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Trevor is out in the middle of the ocean playing hurricane hopscotch aboard the Valor, so the show's first-ever three-time guest, Josh Barmore of Have Luggage Will Travel, slides into the co-host chair. It's a loose, loving hangout: Vista grievances, first-cruise advice for Reese ahead of the group cruise, pub-crawl logistics, a full barbecue manifesto, and a Mardi Gras dining preview for everyone Celebration-bound. Consensus reached — Sea Day Brunch is the best breakfast at sea.
What they covered
Topics on deck
Hurricane Ian bearing down
Vista's woes
First-cruise advice for Reese
Group-cruise pub crawl
Josh's BBQ manifesto
Sea Day Brunch
Mardi Gras dining preview
ChiBang mystery
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- Reese, the elevator celebrity — Tom hypes Reese for the group cruise, and Reese is not entirely comfortable with his newfound fame.
“You were the celebrity on the Vista. The ladies were in awe of you in the elevator.” — “Those women scared me... they screamed like fangirls.”
- The pub-crawl plan — a bar-by-bar shirt-signing crawl toward the back of the ship, with a Pig & Anchor brewery tour in the works.
“I'll be lucky to make it to the fourth one.”
- Josh's barbecue manifesto — the incoming BBQ YouTuber has strong feelings about shipboard smokers, and Reese has a note.
“Stainless steel Taken-Bake ovens... that's not barbecue to me. When I do a brisket, I'm up all night with that brisket.” — “This is supposed to be a Carnival cruising podcast, not barbecue.”
- The 12-hour French toast saga — Josh's transcendent center-cut piece on the Vista versus two sad end pieces on the Dream, all building to a firm verdict on the best breakfast at sea.
“First morning I get it and I'm like, what is this garbage? ... I'm a large human being, I need large quantities of rice.”
- Mardi Gras intel — free croissant breakfast sandwiches at the coffee shop, smaller main dining rooms thanks to all the included venues, and nobody can explain ChiBang.
“I hope when the Jubilee comes to Texas it's a legit Texas steakhouse — old Western Sizzlin' style, hot skillet, slap your steak on it.”
- Twins — Tom reveals he's 6'7" and an ex-Army combat heavy engineer, and asks to be carried onto the group cruise.
“Like Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Twins.”
In the guest chair
Special guest
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Josh Barmore (Have Luggage Will Travel) — the show's first-ever three-time guest steps up to co-host in Trevor's absence. “Three-time champ right here, baby.” He brings Vista war stories, group-cruise planning, an about-to-launch barbecue YouTube channel, and a fan community officially christened “the carry-ons.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- Trevor's “abandonment” — his absence gets framed as a betrayal: “He's out in the middle of the ocean forgetting about us, playing hurricane hopscotch.”
- “The carry-ons” — Josh's fan community gets its official name after Tom refuses to be a luggage tag.
- Amanda Barmore, official travel agent — Have Luggage Will Travel is cemented as the show's go-to travel agency for the Family Reunion Group Cruise.
- Josh angles for four — already lobbying for four-time-guest status before this appearance even wraps.
- Save the foosball tables — Josh fumbles the outro on purpose and Reese still tags the sign-off.