Tom is lonely!

In this episode

With both co-hosts sidelined, Buddha carries the show solo — a warm, chatty ramble through an 88-degree A/C meltdown, billion-dollar dream cruises, and a genuinely moving guide to scattering a loved one's ashes at sea, the way he did for his own father off the Carnival Magic.

What they covered

Topics on deck

Don’t miss

Moments worth the wait

• Flying solo — Tom sets the tone for a one-man show.

  “Trevor and Reese are both down for the count this week… just to let everyone know that we are still around and still alive.”

• The A/C meltdown — A hot cabin sparks a refund debate, and Tom takes the measured side.

  “You're still on a cruise… things do happen and they still were able to go to every stop.”

• Dream cruises, no budget — A Mega Millions-timed thread lets everyone go big, including Trevor.

  “Trevor would do a repositioning cruise going… 30 plus days.”

• Barbara's ice-cream art — Trevor's mom turns the soft-serve machine into a canvas.

  “She tries to see how big she can make an ice cream cone… it is an art form.”

• The closing beat — Tom shares scattering his father's ashes off the Carnival Magic.

  “Some of them kind of blew back into us… my mother said she thought it was him giving her a hug.”

• Red Frog favorites — Tom's pub picks, plus a tip straight from Amanda.

  “The Thirsty Frog Red, conch fritters, fried plantains.”