01 ROUTE: COAST TO COAST: ROME – VENICE – PORTOFINO – ROME 02 ROUTE: BELLA ITALIA: ROME – VENICE – SIENA - ROME 03 ROUTE: LA TRANSSIBERIANA ITALIANA: ROME – MATERA – PALENA – ROME 04 ROUTE: MONTALCINO, VIAGGIO TRA I VINI ITLIANA: ROME – MONTALCINO – ROME 05 ROUTE: ROME – NIZZA MONFERRATO – ROME 06 ROUTE:SUD ITALIA: ROME – MARATEA – TAORMINA – PALERMO* 07 ROUTE: ALLA SCOPERTA DELLA COSTA TIRRENICA: PALERMO – TAORMINA – MARATEA – ROME* 08 ROUTE: LE MERAVIGLIE DELLA SICILIA: CATANIA – PALERMO – TAORMINA – CATANIA*
*Note: Sicilian 2025 departure dates (not on the Calendar): 06 ROUTE: 1 May, 1 June, 4 July, 3rd of September; 07 ROUTE: 24 May, 10 June, 13 July, 24 September; 08 ROUTE: 5 May, 21 May, 5 June, 8 July, 7 and 21 September.
2025 Price Guide CLUB DISCOUNT APPLIES
Low Season (generally April and October) and High Season prices. 3 days / 2 nights - from €7,000 per person sharing Deluxe. 2 days / 1 night - from €3,500 per person sharing Deluxe. The train company has dynamic pricing; prices change according to availability and other factors. Reserve to fix the price. 25% non-refundable deposit followed by the balance 4 months before departure.
HOW TO BOOK ORIENT EXPRESS LA DOLCE VITA 2025 Select your preferred 2025 departure and suite type. Tell the Club. When bookings open, we will hold a provisional reservation. We email you a quoted price with 2.5% Club discount, and details. Price is fixed for the option’s validity or payment is received, whichever is sooner. If you have paid deposit or full amount, we confirm the booking with a receipt and any further details.
From €7,000 per person sharing Deluxe, 3 days / 2 nights.
From €3,500 per person sahring Deluxe, 2 days / 1 night
Orient Express La Dolce Vita will start operating in 2025 with 6 itineraries.
Guests will travel in luxury on leisurely-paced tours throughout Italy, across 14 regions and for 1, 2 or more nights onboard. Each itinerary is enriched with off-board explorations of hidden gems of Italy.
Orient Express La Dolce Vita will set new standards of comfort and discovery for the world of luxury trains.
An epic trip to discover the wonders and secrets of Venice. An immersion into Portofino, a charming village on the Italian Riviera before returning to Rome, the Eternal City.
7 ROUTE: ALLA SCOPERTA DELLA COSTA TIRRENICA: PALERMO – TAORMINA – MARATEA – ROME*
08 ROUTE: LE MERAVIGLIE DELLA SICILIA: CATANIA – PALERMO – TAORMINA – CATANIA*
From the palaces of Palermo to the treasures of the Valley of the Temples, a Sicilian adventure that leads straight to the famed Mount Etna. 3 days / 2 nights.
Two Days One Night
04 ROUTE: VIAGGIO TRA I VINI ITLIANA: ROME – MONTALCINO – ROME
In search of the most beautiful hidden treasures in Italy, Orient Express La Dolce Vita invites you to discover the great vineyards in the heart of beautiful Tuscany. 2 days / 1 night.
05 ROUTE: ROME – NIZZA MONFERRATO – ROME
A journey along the coast including Maratea, the “City of 44 churches”, its Mediterranean Sea and its dream beaches. All before a stop at Messina, the gem of Sicily, and ending in Palermo. 2 days / 1 night.
A journey along the coast of Sicily. Palermo, the wonders of Messina and Maratea, the ocean and spectacular beaches. 2 days / 1 night.
This journey can be combined with 'Sicily Through Its Myths' 3 days / 2 nights itinerary.
05 ROUTE: ROME – NIZZA MONFERRATO – ROME
From Rome to Monferrato, enjoy a parade of the Italian wonders of Piedmont. And as a final touch, savor the flavor of truffles and fine wine. 2 days / 1 night.
