Frightfully Fun: Carnival Goes Spooky Fleet-Wide (Plus a Port Miami Brawl)

<p>Trevor and Jenn hold down the fort solo this week — and yes, we noticed it&#39;s quiet. #WheresThomas? He&#39;s off visiting family, reporting in dutifully from each Buc-ee&#39;s along the way (a sacred roadside service to one&#39;s country, apparently). We get into the Great Buc-ee&#39;s Sameness, the FGGC road trip that &quot;disintegrated into madness,&quot; and why no two Golden Crew members should ever be trusted with a steering wheel again.</p><p>On the news front: Carnival&#39;s rolling out a <strong>fleet-wide &quot;Frightfully Fun&quot; Halloween event</strong>, kicking off aboard Carnival Illuminosa out of San Francisco on Sept 20 and haunting the rest of the fleet through October 31. Trevor walks through what a Halloween cruise is actually like (bring the costume, leave the prop guns at home).</p><p>Then it&#39;s <strong>hurricane season</strong> — John Heald shared Carnival&#39;s behind-the-scenes look at the Fleet Operations Center in Miami, the NASA-looking command room tracking all 29 ships. TL;DR: if your port gets moved, it&#39;s for your protection, so go get a complimentary soft serve and relax. <em>(As always, verify any Heald content against his real, verified Facebook page — there&#39;s a known impostor account out there.)</em></p><p>Plus: a wild <strong>post-debarkation brawl at Port Miami</strong> off the Carnival Conquest that landed 16 passengers on the do-not-sail list, a hard-won cruise tip involving the Carnival melting cake (ask for peanut butter, thank us later), a moment of silence for the dearly departed Blue Iguana banana cream pie, and a SpeakPipe from Mikayla in Maine that cut off at the most dramatic possible moment — twice. We&#39;re choosing to believe she named her firstborn after us.</p><p>🎙️ Leave us a message: <a href="speakpipe.com/carnivalcruisingpodcastaways " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">speakpipe.com/carnivalcruisingpodcastaways </a>(link in the description — you don&#39;t have to type all that)<br>👥 Join the conversation in our Facebook group: <strong>The Podcastaways</strong></p><p><em>Anything you do or say on a ship will remain forever — on the YouTubes.</em></p>