The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom Drake

Norwegian Cruise Line is using a state-of-the-art system to combat bacteria on ships!

Kitesurfer Tom Bridge surfs from the bow of Virgin's Resilient Lady!

Royal Caribbean negotiates 1.5 billion in cheaper unsecured notes!

Carnival Cruise Line will let you bring on your own vacuum cleaner but why would you?

American Airlines restoring perks for Corporate flyers!

Turkish court sentences Croatian cabin to 30 years in prison!

Hotel workers in several cities go on strike for more money and less work!

Carnival is adding more homeport cruises in 2027!

High winds are causing more port cancellations than ever!

Dali, the freighter that took out a bridge, has left US waters. Now it's up to the lawyers!

Villa Vie Odyssey is finally ready to sail months late!

Icon of the Seas cruise was canceled due to unnamed problems!

Utopia of the Sea loses all power mid-cruise!

Climate activists block the Port of Marseille with canoes chained together!

Will All-Inclusive hotels in Europe attract Americans? Hyatt hopes so!

Carnival Cruise Line is reminding people to turn the lights off!!

Viking cruises are trying to make China work with their bi-polar ocean-going ship!

Virgin Voyages hires social media company to pimp their product to young people!

Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady is going back to Drydock for more changes!

SAS flight is aborted when a mouse jumps out of the flight meal!

Maritime Squatter? Conservancy for the USS United States is still trying to stay in port without paying!

Carnival banned potable StarLink dish that allowed faster internet access than the ship's link!

The Pentagon admits that the Houthis might have actually hit something! A US drone worth 30 million!

The trailer for the new Hack ship TV show Doctor Odyssey gets 77 million views on Tik Tok!

The new Norwegian Luna will feature the Drop that allows guests to fall 10 stories on purpose!

Virgin hires a company to help generate revenue streams in the medical center!

Why are airports in Europe and the UK designed to torture travelers?

Next time, the Guru will skip flying on Easy Jet!

Tony Robbins is opening hotels to help you live longer!

Oceania launches a  Culinary Advisory Board!

Cruise Lines only have to be cheaper than hotels to continue to grow!

Saga's new TV ad will tell people their guests are not as old as they look!

Join the Guru on Oceania Nautica in May of 2025!

Holland America is offering birthday decoration packages to help build onboard revenue!

Carnival Cruise LIne's 2026 itineraries are from the "same old Carnival"!

Explora Journeys names their second "Ocean State of Mind" ship!

Holy Hemorrhoids say the U.S. offered to recognize their government if they stopped being Hemorrhoids!

NCL is dropping Broadway shows for Prince Tribute!

An Electronic Travel Authorization will be required to visit the UK beginning in 2025!

Missing towel animals on one Carnival ship ignites reaction!

TSA will probably delay the RealID requirement again!

Power Pork Politics! Chuck Schumer arranges for new high-speed trains to be built in Horseheads, NY!

Sounion, the on-fire tanker, is still awaiting salvage after the brutal Houthis attack!

According to one company, cruise ship medical debarks are decreasing!

Viking refers to the 398 pax Viking Mississippi as a cruise ship, not a riverboat!

Explora Journeys takes delivery of one ship, cuts the steel for another, and slaps a coin on the ship being built. Lots to sell!!

Oceania is sending Riviera to Alaska and launching a kid's program!

If you complain too much about Villa Vie, they will cancel your contract!

Carnival Corp. is paying for solar panels for Barcelona terminals!

Unable to handle tourism, Bali officials are considering a moratorium on new hotels!