This week the forever golden crew talk go over the recent changes to Carnival Ships and the new 10 minute wait for ordering drinks. We also discuss the latest cruise news and changes in the industry.

This week on The Podcastaways, Thomas Kennedy and Jennifer Rowell take over the bridge while Trevor coughs quietly in a corner somewhere on land.

In this episode they dig into:

• Thanksgiving plans on land and at sea

• Carnival’s runaway lifeboat that broke free in port

• The latest round of possible overboard situations making headlines

• Princess Cruises’ new “Voice of the Ocean” karaoke competition, complete with iconic spinning chairs, vocal coaches and live audience drama

Pull up a deck chair, grab a drink package you probably overpaid for, and sail through another week of cruise news, wild stories and questionable life choices.

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Jenn spent most of the episode completely frozen, but luckily the Golden Boys stepped up and carried this week’s show like true Podcastaway heroes. We dive into a heavy news cycle: the FBI investigation into the tragic death of an 18-year-old aboard the Carnival Horizon and the chaotic capsizing of a Dominican Republic excursion boat that left fifty cruise passengers swimming for safety.

From there, we shift into a bigger conversation about AI — not just how it’s shaping the industry, but how people are now using it to generate fake cruise news, viral hoaxes, and completely fabricated drama at sea.

It’s a wild week on the water, but we’ve got you covered.