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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Latest on the Oracle/SAP lawsuit
It's time for an update on Oracle's lawsuit against SAP alleging theft of intellectual property by SAP's TomorrowNow unit, which provides third-party support for some Oracle products.
Here's the latest:
In the meantime, TomorrowNow continues to sell new business, though it's not clear how much of it is for Oracle support. Last week it announced that it expects to sell support contracts for 10 clients of Baan (now Infor's ERP ln).
- On April 30, Oracle asked for a court order to force SAP to preserve electronic records that Oracle might want as evidence. In its filing, Oracle complained that SAP has not responded to a proposed "stipulation order" concerning such records, such as server logs. (As a side note, this is a good example of how new federal eDiscovery rules are coming into play in litigation.)
- On May 9, the judge in the case resigned after finding herself disqualified and requested that the case be reassigned to a different judge. She did not give a reason for her resignation. The news means that a trial will be delayed, however. Her filing noted that "all pending dates of motions, pretrial conferences and trial are hereby vacated and are to be reset by the newly assigned judge."
- On May 10, SAP CEO Henning Kagermann said in a speech to shareholders that SAP would put up a "massive fight against the accusations" that Oracle has made. "SAP respects the protection of intellectual property," he said. "At the moment we are investigating every single claim in the lawsuit and composing the defense that we will file with the court."
He also positioned the lawsuit as an attempt to kill the third-party Oracle support business. "Even if Oracle portrays it differently in its petition, we believe what this is about is an attempt to make it more difficult for third parties to provide service and support for Oracle software," he said.
- One week later, Oracle and SAP agreed to extend the deadline to June 1 for Oracle to file an amended complaint, with SAP's response now pushed back to July 2.
- Then, yesterday, TomorrowNow CEO Andrew Nelson began to speak up, not so much about the lawsuit directly, but about the value of his firm's services relative to Oracle's. In an interview with CNET's silicon.com, he questioned the value to customers of paying maintenance fees so Oracle could invest in future products, such as Fusion. He said,Oracle customers no longer value pre-funding a Fusion application that they no longer understand, that's uncertain to them and that they're not sure they will ever use.
Oracle has to respond to that. The challenges they've created through their M&A strategy... they've really dug a hole for themselves.
Not to be left out of the action, TomorrowNow competitor Rimini Street sends word that it has picked up a new deal to support a Siebel implementation at medical products manufacturer Beekley Corporation. Rimini Street claims a savings for Beekley of 50% in support costs, while stabilizing the system and improving Beekley's service to its customers.
Expect more news next week when Oracle amends its complaint, and then July 2 when SAP is due to respond.
Update, Jun. 2: Oracle has amended its complaint to include copyright infringement. Read more in my post for June 2.
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Sunday, May 27, 2007
More on Microsoft's attempted patent shakedown of open source users
There's a good overview on the battle between Microsoft and open source developers/users/distributors--of all places, on CNN's Money website. The lengthy article goes into the history of software patents, an overview of open source licenses, a biopic on Richard Stallman, the father of the GPL open source license, and the latest chess moves in the Microsoft/Novell agreement regarding Linux.
The good news is that the U.S. Supreme Court recently raised the bar for the types of patents that Microsoft is using to threaten open source. The bad news is that large corporate customers of open source are more likely to be cowed by the threat of lawsuits than they are to fight Microsoft's shake-down attempts on principle.
Read more on the CNNMoney.com website.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
The coming wave of IT staff retirements
Over at Computer Economics we've just published a special report on the soon-to-be-felt impact of baby-boomer retirements on IT organizations.
From the abstract:As the baby-boomer generation ages, a growing number of senior IT professionals are nearing retirement, and many organizations have not fully prepared for the loss of so many leaders and experienced technical staff members.This issue might not have the doomsday sounds of Y2K, but it might have a greater long-term impact. For many organizations, loss of knowledgeable staff might be the tipping point for finally replacing many of those legacy systems.
Furthermore, as younger IT staff replace older workers, the demographics within the typical IT shop are changing, leading to a number of "generational issues" (differences between generations in their skills, culture, and experience) that will need to be addressed.
This special report, based on our survey of over 150 organizations, documents the extent of these problems by size of organization, highlights the various strategies that IT groups are taking to deal with them, and provides practical recommendations for IT executives to prepare for the coming generational transition of the IT workforce.
An executive summary of the report is here.by Frank Scavo, 5/24/2007 12:17:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Google and Saleforce.com to team against Microsoft?
The Wall Street Journal this morning is reporting that talks are underway between Google and Salesforce.com concerning a partnership. The goal is to combine Google's email, instant messaging, and other online services with Salesforce.com's applications, effectively providing an alternative to Microsoft's desktop and business applications.By teaming up, Google and Salesforce.com could be better equipped to contend with Microsoft, a mutual rival. Google has long competed with Microsoft in areas such as search and email. More recently, Google began offering online word-processing, spreadsheet and calendar services for consumers and businesses -- Web-based applications known as Google Apps -- that offer an alternative to Microsoft's productivity software.I say, why stop there? Google should acquire Salesforce.com outright. That would put Google's best-in-class scalable infrastructure underneath Salesforce.com's best-in-class software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. It would catapult Salesforce.com's position as a provider of enterprise applications to small and mid-size businesses, leapfrogging Microsoft's nascent attempts in this area.
Salesforce.com also competes with Microsoft's customer-relationship management software. Microsoft plans to offer a Web-based version of that software that could compete more directly with Salesforce.com.
A Google buyout of Salesforce.com? I think it's a real possibility.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Oracle bolsters its PLM-credibility by acquiring Agile
Oracle has made a big move into product lifecycle management (PLM), with its announcement today that it is acquiring Agile Software, one of the leading niche vendors in this space. It's an all cash deal, for $8.10 per share, or nearly $500 million.
Agile's software has been well-regarded as a solution for centralizing and managing product information. In a nutshell, Agile creates a central respository for all sorts of product information, such as specifications and drawings--information that in most organzations resides in a variety of paper and electronic files, scattered in various departments. Agile creates one system of record for all such information, making it easy to access and maintain by anyone with rights to see it or change it.
PLM systems are not easy to implement. There are many cultural obstacles to getting these various departments to standardize and normalize naming conventions and specification data. There are also countless debates about who "owns" what information. But organizations that implement successfully realize huge benefits, such as faster new product development, rapid engineering change, higher product quality, and reduced cost of service. Companies using Agile's products include Acer, Flextronics, GE Medical Systems, Harris, Heinz, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, McDonald's, Micron, QUALCOMM, Shell, and ZF.
Agile's financial performance hasn't been as successful as its product concept. Agile rode high in the late 90's as part of the Internet boom, as Agile's products provided a platform for customers and suppliers to collaborate on product development over the Internet. Its stock price exceeded $100 per share briefly at the end of 2000, before starting a decline that saw it under $6 in late 2002--the result of the dot-com collapse. It's bounced around between $6 and $10 since then. It hasn't been helped by finding itself in trouble recently over its misstatement of employee stock options, forcing it to take a charge of nearly $70 million in accounting adjustments. It's combined losses since 2001 have exceeded $140 million.
Agile's failure as a niche vendor underlines the fact that PLM is an enterprise solution, and to be most successful it ought to be part of an intergrated enterprise suite of products. So, hopefully, its acquisition by Oracle will help it to become more successful in the future.
On the other hand, Agile really bolsters Oracle's credibility on the engineering side of the customer's house. I've evaluated Oracle's E-Business Suite in the past on behalf of an engineering-centric organization, and although Oracle was making progress in PLM, there was an awful lot of functionality that was only promised in future releases. It wasn't even close in terms of the functionality offered by Baan (now Infor's ERPln) The addition of Agile to Oracle's portfolio should solve that problem quickly.
For more details on the deal, see Oracle's press release as well as a special page on Agile's website.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
No such thing as a mid-market company
Josh Greenbaum thinks that enterprise software vendors are mistaken when they try to segment buyers according to size. According to Josh, the requirements of software buyers do not vary significantly according to the size of the company. Rather, they are driven primarily according to the organization's view of technology.Here's my simple market taxonomy, which I believe pretty much spells out the death of the mythical mid-market company.I think Josh is on to something. Nearly all enterprise software vendors segment the market according to size. The reason: it's easy. Deciding whether a lead should be assigned to the direct sales force or to a reseller is simple--just see how large the organization is, either by annual sales or number of employees.
