Orient Express

American

noun

an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. Some or parts of the routes continue to be served by regular service and by rail tours.

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Christie is the world's best-selling author of all time and is known for her 66 detective novels, including Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.

From BBC

Guests on the Orient Express Corinthian ship have access to custom tailoring as well as a library with 1,500 books.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here, the curators mingle artifacts from the historic Orient Express train service, which got an Art Deco upgrade in the 1920s and ’30s, with newly designed neo-Art Deco carriage interiors from a planned Paris-to-Istanbul relaunch in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal

Think Orient Express but with more Shiraz and less black tie: The Aurora and Australis suites come with queen beds, butler service and free-flowing Champagne.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Orient Express it wasn’t, but every meal hit.

From The Wall Street Journal

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