Looks this Jet Blue premium class is copied from the Pullman Roomette.
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I think the roomette car should copy the Jet Blue premium service. I don't know if it will ever get to the point of pushing a button, in your roomette, and getting a cocktail and massage.
$600 for a one-way deluxe trip on Jet Blue does sound expensive, but look at the cost of a superliner roomette from, let's say, from the Bay Area to Seattle. Not that much less.
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$600 for a one-way deluxe trip on Jet Blue does sound expensive, but look at the cost of a superliner roomette from, let's say, from the Bay Area to Seattle. Not that much less.
I've noticed that the Amtrak website is now quoting the cost of sleeping car accommodations as an all-in fare instead of showing the cost of the accommodation and then requiring that the passenger also purchase a seat. So, when the web page shows the cost of a roomette as $453 between Seattle and Oakland, that is the total cost of the ticket. It used to be that the price shown for the room did not include the seat cost. Once the sleeper fare is selected, Amtrak then breaks it down into a fare for the room ($349) and the fare for the ticket ($104).
If I needed to make a red-eye trip from SF or LA to NYC, I might consider paying $599 for a lie-flat bed. The Mint menu doesn't sound interesting to me, but I'm sure it's more appealing to the NY/CA foodies that might be flying on JetBlue. Personally, I don't like it when chefs (or LSG SkyChefs) play with my food. And 100 channels of entertainment is probably about 99 channels more than I would ever use, but again, I'm not a NY or CA resident.
I am flying to southern CA this week. My original plan was to take Amtrak, but UP trackwork that required a 2.5 hour bus bridge between Portland and Eugene and a time crunch (I want to be back in Seattle to see the Super Bowl) changed my plans to an early morning flight to San Diego with a cheap coach fare, Amtrak to LA and a return flight to Seattle in First Class. The cost of the F ticket from LA to Seattle was less than a roomette between Seattle and the Bay Area. I won't get a lie-flat bed or a shower on the airplane, but the food will be free.
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