Market segment #1 consists of buyers for whom IT is a utility, much like electricity and water, that is a basic commodity but has little if any role in defining strategic advantage. IT keeps the lights on, but it is really secondary to the task at hand.
Market segment #2 consists of buyers for whom IT is a major strategic differentiator, one of the things that drives competitiveness and supports innovation. These buyers also use IT to keep the lights on, but the real reason they buy technology is to deploy it at the cutting edges of their industry.
Likewise, business planning is straightforward. How large is the addressable market in a certain territory? Simply count the number of firms in each size category and SIC code. Furthermore, because most vendors price software according to the size of the company (i.e. the number of employees, or number of users), forecasting average selling price in each market segment is a simple calculation.
Carrying the scheme further, vendors often target their product offerings according to the size of the buyer. For large companies, they may sell a full-featured product (e.g. mySAP, or Oracle E-Business Suite). For the so-called mid-market, they may sell a completely different product (e.g. Oracle's J.D. Edwards). Or, they may pre-configure the big-company product into one or more mid-market versions that supposedly represent typical mid-market requirements (both Oracle and SAP utilize this approach as well). The problem is that, invariably, the buyer always seems to need one or two features that are not in mid-market product or the pre-configured template.
As with most sales and marketing issues, the problem is that vendors do not look at the market from the buyer's perspective. Companies do not generally go looking for a "mid-market solution." When they say they do, what they really mean is that they want the mid-market price and ease-of-use. But their primary driver is to find a product that meets their requirements. This leads to all sorts of interesting stories, such as having to convince the vendor that a so-called mid-market company is actually a good fit for the vendor's big company product, or vice-versa. I always find it amusing when I have to sell a prospect to the vendor.
Fortunately, most vendors have a few grey-haired sales types that "get it," in spite of what the program dictates. Finding those individuals is the key.
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Friday, May 11, 2007
Cultural obstacles hindering SAP growth
The Wall Street Journal has a long page one story today on SAP, highlighting cultural issues hindering the firm's progress as a worldwide software vendor. It begins, "Five years ago, Germany's largest software company decided it had to become less German."
An interesting statistic: in 2000, SAP employed 3,900 software developers, 75% of whom were based in Germany. In 2006, the software development headcount increased to 8,500, but only 60% were German.
SAP also made other changes to become less "German." It adopted English as its language for corporate meetings. In place of its traditionally methodical approach to software engineering. , and it began to use a rapid product development approach to bring new products to market, under the leadership of Shai Agassi.
Predictably, these changes have created quite a bit of conflict within SAP's organization, especially in Germany. The WSJ article describes the impact on SAP's German staff:In August 2005, a German employee complained to a local newspaper that Mr. Agassi's "boys come in at very high levels, without even being seen by the staff here." Five months later, Germany's national Handelsblatt newspaper published an article headlined "SAP and Globalization -- March of the Americans." One German manager was quoted saying, "It's clear Agassi would like to get as many functions as possible to the U.S." Mr. Agassi says his mission was "to bring the best talent we could find anywhere into SAP, regardless of location."This explains much behind the departure of Agassi, who grew impatient with the pace of change, especially when it became clear he would not get the top job at SAP until at least 2009.
In April 2006, SAP executives hosted a town-hall meeting in Walldorf on the "Americanization of SAP," where workers aired concerns over the increasing use of English and the hiring of engineers overseas. A few months later, a handful of SAP workers, including Mr. Schick, won enough support to start a workers' council, roughly equivalent to a labor union.
It also provides insight into why SAP's growth has trailed that of Oracle's, a fact which Oracle is trumpeting these days in full page ads in major newspapers.
Read the WSJ story for much more.
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Saturday, May 05, 2007
Transportation Security Administration has a problem with security
The folks entrusted with ensuring the security of U.S. air travel seem to have a problem with their own information security.
The Transportation Security Administration, a department within U.S. Homeland Security, revealed that it "lost" a computer hard drive containing Social Security numbers, bank data, and payroll information for about 100,000 of its employees. They are not sure if they just misplaced it or if it was stolen.
Here's the part that baffles me: the data was stored on a portable, external, disk drive.
Why on earth would TSA write confidential employee information to a portable disk drive? It brings to mind a similar incident last year where a laptop computer was stolen with confidential information on millions of military personnel. A Veterans Administration employee had take taken the laptop home with him, where it was stolen.
The Associated Press has the full story on TSA's information security incident.
Maybe the problem is that many IT security professionals are not taking this threat seriously. A recent study we did at Computer Economics found that a significant percentage of IT security staff surveyed think that physical loss or theft of computer hardware or storage is only a minor threat. This is somewhat surprising in light of the number of respondents who reported such incidents in the past year.
An executive summary of our study, Trends in IT Security Threats, is on the Computer Economics website.by Frank Scavo, 5/05/2007 07:15:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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In last Sunday's NYTimes, Nicholas Kristof commented on a recently released book that draws attention to the increasing number of boys who are performing poorly in school.
Richard Whitmire's book, Why Boys Fail, addresses the growing education deficit between girls and boys. Over the past few decades, academic performance by girls has steadily improved in elementary, middle, and high schools. Girls graduate high schools at higher rates than do boys. Young women earn more bachelors and advanced college degrees than do boys. Boys are more likely be suspended, more likely to drop out, and less likely to get good grades.
We are seeing some of the effects of this difference in male/female education right now, as employment reports showed at the end of 2009, when the total number of employed women surpassed men for the first time. Higher rates of education for women and larger numbers of men in the lagging manufacturing and construction industries combined to create this shift in the workforce.
The reasons seem to be varied, and as yet, not fully understood. But the issue affects all boys, regardless of ethnicity. Latino boys, like the kids who play on the Woodburn Bulldogs soccer team, seem to particularly struggle. Low high school graduation rates and even lower rates of college attendance and graduation follow Hispanic boys and men. Because Latino kids often face additional hurdles (besides the one that is inherent, apparently, in being male), such as language and poverty, education researchers have seen little growth in Latinos' academic success rates.
As Whitmire and Kristof both point out, the U.S. has not yet done a good job describing and addressing this issue. Until schools figure out a way to help boys learn in a world where demand for traditional male labor skills is dropping, boys from towns like Woodburn, Oregon, and Los Angeles, California, will see increased poverty and all of the associated problems with poverty. Immigrants, especially, may find it harder and harder to get ahead.
One small way to help would be to bring back the Dream Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, and who graduated from American high schools, to attend U.S. colleges. The Dream Act has been hampered for many years because of our current resistance to immigrants, but if American-born young men aren't going to college, why not let a foreign-born student take their place. We need to help educate boys as much as possible.
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Pintail Sunset by OHI/Gerz, OHI 005
Artist: Pat Ford, an American wildlife painter
Maker: Gerz/Germany, commissioned by OHI; lithographic transfers printed in U.S. and supplied by OHI.
Size: 2 Liters
Material: Stoneware
Lid: Pewter with figurine of pintail duck. Artwork for the figurine was supplied by OHI, and molds for the figurine were executed exclusively for this stein by Gerz master modeller Edwin Breiden. The figurine is made of hand-painted stoneware.
Design: Full-color lithograph made from an original painting by Pat Ford. The painting was commissioned for the stein. This stein, a large two liters in size, was created to be the "serving piece" of a five-stein grouping that also includes the OHI 001, OHI 002, OHI 003 and OHI004 creations.
Color: The stein body itself is a orange and brown sunset color combination accented with 14k gold bands above and below the design.
Text: Only Pat Ford's signature on the body.
Notes: This was the No. 5 stein in OHI's American Wildlife Stein Series. Individually numbered, bottom stamped and limited to 1950 pieces worldwide, the stein was produced and sold out in the late 1980s. Original retail price was $175. Secondary market examples command a premium.
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Space nuke boffin: NASA Moonbase needs nuclear rockets
Could face stiff opposition from granola tendency
One of America'a top nukes-in-space boffins says it's time to consider nuclear-powered rockets again. He reckons atomic boosters could cut the cost of NASA's upcoming Moonbase plan.
Stephen Howe is director of the Centre for Space Nuclear Research, a division of America's Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and he was speaking at Tuesday's Space Nuclear Conference in Boston. INL already makes nuclear systems for use in space: it is "becoming a single source for radioisotope thermal generators (RTGs)."
