European Railroad Discussion > Italo vs Trenitalia

I'm helping some friends book tickets from Rome to Florence and Florence to Venice. 

They want to go "first class" and like the idea of having a bit of complimentary prosecco. 

Not totally clear whether they will get the prosecco on a morning train. 

Is FS still a mess to deal with or have things improved? 

Any other thoughts on Italo vs Frecciarossa and Frecciaargento. 

Thanks for any info. (I had this posted on International & realized it really belongs here).

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I cant comment on Italo but I did spend a month in Italy earlier this year and we rode a variety of the TrenItalia Freccia services. It terms of second class accommodations I found the Rossa and the Bianca equipment to be vastly superior to the 2nd class Agento cars. My major complaint with the latter are the narrow seats and the inward sloping windows that noticeably reduce shoulder room for those seated by the windows. 
Here's a photo of the interior of the Argento car which illustrates my issues.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/26/16 06:42 by WP17.

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