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I take Amtrak frequently between DC and NY and they seem to be pretty similar. There's more leg room but I think the leg room in coach is pretty decent. MUCH better than a coach airplane ticket.
The legroom is worse than the basic LIRR train I take everyday to work, less spacious if that's even possible. This is a cross state transportation compared to the most basic local transportation which is just plain sad
We've never traveled far in the USA by train (just subways and some metra's in Chicago), so it's cool to see how Amtrak works! Seems like booking early is the move! Glad to hear you made the most of your separated voyage! 😊
Thank you for watching Courtney and Michael 🙌While we had some experience with Amtrak in California when we lived there, it was minimal. The Amtrak system on the North East was amazing and such a great way to get around. And, yes, booking early is key 😊Alicia still claims this was an accident, but with as much time as we spend together, i think it is possible she was just trying to leave me in NYC altogether 😂
Great vlog! I live in California and I frequently take the train from San Diego to Santa Barbara. I always go the business class route. In the morning they offer free pastries, coffee and juices. If you’re traveling in the afternoon you get a pretty decent box filled with snacks and a free beverage which includes red or white wine if you like. It’s pretty nice, and you get some beautiful ocean views along the way. 👍🏻 You both seem like really sweet people. Stay safe! ✌🏻🙂✌🏻
Thank you so much, we really appreciate it 🙌Alicia used to take the Amtrak from the L.A. to San Diego, but never in Business Class. It sounds amazing though, and we will have to try it when we are back in CA. We do love the ocean views on the west coast and really miss our drives up and down Highway 1 🚘🛣 🌊 Thank you again for watching 😊
I took the Northeast Regional from Roanoke, Virginia to New York, New York and vice versa. It was a ghost town in coach class from Roanoke to Washington, D.C.. In D.C., there's like a 40 minute layover while they switch locomotives from diesel to electric. It got REALLY packed. It got even more packed as we passed through Baltimore, Wilmington, and Philadelphia. The opposite was true. It was packed from New York, New York to D.C.. After we got to Charlottesville, there was no one. Lol. Glad you had a good time.
Thanks for the awesome comment Jacob, we really appreciate it 🙌 We noticed certain stops were great to get on because the train was empty while others you are in the spring of your life to grab a seat. When it was really busy, we navigated to the quiet car as that was usually our best bet. All in all, had a great time and Amtrak is such a fun way to explore 🚆
The business class looks way newer and cleaner than the Amtrak trains I’ve ridden coming out of Texas. And I did the trip from DC to Philly before. Amtrak commuter lines seem to not have the dingy looking cloth seats
We were very impressed with our Amtrak experience in Coach and Business Class. We figured it would be nice and comfortable enough, but were pleasantly surprised with out clean and spacious they were. We did take a train from D.C. to Jersey and that train was a bit older, but still comfortable and the conductor was awesome. Overall, just a great experience and fun way to travel 🚝 👍
That was really interesting to see the difference between business class and coach on the train! That was so nice of Alicia to get Nate a drink since you guys were separated 😊
I was very curious to see what business class is like because I take Amtrak very often from Philly to either NY or DC, and it doesn't seem worth that extra cost, to be honest. I'll sit my happy behind in coach lol
I just bought business class seat on Coast starlight train. It is, the west coast train between Los Angeles and Seattle 40 hours train ride. However I am just traveling from Martinez, CA to San Luis O bispo, CA. I only purchase the business class seat just for thanksgiving week. The economy seat are sold for the date Nov 30 Tue. The fares for economy would of been $63 the business class is $88. I have a voucher I needed to use before 12/31/21 due cancellation trip last year cause by pandemic started. Plus only a small discount for disabled people so, my only Co pay was $17. Not bad. I used Amtrak over the summer with my voucher and just finished it up lol. I look forward experiencing the business class. I might do a TH-cam on business class too
Thank you for leaving us such an awesome and thoughtful comment Matthew 🙌 We are glad to hear you enjoy using Amtrak as much as we did. And it sounds like your upcoming trip will be your first Business class experience? If so, you are in for a treat, it is a very nice and comfortable experience, especially when the ticket is only $20 more than Coach. Great find 👏And we totally encourage you to make a TH-cam video about the experience 🎥📺 Our perspective is only one and the more we have the more informed we can all be when we travel 🚊🧳If you upload a video, let us know so we can see how your experience compared to ours 😀
Wow, that is such an amazing thing to say 😀The one thing we always talk about is how we wish we would have started sooner, even doing smaller trips closer to our home at the time 🏡🚊 We wish you tons of luck and success 👏Thank you again for the amazing words 🙌
I'm about to go on my trip to Otakon in Washington DC and it'll be my first time in Business Class. I hope my experience will be better than the last time... Which someone was blasting their loud music in Coach Class in the middle of the freaking night repeatedly (They got the boot at the next station for a 3rd offense and verbally threatening the conductor) and the Amtrak staff on the Palmetto didn't off-load my main cosplay luggage.