RTGs are essentially nuclear batteries, able to supply electricity for many years without going flat. They are used in deep-space probes which will travel far from the sun, and so can't use solar panels to get their juice. RTGs are also required for "national security missions," generally taken to mean military/spook satellites.
But Howe reckons that there's more to nukes in space than just providing electricity. He says that nuclear power should be used for propulsion, too. According to an article in New Scientist, his plan is to update a 1960s design called Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) to carry payloads from Earth orbit to the Moon.
NERVA-type rockets use a fission reactor to heat up hydrogen and blast it out of the thrust nozzle at extremely high speed, faster than can be achieved by normal chemical-powered boosters. This allows a nuclear-driven spacecraft to achieve more with a given amount of liquid fuel, or "reaction mass." The NERVA test programme had its problems - not least the fact that the reactor tended to come apart and fire itself out of the exhaust - and was terminated in 1972 during NASA budget cuts.
Howe and his team reckon that the greater efficiency of nuclear drive would allow each Moon shot to carry an additional eight tons of payload, which would mean fewer launches being needed. He thinks the savings from a lower number of launches would more than offset the cost of updating the original NERVA design, perhaps yielding overall savings of as much as $2bn.
One of the reasons the original NERVA was never used was that the hydrogen reaction mass became radioactive as it passed through the reactor. This would still be true for Howe's proposed new design, but in the case of the Moonshot plan the nuclear rocket would only be fired outside the Earth's atmosphere, so there would be no ecological or health risks. Space is full of natural cosmic radiation anyway, so it wouldn't be meaningful to suggest that radioactive rocket exhaust was polluting it.
That said, the nuclear rocket's uranium core would be a hazard before it was ever fired, and it might be involved in a catastrophic explosion while being lifted to orbit by a normal rocket. But Howe reckons it could be encased in tungsten, which is extremely strong and doesn't melt even under high temperatures. In the event of a disaster, it would come down as a single chunk and be recovered safely.
In the end, it's fair to say that if the human race is ever going to develop space transport in a serious way we will need to develop something more powerful than chemical rockets to do it with. That means some form of nuclear-powered rocket, unless we're willing to accept that that it will always take months, years or decades to move between planets in the solar system. Anyone who sees the human race ever achieving a spacefaring civilisation should probably be in favour of nuclear-propelled spaceships.
That doesn't necessarily mean approval of NERVA-type designs, of course: there are other things on offer. But it's noticeable that most of the more technically rigorous sci-fi authors and other future visionaries have simply assumed that - barring antigravity or something - nuclear rockets would have to come into widespread use, or there could never be any real travel in space.
But space-loving techheads have a big public-relations hill to climb here. Many people are violently opposed to nuclear technology at any time, and its use in space seems to arouse especially virulent opposition - for all that it's been going on for decades without any apocalypse. RTG-type power packages have flown on dozens of exploration missions - most notably the Cassini probe to Saturn and the New Horizons mission to Pluto.
Nuke-fear protesters rallied against Cassini's launch, and even panicked about its subsequent close passby to Earth in order to gain a gravitational "slingshot" assist two years later. It's as well they didn't live in the USSR back in the old days; they'd have probably died of fright if they knew what was going on there.
The Soviets, bless them, sent up spy satellites equipped not just with mere RTGs but actual nuclear reactors*. It's generally believed that several of these reactors were involved in explosions and accidental re-entries to the Earth's atmosphere. (And yet we're all still here - though anti-nuke people would contend that millions fewer people would have died of cancer if the Russians hadn't done all that terrible stuff.)
All in all, the odds of Howe getting his nuke-rocket plan built into NASA's Moonbase programme seem slim, and the dreams of science fiction will remain just that for the foreseeable future.
The New Scientist report is here.®
*Though the plutonium preferred for RTGs is usually seen as nastier than uranium reactor fuel. Howe's NERVA-type rockets would use the nicer uranium.
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Sophomore Erika Bornemann
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Visiting Keene State outscored the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's women's basketball team, 13-4, at the outset of the second half, built a 10-point lead and held on to defeat the Corsairs, 77-65, in the first game of a Little East Conference doubleheader at the Tripp Athletic Center Saturday.
Leading by a point at halftime, 36-35, the Owls got three layups and three free throws from senior forward Courtney Cirillo (Windsor Locks, CT/Windsor Locks HS) in the decisive run, which ended with KSC ahead, 49-39, with 13:17 remaining.
The Corsairs came back, whittling the Keene State lead to five points at 63-58 with 4:16 left after a layup and subsequent three-point play by junior forward Colleen Moriarty (Canton, MA/Canton HS). However, UMD could come no closer, as the Owls solidified their lead by making 14 of 16 free throws during the final 4:02. Keene State made 28 of 30 free throws, including 21 of 23 during the second half.
Sophomore forward Erika Bornemann (Canton, MA/Canton HS) led UMass Dartmouth with 19 points, junior forward Colleen Moriarty (Canton, MA/Canton HS) added 14, senior guard Stephanie Houtman (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS/Bridgewater State) added 11, and freshman guard Kelsey Garrity (Somerville, MA/Somerville HS) contributed 10.
Cirillo was perfect in 17 free throw attempts and led all scorers with 29 points. Senior guard Meghan Farrell (Chester, VT/Green Mountain College) added 19, while senior guard Niki Cote (Ashford, CT/E.O. Smith HS added 13).
Bornemann led the Corsairs with nine rebounds, while Cirillo grabbed 13 as Keene State out rebounded UMass Dartmouth, 43-41.
"We played hard today, but we just put Keene on the free throw line too many times," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Amanda Van Voorhis. "That was the biggest difference in the game, along with our not so perfect shooting performance. We looked better than we did in the last couple of games, but we just didn't do enough to win. We will come back next week and look ahead to the rest of our schedule."
The Corsairs dropped to 9-7 and 2-5 in the Little East Conference with the defeat, while the Owls improved to 10-5 and 5-2 in LEC play with the victory. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they host UMass Boston in the first game of a Little East Conference doubleheader Tuesday evening. Keene State will visit Eastern Connecticut Tuesday evening.


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The capital of Norway, Oslo is an elegant and airy Scandinavian city that blends evocative history and cool modernity. From the scenic harborside to the city's diverse and fascinating museums, Oslo offers travelers plenty to enjoy. Anyone with an interest in Viking history will find Oslo's Viking Ship exhibitions enthralling while culture vultures will appreciate the city's galleries and music venues. Online hotel booking specialist Hotels.com has partnered with great Oslo hotels in order to offer the best value rooms across the city, regardless of location or budget category. The Hotels.com site features maps showing the distances to the main attractions and transport hubs
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Oslo combines the grandeur of a national capital with an air of understated Norwegian modesty. One of the most popular attractions is the unique National Folk Museum, an open air space showcasing 155 traditional houses from all over the country and a Stave church from the 13th century. Norwegian history is also explored in a dramatic way in the Viking Ship museum featuring two of the best-preserved ships from the 9th century, alongside weapons and artifacts. 21st century Oslo is exemplified by the stark white lines and sharp angles of the striking waterfront Opera House, offering panoramic vistas over the fjord and the city. Norway's obsession with winter sports is celebrated at the Holmenkollen ski museum, housed inside an immense ski jump with an observation deck and featuring exhibits covering 4000 years of skiing and Norwegian polar exploration. Oslo hotels offer the perfect base for exploring this fascinating capital.
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Doreen Wells, Marchioness of Londonderry
Doreen Wells, Prima Ballerina - Royal Ballet, has danced her way around the world: from England to America, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, France, the former West Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, the Philippines and Egypt.
It was at the Spoleto Festival that her first great chance came, when literally at a minute's notice she took over from Margot Fonteyn and danced with Rudolf Nureyev in his production of 'Raymonda' - a partnership that continued in London. The Pope, hearing that Doreen Wells was called "the miracle of Spoleto", asked that she should be brought before him. She toured extensively as leading Ballerina for the Royal Ballet, dancing all the great roles.
At the age of 16 after training at the Bush Davies School she won the Adeline Genee Gold Medal for Ballet and though immediately offered a starring role in the summer season, she made her great decision to join the Royal Ballet and this started her career as a classical dancer.
In a different vein, she appeared with Harry Secombe, Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa in a BBC Christmas Extravaganza, dancing both The Dying Swan and, in complete contrast, a tap routine on three step-up drums, which won her a standing ovation.
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LOS ANGELES - The No. 15 UCLA women's basketball team proved to have a much better full-court defense than UC Santa Barbara's last opponent.
