Recent content by WiCruiseDreamer

Sorry for going off topic, but the pic of the Greyhound bus brings a smile to my face. My dad worked for Greyhound for over 20 years.

Last October, my father and I took our first train trip from Portage, WI to New Orleans, LA. The EB was running late, so they ran a bus from MPLS to MKE and those of us going on to CHI caught the train there. As it turned out, we were still late in arriving into CHI, about 30 minutes, but...

Last year was the first time I had taken the train. My dad and I got a roomette and loved it. We are taking the same train this year and it got me to thinking. We will be on the City of New Orleans and loved having the door of the roomette opened. However, there were times when the door...

All I know, is that if there was a train that ran from New Orleans to Orlando, I would travel it a couple of times a year. While that is not enough of a reason for them to start the service up again, I can always dream.

Lenox, I am taking the train as well before and after my cruise, but am leaving from New Orleans. That being said, something to check, even though you are just a few weeks from leaving, is if there is a discount available for your train portion since you are taking a cruise. I am in a...

Just a moment of frustration. I hate that I can not view my reservation online because I did not make my res online. I only called to make the res because the promo code needed to use with my res was not available for online bookings. grrrr.   Ok, done venting.   Candy

Question about train running late and rescheduling. I realize that things may change before the end of October, but I am a worrier and a planner and want to know what options I may have to look at. If the EB is still running late in October, I will need to do 1 of 2 things, either move...

Thank you for both of the links, I have them saved and will be monitoring them closely.

Thank you for your advice. I will hold off making any changes for now. I will be sure to watch this forum for updates, unless someone can tell me where I can go to see the status of a train.

Yes, I am and I had planned to arrive the day before the cruise, however, if the train is running late and I must stay in Chicago overnight, I would still miss my cruise, thus I may need to plan to arrive in New Orleans 2 nights prior to embarking on the cruise.

  If they put me on the next day's train, that would not work to make the connection I have in New Orleans. I may have to start thinking of going a day earlier then planned.

Since we will be embarking on a cruise the day after we arrive in New Orleans, we will check everything but an overnight back for use both on the train as well as the night at a hotel in New Orleans. We realize that the roomette may be a bit tight as my father and I are both adults with one...

I live in Wisconsin, I enjoy cruising so much that I am always dreaming of it.