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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 DrakeApril 17, 2024. The Guru would not go up in an Amazon rocket! Spirit is America's safest airline?
Get a Room! Two Delta flights spent the night in Alabama with the passengers sleeping on the plane! The Easter bunny tries to fly United! Inside the right…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 16, 2025. NCL bails on South America! American Airlines adding free wifi! Who cares what Gen Z eats!
Airlines are all racing to add free wi-fi! Great food, service, and itinerary are still essential to a successful cruise! Norwegian officials expect big ships…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 15, 2025 MSC and NCL both expanding their private islands! Hawaii officials propose a money grab!
The new TUI ship is called Relax. We will try, but all those Speedos make us nervous! MSC's new "little private island" will be for people willing to spend big…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 14, 2025 MSC welcomes their latest mega-mother. Some New Zealand residents are worried about cruise ship pollution!
Residents in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand, demand that cruise ship emissions be monitored! The CDC says Vessel Sanitation inspections are not affected by…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 13, 2025. Crescent Seas plans to build a new ship by 2032! The U.S. DOT wants to hear from you
Airlines should not be forced to give kids better seats for free! Crescent Seas has decided to build a new "own your own suite" cruise ship! Budget and Avis…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 10, 2025. Calm down people! Unfortunately, all th tourist will eventually be coming back!
How can we fix this? Four people from Sweden are mad at us, and they are not coming to ski! Delta pulls its guidance to take time to figure out how to take…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 9, 2025. Cruise Lines Bosses pontificate at Seatrade Global!
One Junea resident continues the attempt to ban cruise ships! Cruise line bosses say it's too soon to tell about tariffs! The Carnival boss says discussions…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 8, 2025. NCLH is chartering the ships that Crescent Seas will be selling?
The Guru remains convinced that people will still take a vacation no matter what happens with tariffs! Last year, there were 2500 Norovirus outbreaks in the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 7, 2025. Virgin Voyages Brilliant Lady going in sevice after a two year wait!
Will cuts at HHS affect cruise ship inspections? Probably Not! Promoting a two-year-old Brilliant Lady as new is a bit of razzle-dazzle! MSC opens the largest…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 5, 2025. Don't worry! Be Happy! People will always go on vacation despite tariffs!
U.S. tour operators aren't really sure if tariffs will change travel needs! Houthis, get lucky and knock down a U.S. Reaper drone! The Ritz-Carlton Yacht…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 4, 2025. Former NCL Holdings CEO acquires another ship to be a residence at sea!
Virgin Voyages guests choke out another guest who insulted his wife! Russell Galbut and Crescent Sea will acquire Oceania Insignia and convert it into…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 3, 2025. The World will undergo a $30 million refurb. Time to dump your unit?
Crystal guests were robbed in Mombasa. The ship leaves early! Avalon Waterways is working to make river cruises less boring! Wash Your Hands! 240 sick with…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 2, 2025. Why do planes fly at 36,000 feet. To save money! Rough ride! Tough on Norse Atlantic!
Where is the safest seat on an airplane? Probably nowhere if it crashes! Planes fly high to save fuel! Some don't worry about turbulence! Global Airlines is a…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeApril 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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 Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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 Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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 Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 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…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 3, 2025 The Fashion Police have arrived in Split, Croatia. One Carnival guests angry over clothes hangers! Get a life!
Croatia is cracking down on shirtless men in public! No word on Germans in speedos! Carnival Global Ambassado now has to deal with a hanger shortage in one…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeMarch 1, 2025. Could a cruise line for healthy people find a market?
Blue Voyages will be a cruise line for healthy people! Where's the market? Santorini is full of illegal hotel pools and hot tubs! Can I book the non-sliding…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 28, 2025 Flight attendants on Qatar did the right thing! Southwest now on Expedia.com
Qatar officials say flight attendants handled the deceased passenger correctly! Will there be Park Rangers at Mendenhall Glacier this summer? Royal Caribbean…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 27, 2025. Royal Caribbean deploying 11 ships in Caribbean for winter 2026/2027
Are short cruises helping or hurting the cruise industry? Should you have to sit next to a deceased person on a plane, even if you are in basic economy?…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 26, 2025 US State warns visitors about Brazil. Is having your Tik Tok account banned the end of the world?
