Flagstaff Ft Lauderdale Ft. The route enables clients to combine an upscale journey with visits to Rome, Florence, and Venice. Passengers spend several hours exploring, then board the train for lunch, arriving in Rome at 4 p.m. for the end of the journey. Remaining dates for travel this year are Oct. 10 from Venice, Oct. 11 from Rome, Oct. 31 from Venice and Nov. 1 from Rome.
Passengers travel in vintage rail cars that harken back to the hey-day of train travel.
Six years later, when Paris was linked to Istanbul by rail, the train continued into Turkey. After World War II, interest in rail travel waned, and in 1977, the Orient-Express came to a halt. Just as it seemed the famous train would slip into oblivion, American businessman James B. Sherwood bought two of its vintage rail cars at a Sotheby's auction in Monaco. Next, he searched out and restored other vintage rail carriages from throughout Europe. Clients can book part of a route or combine routes for a longer trip.