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HOLD ON! I just took my first Amtrak Acela business class train ride from Boston to Philadelphia. I did not receive a complimentary drink. I paid for my water. ugh! And my ride was also VERY SHAKY, I could not nap at all, I was bouncing all over the place. I was not expecting that at all.
Hi Joseph 👋 You are right, that is a massive perk of business class 👍 We rode Amtrak quite a few times in a short period of time, and that line, and race to the escalators, is always there 😅
Hi, i have a plan to take business class Northeast Regional 95 train from NWK (Penn Station)-WAS (Union) this december. Unfortunately i saw this train doesnt have checked bagage available. So my plan want to bring my large suitcase inside the cabin. My questions are: is there any special compartment to store luggages in the train, not only just the overhead compartment? Do train officers really weight and check out baggages before we board on the train ? Thanks
Hi! We took this trip back in 2021, so things might have changed, but at that time, there were luggage racks at the end of the cars for larger bags, and we didn’t have any of our luggage weighed or checked 😊
Yeah, it was a nice touch we weren't expecting 🥤 I believe it is safe to assume that applies to sleeper cards as well, but we will have to tour those when we are back in the states again 😊
Thank you for watching and for leaving us a question 🙌 Yes, we could have upgraded, but it was around $250 so we just went with the coach ticket for me 😊
They do indeed and that is a very different experience. I don’t think I’d pay for it, but I upgraded a couple times when I was taking the train every week between DC and New York and got free upgrade passes. If you have the free upgrade option, it is worth trying. The food is actually good.
You can carry as much cash as you want. It’s international borders (entering/leaving the USA) where $10,000 cash/monetary instruments must be declared or if you’re near in $10,000 it’s wise to declare just in case.
In coach make sure you carry the valuables whereever you go like in a Fanny pack or backpack since coach there is a higher possibility of theft then in a sleeper car, if in a sleeper car I would not leave that money visible close the curtains, Velcro them and slide the door closed when you want to leave the sleeper.
Hi Loretta 👋 Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it 🙌 We visited more states than we expected to when we were in the U.S. 🇺🇸 but it is definitely a goal of ours to travel to every state 🧳 🚐 And Ali and Rob are extremely talented and have great content. We are so happy to have you along on our journeys ✈️ Happy Trails 😊
Shake Shack is amazing 🍔 We have had it before, but in our recent trip home to the U.S. we fell in love with it. Maybe we have been away from our Western food for too long, but we will definitely be finding a Shake Shack when we are back in December 😊
Thank you for leaving us a comment 🙌 We did not face anybody in Coach or Business Class, but both classes had the option to have seating facing someone if that was your preference. Hope this helps 😀
Thank you so much for watching 🙌 I guess it depends 🤔 Since we had only been riding in coach, it seemed like a big difference to us, especially with how crowded coach was on this particular route 🚄
Went from Harper's ferry west Virginia to Denver Co. And back 80 + hrs. Worst travel experience of my life employee's were so rude the food was not fit for human consumption the seats were like a torture chamber it was November and the ac. Was on. Next time I'll walk
Wow, Michael, we are so sorry to hear. Anytime walking is the preferred mode of transportation for an 80 mile trek ,that is not a good sign. We hope your travels have been much better since then 🧳👍
Next time I'll walk. Please forgive me, but, 😂😂😂😂😂 I've always enjoyed Amtrak myself, but one thing I would like different is a couple cars for those with kids under 9 or 10, so to keep rest of the cars free from young kids fussing. Some people are traveling going to a funeral or worried about a sick or dying loved one, or some other major stuff and not need added stress. Or make new trains and add crying rooms.
