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A tender open — the guys dedicate the episode to a beloved cruise-group member — gives way to a gloriously indignant defense of dancing past 30, sparked by a 22-year-old's plea to ban “old people” from the nightclub. With cabbage-patch demonstrations, yacht-window-shopping confessions, and a very sincere “we can still party,” Trevor and Tom prove the club has no curfew.
What they covered
Topics on deck
A heartfelt dedication
This week's Crews News
Behavior & cannabis policies
2024 itineraries
Uplift payment plans
The ban-the-over-30s post
Dance moves after 40
Family Reunion Group Cruise 2
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- A gentle dedication — Tom opens by honoring Griffin Casey, a 19-year-old member of the cruise group who passed away suddenly, on behalf of the whole crew.
“on behalf of the Carnival Cruising Podcastaways, this is for you Griffin.”
- The post that started it — A 22-year-old's demand to keep the nightclub young becomes the centerpiece.
“If anyone is age 30 or over they should not be allowed in.”
- Not going quietly — The guys make their case on principle.
“I'm in my 40s and still going to some clubs… I go to the liquid lounge every cruise at least once. My knees crack nowadays.”
- The age-denial classic — Trevor refuses to round up.
“I am in my last year of my 30s, sir. So I can claim 30s.”
- Moves that still land — A rundown of the over-40 dance repertoire.
“I can do a mean cabbage patch… if I tried to do a Dougie, I would probably hurt myself.”
- The comeuppance prophecy — The guys predict the poster's future.
“he's going to hit 29 in, you know, in a few years. And he's going to be like, I can still cut a rug.”
- Yacht window-shopping — A guilty-pleasure confession about browsing boats online.
“it's kind of like Craigslist for yachts.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- The over-30 nightclub saga — The banned-from-the-club post becomes a recurring storyline the crew keeps circling back to in later episodes.
- The “cruise news, cruise news” jingle — Born here and explicitly compared to a “very Wayne's World production.”
- “I'm 39” — The age-denial running bit kicks into high gear, with Trevor stubbornly clinging to his 30s.
- Madison on the chopping block — The social media manager gets threatened with firing and a poll — the start of a recurring meta-bit.
- “Reese doesn't exist” — The voice-changer gag continues, with an absent Reese pulled into work.
- Not an ad (it sounds like an ad) — A soft plug for the Uplift plan through Have Luggage, Will Travel for Family Reunion Group Cruise 2.