September 17, 2026 Airlines only care about profit and shareholders, and not their customers!
Episode notes
A man from Oklahoma gets arrested in the Keys and ends up with a $150,000 bond and nine felony charges. Welcome to Florida. The TSA is giving serious thought to allowing you to bring your water bottle through security. TSA and serious thought? There's a joke there. The Royal Canadian Air Force airlifted a seriously ill guest from a Celebrity ship. Great job!! Join Dottie and Tom February 26 on Crystal for a Panama Canal observation cruise.
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All episodesAmerican Airlines is building a massive Admirals Club at Charlotte Airport for people dealing with flight delays. Holland America will be taking over P&O's Arcadia, which will fit nicely into the HAL portfolio. Miami airport officials arrest a man coming from Cuba with 12 birds stuffed in his pants. If you are a solo traveler, you should consider joining the Best at Sea Tours family!
The British government is back to telling airlines how to operate their business. A mistake? Walking more and walking faster helps you live longer, according to the latest study. It was not a yacht owner in Greece who tried to have the entire Virgin Voyages ship arrested. Not for behavior on board, but for whacking into his yacht! After eight 2028 dry dock, the Crysta Serenity will have a two-bedroom owner's suite. Great idea! There are still rooms available. Join the guru for America's funniest cruise on February 14, 2027. Visit BestatSeaTours.com
Are Americans really going to Paris for Disneyland, or are is it the Europeans who aren't coming to Orlando for Disney World? The new Princess builds force everybody to sit around the atrium for entertainment! Swiss officials catch drug smugglers trying to bring cocaine filled lollipops through the airport. Who loves Ya, baby. Let's be honest. It's a challenge to develop anything new for cruise ship production shows. Save the money. Hire more comedians.
Royal Caribbean tells guests that the toilets will be rationed for a few hours! New York is named the number one place travelers look for romance! Police confiscate 200 lbs of marijuana that was being flown commercially into Orlando! Carnival plans and more short cruises out of Galveston. Yee Haw!
Miami police locked up a mother who left her four kids in the bathroom at home so she could go on a Carnival Cruise. I guess she hadn't heard about the food. Have you ever been in line at TSA with a guy who was a turtle in his pants? Some travelers have! Soon, TSA ID checkers will have to stand while checking you out. Why? Because the bosses took away the chairs! During the Nor'easter in New Jersey, people saw a shark swimming down a street in South Jersey. Why? He was probably avoiding the tolls on the turnpike.
Boeing might have another 737 MAX jet safety problem to deal with! The Alaska Air Group will start chasing that premium seat-dollar revenue by installing seats for humans on their planes! US Customs and Border Protection has arrested and deported 87 crew members as part of its criminal crackdown! Don't forget to book now to join Dottie and Tom for America's funniest cruise on February 14, 2027.