Train Layout - Orient Express La Dolce Vita
Orient Express La Dolce Vita has 12 carriages: 9 passenger cars and 3 staff cars.
- 7 cars for passenger cabins with private bathrooms, accommodating 62 guests
- 12 Deluxe cabins, 18 Suite cabins, 1 La Dolce Vita Suite
- 1 Dining Car, seating 40 guests. There will be 2 meal sittings
- 1 Bar Car, seating 40 guests.
Accommodation on Orient Express La Dolce Vita
The stylish cabins on the Orient Express La Dolce Vita present pure Italian sophistication.
Room service includes a selection of savory Italian products that can be placed directly with the steward via a call button.
Deluxe Cabins
12 Deluxe Cabins, each 7 m2 / 75 sq ft, with Double bed 140 cm x 190 cm and amenities.
La Dolce Vita Deluxe Cabins have a sophisticated and warm decor with carpeted floors and wood slats on the ceiling.
Each La Dolce Vita Deluxe cabin has a private bathroom.
By day - sofa; by night- Double bed. Footstools and side tables.
Suite Cabins
18 Suite Cabins, each 11 m2 / 118 sq ft, with Double bed 140 cm x 190 cm (twin bed option) and amenities.
La Dolce Vita Suites are true master bedrooms (Double bed or Twin beds) have an uplifting design in shades of orange, terracotta and purple, with brass finishes.
Each La Dolce Vita Suite has a sofa, a table, two armchairs and a private bathroom.
Carpets & curtains in fine Dimorestudio fabrics, smoked mirror walls, lacquered “burnt sienna” ceilings, and lighting add an extra touch of soul to the decor.
Presidential Suite
Bookable soon, for journeys from October 2025.
Included - Orient Express La Dolce Vita
- Table d’hôte meals of innovative Italian cuisine
- Selected beverages
- Breakfasts and afternoon tea service in cabins
- Tailored excursions
- Meals and offered drinks during excursions
- 24-hour onboard service
- Onboard entertainment
Italian Gastronomy on Orient Express La Dolce Vita
From the “Grand Tour of Italy” breakfast to the Afternoon Tea, the Aperitivo and Le Grand Soir evening dinner, the ultimate Italian cuisine and wine awaits you.
The Restaurant Car
Rendez-vous at the Ristorante. The decor is eclectic with geometric and graphic design for a change of scenery. The walls are decorated with glossy lacquer in shades echoing nature and sage, and the sconces project a soft, deep light. It’s an idyllic setting for lunch and dinner.
White tablecloths are embroidered with Orient Express motifs, with olive oils, vintage silverware and Italian earthenware. Elegant table linens, delicate china, Orient Express teas and champagne are served as Italian music plays in the background.
On the menu, find a selection of dishes and seasonal products, exceptional dishes - recipes that can be adapted to all dietary restrictions - with the best wines of the Italian regions visited during the trip, all served with elegance and discretion.
Breakfast
Served in your cabin,, the "Grand Tour of Italy" breakfast menu: fresh fruit juice, Sicilian brioches, regional jams and Italian coffee.
Every day, enjoy a menu of extras including an array of international sweet and savoury specialties.
Subject to availability, and for an extra charge, breakfast can also be served in the Restaurant Car.
Afternoon Tea
The maître d'hôtes recommendation: the Tea Ceremony by Madame Yu Hui Tseng, Ambassador of Orient Express Teas and the first female tea master in the history of China.
Aperitivo in the Bar Car
Raise a glass in the Bar Car, sublimated by a bright lacquered ceiling and a selection of furniture in elegant tones.
The Bar Car of La Dolce Vita Orient Express is the ideal setting for an Italian Aperitivo, a sublime buffet of antipasti, signature cocktails and Limoncello.
Taste exceptional wines while a photographer immortalizes your greatest evening memories in vintage Polaroids.
Le Grand Soir Dinner
Be prepared for the release of menus that offer the full, authentically Italian, experience with seasonal products and the best Italian wines.
Dinner on the Orient Express La Dolce Vita will be one of the highlights of the journey.
18 September 2022: Here is an update from Guillaume de Saint Lager, VP Orient Express ACCOR:
This week we have started testing the Orient Express La Dolce Vita. The train is not yet ready of course, but we had the chance to take its routes and taste its experiences.
