting the Suez was never the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 9, 2025. What could cause a murder on a two day cruise? The Guru is guessing alcohol!
Good Job! NCLH opens a medical clinic in the Philippines for their crew members! Priorities! An Odyssey of the Seas guest is late and will miss the ship, so he…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 8, 2025 Twenty years later, The TSA is still has enforcing the Real ID law!
Will Mexico reduce its offensive new cruise ship head tax from $42 to $5? The FAA is scrambling to replace equipment that crashes more than New York cab…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 7, 2025. Everyone seems to agree that the Newark Airport Air Traffic Control System is a disaster!
Virgin Voyages has come up with another new name for something that has been done before! New York's air traffic control system needs replacing now! The…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 6, 2025. Royal Caribbean is running a Let's Make a Deal on Allure of the Seas this week!
American Airlines is introducing new 787-9 Dreamliners with more room for people with money! Allure of the Seas is so overbooked that guests will get a lot if…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 4, 2025 Celebrity bosses stick a short cruise in front of the Inaugural cruise of Xcel!
Las Vegas tourism numbers are done. Bad economy or overpriced destination? Show me the money! Celebrity Xcel will offer a revenue cruise before the Inaugural…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 3, 2025 Politicians in Hawaii vote for the money grab with the cruise industry!
Cruisers will pay big to visit the Big Island in Hawaii! Southwest will change directions this month with new branding and fees! Aurora Expeditions will have…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 2, 2025 The new word in the cruise industry is transformational!
Ponant will offer transformational cruises that could change your life! Soap and water, people! Two more outbreaks on HAL ships! Canadians might be skipping…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMay 1, 2025 The Guru thinks three day cruises only hurt the cruise industry!
NCL Holdings 1st QTR earnings are released with explanations. Ouch! The Commerce Department fires five members of the Brand USA board. Doge? More stories…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 30, 2025 A Southwest passenger loses her mind! The Navy loses a Jet! Royal Caribbean reports good numbers!
MGM closes concierge desks in six Vegas hotels. Take a gamble and call us! Southwest apologizes for the female passenger who went naked through the lane! Royal…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 29, 2025 Real ID is a real mess! It's Victory for Toronto! Hold onto your iPad when you are on a plane!
Learn how to squeeze 14 days of cruise clothes into your carry-on! Why? Kentucky is asking the Government to delay Real ID. That is a hard no! A Business Class…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 28, 2025. Did you know that eleven airlines still fly 747's?
1) The Guru was surprised to learn that the US still grants visas to Russian citizens. 2) The 747 remains a popular aircraft for airlines operating outside the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 27, 2025 It's time to lock up unruly passengers and idiot cruisers.
A brawl erupts at the Galveston Cruise Terminal! Guess which cruise line guests? Expedition cruise line bosses admit that consumers do not care about…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 26, 2025. Movenpick Hotel in Ghana is a winner! Southwest will start charging for bags next month!
The new MSC terminal in Miami is also an art exhibit! Southwest COO says charging for bags should not be a disruption! Port Canaveral continues to set records…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 24, 2025 Ghana or bust! Celing falls during Delta flight. Royal Caribbean finally skipping Ladadee!
Passengers on a Delta flight were forced to hold the plane's ceiling up during the flight! Royal Caribbean suspends visits to the private island in Labadee!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 23, 2025 Tour operators will make money from the Pope's death! Allue of the Seas must really be overbooked!
Travel Weekly continues to offer negative travel stories! News or an Agenda? Royal Caribbean offers guests the moon if they cancel their cruise on Allure! Is…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 22, 2025. Holland America bringing back the old fashioned sailaway party! A great idea!!
Silversea getting into the hotel business? Why not? Four Season is getting into the cruise business! Pass me that extinguisher. A Delta plane catches fire…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 21, 2025. Tweak this! Carnival Cruise Line now charging for most juices at breakfast!
Regent Seven Seas will spend millions on a two-ship refurb! Carnival is adjusting its itineraries to feature its private island! Princess and Frescobaldi will…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 20, 2025. Happy Easter! Bomb threat gets lovesick boyfriend eight months in prison!
Avenue Two Travel Boss is upbeat about the travel business during these "trying" times! FAA suspends New York Helicopter Charter license after CEO fires the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 19, 2025. Spirit gets a new Boss. Global Ports Holdings controlling many cruise ports!
The cruise industry is bringing more jobs and more money to Galveston! Who is behind the money at Global Ports Holdings? Dave Davis leaves Sun Country Airways…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 18, 2025. Videotaping someone who had an accident is sick but allowed on Carnival!
If you wear flip-flops in Cinque Terre, you could be fined $2800! Carnival's John Heald says they can't stop guests from videotaping accidents among guests!…