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It is never our intention to offend anyone Peter. With that said, thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings on the matter. We hope you have a nice weekend 🙌
@ThePassportCouple it's not about intentions or offending people. This is like when men like diddy give an apology non apology. Just concerned with how you look not the impact of what you did.
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I take Amtrak frequently between DC and NY and they seem to be pretty similar. There's more leg room but I think the leg room in coach is pretty decent. MUCH better than a coach airplane ticket.
We loved Amtrak, it is a great way to travel. And Amtrak coach and Place coach seats is so much more comfortable 😅
The legroom is worse than the basic LIRR train I take everyday to work, less spacious if that's even possible. This is a cross state transportation compared to the most basic local transportation which is just plain sad
We've never traveled far in the USA by train (just subways and some metra's in Chicago), so it's cool to see how Amtrak works! Seems like booking early is the move! Glad to hear you made the most of your separated voyage! 😊
Thank you for watching Courtney and Michael 🙌While we had some experience with Amtrak in California when we lived there, it was minimal. The Amtrak system on the North East was amazing and such a great way to get around. And, yes, booking early is key 😊Alicia still claims this was an accident, but with as much time as we spend together, i think it is possible she was just trying to leave me in NYC altogether 😂
@@ThePassportCouple HAHAHAHAHA That's hilarious! 😃
Great vlog! I live in California and I frequently take the train from San Diego to Santa Barbara. I always go the business class route. In the morning they offer free pastries, coffee and juices. If you’re traveling in the afternoon you get a pretty decent box filled with snacks and a free beverage which includes red or white wine if you like. It’s pretty nice, and you get some beautiful ocean views along the way. 👍🏻 You both seem like really sweet people. Stay safe!
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Thank you so much, we really appreciate it 🙌Alicia used to take the Amtrak from the L.A. to San Diego, but never in Business Class. It sounds amazing though, and we will have to try it when we are back in CA. We do love the ocean views on the west coast and really miss our drives up and down Highway 1 🚘🛣 🌊 Thank you again for watching 😊
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I took the Northeast Regional from Roanoke, Virginia to New York, New York and vice versa. It was a ghost town in coach class from Roanoke to Washington, D.C.. In D.C., there's like a 40 minute layover while they switch locomotives from diesel to electric. It got REALLY packed. It got even more packed as we passed through Baltimore, Wilmington, and Philadelphia. The opposite was true. It was packed from New York, New York to D.C.. After we got to Charlottesville, there was no one. Lol. Glad you had a good time.
Thanks for the awesome comment Jacob, we really appreciate it 🙌 We noticed certain stops were great to get on because the train was empty while others you are in the spring of your life to grab a seat. When it was really busy, we navigated to the quiet car as that was usually our best bet. All in all, had a great time and Amtrak is such a fun way to explore 🚆
The business class looks way newer and cleaner than the Amtrak trains I’ve ridden coming out of Texas. And I did the trip from DC to Philly before. Amtrak commuter lines seem to not have the dingy looking cloth seats
We were very impressed with our Amtrak experience in Coach and Business Class. We figured it would be nice and comfortable enough, but were pleasantly surprised with out clean and spacious they were. We did take a train from D.C. to Jersey and that train was a bit older, but still comfortable and the conductor was awesome. Overall, just a great experience and fun way to travel 🚝 👍
@@ThePassportCouplewe love Amtrak
Thanks for showing this!! Very sweet of you to give Nate a drink! Business class looks good :) I was considering this over a bus trip somewhere!
Of course, happy to share 😀 Business class is quite comfortable and it is nice not to rush once they do call the track 👏
That was really interesting to see the difference between business class and coach on the train! That was so nice of Alicia to get Nate a drink since you guys were separated 😊
There are definitely some nice benefits to Business Class, especially a complimentary Coke Zero 😊Thanks Alicia 🙌
I was very curious to see what business class is like because I take Amtrak very often from Philly to either NY or DC, and it doesn't seem worth that extra cost, to be honest. I'll sit my happy behind in coach lol
We can go either way, but coach on Amtrak is honestly so comfortable that it can be a hard decision to make the jump to Business class.
