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We Tried Italy’s Frecciarossa Executive Class Review
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- Published on Feb 13, 2026
- We finally tried the Executive Class seat on Italy's high-speed Frecciarossa train and let's just say, it was unlike any train ride we've ever taken. From private lounges and personal service, to an unlimited food menu and reclining leather seats, this luxury upgrade felt more like flying first class. But was it worth the splurge? Come ride with us from Rome to Venice and see exactly what you get for the price.
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My wife and I tried this twice. Our first time, she ordered the orange juice, and got the prosecco, which was fine for me, extra prosecco - bonus!
Our second time around, though, we cannot fault it. The service was spot on, the food was delicious, and the journey was incredibly relaxing. The man in charge was like a brilliant PA - he told us where we needed to go, what platforms to go to, and even helped with our suitcases.
The difference was night and day.
I think your mileage may vary, which is a shame to be honest.
As I kid and teenager I used to spend my summers in Italy and we used to travel by train a lot and the best experiences on the train was in the then dining car which was like a restaurant. Excellent food and a white glove treatment…the last time I did so was in 1992 with my then wife who marveled at it as this was no Amtrak. In August, I will be in Italy with my daughter and taking the FrecciaRossa for the first time and I had thought about the Executive tickets specifically for the dining experience however I found out that the dining car restaurants have long since been retired and the food is all microwaved so I opted for the Business class seats instead.
Be sure to catch the "Frecciarossa 1000" flagship model train as there is also the "slower" (non that much of course) Frecciarossa 500. 😉
I think that there is not enough space to let the chairs down, without annoying the Passenger behind it?
The food made me Laugh Out Loud 😂
Good video, and looks like a fun trip! I guess I wouldn't set my expectations too high on train food, but it didn't look horrible. We just returned from Italy, and took both the Trenitalia Frecciarossa and Italo high speed trains from Naples to Rome, and then from Rome to Venice.
We didn't have the first class experience you are sharing in the video, but we found the trains to be comfortable and clean. The process in the station for first-time Italy travelers was a bit stressful and confusing in regards to figuring out the arrivals, departures, gates, boarding, etc., but we figured it out. The only bad thing that happened, which really put a damper on our trip, was they had a transportation strike the day we were leaving from Rome to Venice, that canceled many trains and we had to scramble to find another one, which was very stressful.
Always go 1st class, great seats!! Pick up our own food for a longer ride….use the train all the time!!
It is the same with trains in Germany, we go there every February/march for tradeshow and it feels like a joke, the food is horrible, but the seats are more spacious.
I totally expected a fully dressed Veggie Burger as well!! That's hysterical and needs to be described on the menu which appeared to be a full menu with plenty of choices. I can't believe no one came to ask about the order...
Jesse's reaction to her second plate has me in stitches. When I was her age I would have reacted the exact same way. Just too funny and truthfully how else do you react?? ☺️
I studied in Spain in 2007, and I LOVED riding the AVE between Sevilla and Madrid! My study abroad group didn't ride in first class, but even the Turista Class was very nice, despite being on a 1992 train. I hope we can get high speed rail here in the Southeastern U.S. soon, but I'll believe it when I finally see it!
smoking was allowed ?
Hi Jessi, Hi Alessio. I would've been disappointed, too. Nothing looked good with the exception of the sandwiches and pasta. The next train and the food should be much better. Safe travel, my friends. Thank you for sharing❤❤
Looks comfortable and quiet .. but the quality of the food would have annoyed me . Next trip should be better !!!!!
It will be they are travelling on the Orient Express. Both the train and the food will be 100% better!
Our food is excellent not like American food filled with preservatives and chemicals
انا من مصر وجدي كان يتحدث الايطالية انا احب ايطاليا
I love your guy's Italian videos! thank you for posting!
I'm cracking up watching you guys become foodie snobs. You may not have enjoyed it much, but I'm loving it. After years of being a passenger on the Long Island Railroad and occasionally on Amtrac, this looks like heaven but from the looks of the eats, I get where you're coming from. Can we agree on a 5 for effort?
It looked awful to us. Effort? $250 could do way better
When I travelled by train in Italy, Norway and Germany, I always brought my own food. The upgrades I made were for pure comfort. Gone are the white tablecloths, gourmet meals and waitstaff whose business it was to make dining an experience. Safe travels.
Beautiful views on this trip
Food for me would be very disappointing
Yes traveling from Rome you think chairs would had been able to recline more
Thank you for sharing and see you in the next video ❤❤❤❤
In Poland we have quite good food in trains, i reccomened to try if someone is planning a trip :)
I did this with my wife from Milano to Napoli last year, our server was a very charming Napolitano Man who made the trip so absolutely wonderful.
Even the 2nd class has really good seats and actually alot bigger windows to look outside, sockets to charge your phone and table for your things or to eat
So excited to see your adventures
Wonderful review!
