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

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After almost 30 years of performing stand-up comedy on cruise ships worldwide, Tom Drake has seen everything, done everything, and so now he knows everything! That is why he is called the "Guru of the Seas." His podcast, which delivers all of the day"s cruise and travel news, can be heard every Monday through Friday, as Tom says, wherever people "pod their cast." Offering an "unfiltered view" of the cruise and travel industry, Tom delivers the news and then gives his opinion on what

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34:55

December 18, 2024 Out of control Royal Caribbean...

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2024/12/18

Will the new FTC transparency rules survive the new administration?The U.S. should never follow anything Europe does! If enacted, how much will the new DOT punishment fines for airlines cost the consumer? The new Princess Dine Line will be great for seniors who will not embrace technology! The Presidents of every major cruise line want a meeting with Mexican officials to discuss the overreaching $42.00 tax!

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December 17, 2024. Two medevacs from Royal Caribbean...

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2024/12/17

The former NCL boss is now running Dave & Busters!US Forces attack the Houthis!! Keep it up! Should cruise lines ban cell phones in the dining room? Can airlines keep sick people from flying?

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December 16, 2024. Should Trump keep the current FAA...

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2024/12/16

A good year for leaf-watching! Over one million cruisers visited Canada this season! Are those drones over Jersey a government program? Did the recently gone private Global Ports Holdings bid to operate the Los Angeles World Cruise Center? Mike Whittaker hands in his papers at the FAA! Should Trump get him to stay? Can the cruise industry afford to give its crew one day off per month?

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28:43

December 14, 2024. The FAA extends ban on flights to...

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2024/12/14

Private Island Admission charges are overkill and confusing!The FAA says US Airlines won't be able to fly to Haiti until next year! Gus Antorcha has been named to the Brand USA board! Ritz Carlton christens Yacht #2! Saint Lucia celebrates 8,000 cruise guests in one day!

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31:53

December 13, 2024. Royal Caribbean charging $199.00...

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2024/12/13

Carnival releases their Christmas dinner menu? This is news?US Travel Association is asking Congress to help hurricane relief travel destinations! US State Department warns travelers about Costa Rica and Honduras! James Rodriguez is staying at Atlas Ocean Voyages! Royal Caribbean's new private destination will coat almost $200.00 per person!

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25:34

December 12, 2024. Oceania on sale-UK opens ETA...

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2024/12/12

Jet Blue will install first-class domestic seats in 2026.The Money Grab begins in the UK with the required ETA! The Houthis(No Blowfish) fire on five ships and miss again! Royal Caribbean raises its quarterly dividend! AAA predicts a record number of holiday travelers!

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27:34

December 11, 2024. United Airlines flying to the...

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2024/12/11

Virgin Voyages announces record bookings!Holland America's private island has a new name! United Airlines is helping kids meet Santa! Silversea turns off the heat on some Hot Rocks! 10K people meet in France to talk luxury travel!

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31:22

December 10, 2024. Resorts World in trouble with the...

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2024/12/10

Former Seabourn Boss is now running Lindblad Expeditions!The Mexican government pauses its hasty decision to charge a $42.00 head tax! Lim Kok Thay's Resorts World is in trouble with the Las Vegas Gambling Board! Royal Caribbean guests are confused by new changes in loyalty beverage perks! Tui cancels three trips through the Indian Ocean because of the Holy Hemorrhoids!

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38:38

December 9, 2024. Virgin admits that putting sex kits...

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2024/12/09

Orient Express announces the head chef for their new sailing yacht! Carnival charges guests $22.00 per towel if they don't return them. That will teach them! Don't buy your cruises on Facebook! Use a travel agent! Disney Cruises are expensive, and people pay for it! Virgin Voyages made a lot of mistakes that they are trying to correct!

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41:56

December 7, 2024. Remember Pearl Harbor! Carnival...

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2024/12/07

Holy Hemmoroids attach British Merchant Ship. Crew evacuated! Enough is enough!Delta is investigating how a stowaway got past their gate agents! Travelers need to make sure they have extra pages in their passports! Carnival raises drink package prices and drives guests sober! Please remember out military on this Pearl Harbor remembrance day!

