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The flip side of the infamous “what not to do” episode — the Golden Boys serve up a warm, wildly enthusiastic bucket list of everything worth doing at sea, from Tony Macaroni's beach hack to Sky Zone trampolines, all while Gary campaigns tirelessly for more breakfast burritos.
What they covered
Topics on deck
2024 cruise must-do lists
The shipboard IMAX theater
Cooking & painting classes
The Bolt roller coaster & pickleball
Sky Zone trampoline park
Aruba excursions with Sammy
Group-cruise (FRGC3) pricing
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- The cold-open hack — A tongue-in-cheek plan to sneak into Celebration Key before it opens.
“You may be crawling over some fences. Put a hard hat on and just like walk in like you belong.”
- Aruba shout-out — The crew's one non-negotiable excursion tip.
“If you're going to Aruba, take an excursion with Sammy. One million percent.”
- Defending the IMAX — Trevor squashes the rumor mill.
“don't believe any rumors that you hear that the IMAX is being taken away.”
- Tony Macaroni's beach hack — A Freeport insider tip for free beach access.
“you will actually see him come out of the water with fresh conch.”
- The BYOB art-class warning — Trevor's cautionary painting-class story.
“I brought a bottle of fireball… then I was in their bathroom praying. I didn't make it to the toilet.”
- Burrito withdrawal — Gary's campaign to get a Blue Iguana Cantina on the Luminosa and Venezia.
“two back-to-back cruises with no blue iguana breakfast burrito… I'm already going into withdrawal.”
- Live pricing drop — The group-cruise numbers land on air.
“$789 a person for the interior… Ocean views 2019 and balcony is 1429.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- FRGC1 nostalgia — Still “one of my favorite cruises of all time,” the origin road-trip lore that never dies.
- The blue-iguana burrito obsession — Gary's undying love for the Blue Iguana breakfast burrito, plus Tom's ongoing burrito countdown.
- “Save the foosball tables” — The signature rallying cry returns.
- The secret-word bit — “Abombily/Obamily” keeps the hidden-password gag rolling.
- The membership drive — The push to hit 250 in the Facebook group continues.
- Two-truths-and-a-lie zombie poll — The retired segment refuses to die, plus the recurring tea time vs. “tea party” mix-up.