Seems like Iryo, Trenitalia 's sister company fares better for catering as well as price in their highest class. This offering is pretty disappointing considering this train receives a lot of rave reviews from other vlogs
Those trains look the same as the Spanish Iryo brand, that are actually Italian. I have just been in economy class, but those are good trains. I do bring my own food from home though. That food and space for 250€ sounds like waaaay too much.
Fantastic video! Thank you so much to travel with you. @ Jessi: Your hair looks better and beautiful! 😊 Best wishes and good luck for everything! ❤
Nice you got comfy seats but all that space and not to recline. The food was pretty blah looking. Glad you gave a fair review of the pasta, despite all.
Not related to the video, but where did you get your dress? It’s so pretty! 😍
Venezia Roma exe 230€.
Venezia Roma bus 130€.
Venezia Roma pre 113€
Venezia Roma sta 99€.
Me, working in those frecciarossa trains, even in executive levels, I will never travel in higher levels. Firstly because trip duration is the same and even panorama is😊.
Secondly, I can splurge the 130€/pax difference in my favourite supermarket or restaurant or wherever I prefer 😊
Thirdly, I'm an insider, so for sure there is a colleague of mine I know 😅😅😅😅
And if you may need more sitting space, just buy two second class seats per person, and you'll still save 30€ each 😮
Ps I didn't finish the video, so I don't really know what Jessie & Alessio went through. I'll see it later
Io Roma Milano in prima 19€ preso un mese prima
it would be a safety hazard to cook at 350 km/h. I don't trust most restaurant kitchen ,but for sure not the one in a train
Train rides are sick im going next month from Poland to Croatia 50Euro each way crazy
Wow. Didn’t expect that 😅
We did that same trip, but in Business class. I brought pastries and sandwiches from a place in Rome and it was lovely!
Exactly 💯 what I would do! And maybe get a Cafe on the train /that's all! 🎉
I feel like there is so much good Italian street food, why not take a panini sandwich on the train with u instead of that food, ugh..
thank you for this video, it was very helpful, i will be taking this trip, I feel like maybe the spaciousness of the seats and not being stuffed in with others is worth the price, but i definatley will be aware of the food availble and maybe grab something for the journey, also were the cocktails included ? thanks
thank you for sharing
E come era la moquette in Executive?. Io ci ho viaggiato 2 volte ed era macchiata in entrambi i casi...
the more Allessio loves his wife, the more attractive he becomes!! i love seeing her happy face and they are both blossoming
He is a bully
That is a very expensive upgrade. I never traveled by train when I was in Europe in the 1970s, but it seems like the only clean option. Thanks for sharing this adventure. Very informative..
I think flying.. cheaper and quicker! Thanks for the video best wishes
6:47 I, personally, would not consider that "terribly wrong." Maybe "slightly disappointing," or "unexpected," but for me... "terribly wrong" would be if someone snuck some meat onto my plate 🤣
Just the patty is fine for me, as long as there's no meat. That's when I'd have a problem 🤣
Good thing there's no limits on your ability to order!
In reality most Europeans when they get on a train they aren’t focused on food offerings. Equally the amount you paid doesn’t fit the European idea of train travel. High speed travel in Europe is great and if you work the system remarkably cheap. For example I have a four and a half hour journey booked in France on TGV Inoui, split between two connecting services. In First, E36. Sometimes I wonder if these ‘Luxe’ offerings are just intended for American tourists on big travel budgets.
Agree
I took the Frecciarossa only once in my life, between Venezia and Firenze, but I remember it very well because everything was perfect! I loved it 🎉
You guys should go on a cruise next! Even if just for the food experience! Most are all inclusive.
Fancy! lol
250 euro seems pretty expensive for what you got in comparison to just like a first class on a train
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!! 250€ each??? For crappy food??? No way!!!
Well obviously because on an highspeed train in first class and in Europe obviously it's expensive
Respect to the Italian food
If you want more service and a bed you should try the Venice Simplon Orient Express.
At the very end, it showed them getting ready to board La Dolce Vita Orient Express, so I expect that will be MUCH better!!
Those suitcases give me agita...they are huge. Are you moving back to Italy with all of your belongings? I can't imagine navigating train stations, airports, and subway stations with all that luggage.
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The red train at second nine is at Switzerland, it's the Berninaexpress 😉
I took the Freccisrosa 1st Class from Rome to Padua, and after every stop the drinks & snacks cart passed by, and it was included. Awesome. Much later a gave a woman on a Bulgarian train a Freccisrosa moist toilette, and she looked at it with awe. Go to Sofia (by train), what a beautiful city (and country).
From Rome to Lamezia was great.(Friday passed).But we only sat in the seats where you get snacks and go to train 3 for espresso or drinks. Dove siete?
