The Royal Express, although being meant to evoke the glory days of colonial Indian rail travel, is perpetually parked in a Dubai hotel. With servers costumed like porters, regular platform announcements in Hindi, tinny train track sound effects, and opulent crimson and gold decor, the heritage railway theme is highly believable. The cuisine is of poorer quality, more akin to an Indian takeaway from the London Tube than something fit for rajahs. Members of Dubai's trainspotting community, on the other hand, must be in heaven, as the UAE has no long-distance trains.