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Babyface Kennedy is back, Carnival's slinging fried chicken on waffles, and Tim's beaming powerball numbers in from the future β right before a $300K tequila lawsuit reminds everyone that what happens on the Lido deck occasionally ends up in court.
What they covered
Topics on deck
Tom returns clean-shaven
Chicken Waffles and Waves
Virgin Voyages reroute
Carnival Pride back in service
Tim from the future
$300K over-service lawsuit
Spa reviews
Donβt miss
Moments worth the wait
- Babyface Kennedy β Tom returns one week after "quitting" and gets an instant nickname he never signed off on.
βI did not approve that nickname.β
- Grade-A content β John Heald posts a fried-chicken-and-waffles menu testing on Liberty, Conquest, and Glory, and Trevor is thrilled.
- The self-aware edit bit β Tom cuts the show every week; Trevor never listens back.
βThe trimmer hasn't listened to an episode in years. I edit the show every week.β
- Tim from the future β he claims he got off his cruise "yesterday on the 15th" while it's still the 15th for the hosts.
βHe's in the futureβ¦ Tell me the power ball numbers.β
- The spa warning β Tim's blunt banana-cream-pie review and a caution about the ship's lesser spas, which one cruiser branded "piss soup."
- The $300K story β the big headline lands with a real figure and a sober debate about rider responsibility.
βA cruise passenger was awarded $300,000 in damages after Carnival served her 14 shots of tequila in an eight-and-a-half-hour period.β
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- Tom quits & returns β the on-again, off-again departure gag, this week paying off as a triumphant one-week comeback.
- Nobody leaves SpeakPipes β the running lament that keeps the whole voicemail segment resting on Tim's shoulders.
- Trevor's revoked card β the card-access bit rolls on alongside a confession that he paid the FRGC balance early.
- Dungeon Crawler Carl β Trevor's audiobook obsession, still going strong.
- Tom's mocktails-only rule β delivered as awkwardly as ever.
βThe lips that touch alcohol sha[ll] not touch mine.β