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Tom’s back, and the guys deliver the definitive guide to Carnival’s secret decks — class by class — along with the ship’s other quietly great spaces: empty arcades, the library bar, and hidden hideaways worth seeking out. But this one’s also got heart (and roast beef): the great Cucina lasagna finally pays off, reducing a grown man to literal tears. Add pitch-black bows, Chairman Mao’s Master Stock Pig, and a choose-your-own-adventure book in which Tom dies in nearly every ending, and you’ve got a classic.
What they covered
Topics on deck
CDC Level 4 advisory
Secret decks by class
JiJi’s Asian Kitchen
The Cucina lasagna payoff
Arcade & the Warehouse
Library bar
Cruise director food picks
Choose-your-own-adventure book
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- The welcome-back roast — Trevor greets a returning Tom with a mystery injury.
“I’m very sorry about your pinky toe. I’m glad they were able to reattach it.” — “…What?”
- The meal record, fact-checked — Tom sets the record straight as an eyewitness.
“You said 12. I personally witnessed you do 15.”
- The lasagna payoff — the sermon from last week lands, hard.
“It was a few literal tears.”
- Menu scholarship at JiJi’s — Trevor wrestles with the finer points of the menu’s namesakes.
“Chairman Mao’s Master Stock Pig… I know who General Tso is. He outranks the Colonel.”
- The secret deck at night — pitch black at the bow inspires a full conspiracy theory.
“I sometimes expect Cthulhu to come up… The captain of the ship is a vampire. No, a werewolf.”
- The choose-your-own-adventure book — Trevor wrote one where Tom dies in (nearly) every ending, and leaves autographed copies in ship libraries.
“If you ever see that on a boat, feel free to take it.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- The signature sign-off debuts — “anything that happens on the ship stays on YouTube” is heard for the first time and locks in for good.
- Listener Nick Jackson gets a shout-out — though Facebook won’t let them reply to his comments — the start of a growing community.
- The arcade “video game pass” pitch — Trevor’s idea he floated to John Heald, who’d “run it up to the beards” (they never heard back).
- The lasagna, canonized — confirmed loaded with big chunks of roast beef and now officially tear-inducing.
- The alternate opening — a post-credits gag: “Welcome to the show where Trevor is awesome, Tom is not.” — “You might want to redo that.” — “No, that’s the opening.”