€7,700 per person for a 6 day train journey around Ireland....

end of the road · 22-04-2015 10:07PM

Truffle Pig wrote: »

Don't.care

Show us the pictures from your train journey oh Aongus.

Would ya ever get a better body wash to get the smell of shenanigans off ya.

I'm calling you out.....so come on then if ya think you're posh and refined enough.

what are you on about. the royal scotsman train exists, its a luxury train. you will pay a high price for to travel on it. and it offers exactly what he said. look it up for yourself

ardmacha · 22-04-2015 10:10PM

Kovu wrote: »

The infamous generous Cavan person.

Why should Cavan people be generous to rich train travellers, there's no train in Cavan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqDgJl5QYhk

Señor Fancy Pants · 22-04-2015 10:19PM

end of the road wrote: »

what are you on about. the royal scotsman train exists, its a luxury train. you will pay a high price for to travel on it. and it offers exactly what he said. look it up for yourself

Maybe ask yourself....what are YOU on about.

I know it exists but I doubt Heir Von Bismarck has been aboard such an opulent beast.

Now calm your motherfcuking tits.

end of the road · 22-04-2015 10:24PM

Truffle Pig wrote: »

Maybe ask yourself....what are YOU on about.

I know it exists but I doubt Heir Von Bismarck has been aboard such an opulent beast.

he says he has, so therefore he has. until you can prove otherwise, you will believe him

Truffle Pig wrote: »

Now calm your motherfcuking tits.

grow up

poisonated · 22-04-2015 10:24PM

it exists and costs about 14000 pounds for a week around the UK.

Señor Fancy Pants · 22-04-2015 10:27PM

end of the road wrote: »

he says he has, so therefore he has. until you can prove otherwise, you will believe him

grow up

It's up to him to prove it. The lack of proof serves as my proof.

Il grow up when you untwist your Von Bismark knickers.

Adieu mon ami, bon chance.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 22-04-2015 11:04PM

I wouldn't mind the price so much if they're not like Iarnrod Eireann and they won't have the same dead-eyed, grumpy staff throwing soggy sandwiches at the customers, pissed-up fifteen year olds overdoing it on tins of out-of-date Budweiser or ginger toilet-roll slingers peeling oranges in their pockets while leering at the female passengers.

Cold War Kid · 22-04-2015 11:11PM

end of the road wrote: »

you will believe him

Lol. They "will" will they?

Aongus Von Bismarck · 22-04-2015 11:26PM

Yes I'm going to share my private holiday photos with anonymous strangers on a message board known for its eclectic mix of oddballs, IRA apologists, lunatics, drug users and socialists. Get real Truffle Pig.

Incidentally, I don't generally take many photos on my holidays. I do however keep a travel journal where I'll write a daily entry reflecting on what I had experienced that day - the sights, the sounds, the smells, the conversations, the food. It's a thoroughly enjoyable experience to dig out the journal a few years later and relive the whole experience. It's certainly a more poignant memento than a selfie taken on a crowded beach in Tenerife or a group photo of all my mates having a 'mad one' singing Karaoke in McSorely's of Fuengirola.

namloc1980 · 22-04-2015 11:27PM

Wait until they find themselves sitting outside Limerick Junction due to a points problem. That's a truly Irish railway experience.

22-04-2015 11:44PM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

Cruises are a fraction of the price. Get to see multiple countries too.

They can also tell the passengers that Donegal is a quarantine zone which they must never enter.

Now a cruise around Ireland sounds like a nice trip.

Then again, wasn't there a programme a few years back where a load of novices had to sail around Ireland but the boat ran into rocks on Tori Island? Think they set sail only a few days before.

Deco99 · 22-04-2015 11:49PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Yes I'm going to share my private holiday photos with anonymous strangers on a message board known for its eclectic mix of oddballs, IRA apologists, lunatics, drug users and socialists. Get real Truffle Pig.

Incidentally, I don't generally take many photos on my holidays. I do however keep a travel journal where I'll write a daily entry reflecting on what I had experienced that day - the sights, the sounds, the smells, the conversations, the food. It's a thoroughly enjoyable experience to dig out the journal a few years later and relive the whole experience. It's certainly a more poignant memento than a selfie taken on a crowded beach in Tenerife or a group photo of all my mates having a 'mad one' singing Karaoke in McSorely's of Fuengirola.

I'm calling hogswash too. You're making it up to sound posh. If you werent youd admit that a belmont around ireland isnt good value compared to the other luxury trains. Yes it may have the quality of service but the irish rail network has none of the romance of the other journeys. Theres just not enough rail. It stops every night cause it has no where to go. Venice to vienna keeps going overnight through the alps.

kneemos · 22-04-2015 11:49PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Now a cruise around Ireland sounds like a nice trip.

Then again, wasn't there a programme a few years back where a load of novices had to sail around Ireland but the boat ran into rocks on Tori Island? Think they set sail only a few days before.

Thing about a cruise is they might as well sail out twenty miles,drop anchor and come back after a week.
This sailing around lark is just wasteful and expensive.

22-04-2015 11:54PM

kneemos wrote: »

Thing about a cruise is they might as well sail out twenty miles,drop anchor and come back after a week.
This sailing around lark is just wasteful and expensive.

