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Trevor rasps back from strep-throat's brink to narrate a ship that literally lost the lights, a Conquest that came home shiny, and the most cursed debate about soft-serve cones this show has ever committed to tape. Bring a waffle cone; leave your dignity at the buffet.
What they covered
Topics on deck
Trevor's strep-throat saga
Carnival Sunshine power loss
Carnival Conquest refresh
Puerto Vallarta pulled
2026 Cruisers' Choice Awards
Waffle-cone soft-serve hack
Retro intro throwback
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- The old intro rides again — Trevor didn't have this week's music ready, so he leans all the way into the retro "Carnival Cruising Podcastaways" open for the video crowd.
- Sunshine dead in the water — the ship lost power, propulsion, and sanitation in the small hours off Norfolk.
“On March 1st, on my mom's second favorite child's birthday, the carnival sunshine lost power, propulsion and sanitation around 155 a.m. while we're turning to Norfolk.”
- The strep-throat epic — a Teladoc doctor swore elderly people can't get strep and demanded photo proof, and Trevor delivered.
“I have like 30 pictures of my throat. I'm selling them for $5 each, if anybody wants any.”
- Dr. Jenn, DMD (Doctor of Made-up Diagnoses) — she offers her medical bona fides.
“I have watched a tremendous amount of Grey's Anatomy. So, I'm basically a doctor and I know how to work Google.”
- Conquest's glow-up — fresh out of Grand Bahama Shipyard with a new Heroes Tribute Bar & Lounge, an expanded casino with a dedicated non-smoking area, and a renovated teen arcade.
- Royal sweeps the awards — Utopia of the Seas ran the table at the 2026 Cruisers' Choice Awards while Trevor frets Carnival's already behind.
“They won all the awards, guys.”
- The waffle-cone spiral — two ladies' giant Target cones for the soft-serve machine unravel into the most unhinged cone riff on record.
“Enough nipple chat... We're going to get flagged for foul language.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- The "Puerto Vallarta desk" — after Norwegian Bliss sailed in despite travel advisories, Trevor assigns himself to investigate the port's Costco, with Jenn drafted as the Costco correspondent.
- Meta glasses — Trevor's all-day audio device makes another appearance.
- Megan's claw-machine Squishmallow — roughly $40 of "vacation money" sacrificed to the grabber gods.
- FRGC countdown — the Family Reunion Group Cruise sits at 195 days at post.
- Jenn's Island Princess sign-off — 298 days to the December Panama Canal sailing, and "a regular cup, because I'm a princess."
- The standard closer — "you're unique, you're special and you're loved... anything that happened on the ship stays on YouTube."