The Rocky Mountaineer Train, Canada

Check-in was a fairly ordinary affair and we certainly didn't get the impression that we were being treated in a special way, and on arrival in our carriage we were extremely disappointed. A very ordinary carriage, with fairly small windows which had there been a view to see, at that stage of the journey, would not have shown it off to full effect.

The first meal of the day arrived in plastic trays, in the style of an in-flight meal. Certainly not the culinary delights that we thought had been implied. We foolishly ate the food and sat there complaining quietly to each other in a very English way, rather than complaining to anyone official. It was only when the second mediocre meal arrived, the scenery started getting exciting, and its visibility impaired that we started voicing our discontent. The very professional staff immediately apologized and promised an upgrade for the following day. After-all we had eaten the food, the scenery is even better on the second day and we would need to pay for the full day's upgrade (£170 or about $250 each per day!) so if we went the next day we could upgrade for half the price. We accepted. But was it worth it?



Some more travel articles:

Canada. Vancouver and the Rockies
USA National Parks in an RV
Borneo Jungle Adventure
The Rocky Mountaineer
Namibian Safari

And a few more articles by me...

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