The Venice Simplon-Orient Express, Europe

Connecting London, Paris, Venice, Prague, Rome and Budapest on romantic overnight trips, the VSOE is such an accurate re-creation of the original Orient-Express that its sleeper cars have no air-conditioning or double beds, and carriage 3425 is the same one King Carol of Romania used to conduct love affairs on in the 1930s. But from the Gérard Gallet-redesigned 1931-built Bar Car, to the caviar, oysters and foie gras served by Italian waiters in the three dining cars, you'll be treated like royalty. In 2007 it marks the 125th Anniversary of the original Orient-Express with debut trips to Warsaw and Krakow.

Price: 2-day Venice to London, $2,605 per person For more information: www.orient-express.com