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35:40

December 29, 2024. British Airways upping their first...

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2024/12/06

BA now promises to have a first-class first-class section! Global Entry is available to other countries besides the U.S. Why? Mandalay Bay opens its rooftop miniature golf course. What has happened to Sin City? Let's face it. If you are old and do not have a phone with apps, you will struggle to travel!

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39:35

December 6, 2024. Royal Caribbean bans portable wi-fi...

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2024/12/06

Senator Blumenthal from Connecticut is determined to impose needless regulations on the airline industry! Viking christened the Viking Vela in Trieste! Geeks beware! Portable Wi-Fi routers will be confiscated on Royal Caribbean! Red Sea traffic has been reduced by 50% because of the Holy Hemmorids! Three more cruise lines plan to invade Alaska in 2026!

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31:52

December 5, 2024. The UK and Greece are joining in...

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2024/12/05

HAL and Carnival swap CFOs? Who did not want to live where?It will now cost $21.00 per head to visit Santorini! In 2025, US travelers must fill out a form and pay some tea money to travel to the UK! Southwest will start preparing for landing at 18,000 feet because of turbulence! The Chinese are finally ready to open the Waldorf Astoria in NYC!

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Dec. 4, 2024. Is the Virgin Cruises Annual Pass a...

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2024/12/04

Carnival Venezia is heading South for the winter!Cabin attendants don't have time for your silly games! Frontier will join the list of pay more to be treated like human airlines! Fincantieri delivers another cookie-cutter Viking ocean ship!

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34:54

December 3, 2024. Are there too many people using TSA...

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2024/12/03

Miami will be the home of 100 wooden elephants during Art Basel! The US Navy shot down all projectiles fired by the Holy Hemmoroids toward a US-flagged carrier! Oceania celebrates 15 years of the Culinary Arts Center! A motorcycle rally on a cruise ship? Not for the Guru! TSA Pre wait times are getting worse! Too many members?

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35:27

December 2, 2024. Mexico adding a $42.00 head tax in...

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2024/12/02

Villa Vie kisses and makes up with a formerly banned angry guest! Mexico is implementing a $42.00 head tax on cruise ship visitors in 2026. The Guru thinks the ships should find new places to visit! Port of Madeira wins Best Sustainable Port Award, but who cares? Royal Caribbean raises auto gratuities again! The Amazing US Coast medevacs two guests in a 24-hour period!

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36:14

November 28, 2024. The Guru and Cruise Line...

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2024/11/28

Norwegian Cruise Line dropped many production shows because there was not enough Roex!Carnival Corporation's outreach to St. Kitts is excellent for the cruise industry! A Treehouse hotel opens in California but is not in a tree! Disney Cruise Line is a positive as Bob Iger rebuilds Disney after Chappek! NCL adds more homeports as the Guru has predicted!

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30:33

November 27, 2024. Ouch!! Airlines earned an extra 37...

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2024/11/27

Hurtigruten wins a top award for saving the planet, and nobody really cares!Scrambling Virgin Cruises drops prices to $99.00 per day! Carnival bans swingers call sign! The Guru thinks the new Princessad campaign is a winner! The airlines are getting rich off our pain!

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36:17

November 26,2024. A Big Boss shake-up at three...

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2024/11/26

Spirit Chapter 11 will cause stockholders to lose all equity! Spa0n is mining too much unnecessary private information from visitors! Bar Harbor will ban big cruise ships after the recount of the vote! John Padgett bails on Princess, and Seabourn bails on Leahy! Alaska Airlines is selling electronic bag tags. The Tchotchke airline!

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37:46

November 25, 2024. Breeze Airways founder says the...

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2024/11/25

Delta is soon to offer more ways to squeeze a buck out of their flyers! Breeze Airways boss says fuel to save the planet would cost 100 billion dollars more than the airlines currently earn! Oceania Regatta has been chartered for a one-year world cruise! The travel industry wonders if a business-minded US President would benefit them. How will WWIII affect the travel industry?

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