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[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Amtrak does the train equivalent of a cruise liner, where you spend about half a month on a sleeper car travelling all over America. It's cheaper than an actual cruise line, and more importantly I think trains are cool.

Edit: forgot about the unlimited money. I guess I would pay to replace all the rails in north america first so I have a smooth ride the whole time.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm assuming you're talking about the All American, as that's the main one I could find. About fifteen days, and $2400. Which is about as much as a three to five day cruise, depending on cruiseline.

[–] 50_centavos@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Looks like you're staying at pretty nice hotels in places like SF, NYC and LA. It looks like it's all included, which isn't bad at all.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That sounds awesome, and isn't that terribly expensive, honestly. My wife and I went on a similar route road trip for our honeymoon a few years ago and it was in that same ballpark of cost, between car rental, hotels, and other expenses.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It looks like you'll still be needing to pay for hotels for the nights you aren't traveling. Still, not bad especially since you don't have to deal with the hassle of driving. You just get on the train, sleep, and just appear at the next location.

[–] adj16@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They say in the What’s Included section that they cover 8 nights of hotels!

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 19 hours ago

Oh, damn. OK. That's a really good price then!

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If money is no object you can buy your own custom-built private car and pay Amtrak to pull it on their lines.

[–] drool@lemmy.catsp.it 8 points 1 day ago

two cars, one for