The trip will be OK. Not POSH, but comfortable. Denny's food, adequate
service, comfortabel sleepers
BUT, BUT, BUT it will be late.
On the average some Amtrak long distance trains are late 95%+++ of the time.
Alow an extra 24 hours for travel on Amtrack!
LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE
LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE
LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE
LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE
LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE
LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE
LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE LATE, LATE, LATE
And I love trains!
--
The modern world,
Would be less snarled.
If the most important Marx,
Had been Groucho, instead of Karl.
Willis Frick
SYSOP, Sherlocktron
http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/Sherlocktron.html
"Odysseus" wrote in message
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>I am looking at my options to get to a Celebrity departure port without
> flying. The only practical option is to cruise from Cape Liberty in New
> Jersey. I can take Amtrak from Chicago to New York.
>
> How bad is cross country travel on Amtrak? I have only used it for trips
> of less than four hours. I thought it was tolerable as long as I go
> business class. For the Chicago New York trip, I will book a "Viewliner
> Roomette." My total train fare will be about $700. This is for a room
> that is less than half the size of my walk in closet.
>
> I generally choose first class accommodations when I travel. Princess is
> the at the low end of what I will select for a cruise line. Although, for
> a motel for only one night, I could go down to something like the Holiday
> Inn Express.
>
> I know one person who took Amtrak cross country. She said it was
> terrible. Her room was not clean and the service was bad. She also
> thought the background and behavior of her fellow passengers were not
> what she is accustomed to.
>
> Does anybody have any experiences with Amtrak to share?
>
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