About this episode

The episode discusses the performance of new yacht cruise lines, a Norovirus outbreak, and government responses to travel warnings, while also sharing humorous travel anecdotes.

Are these new yacht cruise lines doing as well as the media would like you to believe? Another Norovirus outbreak on the National Geographic Sea Bird! Wash your hands! Government officials in Turks and Caicos push back against US State Department warnings! Have you ever been called a mermaid by a flight attendant? Probably. But not to your face.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Drake

Topics covered

• cruise lines
• Norovirus outbreak
• government warnings
• discrimination
• travel experiences

Keywords

• cruise
• Norovirus
• CLIA
• Turks and Caicos
• travel
• discrimination
• yacht cruise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CLIA

Places: Turks and Caicos, National Geographic Sea Bird

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