The Gauchos, despite losing to Pepperdine on Friday, had little trouble with the Waves' full-court, pressure defense however on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion it was a different story.
The Bruins forced 23 turnovers by the Gauchos and shot 43.8 percent from the floor to hand UCSB its second defeat, 66-52.
An 18-0 run by UCLA early in the second half put the Gauchos in a 55-26 hole that they couldn't recover from.
"I told their head coach Nikki Caldwell they have Final Four potential," UCSB head coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "They're really good. They have a lot of weapons. I thought there were times where we competed against them. But there were other times we let them do what they're really good at."
On the bright side, UCSB's reserves torched the Bruins' backups, finishing the game on a 22-6 run that featured solid play from freshmen Adaeze Okolie and Nicole Nesbit and big baskets from sophomores Sweets Underwood and Stefanie Corgel.
Emilie Johnson led UCSB in scoring for the second straight game with 14 points as she was the lone Gauchos to reach double figures. Underwood had nine points and eight rebounds for UCSB, which shot 37.7 percent from the floor.
Kelsey Adrian added eight points while Nesbit had five to go with three assists and Okolie had four points and four boards, all on the offensive end.
The Gauchos play their next three games at home, beginning with a matinee 1 p.m. start on Thursday vs. Portland State.
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Rocky Mountaineer
Rocky Mountaineer offers over 65 unique Canadian vacation packages and four distinctive rail routes through British Columbia, Alberta, and the Pacific Northwest. Our world-renowned train travels by daylight through the wild beauty of Canada's West and is the best way to experience the majestic Canadian Rockies. This unforgettable journey takes us back to a time when travelling was just as much about the journey as the destination. With its impeccable onboard service, gourmet cuisine, and luxurious surroundings, it is no wonder that Rocky Mountaineer is considered by many to be one of the world's ultimate travel experiences.
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Well run but unpredictable
By: harps1
Reviewed on: 11 Sep 2013
Train was comfortable and staff were extremely pleasant and competent. Unfortunately weather was cloudy to the point of our being unable to fully appreciate the vistas. Also the final 3hrs thru the spectacular Rocky range, we were abandoned because of a derailment ahead of us, much disappointment felt by all. Bussed finally to Banff but most of trip in darkness so missed all of the most spectacular scenery. and no spiral tunnel.
By: jak
Reviewed on: 17 Sep 2013
It was an excellent trip. We had exceptional weather. I recommend spending more for the Gold Leaf service. The hotels were better; the train seats were better; the dining on the train was better. Our fellow travelers with Red Leaf service complained that their travel was like airline travel.
HIghly Recommended
By: Cindy
Reviewed on: 25 Sep 2013
What a luxurious experience on the Goldleaf car! Service, food, seating, were outstanding.
Highly recomended the Gold Leaf Package
By: SM48
Reviewed on: 21 Oct 2013
From the service, the food and the friendliness of the employees made this experice the best ever. I strongly recomend this worry free trip. The view was magnificent. I truly enjoyed the other passengers and became friends by the time the vacation ended.
Travel Advisor: Shelley Greenan
Great, would recommend!
By: DG
Reviewed on: 18 Oct 2013
The train trip was great and the people were very nice and so helpful. Everything was great, recommend to everyone. Great way to visit Canada! DG
Travel Advisor: Joan Gerson
Truly a unique and pleasurable journey
By: Jimbo
Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2013
Rocky Mountaineer "Gold" is incredible from the immaculate and comfortable rail cars to the awesome on board service, food and beverage. The destination of the Canadian Rockies met our expectations. I can recommend this product to my friends and associates heartily.
Wonderful Experience, Highly Recommended
By: 1963
Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2013
My wife and I and our two close friends experienced a fabulous trip on the Rocky Mountaineer this summer. Our trip took us at a leisurely pace from Jasper to Vancouver with an overnight stay in Kamloops. On board the train we experienced breathtaking scenery, delicious meals and superb "first class" service from our three hosts who were knowledgeable, friendly and funny, yet also very professional. Tough to find that high level of service anywhere.
Highly recommended
By: Elaine
Reviewed on: 28 May 2014
They do a great job. It is a beautiful trip, great food, charming hosts, beautifully organized.
A great trip!
By: P & C
Reviewed on: 07 Jul 2014
Everything was smooth sailing! The ride itself was both quiet and smooth, a big step up from Via Rail from Toronto to Jasper (even with our car close to the front of the train). We were mid train on the Mountaineer. The 2 fellows serving us upstairs were very attentive, patient, kind and thorough. Jamie was so knowledgeable adding a delightful aspect to what we were looking at. The gals in the dining car kept in good order a busy and easily confusing setting. Connections were great as well as the accommodations. All in all we were and are very pleased.
Travel Advisor: Peg Aikman
By: Dave
Reviewed on: 10 Jul 2014
The Rocky Mountaineer is, without a doubt, a dream vacation. The literature from Rocky Mountaineer doesn't come close to the actual experience. Everything in the train coaches has been designed for the complete comfort of the guests and is always sparkling clean. I cannot adequately describe the friendly, helpful employees on the train; nothing is too much to ask of them. The meals are excellent with much attention to the presentation. The hotels selected by RM are a reflection of the quality experienced on the train itself. RM must be complimented on the handling of the baggage. Never once was a bag misplaced or delayed; the process was seamless. Thank you Rocky Mountaineer!
Travel Advisor: Theresa Quintarelli
Canadian Rockies Rock
By: World Traveler
Reviewed on: 10 Jul 2014
The Rocky Mountaineer train was comfortable and the staff excellent beyond our expectations--courteous, knowledgable, talented, and accommodating. Our gluten-free diet was happily, and creatively, presented. My birthday was celebrated with a signed card by the staff and four beautiful prints from vintage Rocky Mountaineer posters. Since Rocky Mountaineer Travel booked our Gold Service hotels, our only disappointment was the hotels in both Kamloops and Victora. The company REALLY needs to provide better accommodations in Kamloops--the place is horrible with no decent restaurant. There may be better places to eat in Kamloops, but after a 12-hr. train trip we just wanted a quick bite in the hotel (very disappointing) before retiring. Our other hotel disappointment was the Victoria Empress where we were told that our booking level, Gold Service and Virtuoso, didn't warrant a room with a water view. Rocky Mountaineer needs a better agreement with the Victoria Empress!
Travel Advisor: Ginny Thornton
highly recommend
By: Not provided
Reviewed on: 23 Jul 2014
RM needs to provide more personal contact with their representatives. Service and food on the train was excellent, however more commentary should be given, and RM needs more involvement during the motorcoach part of the tour. The gold leaf deluxe seems to rely on Fairmont for its price, but RM should be more visible. Also to not include Lake Morraine is a major reason I would hesitate to recommend this tour.
Travel Advisor: Randie Rosenberg
Not Recommended
Could have been better
By: Red
Reviewed on: 24 Jul 2014
too long days on the train waiting for freights to pass (12+) hours, well trained and upbeat personnel who are knowledgeable, food was good but RM set my expectations too high.
By: Hookman
Reviewed on: 31 Jul 2014
Totally enjoyed our recent trip on the Rocky Mountaineer. I have a few comments that would have made the trip much better for our group. First, the RM tour guide on our bus from Calgary to Banff was not even mediocure. While he seemed to know a lot of sfuff, his delivery was boring and often confusing. He did not represent RM well and given the cost of this trip we deserved much better. I have toured a lot in the Americas and Europe and he is the worst guide I ever encountered. Second, It felt like we wasted a day of our time traveling between Banff and Lake Louise and back to Banff. Planners need to fill this time better. The highlight of my trip was a visit to Bouchart Gardens and it was not included in the RM part of the trip. It should have been seen by everyone.
Would Recommend
By: ED
Reviewed on: 29 Jul 2014
Train trip was great. Hotels were outstanding. - There was no need to spend the evening in Calgary. Should have went directly to Banff. Hellocopter ride also was not necessary.
Comfortable Friendly Service!
By: marcie
Reviewed on: 01 Aug 2014
Service was excellent!
