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

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 delivering all of the day's cruise and travel news can be heard every Monday thru Saturday, 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 it all means, or as Tom says, "it's the days' news with a bit of commentary."

If you are a fan of cruising, or maybe someone who gets frustrated with air travel, or maybe someone who likes to laugh and enjoys a little bit of frank, honest opinion, you will enjoy this podcast!

Social links

Website Facebook Twitter Instagram

Follow the podcast

RSS Feed

Episodes

July 18, 2024. NCL sailing from the City of Brotherly Love in 2026! Helpless in Ketchikan! Oklahoma family misses the ship!

Margaritaville at Sea Islander serves 1875 margaritas a day! That's a party and a tequila hangover!

The USS United States Conservancy should give up the idea of restoring that ship!

What's a dupe? It's a destination like the one you wanted to go to but less crowded. The Guru thinks that there is a reason it is less crowded!

The Norwegian Jewel will sail from Philadelphia in 2026! Will Eagles fans be allowed?

US Customs in Detroit seizes 90 giant snails a guy coming from Ghana was trying to bring into Michigan to vote!

July 17, 2024. Royal Caribbean will not send the Ovation of the Seas to China! Make Cruising from America Great Again!

Royal Caribbean is keeping the Ovation of the Sea in the good ole USA!

Apollo Management returns to the travel industry and buys the Travel Corporation! Will Frank Del Rio return, too?

Utopia of the Seas christening featured Meghan Traynor and Royal Caribbean's GOAT, Richard Fain!

Celebrity Cruises Presidents' Cruise was filled with fun, fireworks, and bosses!

There was a norovirus outbreak on P&O Ventura in April, and now some guests threaten lawsuits! The Guru says shut up, and next time, wash your hands!

July 16, 2024. Delta changes their employee pin policy! Royal Caribbean World Cruise in the homestretch!

Explora Journeys adds an art collection. Will that help sell a cruise?

Controversy over flight attendants wearing Palestinian flag pins forces Delta to change its policy!

Royal Caribbean's 274-day world cruise is sailing its final segment. Will they do it again?

The Venice day tripper fee did not help reduce tourism and many failed to pay the fee!

Skytrax survey names Quatar Airways the best airline in the world!

July 15, 2024. Royal Caribbean hosts a day "Save the World by Tuesday" summit on their newest ship!

Francis Ford Coppola opens another hideaway hotel in the exotic location of Peachtree City Ga.

Two Delta flight attendants create unneeded controvery with Palestinian flag pins!

Another Hawaiian sightseeing helicopter goes down~

Princess sets a new record serving 60,000 slices of pizza on the Sun Princess!

Does aybody care if there is a Friends exhibit at the MGM Grand in Vegas?

July 12, 2024. Holland America adding 15 shows for their world cruise! Oceania raising money for the American Cancer Society

The Port of Shanghai processed 840,000 passengers in the first six months of 2024 if you can believe them!

P&O is dealing with "mean Bingo card" fallout!

Oceania is partnering with the American Cancer Society to raise money and awareness!

Amtrak has five years to waste 44 billion of taxpayer dollars! They can do it!

Cruisers beware! Holland America is adding 15 new shows to their world cruise lineup!

July 11, 2024. MSC will offer exclusive shore excursions to Yacht Club guests. Great idea!

Four Seasons finally lays the keel for their first ship!

Holy Hemmoroids are now firing into Arab waters!

Another tire falls off a United Flight!

Viking is named the world's best by Travel & Leisure readers!

The Guru's whistle-stop tour continues in Iceland!

July 10, 2024. When class changed to crass! Vegas Mirage closing to become a Hard Rock Casino Hotel!

Princess partnering up with 13-time World Pizza Champion! That's a Nice!!

Disney Cruise Line partnering with Oriental Land Co. for a year-round Japan ship! Is this a franchise?

Nassau Cruise Port building an affordable water park!

Copenhagen tourist board will reward visitors if they try to save the planet for them!

Italian officials release the Goddess of the Night to return to Greece to fix the toilets!

July 9, 2024. It might be time to stop building new cruise ships!

Santorini Mayor wants to reduce cruise ship visits!

Wacko youths in Barcelona confront tourists and tell them to go home!

Banning cruise ships on Saturday will be on the ballot in Juneau in October!

Maybe it is time to stop building cruise ships that many destinations do not want to visit!

Holy Hemmoroids are now threatening Saudi Arabia? Someone call pest control for these people!

July 8, 2024. MSC wants guests to drink less water! Villa Vie President whining after taking peoples retirement money!

You can't please everybody! Cruise Critic story lists the latest complaints!

It's all about the clicks! Meghan Trainor will be the Godmother of the Utopia of the Seas!

Vila Vie boss lamenting how difficult it has been to fix up the old boat he has sold as a dream come true!

Travel & Leisure publishes a story about Villa Vie without acknowledging all the problems that line is causing!

The Guru will visit seven ports in Iceland. Two would probably be enough!

July 5, 2024. Explora Journeys will now offer more traditional entertainment and activities!

Hotel prices are so high hotels are feeling bad and offering freebies!

Explora Journeys is hiring "entertainment managers" and offering more cruise-like entertainment!

MCS is proud that their ships plugged in 44 times last year!

Drunk girls tear up each other and the pizza parlor on the Carnival Paradise!

Holy Hemmoroids vow never to give in to the Evil Trio of the US, UK, and Israel!