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It’s Super Bowl weekend, and Trevor’s beloved Carnival Magic has had a rough one — rough weather in Ocho Rios shoved it into the pier hard enough to crack the dock and collapse the fenders. The crew break down what happened, why next week’s sailing isn’t canceled, and how a little touch-up paint will do the trick. Along the way there’s a serious talk about a misbehaving-kid Reddit story and Carnival’s code of conduct, the best cabin gifts to bring your steward, and why 99% of upgrade “offers” are anything but. Loose, funny, and full of heart.
What they covered
Topics on deck
Carnival Magic pier incident
Ocho Rios weather
Misbehaving kids & code of conduct
Cabin steward gifts
Baked goods vs. sealed treats
Upgrade offers that aren’t
Super Bowl weekend
Large-group cabins
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- The Magic meets the pier — Trevor walks through the Ocho Rios collision and the alarming first photos.
“The ship got slammed into the pier and the fenders have actually collapsed.”
- Just a little touch-up — the crew reassure listeners the sailing goes on, wax-on wax-off style.
“They’re just going to take some touch of paint to that thing.”
- The misbehaving-kid story — a Reddit post about an aggressive boy sparks a real talk on Carnival’s code of conduct.
“Anyone who endangers, affects the comfort or enjoyment, safety or well-being of other guests will be detained on board or disembarked.”
- Bob defends the “no home-baked goods” rule — the account-hijacking bit explains why the crew can’t accept unsealed treats.
“Some totally disgusting people thought it would be hilarious to put something in brownies… that made the crew quite sick.”
- The best cabin-steward gift — the crew swap notes, landing on nice candy and bottles of wine.
“I just bring bottles of wine. Boom. There you go.”
- Upgrade offers exposed — Trevor tallies his cruises and the flood of “upgrades” that are really downgrades.
“99% of them are awful, awful, awful upgrades.”
- Chinese fire drills at every stoplight — Tom’s teenage tales of pre-football-game chaos in a ’66 Thunderbird.
“You know how hard it is to run around a ’66 Thunderbird and make it back to the driver side?”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- Two truths and a lie — 75 weeks and counting, with Gary’s kitty-litter robot, Tom’s Letterkenny trip, and Trevor owning up as last week’s liar.
- “Wait, what did they say to John Heald?” — the cold-intro drop returns to launch the hidden-cash-tip reading.
- “This is Bob, not John” — Bob resurfaces twice — once on the no-baked-goods rule, once on cabin upgrades and “fruit of the looms.”
- Carnival Swifties — the crew half-jokingly rebrand around Trevor’s Taylor Swift fandom for Super Bowl weekend.
- Reese in the basement — the empty-chair gag continues, now at 75 episodes without their fourth Golden Boy.
- Breakfast-burrito countdown — “39 days” to a Blue Iguana burrito, plus “save the foosball tables.”