An unforgettable three-day trip, like a foretaste: Rome - Venice - Portofino - Rome. Fabulous destinations.
It's amazing what treasures Italy has to offer: from Rome, after a lunch on board under the scenery of Tuscany, we arrived in Venice to discover some hidden palaces, a candlelit dinner on the Grand Canal and the discovery of San Marco cathedral at midnight.
Just enough time to get back to the train in a Riva boat to leave in the night.
When we woke up, we opened our eyes on the sublime Portofino, jewel of the Mediterranean sea.
Its colourful facades, its shimmering sea and unforgettable viewpoints. A walk in the narrow streets, a Franciacorta on a terrace, a lunch in one of the most beautiful restaurants of the seaside village, and here we go back on the train a few hours later.
A last dinner on the train and Rome is waiting for you when you wake up.
This is Orient Express La Dolce Vita: taking the time to discover the wonders of Italy, in a very authentic, elegant, timeless way.
We look forward to sharing this magic with you soon !
The rates and dates for these planned 2024 or 2025 Istanbul journeys are expected to be announced during 2023.
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express has been operating since 1976 on the classic London / Paris - Venice and Istanbul routes. There are now additional routes incorporating Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest Geneva, Prague, Vienna and more.
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is operated by Belmond and is not connected with the Orient Express La Dolce Vita, first journey 2023, or the Orient Express that will run on the Istanbul route.
PRESS RELEASE Cannes, December 9, 2021 Orient Express
CANNES, DECEMBER 9, 2021 - More than 150 years ago, Georges Nagelmackers turned a dream into a reality when he launched the first luxury Orient Express train.
Soon, Orient Express will head back on track to offer travellers an unforgettable journey through one of the world’s most beloved countries: Italy.
La Dolce Vita, Arsenale S.p.A. & Orient Express Accor
From the luxury rail tourism project signed by Arsenale S.p.A., now in association with Orient Express of Accor Group, comes the Orient Express La Dolce Vita which will welcome its first passengers in [2024].
Six trains will embark through several iconic itineraries across 14 regions and beyond, including three international destinations from Rome to Paris, Istanbul and Split.
Orient Express La Dolce Vita pays tribute to 'La Dolce Vita'
The concept for the new Orient Express La Dolce Vita trains pay tribute to “La Dolce Vita”, a historical period of glamour, joie de vivre and artistic fervour in Italy during the 1960s.
With support from Accor, La Dolce Vita train’s official hospitality partner, and thanks to the partnership with Trenitalia and Fondazione FS Italiane, the journey invites passengers to travel through more than 16,000 km of workable railway lines - 7,000 km of which are not electrified and are vestiges of Italy’s storied history.
The Orient Express La Dolce Vita offers a new way of experiencing the country: an environmentally-friendly adventure where forgotten roads are explored, hidden treasures discovered and where architectural triumphs take centre stage.
Orient Express La Dolce Vita Contemporary Design
Designed by Dimorestudio, the global architectural and design studio founded by Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran in 2003, the Orient Express La Dolce Vita train embodies the Italian art of living and all its beautiful traditions with a more contemporary spirit of travel.
The train’s sumptuous décor will adorn 12 Deluxe cabins, 18 Suites, and one Honour Suite and restaurant, all boldly celebrating the craftsmanship, design and creativity of the 1960s and 1970s.
Orient Express La Dolce Vita Dining & Hospitality
In collaboration with renowned local and international chefs and sommeliers, travellers will experience 5-star service on board, savouring the beauty and excellence of “Made in Italy” through award-winning Italian wines and exclusive haute cuisine.
Before departure at the Roma Termini station, the Orient Express executive lounge will welcome passengers offering them a selection of refreshments in a convivial and elegant space, complete with dedicated services and staff to assist them.
In addition, three dedicated itineraries will take you through eight countries, linking Rome to Paris, Istanbul, and Split.
Orient Express La Dolce Vita Management Quotes
Paolo Barletta, CEO of Arsenale S.p.A explains: “It is a great honour and privilege to work with Orient Express, one of the most prestigious luxury brands in the world. This agreement marks a new stage for our La Dolce Vita trains – a mark of trust and esteem that enriches the Italian tourist offer. We will take travelers to discover new itineraries, to unique places where they will be able to live a ‘Made In Italy’ experience with a warmth entirely our own. The journey itself becomes the destination and Italy has never been so close and sensational.”
Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and CEO Accor, expands: “At Accor, we consider it an immense privilege to re-launch the historic Orient Express brand for passionate and discerning travelers. These trains offer a new vision of luxury travel that is beyond our imagination. Our association with Arsenale Group has opened up new horizons in perfect harmony with the heritage and philosophy of Orient Express, and marks our constant desire to keep moving forward.”
Stephen Alden, CEO Raffles and Orient Express, Accor says: “It is thrilling to be bringing the refined nomadic spirit of Orient Express back to life for a new generation of travellers. The original train route was innovative in the way it paradoxically brought cultures together – the Occident with the Orient, history with modernity. As artisans of travel, we wish to revive this old-world, awe-inspiring 'journey to elsewhere’ and reconcile certain paradoxes: a journey and a destination, astonishment and inspiration, movement and contemplation. Against the backdrop of breathtaking panoramas and a unique blend of cultures, we are convinced that travelers will have unforgettable experiences in Italy with Orient Express La Dolce Vita.”
Orient Express La Dolce Vita Luxury Train Club News
Architect and interior designer Aline Asmar d’Amman and her studio Culture in Architecture will design and decorate the space.
Venice, once the gateway to Constantinople and a mythical stop on the legendary Orient Express train – that opened its doors in 1919 with the completion of the Simplon tunnel linking Switzerland to Italy – will be the home of the Orient Express hotel, set to open in early 2024.
Located just ten minutes from Venice’s Santa Lucia train station, next to the Cannaregio shopping district, and rooted in the origins of the City of the Doges, the Palazzo Donà Giovannelli is a treasured palace built in 1400 by architect Filippo Calendario, known for Venice’s famed Doge’s Palace. Former home of the Duke of Urbino, a patron of the arts, it has been renovated twice, notably in 1800 by architect Gian Battista Meduna. At one time a pinacotheque which housed the painting La Tempesta by Giorgione, it was successively owned by the Donà and Giovannelli families.
An ode to the heritage of Venice, inspired by all of the cultures and eras that are forever a part of its history, the Orient Express Venice Hotel will be home to 45 rooms and suites, all overlooking the gardens and canals of Venice. The hotel bar will be located in the former piano nobile ballroom on the main floor of the building. A world-class restaurant will introduce guests to the flavours of Italian gastronomy. Select terraces hidden on the hotel’s rooftops will offer the most beautiful views of the wonders of the Serenissima.
As soon as the hotel opens, passengers on the Orient Express La Dolce Vita train will be able to disembark directly at the Venice Santa Lucia Station and reach the Orient Express Venice Hotel by foot or by boat.
Orient Express La Minerva Hotel, Rome
Orient Express has chosen architect and designer Hugo Toro to adorn the new Orient Express La Minerva, Rome.
“The Orient Express La Dolce Vita train offers travellers the opportunity to share in the legend and the art of living of Orient Express. Guests are invited on a unique journey that follows the path of the mythical routes of the former Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, having the chance to discover the first Orient Express hotel in Rome.”
“Orient Express has found its ideal stopover in Rome,” says Hugo Toro, adding: “It is a symbolic city that evokes emotion and amazement in everyone who visits. It is a place that feels like magic, imprinted by marks of history and with a rich palette of textures, materials and colours. All of this is in perfect harmony with the mysterious and travel-focused identity of Orient Express.”
“The former Palazzo Fonseca is a sumptuous palace from the 17th century, with a huge and majestic facade", Toro explains, adding: “It is a heritage site still adorned with Roman columns, sculptures by Rinaldi Rinaldo, a disciple of Canova, and the fascinating Minerva. It is a secret spot where you can go to think and admire the wonders of the Sant’Ivo dome, the roof of the Quirinal Palace and the Pantheon from its panoramic terrace.”
General Information Orient Express La Dolce Vita
Disabled Access: There is 1 Suite that is designed for people with mobility limitations. The Suite is located close to the common areas for facilitated wheelchair access. Please note that there is limited space in the corridors elsewhere in the train (the corridor is 609 mm wide).
