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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 11:40 am
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Huh. Sleepers are actually a profitable product (above the rails, at least). I don't guess that people will avoid booking a trip because a chocolate wasn't left on their pillow, but still...

I will miss the wine and cheese receptions, though. Those were always fun and a highlight of the trip, even if the wines were, at best, mid-range selections. And IME, they usually sold out, so at $5 a head (and not free to sleeper passengers), you'd think they weren't a money-pit...
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