I just bought business class seat on Coast starlight train. It is, the west coast train between Los Angeles and Seattle 40 hours train ride. However I am just traveling from Martinez, CA to San Luis O bispo, CA. I only purchase the business class seat just for thanksgiving week. The economy seat are sold for the date Nov 30 Tue. The fares for economy would of been $63 the business class is $88. I have a voucher I needed to use before 12/31/21 due cancellation trip last year cause by pandemic started. Plus only a small discount for disabled people so, my only Co pay was $17. Not bad. I used Amtrak over the summer with my voucher and just finished it up lol. I look forward experiencing the business class. I might do a TH-cam on business class too
Thank you for leaving us such an awesome and thoughtful comment Matthew 🙌 We are glad to hear you enjoy using Amtrak as much as we did. And it sounds like your upcoming trip will be your first Business class experience? If so, you are in for a treat, it is a very nice and comfortable experience, especially when the ticket is only $20 more than Coach. Great find 👏And we totally encourage you to make a TH-cam video about the experience 🎥📺 Our perspective is only one and the more we have the more informed we can all be when we travel 🚊🧳If you upload a video, let us know so we can see how your experience compared to ours 😀
One day I want to do my own travel series like you.your one of my biggest inspirations
Wow, that is such an amazing thing to say 😀The one thing we always talk about is how we wish we would have started sooner, even doing smaller trips closer to our home at the time 🏡🚊 We wish you tons of luck and success 👏Thank you again for the amazing words 🙌
@@ThePassportCouple How do you afford to travel full time?
I'm about to go on my trip to Otakon in Washington DC and it'll be my first time in Business Class. I hope my experience will be better than the last time... Which someone was blasting their loud music in Coach Class in the middle of the freaking night repeatedly (They got the boot at the next station for a 3rd offense and verbally threatening the conductor) and the Amtrak staff on the Palmetto didn't off-load my main cosplay luggage.
Small world! Currently on Amtrak on the way to Otakon 2024!
I loved the video but i think the best part is the shake shack part
I’m taking business class from Philadelphia to New York did you like business class ?
How was this. Considering now
Really good video guys! Love the hook 🪝 at the beginning 👌🏼 Next video should be about Nate travelling in business class 😂
Thanks Alvaro, we appreciate it 🙌 I tried to convince Alicia that I should do a First Class ticket review, but that was a no go 😂
The wifi has improved greatly in the past year. I can even stream with it
Great content 👌🏾 My trip would be 16+ hours. 😅
You two are absolutely adorable!
You two are so in love!
I had to subscribe.. and I had to hit that Bell!!
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HOLD ON! I just took my first Amtrak Acela business class train ride from Boston to Philadelphia. I did not receive a complimentary drink. I paid for my water. ugh! And my ride was also VERY SHAKY, I could not nap at all, I was bouncing all over the place. I was not expecting that at all.
Food for thought. But when you show something our do a pop ups slow down alittle hard to watch . But otherwise great video
It seems like business class is worth it just not to have to battle that line.
Hi Joseph 👋 You are right, that is a massive perk of business class 👍 We rode Amtrak quite a few times in a short period of time, and that line, and race to the escalators, is always there 😅
Very helpful and CUTE!
Aw, thank you so much. Glad it was helpful 😃
We love Amtrak
Hi, i have a plan to take business class Northeast Regional 95 train from NWK (Penn Station)-WAS (Union) this december. Unfortunately i saw this train doesnt have checked bagage available. So my plan want to bring my large suitcase inside the cabin. My questions are: is there any special compartment to store luggages in the train, not only just the overhead compartment? Do train officers really weight and check out baggages before we board on the train ? Thanks
Hi! We took this trip back in 2021, so things might have changed, but at that time, there were luggage racks at the end of the cars for larger bags, and we didn’t have any of our luggage weighed or checked 😊
Cool to know drinks still included on the biz class. I'll assume that would apply to the sleeping cars...
Yeah, it was a nice touch we weren't expecting 🥤 I believe it is safe to assume that applies to sleeper cards as well, but we will have to tour those when we are back in the states again 😊
Very Nice and thanks for Sharing ' God Bless You Always
Of course, and thank you for the awesome comment Martin 😀 God Bless you too 🙌
You could have upgraded from coach to business right? It was just too expensive?
Thank you for watching and for leaving us a question 🙌 Yes, we could have upgraded, but it was around $250 so we just went with the coach ticket for me 😊
The Acela trains from Boston to dc have first class
They do indeed and that is a very different experience. I don’t think I’d pay for it, but I upgraded a couple times when I was taking the train every week between DC and New York and got free upgrade passes. If you have the free upgrade option, it is worth trying. The food is actually good.