These people are in the market for a baby it must be have degrees in television production
I’ve had the exact same experience about ordering a burger but at the airport. Thought I was getting a burger but ended up with just a patty. I did however also get some lettuce and a piece of tomato but onnthe side.
Wtf?!? This must be some ”lost in translation” somehow?
How was the aircon?
Where did you travel from to? My son loves the high speed trains so I would take it with him (lower class and our own food)
This was a fun video. Trust me when I tell you that the food is no better on the TGV in France. I once ordered a Croque Monsieur that was absolutely disgusting.
I'm amazed about the so poor quality of the service...
It's like a joke.
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250€… conveniente devo dire
Non lo scoprirò mai
So, where are you going?
So great 😂
La focaccia looks like it got shrunk 😅
Enjoy the trip. Now would you recommend the train upgrade?
only if you want more space. or you are really tired and you want relax
Jesus Yashu God bless ⛪⛪⛪✝️✝️✝️✝️🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
Japan's is better, of course!!
Is #Bougiest even a word? #Scrabble
How do you say #Bougiest in Italian?
We took this train recently and were very disappointed, the quality price ratio is not good 👎
Only an American would order a burger in Italy and then complain it wasn't like the ones in maccas 😂
I love the trains but the food is horrible.
Tourist tourist tourist go home go home go home!!!!!
As an American watching this, this train is a bit of a disappointment. Europe is renowned for fantastic train service, so to see this was sad. The food appeared to be lackluster, and that Scaloppina looked downright awful. The color was all wrong. Definitely not worth the price. That being said, thank you SO much for showing us your train content, and I can't wait to see the next video! Love from Pennsylvania, US!❤
Il cibo è stato studiato per l’utenza USA al fine d farvi perdere peso in eccesso
It depends what you order my food was better then that great experience
Con quello che mangiate in USA quella scaloppina per voi americani vale 3 stelle michelin 😂
It may be the lighting or the camera you're using, but both of you look exponentially healthier than you did in your NYC cruise video. Especially the Misses. Lost a few kgs while in italy? Its hard to explain and its not as if you look terrible in the NY video, you just look healthier while in Italy. How else can I put it... it looks like both of you hadn't slept in 48 hours in NY while you look fresh and well rested in this one... could it be the food?
Everything microwaved… assolutamente NO! 👎 😮
Snobs lol
Whaaat? Everything in Italy is not amazing and better than what the US offers? I don't believe it! 😂😂😂
We got a serious problem with trains in Italy, they are late or get canceled and people cannot get to work in time. The food is a minor problem 😅. But I agree, for €250 I would have made a fuss if they served me that stuff
Not worth the price unless you’re rich…
Is not to be about rich! 250 euro rome to venice it is cheap if you think one ticket it is 120€
@wild642The price for one person one way is 250 euro…..sometimes as low as 230 euro…. I know as I traveled in Executive Class quite often when it was 180-195 euro….once the fare increased and the quality of the microwaved food declined, I opted for Business Silenzio….. no loud talking….no cell phone….very comfortable and relax at a much more reasonable fare….
@wild642Yes, it is. One person, one way is 250 euro, sometimes 230 euro…. I used to travel in Executive Class all the time when fares were 180-195 euro….when the fares increased and the quality of the microwaved food declined, I opted for Business Silenzio…non loud talking, no iPhones, at a reasonable price.
Yes, it’s about being rich. One way, one person is 250 euro…. Sometimes 230 euro. I used to travel in Executive Class all the time when the fare was 180-195 euro. When fares increased and food quality decreased, I opted for Business Silenzio …. No loud talking, no iPhones, and a much more reasonable price.
So you go to Italy and all we see is closeups of yall eating and giving your opinions. Al, you are over the top with the facial expressions and orgasmic taste moments. I say this and in the next frame, just now as I watch you are saying over the top taste or whatever. I have been watching yall for a couple years. Watching you stuff your faces and hearing the self proclaimed Italian food expert give his opinions about Olive Garden or whatever. You never .entioned that all the food there comes premade in freezer bags and is heated up in microwaves. Of course its not very good and loaded with salt like all American fast food. Its either sugar or salt or both; Thees Eess Uhmereekuhh! So you go to Italy and exoect good food on a train? Really? What the hecky darn, is Al The Food Popa? Enough already Al...
So, apart from the meeting room, the uselessly large chairs and the food, shouldn't it all be just the bare minimum for traveling? Space, cleanliness, comfort for the passenger, and the respect for people's time. This should be the bottom line, not a luxury.
And come on... 250 euros per person? You guys were robbed!
Like a movie chair!
You guys were funny and entertaining on another video, but this one you really sounded like out of touch. Wendy's is not executive food, and if you had a bit of class would appreciate small portions and all you can eat advantage as a good thing, not dissapointment. Try a bit of class and learn from someone else more enthusiastic: ruclips.net/video/pT6KNMswdBk/video.html