Extraordinary service
By: CK
Reviewed on: 05 Aug 2015
We always say it is "People" who makes the difference! This is my second time that I was on the train. The first time I went by myself and this time I went with my family. The new station is fabulous and all the hosts are very patient and friendly. They always make us so welcome! My 2 boys - 8 & 6 enjoyed the train ride as much as the adults. We stay in the Gold Leaf cart and the hosts are so kind to my 2 boys - they allow them to stay with them and let them to help out. They have all these games for the kids to keep them engaged. I don't know how I can do that without their extraordinary service. I will definitely go again with my parents next time. One thing I would like to point out is the "land" service, I would recommend that RM should have representative in every stop to help the passangers to check-in. The piece that made me upset was the Fairmount part that the service is not good especially in Lake Louise.
Travel Advisor: Teresa Ho
Best run company we have ever seen!
By: Xave & Caroline
Reviewed on: 24 Aug 2015
Great trip and wonderful employees. We would do it again!!!!
Organized friendly service
By: Joan
Reviewed on: 27 Sep 2015
Great holiday. As I said early we were disappointed with the Jasper Park lodge. Our room was too hot for living. Our reservations were mixed up and they were too busy with weddings etc. Other hotels were great. Rain tour was exceptional.
Travel Advisor: Randy Raphael
Great company to travel with
By: mpo
Reviewed on: 25 Sep 2015
Rocky Mountaineer pulled out all the stops to ensure a wonderful experience. the trains were clean, the staff very accommodating and the scenery was spectacular. A great amount of time and effort was thought out to make this memorable. Kudos to our hostess onboard, Marylou..................she was great!!
Top flight service...
By: Happy
Reviewed on: 20 May 2016
Mary Emrich is on top of everything...
Travel Advisor: Mary Emrich
Pampered from the beginning to the end
By: Miguel and Kim
Reviewed on: 14 Jun 2016
Top class and worth the Gold Leaf Service. Very comfortable, friendly, courteous and attentive staff. Food quality par excellence! Great selection of merchandise but would have been nice to purchase a reasonably priced child's (2-4 year old) toy train. Have already recommended to friends must take this trip.
Great experience
By: Lorraine
Reviewed on: 11 Jun 2016
The Rocky Mountaineer lived up to its excellent reputation.
Friendly, expert service!
By: Dana*7
Reviewed on: 10 Jun 2016
Wonderful time on Goldleaf service train!! The staff were very warm and welcoming, as well as informative on the sights seen. Enjoyed all the gourmet breakfasts and lunches served!! Appreciated the snacks and alcoholic drinks at anytime! Entertaining comments were appreciated, but safety was strongly emphasized. Easy transfers of luggage to hotels by staff...thank you!! Would love to do another train passage in the future. Keep me informed of any deals for repeat customers please! Thank you for everything!
fun folks, top-notch meals
By: Pam
Reviewed on: 15 Jun 2016
The staff was excellent - in every way!
Great Service, View and equipment
By: CLC
Reviewed on: 11 Jun 2016
The trip lived up to our very high expectations.
Very helpful
By: Val
Reviewed on: 10 Jun 2016
Loved the Rocky Mountaineer train trip, and would do it again without hesitation! Sandie was most helpful...
an extraordinary train trip
By: anik
Reviewed on: 28 Jun 2016
the RM is a" huge travel machine". Everything is coordinated at the best: Splendid itineraries, comfortable seats, gourmet food, lovely and smiling staff, perfect baggage transportation, at the chosen hotels. Precision, comfort and most agreeable environment. An excellent choreography which gives each traveller a chance to have a great personal experience.
Travel Advisor: Dympna McFadden
outstanding service on the trail
By: Craig
Reviewed on: 23 Aug 2016
not sure they could have done it better would highly recommend the Rocky Mountaineer
Wonderful experience!!
By: Barbara
Reviewed on: 22 Aug 2016
Our first time on a trip like this which involved a train ride. It was wonderful!! The scenery breathtaking, meals on board the train were superb and expertly presented. Hot and filling. The hosts and chefs and everyone on board were absolutely delightful. Helpful, courteous, interesting, nicely dressed and coiffed. It was a lovely journey and one we would recommend to anyone. Thank you.
Travel Advisor: Willo Falk
Fabulous service Great food Excellent hosts
By: Mary
Reviewed on: 09 Sep 2016
The Rocky Mountaineer experience was amazing. We were in the first domed car, and we had four young ladies who served us and met our every need. It is someting we will never forget, and we will recommend Rocky Mountaineer to others. We did not have any snafus. We are very impressed with their organization and how well they work with the hotels and motor coach companies. We are very happy with our experience.
terrific service
By: aa57
Reviewed on: 28 Sep 2016
The train trip was excellent--good food --great service- wonderful staff
Travel Advisor: Pam Anderson
High marks for Rocky Mountsineer
By: Steve2016
Reviewed on: 01 Oct 2016
Had a wonderful experience with Rocky Mountaineer. Really impressed with the quality of service and attention to detail. Staff on the train kept us informed and involved with the scenery we were traveling through. Great people !! Excellent travel support throughout. Thanks for an unforgettable tour through the Canadian Rockies !
Travel Advisor: Mary Stershic
Great Service
By: JD
Reviewed on: 12 Oct 2016
Service was great, Food very good. personal friendly on Train. Check in at some hotel was slow, and could be more efficient. Have keys ready or passed out on train or bus before arrival. We enjoyed the trip.
Travel Advisor: Marian Blessing
Amazing trip in western Canada
By: Rusty
Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2016
We spent 8 days on the Rocky Mountaineer trip this September and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The trip hosts, Kevin and Laurie Lichty were excellent. They were very helpful, organized and caring. Their efforts and constant 'behind the scenes work' helped the trip to run smoothly. The Brewster motorcoach driver, Mike, was also an excellent addition to the team. His knowledge of the area and his patience in explaining local details was very much appreciated. Kevin, Laurie and MIke were always willing to put in extra effort to accommodate everyone on the tour. They helped to make a great experience even more enriching and memorable. The two days on the Mountaineer were exceptional as well. The beautiful scenery, the gourmet meals and amazing service were all memorable highlights. We especially appreciated the seamless movement of our luggage from bus to hotel to train. We are glad to have had this experience and would recommend it to anyone.
Rocky Mountaineer
By: Joe
Reviewed on: 06 Jun 2017
It was a fabulous trip & the staff on the train treated us like kings & queens. The tours were perfect, the food was great, & the scenery spectacular!
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By: Archie
Reviewed on: 29 May 2017
We had a very enjoyable trip with Rocky Mountaineer.
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By: Sugar
Reviewed on: 06 Jul 2017
We had the most wonderful time. We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary on this trip. We had talked about doung the Rocky Mountaineer for years snd finally decided to for our anniversary, why did we wait so long? We have already recommended this trip to others and are ready to go again, they take good care of you. Thenk you Rocky Mountaineer
Travel Advisor: Connie Frenzel
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By: traveler
Reviewed on: 04 Aug 2017
We thought the hosts on the train were excellent. The noon and evening meals for the silver service were not very good. We suggest not taking the train back from Banff to Vancouver but rather take the option of going to Calgary. We also suggest starting in Vancouver rather than taking the train from Seattle to Vancouver. We did see as much of the mountains and lakes on the train as we thought we would.
Travel Advisor: Ellen Cohen
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A unique and delightful experience
By: Tom C
Reviewed on: 11 Aug 2017
The Rocky Mountaineer was an ideal choice for crossing the Canadian Rockies. The on-board experience was amazing - there were three attendants in our car, providing informative and entertaining commentary throughout each of the two 12-hour days we were on board. The food & beverage service was continuous throughout each day, and the meals were surprisingly good. Their logistics for getting all of us passengers off to the hotels for the overnight pause, with our luggage waiting for us in the room, and for getting us back to the station early the next morning for the second day's journey, were flawless. A thoroughly delightful way to experience the magnificence of the mountains.
Travel Advisor: Kristen Fernandez
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fun trip
By: 50th. anniversary couple
Reviewed on: 05 Jun 2018
Friendly service, good staff.
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By: Mary
Reviewed on: 10 Aug 2017
What a great experience! Everyone should do this once in their lifetime. The train ride was smooth, the chefs were amazing so the food was equally tasty and presented to delight the eye. The crew was entertaining and informative and had stories to share from start of trip to end. The scenery was awe inspiring. Kudos, Rocky Mountaineer!
Travel Advisor: Maureen Paap
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By: Christine
Reviewed on: 10 Aug 2017
We had a very nice time. It was the Gold Leaf service. The staff on the train is awesome! The food, I thought, is good but not great. The days are long - start very early morning- and end later than I expected. A long day to be sitting- the scenery was nice but very much the same for the majority of the time. Did think Lake Louise and Banff were great places to visit. Vancouver is a wonderful city.
