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[QUOTE]Originally posted by dmwnc1959: [QB] The bars and lounges onboard a ship and even on a Superliner passenger rail car arent a big selling point for me either, but it does give someone the multitude of places to escape to if one so chooses for entertainment and even a light refreshment. Onboard ship the options are signigicantly more appealing and numerous. I eat moderatley on cruises and dont over-endulge, but the options for fine dining are a welcome relief from my normal daily regiment. I was never impressed with Amtrak food, although good, not worth what they 'charge' as part of the roomette service. And the last several people I 'joined' for dinner and conversation at a table on Amtrak left me running back for my roomette. At least on a cruise ship I can order full room service, eat dinner in the Lido, or a table for 1 in a specialty restaurant if I so choose. I'm not a pool deck junkie but the idea of a balcony cabin for a week in the Caribbean, reading a good book with the sounds of the ocean are indeed applealing. As a single traveller I enjoy the solitude it offers and the opportunity to meet new people if I so choose. Trying to enjoy a good book in the Dome Car of a Superliner train with a rat-pack of kids was never a thrilling prospect for me, and the feeling of being cooped up in my Roomette for days on end are now even less appealing. [b]Geoff Mayo[/b] Last time I took a cross-country rail trip I also remember having to tip the dining car staff and sleeper attendant, not far off from what you'd tip cruise ship staff. [b]HopefulRailUser[/b] I did actually combine the two once, CLT-JAX-LA and picked up the Celebrity GALAXY for a 12-night to Alaska ending in Vancouver with a 2-night post cruise, then railed from there to Seattle and back to CLT. I try to pick and choose itineraries carefully now, to make sure it is going somewhere I havent been, or somewhere where the side excursions are intellectually stimulating. The thought of hopping on and off a train at multiple towns across the country is less appealing than just staying on a cruise ship for a straight 7-days, even if I never got off the ship while in port. And I hate shopping so that much is out of the question. Dont get me wrong. I have travelled cross country on Amtrak quite a few times in the last 15 years. It's just that now I enjoy my creature comforts and some elbow room. For the money, Amtrak and rail seems less and less an option, now that I can only go on a real vacation about every 5 years or so. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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