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Grab your crystal ball and your tea bag — the crew forecasts every mega-ship, private island, and hydrogen-powered “Hindenburg of the Sea” coming in 2026, then spends a suspicious amount of time arguing about how to make iced tea correctly.
What they covered
Topics on deck
2026 cruise forecast
Carnival Rewards overhaul
RelaxAway Half Moon Cay
Legend of the Seas
Royal Beach Club Cozumel
MSC World Asia & Ocean Cay
Virgin Brilliant Lady
Viking hydrogen ship
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- VIFP gets a failing grade — the switch from VIFP to Carnival Rewards does not win the room over.
“It’s an iceberg change… It’s a not for me.”
- Tom the Tuba Man, origin story — a childhood Sesame Street performance earns him a lifelong nickname.
“So I was Tom, the tuba man, the rest of the season.”
- The mega-ship size debate — Legend of the Seas’ 5,600 guests reopens the “too big?” argument, and the next fake ship name is born.
“barnacles of the sea.”
- Viking’s hydrogen ship, instantly rebranded — a zero-emission vessel inspires Tom’s finest naming work.
“It needs to be called the Hindenburg of the Sea.”
- The great tea derailment — Tom’s steeping methodology hijacks the entire show.
“Thomas is going to tell us how to make tea, please.”
- Facebook-group confession — Trevor admits the group auto-approves bots, so “Brando” is drafted as the one-man gate.
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- Tom the Tuba Man — the newly minted origin story cements Tom’s self-proclaimed title of “Tuba God.”
- Over-under & hot-or-not — the whole 2026 news whip-around is played as a betting game.
- The tea saga — Tom’s iced-tea methodology earns Jenn’s verdict: “The ramblings of a madman.”
- The Hawaii countdown — Trevor’s clock ticks to “18 days” in the sign-off.
- Naughty-list Christmas — the crew frames the skipped Christmas week with “cult member / naughty list” bits before the usual closer, “anything that happens on the ship stays on YouTube.”