Travel Advisor: Lise-Marie Wertanzl
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A Great Train Ride
By: Spinman
Reviewed on: 12 Aug 2017
Luxury and hospitality to the max! The two days from Vancouver to Jasper were wonderful thanks largely to the staff in our car. They were most knowledgeable and friendly. Luckily the fires in BC were mostly north of us and only marginally affected the trip. Hotels were mostly excellent with few exceptions.
Travel Advisor: Becky Sullivan
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Rocky Moutaineer Experience
By: Steve
Reviewed on: 14 Aug 2017
I did not know what to expect on this trip. I thought that I understood the scope of the trip but was very surprised about the extent of the personal service that we received. Whether it was on the train or the buses at the last part of the trip, we were treated with exceptional professionalism. The staff on the train portion was over the top with historic knowledge, professional service, and great attention to the travelers. Every employee of RM was polite, customer oriented and always helpful. The partnership with Brewster helped make the trip, especially after we left the train. One driver in particular helped immensely with our trip enjoyment and his name was Allister Brissndn. Cannot say enough about the train buses, and the first class accommodations. You will be highly recommended by my wife and me. Great experience!!! Steve
Travel Advisor: Janet Cochenour
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By: southern
Reviewed on: 31 Aug 2017
extremely enjoyable, they took care of all the details, the food was excellent, the accommodations were breathtaking.
Travel Advisor: Paula Sasser
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By: Sandy
Reviewed on: 23 Aug 2017
Wonderful experience. the train was very comfortable, the meals were delicious and the staff was terrific. They was courteous, knowledgeable, and friendly . The scenery was spectacular. A truly amazing experience.
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By: Elated
Reviewed on: 27 Aug 2017
What can we say except WOW?!? From the get go, efficiently run, thorough in their attention to detail and oh the food! The staff is excellent, attentive and very knowledgable. We were thoroughly satisfied and would recommend the Rocky Mountaineer to everyone. The train is a wonderful way to travel and relives the glory days of rail transport.
Travel Advisor: Kevin Lichty
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Vancouver to Baniff
By: john
Reviewed on: 07 Sep 2017
Very pleasant experience
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Was well suited to work with Roz for the benefit of K and I.
By: wildlight4944
Reviewed on: 08 Sep 2017
Nancy as the sales agent and the entire RM team on the ground and on the train - and in the air (helicopter) - were tuned into our celebration. We were pampered from the private car ride to the Four Seasons Hotel, the ferry to Victoria and the Empress and Buchart Gardens, the chopper to Sonora Resort, back to Vancouver and Stanley Park, the train ride to Kamloops and Banff, the Chateau at Lake Louise and on to Calgary and our private car to Calgary airport.
Travel Advisor: Roz Gibel
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By: Carol W
Reviewed on: 07 Sep 2017
Our experience with Rocky Mountaineer was awesome. The hosts/hostesses were so friendly and hospitable. The food was plentiful and delicious and served so attractive. They made a very comfortable train ride spectacular.
Travel Advisor: Helga Thalheimer
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Thru the Rockies on a train and a bus
By: Guy
Reviewed on: 15 Sep 2017
We had a great time on the Rocky Mountaineer. Staff attention and food were excellent. The scenery was fabulous. To us this was one of those 'once-in-a-lifetime' trips. There are maybe too many options in choosing the trip. I must admit I was daunted br the huge book describing all the various options and relied on the others in our party and our travel agent to make the selection. The days on the train are long, and my wife's knees got swollen during the journey. Kamloops was fine for a stopover, not expecting much, but we got into the Jasper Park Lodge very late, and had too leave very early the next morning, so we did not really get to appreciate this beautiful hotel. If we were to do it again, I think I would have liked to spend an extra day in Jasper. Lake Louise was beautiful and the schedule let us spend a little time walking around there. There was confusion over beds. We asked for accessible rooms, and got them, but we also got an extra cot set up in the room, twice
Travel Advisor: Francine Leduc
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Rail Carrier
By: Sandy
Reviewed on: 17 Sep 2017
I would compare the train company to Viking. Everyone was knowledgeable and responsible. We are so happy we chose the gold service. Food and drink was plentiful and very good. The company is outstanding.
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By: Marie
Reviewed on: 17 Sep 2017
The coach was comfortable, service and fool excellent and plentiful, the staff knowledgable and pleasant. The only negative was elongated waiting for freight trains to pass, the downside being enroute many hours with no possibility of movement and very late dinner hours.
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Trip of a Lifetime
By: SusanS
Reviewed on: 20 Sep 2017
From the time we departed the Vancouver airport until we left for the airport in Calgary, we never touched our luggage. It was delivered to our hotel room and was waiting for us upon arrival. All the details of the trip had been taken care of and so we only had to concentrate on making memories. The train "experience" could not have been better. Our coach was brand new and was so comfortable. The food and wine were delicious! The 4 hosts on our coach were fabulous and it is easy to tell that they truly loved their jobs. Loved their commentary and their willingness to make our trip a memorable one. We were impressed with one of the team leaders that was talking through a medical issue with a fellow passenger. Her demeanor was very calming and professional. The hotels in Vancouver, in Lake Louise and in Calgary were first class Fairmont hotels where the service was exemplary.
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Rocky Mountaineer Goldleaf Service
By: Pat P
Reviewed on: 09 Nov 2017
We boarded the Rocky Mountaineer on September 6, 2017 and knew immediately that we were in for a trip of a lifetime! The warmth of our four hosts on the train made our trip all that more enjoyable and they tended to our every need. They let us know when something special was coming up and kept us very comfortable on the train. We traveled with a group of eight and had the seats in the back of the train which was perfect as we were able to walk around and visit amongst ourselves without disturbing others. We enjoyed every aspect of the trip. The scenery was majestic and every detail was tended to. Not having to deal with our luggage was a plus and all of the hotels we stayed in were outstanding. We were a group of family and good friends which made our trip even more enjoyable. There is nothing that I could suggest to have made the trip any better. Our travel agent, Sally Shekane, left nothing undone. This was definitely a bucket list trip!
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By: Georgia G
Reviewed on: 24 Oct 2018
Wonderful trip. Really took care of us and the staff was very attentive and interesting.
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Canadian Rockies
By: Stan
Reviewed on: 20 Sep 2017
Everything was excellent with few exceptions! Our room at the Banff Springs Hotel was a little tight (dormers) and not a great view. Some repitition on the motor coach / too much back and forth highway riding. Staying in 5 hotels in 9 days was a little tiresome, however, it is understandable! Kudos to the train staff!
Travel Advisor: Patricia Shachat
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By: Johnadvm
Reviewed on: 06 Oct 2017
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By: ralph
Reviewed on: 09 Oct 2017
First class treatment and travel---hard to improve on the experience.
Travel Advisor: Yvonne PelletierPaul
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Great Rockies trip
By: Larry
Reviewed on: 08 Oct 2017
We spent 11 days traveling through the Rocky Mountains and had a great time. All arrangements were well coordinated with the hotels...everything went smoothly. RM was never late. The motor coaches were comfortable and the drivers did a good job with their commentaries. The train was great although the days were long...some too long. The staff on the train were very friendly & went out of their way to entertain us...food & service was great.
Travel Advisor: Gabrielle Warncke
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Friendly Crews; Beautiful Views
By: Bill
Reviewed on: 18 Nov 2017
Title sums up the trip. Some of those very early luggage collection times were difficult, but we realize necessary for some of those long days of travel. Only real complaint was the very short duration of time in Whistler. Otherwise the entire trip was handled very professionally, as well as pleasantly.
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: Retired Fed
Reviewed on: 10 May 2018
This was one of my most favorite travel experiences. The Rocky Mountaineer service was over the top. High quality accommodations and cuisine. The mix of train and road travel was well balanced. Accommodations in Jasper, Banff and Calgary were first class. The tours supported by Brewster travel were first rate. And of course the scenery was amazing.
Travel Advisor: Jan Halderman
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Train through Canadian Rockies
By: Con
Reviewed on: 15 May 2018
This was a fantastic two day luxury trip through the Rockies. The service was impeccable, the food was fantastic, and the scenery was unbeatable. Truly the trip of a lifetime.
