Since the 1979 demise of the Floridian, you need to take two trains, basically get to Washington DC and change to one of the Silver service trains.Is there a route to Florida on the train? We live in the midwest.
You like cruises? I've never liked them too much, too bad there's not much ocean liners left.Oh bummer. Was looking at cruises out of Florida.
Not that bad. 2 nights, one on the Cap, one on the Meteor. Gets to Ft. Lauderdale at 6:02pm, Miami at 6:55pm. I wouldn't even try for a same day cruise connecting from a long distance train in any event, even if it were possible. Arrive the day before, and no worries.What he said. You will probabl have a hard time going CHI-MIA on the train. Kind of like going NOL-DEN.
Agreed. Probably the most annoying part of the cruise market, IMHO, is that in spite of there being dozens of cruises running around the Caribbean during peak season, there's no real way to take a ship to a destination (for example, Grand Cayman), stay a few days, and then take another ship home.You like cruises? I've never liked them too much, too bad there's not much ocean liners left.Oh bummer. Was looking at cruises out of Florida.
How about New Orleans?Oh bummer. Was looking at cruises out of Florida.
I don't understand that comment at all. From Chicago, they take the Capitol Limited to Washington then either the Silver Meteor to Ft. Lauderdale and Miami or the Silver Star to Tampa. What's so hard about that?What he said. You will probabl have a hard time going CHI-MIA on the train. Kind of like going NOL-DEN.
Don't forget that Amtrak offers a 20% discount to those using it to go on a Carnival cruise. Call 800-USA-RAIL, ask for promo V602, and have your cruise reservation number handy.I'm going to take the CONO in March for a 5 day Caribbean on Carnival.
Well, that's no harder than taking the City of New Orleans to Chicago, then the California Zephyr to Denver. So Brother Swadian is correct that going from Chicago to Miami is as difficult as going from New Orleans to Denver. We just have different definitions of "difficult."I don't understand that comment at all. From Chicago, they take the Capitol Limited to Washington then either the Silver Meteor to Ft. Lauderdale and Miami or the Silver Star to Tampa. What's so hard about that?What he said. You will probabl have a hard time going CHI-MIA on the train. Kind of like going NOL-DEN.
Well, if you are going to take a cruise, at least take a unique one. The mass market ones are just too boring IMO.We just went out of New Orleans last week on a cruise. Have gone out of NYC also. Have gone out of Seattle and California also. Just looking at a Florida departure since they offer some different cruises than the ones we have taken. Was just trying to figure out how it could be done going on a train. If we could even go out of Bloomington, Illinios, even better.
Other than NOL, yoou could also go to NYP to take cruises/liners somewhere. You could even take the QM2 to Britain!
I look at routes to get to Florida all the time from Denver. I'm tired of going to Mexico from L.A for cruises but it's the closest and easiest way. And now no cruises next summer to Mexico. To get to Seattle, Galveston, New Orleans from Denver is quite a ways on the train also. One of these days I will do it.Is there a route to Florida on the train? We live in the midwest.
The past few years have seen a revival in the river cruising industry in the US. Large, paddle-wheel steamships ply the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Rivers (as well as a few out west). Smaller ships offer cruises along the rivers and coastal waterways of the east coast. If this interests you, check out Great American Steamboat Company and American Cruise Lines.We just went out of New Orleans last week on a cruise. Have gone out of NYC also. Have gone out of Seattle and California also. Just looking at a Florida departure since they offer some different cruises than the ones we have taken. Was just trying to figure out how it could be done going on a train. If we could even go out of Bloomington, Illinios, even better.
Excellent information. I'd like to take a river cruise myself. And you're correct that Port Everglades has easier access via Amtrak than the Port of Miami. (In my opinion, this applies to the airport/port access also). I'm not familiar enough with the Port of Tampa to comment on it.The past few years have seen a revival in the river cruising industry in the US. Large, paddle-wheel steamships ply the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Rivers (as well as a few out west). Smaller ships offer cruises along the rivers and coastal waterways of the east coast. If this interests you, check out Great American Steamboat Company and American Cruise Lines.We just went out of New Orleans last week on a cruise. Have gone out of NYC also. Have gone out of Seattle and California also. Just looking at a Florida departure since they offer some different cruises than the ones we have taken. Was just trying to figure out how it could be done going on a train. If we could even go out of Bloomington, Illinios, even better.
Good luck in arranging your travel to Florida via Amtrak, if that's what you ultimately do. Going by train is a great way to jump-start/extend that "vacation" feeling! Amtrak is ideally convenient to both the Port of Tampa and Port Everglades/Ft. Lauderdale, and a little less convenient for the Port of Miami. Port Canaveral by train won't work unless there's an additional shuttle or rental car involved. Just make sure, as stated earlier, that you plan your arrival the day before sailing.
(If you wind up coming to Tampa, here's a link to another thread with information on the area around Union Station and the cruise ports.)
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