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Just Trevor and Tom, “no one here to hold us responsible,” geeking out over the loyalty-program shakeup and the giant new Project Ace ship. Peak inside-baseball Carnival news with a glitter-bomb contest chaser.
What they covered
Topics on deck
Carnival loyalty overhaul
New loyalty tiers
Possible solo-cruiser tier
Royal Caribbean tier comparison
Excel-class ships named
Project Ace vs. Project Pinnacle
Ship-naming contest
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- Domestic bliss cold open — the two-hander sets its tone with a bit about a happy household.
“Happy wife... I'm not nagged.”
- The permanent blue card gag — the season-long demotion running bit lands squarely on Trevor.
“That Trevor Shelby is a permanent blue card now… because you've been abusing your platinum status.”
- A very hedged endorsement — Tom vouches for the Carnival president with a caveat.
“The Christine Duffy, I've never known her to tell a lie. I haven't really talked to her though so that's not really saying much.”
- The new-ship timeline — Tom lays out when the newly named Excel-class ships arrive.
“The Festivale comes out in 2027 and the Tropicale comes out in 2028.”
- Project Ace, roughly Oasis-class — the guys marvel at the sheer scale of the giant new ship.
“8,000 person capacity… check out the whale tail on that.”
- The contest chaser — guess the Project Ace ship name and take home an unpredictable prize.
“Either a t-shirt or a glitter bomb.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- “Permanent blue card” — Trevor's season-long loyalty-tier demotion bit, once again pinned on him “according to the Duffy.”
- The “old Duffster” — the crew's affectionate nickname for Carnival president Christine Duffy.
- Tom's dormant YouTube channel — the recurring joke that “the Lido deck is his YouTube channel.”
- Legacy ship-name tradition — the guys campaign for the Project Ace ship to revive an early Carnival name like the Celebration or the Ecstasy.
- Apology to Tim — a correction that an earlier mystery SpeakPipe was actually from Brad Taylor, “he's from Home Improvement.”