Travel Advisor: Coleen Supancic
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By: May
Reviewed on: 25 May 2018
Excellent, from the send--off in Vancouver to the extremely well-organized arrival at each destination. There is no confusion or hastle. Service on the gold leaf was superb. The staff was very attentive to all and special note to the people who keep the cars including the washrooms immaculate! The food was tops, and the staff on my first two days were fun, enthusiastic, and inclusive of all the passengers; Laura, Kiki, Sean, and the others love their jobs. The crew on my back two days are just as good, but they and the passengers were more subdued. The scenery is majestic and It was relaxing, but interested parties should be aware of many delays due to freight.
Travel Advisor: Heidi Nanigian
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: John
Reviewed on: 28 May 2018
Gold leaf is recommended Also select the meal plan The trip was awesome highly recommend
Travel Advisor: Karyn Farr
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Canadian Rockies
By: Nancy Young
Reviewed on: 29 May 2018
The service was excellent! The trip was handled professionally, fun and train was comfortable. All the connections with hotels, buses and luggage handling was great! The delays in train schedule while on board was the only disappointment.
Travel Advisor: Jan Hammond
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train trip
By: Randie
Reviewed on: 28 May 2018
Great! The trip was wonderful!
Travel Advisor: Marsha Dolbow
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Great experience. 10 out of 10
By: Dr K
Reviewed on: 07 Jun 2018
Wonderful experience highly recommended to all.
Travel Advisor: JoAnne Patterson
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Dream trip
By: EZ
Reviewed on: 05 Jun 2018
Worth every penny! I went for the views and the mountains but was astonished at the length the Mountaineer team goes to provide excellent service. The food, the train, the stations, hotels, were all serviced by an exceptional customer satisfaction teams! Every aspect is service and experience oriented! Would highly recommend!
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Banff to Vancouver
By: Iggy
Reviewed on: 14 Jun 2018
Day 1. CP went on strike so we had to travel 9 and a half hours on a mediocre bus. The scenery was beautiful but no alcoholic drinks and a terrible box snack was served. Not on our bucket list. Kamloops accommodation where we stayed overnight was great. Day 2. We boarded the train. It was fabulous! Everything we expected. Smooth ride, great scenery, delicious food, amazing staff. And because of our disappointing first day, they compensated us royally.
Travel Advisor: Linda Vaughan
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Review your rail carrier
By: Puppy
Reviewed on: 16 Jun 2018
The accommodations on the train were good. The food was good and your personnel were very accommodating and informative. The hotels were nice but was disappointed that there was a strike (not your fault) and our group was caught up in it but you did provide us with a bus tour from Kamloops to Banff. We were able to take breaks at different places, which re leaved our non movement.
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Wrong timing
By: Gianna
Reviewed on: 13 Jun 2018
I was only on the train for one day because of a strike. Very disappointed. The one day the service and care I received were excellent . We where put on a bus and they did the best they could but it was not the same. Very long and tiring day. Plus the hotel we were put in was not what I expected Very disappointing trip. The food on the train was excellent. I was very impressed on the care and service given
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Not Recommended
Too many problems
By: Freud
Reviewed on: 18 Jun 2018
When it was necessary to go to a plan B because of a rail strike, they were very unprepared. The right hand did not know what the left hand was doing. We got different stories from different people. We were lied to several times, as a result. They did not accommodate to special needs. We went from chocolate and champagne to granola bars and hard candy. They agreed to compensate us for the lost day, but it wasn't adequate and they operated with the one size fits all rule. We have already recommended other travel programs to three other families.
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RM trip
By: Jo
Reviewed on: 22 Jun 2018
We thoroughly enjoyed the train portion of the trip. Some of the accommodations were below our expectations. We were disappointed with the food at most of the restaurants. We felt they were overpriced for the limited menu they gave us. The bus drivers were very informative and helpful.
Travel Advisor: Susan Boehnstedt
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By: Sam
Reviewed on: 14 Jun 2018
Great logistical operation;! Delightful
Travel Advisor: Marilyn Bennett
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By: Cosmo
Reviewed on: 28 Aug 2018
We were very well-cared for on the train and enjoyed the food immensely. We would definitely recommend this trip to anyone wanting a stress-free, scenic trip.
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First Class
By: JBT
Reviewed on: 03 Jul 2018
Rocky Mountaineer train is definitely a first class operation. We loved our train ride and the great customer service while on the train.
Travel Advisor: Alicia Doak
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Bucket list
By: Michelle
Reviewed on: 18 Jul 2018
Beautiful views, fabulous plentiful food & drink! Good cheer for all!
Travel Advisor: Rebecca Falkenberry
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Rocky Mountaineer trip
By: Mooby
Reviewed on: 16 Jul 2018
5 star service, food, scenery, etc
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Well done
By: Scarlatti
Reviewed on: 12 Jul 2018
An excellent experience - quite aside from the unmatched and dramatic settings, the RM approach to providing - indeed anticipating - what their passengers would want or appreciate, is probably close to unparalleled.
Travel Advisor: Kip Abbott
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The only way to go.
By: MEBS
Reviewed on: 27 Jul 2018
The observation car is wonderful and the crew is top notch. They assure that everyone is jolly and well-served. They provide informed commentary on the sites. And yes, they will give you whatever you want, whenever you want it!
Travel Advisor: Eleanor Hardy
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: Cece
Reviewed on: 26 Jul 2018
The rail car was comfortable and roomy with unobstructed views. Food was excellent. Service was impeccable.
Travel Advisor: Angela Pierson
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The awesome train
By: Robyn
Reviewed on: 04 Aug 2018
Loved the train - the Gold Leaf is definitely the way to go. The service, the views, the food and the staff was beyond awesome. Great way to see Canada and all of the mountains. Have told many of my friends. They all want to go too!!
Travel Advisor: Taryn Daley
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A wonderful trip
By: Jim
Reviewed on: 01 Aug 2018
This was an eight person family adventure that went perfectly. At first I was put off by the idea of only two days on the train and hen four on the tour bus. It actually worked out perfectly. The train was comfortable. Service was excellent. There was too much food and it was great. They have the logistics well coordinated. People and luggage transfers were quick and comfortable. We went Gold Leaf. Hotels were excellent, as were the assignment of rooms. We bought the meal plan and the dinners were delicious and very generous. The bus tours had frequent stops where we could be outside in this beautiful scenery. The guides were personable and knowledgeable. It was a terrific vacation.
Travel Advisor: Brenda Cadman
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Top trip
By: Steve & Jean
Reviewed on: 05 Aug 2018
Everything was outstanding, Service unbeatable. First class all the way. All provided accommodations were were good. Better than expected. Trip went without a hitch.
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: Fred
Reviewed on: 06 Aug 2018
The 2 day train ride from Vancouver to Kamloops and Jasper National Park was amazing! Even better than we had anticipated. Excellent service, food, and scenery!
Travel Advisor: Michelle Andersen
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By: texas
Reviewed on: 08 Aug 2018
The Rocky Mountaineer was an enjoyable experience, and their organization of luggage, people , train cars and buses to hotels was extraordinary. The staff and food on the trains was excellent, and this was a wonderful way to see the interior of Canada.
Travel Advisor: Meg Harrison
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Great Trip!
By: Jerry
Reviewed on: 11 Aug 2018
Great Trip! Exceeded expectations in every way. Team was very kind, courteous, and very well trained. Could not have been better.
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A perfect trip
By: S&G
Reviewed on: 16 Aug 2018
Perfect in every way
Travel Advisor: Connie Valimont
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Excellent tour
By: Mark
Reviewed on: 23 Aug 2018
This tour was fantastic in all regards.
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Incredible trip!
By: Travel bug!
Reviewed on: 30 Aug 2018
An absolute must for anyone traveling to the Canadian Rockies. Amazing scenery, with great views from the glass domed rail cars. The seating is so comfortable and each car has it's own staff to pamper you during your journey. Gourmet food too, what else could you ask for!
Travel Advisor: Nancy Yale
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Bucket List Trip
By: Pat
Reviewed on: 22 Aug 2018
What a fun, easy way to travel. Staff was fantastic, food on the train beautiful and delicious. The Canadian Rockies provided the views. Absolutely, if you are thinking about this, do it now.
Travel Advisor: Wayne Muhlstein
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By: Nick
Reviewed on: 23 Aug 2018
Excellent service ,hotels, food and overall great experience
Travel Advisor: Diana Weishaar
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Train review
By: mb
Reviewed on: 23 Aug 2018
Fantastic! Better than we could have imagined. Full service first class experience with wonderful crew and well planned destinations. The food was terrific and the planned excursions were exciting and informative. Five Star Service!
