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Big news up top: Trevor has booked both the Mardi Gras and the Jubilee's inaugural US sailing, which means #CCPtoJubilee half-worked — and Tom is not thrilled. From there the guys tackle the practical stuff: whether to take that COVID opt-out email, what the port-change clause in your cruise contract actually lets Carnival do, and a top-to-bottom breakdown of the Cheers package. It ends with the single harshest thing either host will ever say about Carnival — and it's about the iced tea.
What they covered
Topics on deck
Booking the Jubilee inaugural
#CCPtoJubilee pays off
COVID opt-out email
Port-change contract clause
The Cheers package
Specialty coffee math
The iced tea takedown
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- The cold open — Tom opens the show in mourning over his so-called best friend's booking spree.
“Wait, you're saying #CCPtoJubilee actually worked?” “No. Because I'm not going.”
- The standing Lido offer — A bounty is born: first listener to spot Tom on the Vista's Lido deck on March 19 gets a prize.
“A lemonade and an ice cream cone… a DELUXE lemonade.”
- Cheers math — Trevor got his money's worth in one category alone.
“I went buck wild with freaking coffee, dude.”
- Serenaded by the coffee shop — By day three the Vista baristas knew his name and had a song for him.
“Don't you wish your coffee was hot like me.”
- The iced tea takedown — The most negative thing Trevor will ever say about the line.
“Your iced tea is the worst iced tea I've ever tasted in my life. I think you mix it with your feet.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- #CCPtoJubilee pays off (halfway) — The campaign from Episode 1 half-delivers: Trevor gets the inaugural booking, Tom stays home.
- The DELUXE lemonade bounty — The “spot Tom on the Lido” offer becomes a repeat gag, resurfacing in Episode 10.
- Casino callback — The guys yelling “BLACK! BLACK!” at roulette while Tom tried to focus on his blackjack tournament (E6) gets retold.
- Tumbler tip, redeployed — The E2 packing tip returns as the fix for that unforgivable iced tea.
- Episode 8 or 9? — The guys close by openly disagreeing on which episode number this even is.