Lim Kok Thay has some chutzpah! Guy's Burgers are the number one food choice on Carnival Cruise Line! The U.S. State Department warns of date rape drug scam in…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 25, 2025. Amateur sleuths can learn about blood splatter while on a cruise! Why?
Norwegian Joy chartered for 3,800 amateur sleuths in 2026! Not everyone loves Carnival's Melting chocolate cake! Celebrate the New Year with the Guru on the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 24, 2025. Houthis still crazy and fire a SAM at a Navy fighter! Guru celebrates 600 episodes!!
Today is the 600th episode published on The Podcast Playground! Thank You! The power of the internet! Hundreds of Carnival guests line up to meet St. John the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 22, 2025. Delta releases information on Endeavor pilots. Angry Canadians not coming to the U.S. Silly!
Oceania is offering 12 touch-the-tomato cruises in Asia and Canada! Trudeau tells Canadians to stay home because he is mad at Trump! Was the co-pilot on the…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 21, 2025. Commerce Secretary says cruise lines will start paying Corporate Taxes!
Why did Monterrey, California, ban cruise ships, or did they? Block Em Dano!! The new UK ETA will reject anyone with a criminal record! Will cruise lines in…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 20, 2025. The Port of Seward will be getting a new cruise terminal! New Zealand's new slogan is full of it!
The USS United States has finally left Philly! The Port of Seward is building a multi-million dollar cruise terminal! Disgruntled ex-fiancee cancels her ex's…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 19, 2025. The Guru says an all Japanese cruise line selling to Americans will not work!
Santorini will build an emergency dock for evacuations! US Navy Admiral says China is practicing to invade Taiwan and they will! The Gas Bag EU will budget a…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 18, 2025. Yemeni Coast Guard sticks it to the Houthis!
Officials in Nice, France, are not making friends in the tourist industry! The Real Yemeni Coast Guard seized weapons from Iran for the Holy Hemorrhoids!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 17, 2025. A NY Post writer wrote something positive about the cruise industry! It could happen!
The Love Boat started the cruising craze! Doctor Odyssey is trying to end it! Cruise ships with 1950 guests are not big ships now! They are medium size. Will…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 15, 2025. Join the Mile High in a Hot Air Balloon while the Operator looks away is California crazy!
Holland America Grand Voyage guests are making blankets for children in need!! Good Job! You can follow the passage of the USS United States to Florida online…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 14, 2025. Can we all get along? American Airlines CEO meets with Trump and Duffy in the Oval Office!
The Hot Air Houthis continue to threaten military action! American boss Isom meets with Trump to fix the FAA! Marriott CFO says booking will not be off because…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 13, 2025. Carnival guests have concerns about who handles their underwear!
Holland America spends a few bucks on the Zaandam. A great idea! Carnival guests have questions about the handling of their underwear! Spirit says no to…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 12, 2025. Double Decker airplane seats are a bad idea! Forbes Travel Guide now reviewing cruise ship restaurants!
A New Jersey wack job goes nuts on a flight home. Now he is in jail! Good! Carnival is now year-round from Norfolk after getting tossed from Charleston! Food…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 11, 2025. MSC's Super Bowl commercial was perfect! Virgin is retooling again!
Windstar is adding a new restaurant on the new ship. It's all about the food, baby! Virgin is upgrading the only Korean BBQ restaurant at sea! Venice is…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 10, 2025. 68,000 guests in one day at PortMiami is stupid! A low budget airline making a profit! It could happen!
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is concerned about cruise ship workers mental health! Jet Blue is bailing out of La Guardia because…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFeb. 8, 2025. MSC is using the not yet ready new Miami terminal! Is Travel Weekly now a left wing media?
MSC's new terminal opens without working escalators! The USS United States is still stuck in Philly! The gang that can't tow straight! President Trump has…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 7, 2025. Santorini waiting for the big rumble! Port of Seattle is all about shore power!
Jan Schwarz is leaving Princess after 24 years! Celebrity is adding a Bazaar space to the Xcel! The Do's and Donts of Nude Cruising! The crew says don't!…
The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom DrakeFebruary 6, 2025. Oceania rolling out 270 new menu items! Norwegian going even bigger with their new builds!
Greek officials worried about landslides in Santorini! Christine Duffy celebrates 10 years as President of Carnival Cruise Line! Carnival guests wants the…