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The gang swears it's a happy-news week, then rides the emotional roller coaster straight from heroic migrant rescues to bed bugs, lawsuits, and a fresh batch of Lido-deck bagels. It's cruise chaos weekly, and yes, there's a hard 11:30 cutoff on bagels.
What they covered
Topics on deck
Norwegian Epic migrant rescue
P&O Arvia crew death ruled accidental
Carnival Horizon bed-bug lawsuit
Royal Caribbean overboard suit
Coral Expeditions passenger left behind
Carnival's Bagels at Sea
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- The new-opening gag — The show leans into its own inconsistency right out of the gate.
“Welcome to the Podcastaways, the podcast where we make up a new opening every time.”
- Furlough energy — Trevor's government-shutdown bit means a shaved head and a whole new vibe.
“Full Britney.”
- A genuine good-news win — Norwegian Epic's mandatory diversion to rescue 63 migrants off Greece earns real praise.
“Way to go, Norwegian.”
- Swift-hate running gag — Tom's tongue-in-cheek villain arc collides with the overboard tragedy before the crew soberly notes the seven-drinks-in-six-hours account.
“That goes to show you that Taylor Swift is evil, she promotes over drinking.”
- Naming-genius mockery — Carnival's “Bagels at Sea” debut gets the deadpan salute it deserves.
“I salute Carnival for reselling you something they've already been doing.”
- Tom's bagel law — The immutable rule of the Lido bagel window.
“Bagels at sea is a breakfast item not a dinner item… a hard 11:30 cutoff on bagels.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- “Happy news only” rule — Instantly violated, the week becomes a “roller coaster of emotions” — with bed bugs as the ride's slow crawl back to the station.
- Make-up-a-new-opening bit — The show doubles down on never having the same intro twice.
- “Jenn's Boards” — Jenn's fictional surfboard company resurfaces, spawning the “bed bugs on surfboards” tangent.
- Trevor's eBay side hustle — Roughly 300 listings of old video games and Lego manuals, sold under the motto “every pot has its lid.”
- Hawaii countdown — Jenn's clock ticks to “one month, 28 days and one hour” aboard the Ruby Princess for her 16-day sailing.