But Ive attached an old lawnmower engine to the dinghy already! Don't ruin my entrepreneurial dreams

Tarzana2 · 23-04-2015 12:38AM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Yes I'm going to share my private holiday photos with anonymous strangers on a message board known for its eclectic mix of oddballs, IRA apologists, lunatics, drug users and socialists. Get real Truffle Pig.

If you drink alcohol, you're a drug user. So Aongus, you are a drug user.

The Zec · 23-04-2015 12:41AM

How long before there's a murder on this Irish orient express ?

libelula · 23-04-2015 09:03AM

Tarzana2 wrote: »

If you drink alcohol, you're a drug user. So Aongus, you are a drug user.

Ah here luv, will ya ever come round to yourself.

23-04-2015 09:19AM

libelula wrote: »

Ah here luv, will ya ever come round to yourself.

That's how Aonghus' other half talks!

Del.Monte · 23-04-2015 09:24AM

Have to say Aongus V B you come across like the guy who used to post in the betting thread on the Rugby Forum who thought nothing of gambling four figure sums - I certainly wouldn't want to be seated opposite you on a 6 day rail journey around Ireland.

Eugene Norman · 23-04-2015 09:29AM

Deco99 wrote: »

I'm calling hogswash too. You're making it up to sound posh. If you werent youd admit that a belmont around ireland isnt good value compared to the other luxury trains. Yes it may have the quality of service but the irish rail network has none of the romance of the other journeys. Theres just not enough rail. It stops every night cause it has no where to go. Venice to vienna keeps going overnight through the alps.

The romance is where they end up rather than the journey. Railway journeys across England are also flat. These costs are nothing to the comfortable classes. We know people stay in 500-1000 euro hotels across Ireland.

artanevilla · 23-04-2015 09:29AM

It's actually cheaper than booking 6 normal return trips from Dublin to Westport.

2Bints1Joe · 23-04-2015 09:30AM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Why are people so incredulous about this?

Just because a typical Irish holiday involves paying 600 euro to stay on a fold out couch in a dingy studio block apartment in Playa del Sunburn, where daily activities include drinking cheap lager and watching English soccer in an 'Irish' bar, doesn't mean that others prefer to spend their money on a different type of holiday.

Yes that's the typical Irish holiday

Eugene Norman · 23-04-2015 09:32AM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Yes I'm going to share my private holiday photos with anonymous strangers on a message board known for its eclectic mix of oddballs, IRA apologists, lunatics, drug users and socialists. Get real Truffle Pig..

The mix is eclectic right enough, I see it more as an eclectic mix of libertarians and uppity bigger accountants who "made good" in Germany.

Sam Kade · 23-04-2015 09:35AM

whomitconcerns wrote: »

I had to read that twice to be sure....but thats the price. True they have 2 and 4 night tours also...hope they have lots of rich foreigners lined up!

GRAND TOUR OF IRELAND - 6 NIGHTS

7 Days / 6 Nights, from €7,722 per person
Ancient legends, inspiring natural beauty and vibrant cities—see the highlights of this beautiful country with a complete journey through Ireland. Tours from Dublin on the Belmond Grand Hibernian train are sure to stay with you for a lifetime.

Let yourself be captivated by the charms of the Emerald Isle as you journey in peerless luxury. Anticipate a journey accentuated by magical encounters, world-class cuisine and exceptional service.

https://www.belmond.com/grand-hibernian-train/journeys/grand-tour-of-ireland-6-nights

It doesnt even sound that amazing...but is that just bias because I/we live here? Or is this actually mad?

That's a fair crap website for such an expensive holiday.

893bet · 23-04-2015 09:37AM

Just like Tanya Tate tour of Ireland.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 23-04-2015 10:43AM

That map sugest Limerick to Westport by train directly - is that possible?

flyingsnail · 23-04-2015 10:47AM

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

That map sugest Limerick to Westport by train directly - is that possible?

Limerick - Athenry via Ennis -Athlone - Westport

bjork · 23-04-2015 10:50AM

Do you get your own carriage?

Del.Monte · 23-04-2015 11:29AM

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

That map sugest Limerick to Westport by train directly - is that possible?

It also suggests a direct route from Killarney to Limerick. :rolleyes:

Deco99 · 23-04-2015 11:40AM

Eugene Norman wrote: »

The romance is where they end up rather than the journey. Railway journeys across England are also flat. These costs are nothing to the comfortable classes. We know people stay in 500-1000 euro hotels across Ireland.

For Belmont travel, the romance is where they end up AND the journey. I think the point being missed is not that this is expensive for the ordinary joe soap, it is, but joe is not the target, I am saying for the comfortable classes this does not compare to the experience on offer on some of the other Belmont lines, Railway travel in Ireland is not as well structured as it is on the continent and my personal feeling is that this will do well as the Country picks up economically and the EURO/Dollar rate stays favourable to the US so there is plenty of slush money around but as an experience and business I doubt it would last long if the target market came under pressure. So, my only point is that in comparison to the other luxury train experiences, this doesnt stand toe to toe.

€7,700 per person for a 6 day train journey around Ireland....

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