Where do you put your bags?
They have a luggage rack on the train that we used 🧳
I have a question can I carry 20 thousand orrrr six thousand in cash in my bag on Amtrak ?
You can carry as much cash as you want. It’s international borders (entering/leaving the USA) where $10,000 cash/monetary instruments must be declared or if you’re near in $10,000 it’s wise to declare just in case.
In coach make sure you carry the valuables whereever you go like in a Fanny pack or backpack since coach there is a higher possibility of theft then in a sleeper car, if in a sleeper car I would not leave that money visible close the curtains, Velcro them and slide the door closed when you want to leave the sleeper.
Good travels, now you can do every state. I watch Ali and Rob, Ground life Travels. I will be keeping up with you guys! Happy Riles😊 Trails.
Hi Loretta 👋 Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it 🙌 We visited more states than we expected to when we were in the U.S. 🇺🇸 but it is definitely a goal of ours to travel to every state 🧳 🚐 And Ali and Rob are extremely talented and have great content. We are so happy to have you along on our journeys ✈️ Happy Trails 😊
That’s business class is the long distance coach seat
Shake shack is a favorite of my family too when traveling
Shake Shack is amazing 🍔 We have had it before, but in our recent trip home to the U.S. we fell in love with it. Maybe we have been away from our Western food for too long, but we will definitely be finding a Shake Shack when we are back in December 😊
such a cute couple
Loved the content u and ur boyfriend r great 😊
Thank you so much, that's so sweet ☺️
which class that seating not facing with other guess
Thank you for leaving us a comment 🙌 We did not face anybody in Coach or Business Class, but both classes had the option to have seating facing someone if that was your preference. Hope this helps 😀
Thanks!
Thank you 🙌
It's just life, gas prices train tickets, everything, I love Amtrak but it opinions I guess?
Thanks for leaving us a comment TrainGuy 🙌 Our personal opinion of Amtrak is that it is an awesome way to travel. We truly loved it 🚊👏
@@ThePassportCouple same here
Great stuff!
Thank you Edward 🙌
Love the music! What’s the name of the song?
Hi Eric 👋 I love that song as well. It is called "Lester" by Harper Ray. Thank you for leaving us a comment 🙌
@@ThePassportCouple Thank you! You make great videos!
Hey Rose, share the door with Jack!
That's what I said 😀
Ever been on the Palmetto?
We have not, but it sounds like something we need to add to our travel list 📝
Two words: Quiet Car
So essentially no real differences. Still.
Thank you so much for watching 🙌 I guess it depends 🤔 Since we had only been riding in coach, it seemed like a big difference to us, especially with how crowded coach was on this particular route 🚄
Never been on a train I now want to
It is really a great experience, we hope you will be on one in no time 🚞
Went from Harper's ferry west Virginia to Denver Co. And back 80 + hrs. Worst travel experience of my life employee's were so rude the food was not fit for human consumption the seats were like a torture chamber it was November and the ac. Was on. Next time I'll walk
Wow, Michael, we are so sorry to hear. Anytime walking is the preferred mode of transportation for an 80 mile trek ,that is not a good sign. We hope your travels have been much better since then 🧳👍
@@ThePassportCouple I did meet some nice people along the way which made I bearable
Next time I'll walk.
Please forgive me, but, 😂😂😂😂😂
I've always enjoyed Amtrak myself, but one thing I would like different is a couple cars for those with kids under 9 or 10, so to keep rest of the cars free from young kids fussing. Some people are traveling going to a funeral or worried about a sick or dying loved one, or some other major stuff and not need added stress. Or make new trains and add crying rooms.
Poor audio.
We are sorry you didn't feel the audio was good, but we really appreciate the feedback. We will take a look to see what happened and work to improve it for future videos. Thanks again 🙌
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Thank you so much for leaving us a comment Marcy 🙌😊
Bruh
Thank you for watching 🙌
She is cute
Very disrespectful not to wear a mask while talking on the train. They were required.
It is never our intention to offend anyone Peter. With that said, thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings on the matter. We hope you have a nice weekend 🙌
Fuck a Mask!
Maybe this time they are optional on that train and also when eating and drinking you can take the mask off for your information
@ThePassportCouple it's not about intentions or offending people. This is like when men like diddy give an apology non apology. Just concerned with how you look not the impact of what you did.