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The Daily Cruise and Travel News "Podcast" with Tom Drake Podcast Playground
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4.5 • 14 Ratings
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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 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!
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May 31, 2024. Royal Caribbean Group ships will honor other lines loyalty rewards. The Guru likes that idea!
Princess Cruise will have Pitbull Vodka on Sun Princess! Four shots, and you will want to bite someone's leg!
Overkill? MSC will have seven ships in the U.S. 2025-2026!
Bar Harbor politicians have spent 300K taxpayer dollars fighting to keep cruise ships from visiting!
Villa Vie World Cruise delayed AGAIN!
Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Silversea will honor each other loyalty rewards!
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May 30, 2024. Viking lost close to a half-billion in the first quarter and the boss is pleased?
The completely refurbished Oceania Marina is out of drydock with many new features!
Viking orders two more cookie-cutter ships and releases its first-quarter financial results!
Atlas Ocean Voyages will show you how to cook this summer!
Valencia, Spain, is the next city to tell the mega-mother ships to keep sailing by beginning in 2026!
Saeabour is rolling out a new non-alcoholic drink menu. Will that help sell a suite? -
May 29, 2024. ASTA's Zane Kerby tells Viking that you can't have your cake and eat it too!
Is running up the aisle naked on a Virgin Australia flight a new Aussie activity?
A traveler in the Admirals Club in Miami visited to fill a zip-loc bag with cereal and leave.
Spirit Airlines Captain tells passengers to prepare for a water landing. Wait, I checked my snorkel gear in the hold!
The Guru needs to know your favorite mattress!
The Port of Quebec wonders if it can be a year-round port. The Guru says no!!! -
May 28, 2024. The new Ritz Carlton Yacht will carry 458 guests! It is a cruise ship! Not a yacht!
Carnival is the good deed cruise line rescuing young people from Vananatu!
Explora Journeys partners up with the America's Cup that 1 billion people will watch!!
Shut up and do it! Barcelona officials are still talking about reducing cruise ship visits!
Are cruise ship guests paying more for medical treatment in the Islands because they are on a ship?
The latest Ritz Carlton Yacht is really a cruise ship no matter what Ritz Carlton says! -
May 27, 2024. Does the new Azamara boss know her cruise line is hosting a sex cruise in 2026?
Killing Kittens announces their first sex cruise will be on Azamara in 2026!
Carnival rescues 25 stranded on a boat off the coast of Mexico!
The crew on Villa Vie will work only 8-hour shifts. Will that work?
Buckle Up Ya Bums It's Not a Block Party!! More were injured by turbulence on a Qatar Airways flight!
Is the increase in air turbulence actually caused by global warming?
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May 24, 2024. Fincantieri joins the golf world taking millions from the Saudis!!
NCL Holdings talks more about its efficiency goals!
Fincantieri is committed to showing Saudi Arabia how to build a boat in the desert!
The Guru is back onboard on Oceania and happy!
Remember you must pay for medical care on a cruise ship, and you pay dearly!
Is Azamara really a secret among travel advisors?
Customer Reviews
Cruise with Tom
Tom does a great job keeping up with the latest travel news. Plus he adds a different twist and humor.
All politics
I’ve been listening to this comedian’s cruise podcast for four months and I have yet to laugh once. He has four jokes that he repeats ad naseum. No creativity or fresh thoughts on anything. The worst part is the “cruise news” is just a reason to espouse his political beliefs. Quite often he’ll say something like, this isn’t political, this isn’t racist, this isn’t xenophobic, then proceeds to yammer on about politics, say something racist or xenophobic. The only reason I still listen is occasionally he gets around to mentioning the cruise lines.
New to cruising
This has become my favorite cruise podcast. All the cruising news with a bit of commentary. Tom is funny and informative. Love the duck.