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: Tom
Reviewed on: 25 Aug 2018
Everything was very well organized, the food was excellent and the employees were top notch. Amazing scenery. Everyone should take that trip at least once!
Travel Advisor: Lisa Hollo
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Train Travel
By: MMM
Reviewed on: 31 Aug 2018
Most enjoyable. The staff is super good at their job. They keep you entertained as well as fed and happy. The train operation was efficiently run and schedule was perfect. We would have liked a better hotel in Kamloop and Jasper.
Travel Advisor: Marion Harbison
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Train Ride
By: happy person
Reviewed on: 15 Sep 2018
Loved the train ride and the employees were Great and totally friendly with everyone
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: Bobsie
Reviewed on: 17 Sep 2018
Excellent! Absolutely A1 service.
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A Wonderful Train Ride
By: Roam
Reviewed on: 10 Sep 2018
Every detail of the train part of our trip was well thought out, and we truly enjoyed the experience. We would definitely recommend the Gold Leaf level of service, as you never have to worry about your luggage, and having breakfast and lunch right downstairs below the domed viewing car was so convenient. The staff were consistently enthusiastic and attentive. The views were awesome. We were sorry to leave the train behind in Jasper. One warning: check your itinerary and make sure you understand exactly how many times you will be packing and unpacking. For some locations, we arrived too late to really look around, and then we were back on the bus and off to the next location the next morning. It was exhausting, and we really got tired of being on the bus. Some people had itineraries that gave them two days at most locations, with some free time to explore. This would be a much better way to take this trip. The drivers are are very knowledgable and provided great commentary.
Travel Advisor: Sigrid Braeckeveldt
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A superb company with impeccable service.
By: Tony Cuilwik
Reviewed on: 11 Sep 2018
It was a fantastic experience, great service, great food (all the time), great scenery, great hotels. I would recommend it to anyone.
Travel Advisor: Jodi Bushkin
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Canadian Rockies by Train
By: Judy
Reviewed on: 19 Sep 2018
We saw beautiful scenery, made new friends, and enjoyed gourmet food during our two days on the train. Personnel on the train deserve A+ rating for their hospitality, treating us like honored guests.
Travel Advisor: Leigh Sullivan
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Rocky Mountain Train Trip
By: Loka
Reviewed on: 26 Sep 2018
It was good. We would do the trip differently now that we know what we know. We would do a different route. The one real complaint--we were on a very nice, updated car on our first leg of the trip; then on an older, not updated car on the second leg. Not good to have seen "what could have been" then downgraded.
Travel Advisor: Henya Lish-Gebeloff
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Canadian Rockies
By: Flower
Reviewed on: 03 Oct 2018
We had a good trip. Everything went smoothly and as planned. Would recommend it.
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50th Anniversary trip
By: oldgirl72
Reviewed on: 12 Oct 2018
The train trip was excellent with very comfortable seating, extremely dedicated and friendly staff, with superior meals and extra snacks. We enjoyed the scenery, especially being able to see the salmon run in the rivers. We did like the attentive service, staying at a hotel overnight, and all luggage handling included. We would certainly recommend this special trip to others.
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First class ride
By: Vantocaltrip
Reviewed on: 12 Oct 2018
Two days of being waited on with first class care. Beautiful views on the gold leaf car. Food and beverages plentiful. If there was a fault, maybe a little more in the educational factors on the trip.
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: Farmtrinkets
Reviewed on: 03 Oct 2018
What a fabulous trip through the Canadian Rockies. Cannot wait to do another one in a few years. Everything was professionally arranged and went very smoothly. The service on the train was fantastic. The scenery, the food, the drinks, everything was top notch. Would recommend this trip to everyone. Every city was very interesting and the food possibilities were 4 or 5 star. The train was very comfortable and all the transfers were very nice. A 5 - Star experience.
Travel Advisor: Arlene Humble
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: wendyh
Reviewed on: 04 Oct 2018
While we enjoyed all aspects of our trip very much; we were (and still are) confused about the levels of Gold Leaf Deluxe Service we booked. Some hotels offered us Fairmont Gold suite inclusions but some did not and said it wasn't part of our package. We inquired with both Rocky Mountaineer who told us to ask our travel advisor and also with our travel advisor who told us it was the Rocky Mountaineer's discretion. Again, very lovely trip but this was a point of frustration.
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Not Recommended
Rail trip
By: Rockie mountain rail trip
Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2018
Most expensive and worst trip I have ever taken
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Rocky Mountaineer- unfortunate end to our trip
By: Jeff
Reviewed on: 15 Oct 2018
The Rocky Mountaineer trip was delightful up to the last day, Sept. 30, when we went from Banff to Calgary. This operation of the trip was a scheduling disaster. Trying to pack a coach trip around Banff, going to the gondola ride, circling back to Banff for lunch, then more sightseeing (hoodoos), then helicopters (several hours), then to Calgary- arriving hours late and not allowing any time in Calgary except late dinner. The day prior (September 29) was a "free day" and could have been used to pick up some of these activities in and around Banff. In short, it was a substandard end to an otherwise enjoyable trip.
Travel Advisor: Jennifer Hicks
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New experience
By: Kathy and Ron
Reviewed on: 08 Oct 2018
Riding the Rocky Mountaineer for two days was a unique experience for us and I'm so glad we got to see the Rockies in this way. The seating, viewing, food and service were wonderful. It's too bad all the trains in America aren't like this; you'd see a lot more happy faces.
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A Superb Experience
By: Elizabeth
Reviewed on: 10 Oct 2018
We were very impressed with Rocky Mountaineer...the organization, the personnel, attention to detail. A very professional company. We highly recommend them and would love to travel with them again.
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Journey through the Clouds
By: Canadian beauty
Reviewed on: 15 Oct 2018
This trip exceeded our expectations. Rocky Mountaineer staff made train travel a luxurious adventure. We dined on delicious meals while enjoying the spectacular Canadian Rockies. The staff provided excellent commentary en route, explaining historical background and details, enhancing the experience. They were personable and fun. Brewster bus tour drivers were skilled and well informed, as were the helicopter pilots for our trip over Kananaskis. The route covers wonderful scenery and each day was and adventure . Even the wildlife cooperated. Well done, Rocky Mountaineer!
Travel Advisor: Paola Shaw
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Take the train!
By: Karen
Reviewed on: 18 Oct 2018
We spent two days in the Silver Leaf service of the Rocky Mountaineer and it was super. The staff was extremely personable, the food and drinks seemed never-ending, and the logistics were smooth and well thought out. The only aspect for travelers to be aware of is that RM shares the line with freight trains which take precedence. So sometimes you have to be patient. Just know that in advance and you will be fine.
Travel Advisor: Noemie Cornelius
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Exceeded expectations
By: Sarah H
Reviewed on: 15 Oct 2018
Our Rocky Mountaineer experience was fantastic-- from the hotels and tours along the way, to the train journey itself. Luxury service! Even when the weather led to cancellation of some of our planned activities, the Rocky Mountaineer (and especially their affiliate, Brewster tours) handled it professionally and issued refunds. What a wonderful way to see Canada for the first time. I think "magical" sums up our experience pretty well!
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Toronto to Vancouver October 2018
By: Yoda
Reviewed on: 01 Nov 2018
Great experience. The staff was very attentive and personable. All aspects of being on the train were well thought out and executed.
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Rocky Mountaineer Review
By: -H
Reviewed on: 22 Oct 2018
Rocky Mountaineer has excellent staff that are smart, funny and go out of their way to make you comfortable. The hotels are some of the best I've ever experienced and the food is awesome. The only negative for us was the long group tour bus rides--I did not do my research and understand that we would be on a large tour bus parts of every day.
Travel Advisor: Jennifer Royster
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Train trip
By: Sandy
Reviewed on: 04 Nov 2018
The hosts were great. The train was comfortable. The gold leaf service is a must for sight seeing.
Travel Advisor: Cristina Buaas
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Rocky Mountaineer
By: Ann Luppens
Reviewed on: 30 Oct 2018
Very good. The service was well organized.
Travel Advisor: Bette Prochaska
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For questions, please contact the Stormwater Volunteer Coordinator or the Stormwater Management Division at 919-996-3940.


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