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

Feb. 27, 2026 The Guru says grow up and get a passport!

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Delta flight blew an engine on takeoff and set the runway on fire. The pilot calmly said, 'Yeah, we just blew the engine and set a field on fire.'

Tom Drake, veteran cruise entertainer and 30-year radio personality, hosts his weekly Guru of the Seas podcast from a cruise ship on Friday, February 27, 2026. The episode centers on celebrating legendary cruise director Dottie Colasso's retirement cruise with 90 guests, preventing Drake from podcasting Saturday. He shares behind-the-scenes cruise operations (issue tracking system for complaints), Jamaica excursion stories (Dungeon River Falls climbing injuries), and a moment of fan recognition when a guest's neighbor identified him podcasting on the balcony. Drake concludes with a contemporary aviation story: Delta flight 1067 blowing an engine on takeoff near Savannah and setting the runway on fire—illustrating his anxiety about flying.

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