Antony Acker

Cody is practising for the spelling bee that's to be held in the hotel, while Zack's scrounging money to play in the arcade. Cody finds himself competing against someone who's lent Zack money.

Zack loses his skateboard in the lobby and a guest trips over it. Mr Moseby gives the injured man and his daughter a free suite and lots of gifts. Zack and Cody discover the guy is faking his injuries.

Cody helps London to produce her own online web show. Zack becomes addicted to the online web game, and doesn't realise that his fiercest opponent in cyberspace is actually Moseby.

Cody gets the job as editor of the school newspaper and appoints Zack as agony aunt. He proves very popular until he abuses his role by advising a girl he likes to go out with him.

Cody gets jealous when a famous teenage Russian violinist enrols at their school and flirts with Barbara. London tries to learn the hotel business by shadowing other employees.

The boys arrange a free cruise holiday for themselves and their mother. She's delighted, but they haven't told her it's only free if she sings on board every night.