5 Years Later: Grading Our First-Ever Cruise Tips

5 Years Later: Grading Our First-Ever Cruise Tips

From The Podcastaways by Trevor Shelby, Thomas Kennedy, and Jennifer Rowell

April 25, 2026 · 57 min · Season 5 · Episode 32

About this episode

The hosts revisit their first episode's cruise tips to evaluate which still hold up and which do not after five years.

Five years and 200+ episodes in, Trevor, Tom, and Jen pull up the very first episode of the show and put their original cruise tips on trial. Which ones still hold up? Which ones aged like milk? Spoiler: "turn your phone on airplane mode" is still solid advice, and yes, you should still skip the $30 souvenir drink cup. Along the way: a heads-up that Chichén Itzá is no longer allowing backpacks (effective April 21st), Tim drops this week's Powerball numbers from the future via Speakpipe and confirms Masala Tiger is still on the Splendor, and a tangent about turning Princess medallions into an Infinity Gauntlet that frankly deserves its own episode. Whether you're a brand-new cruiser looking for the basics or a longtime listener who wants to laugh at how baby-faced Tom used to be, this one's for you. 📱 Leave us a voice message: speakpipe.com/carnivalcruisingpodcastaways 👥 Join the silliness on Facebook — search "The Podcastaways Remember: you're unique, you're special, and you are loved.

People in this episode

Hosts: Trevor Shelby, Thomas Kennedy, Jennifer Rowell

Topics covered

  • cruise tips
  • travel advice
  • podcast retrospective
  • entertainment
  • humor

Keywords

  • cruise
  • tips
  • travel
  • podcast
  • Chichén Itzá
  • Powerball
  • Masala Tiger
  • Princess medallions

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Masala Tiger, Princess medallions

Books & works: Infinity Gauntlet

Places: Chichén Itzá

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