Pacific Surfliner reserved travel periods not updated for 2022?

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Thinking of making a trip, but it looks kind of weird with the "unreserved" Surfliner tickets I traveled on earlier this year. I've got five trips in the last few months, and they have this disclaimer about "no travel" which is obviously for the reserved periods around holidays. But it still only lists dates in 2021 - well before I even got these tickets.

Ticket Terms & Conditions​
NO TVL 02-04APR21,28-31MAY21,02-05JUL21,03-06SEP21,23-25NOV21,27-29NOV21​

Just curious if they actually have reserved date ranges for 2022 like they usually do.
 
Thinking of making a trip, but it looks kind of weird with the "unreserved" Surfliner tickets I traveled on earlier this year. I've got five trips in the last few months, and they have this disclaimer about "no travel" which is obviously for the reserved periods around holidays. But it still only lists dates in 2021 - well before I even got these tickets.

Ticket Terms & Conditions​
NO TVL 02-04APR21,28-31MAY21,02-05JUL21,03-06SEP21,23-25NOV21,27-29NOV21​

Just curious if they actually have reserved date ranges for 2022 like they usually do.
I just looked at a Pacific Surfliner ticket of mine for a trip last October 8, says the same thing as yours, all 2021!.
My ticket was Business Class.
 
I just looked at a Pacific Surfliner ticket of mine for a trip last October 8, says the same thing as yours, all 2021!.
My ticket was Business Class.

Isn't business class on the Surfliner considered reserved?

I'm sure that the warning about "no travel" is for when one tries to use a ticket on a different train than on the ticket. I've specifically taken later or earlier trains on the same day. But of course with a reserved business class ticket, that doesn't really apply because one is supposed to make that specific train or the entire itinerary gets automatically cancelled as a no-show.
 
Isn't business class on the Surfliner considered reserved?

I'm sure that the warning about "no travel" is for when one tries to use a ticket on a different train than on the ticket. I've specifically taken later or earlier trains on the same day. But of course with a reserved business class ticket, that doesn't really apply because one is supposed to make that specific train or the entire itinerary gets automatically cancelled as a no-show.
Yes, it is but, my ticket had the same wording (exactly) as what you included in your original post.
 
Yes, it is but, my ticket had the same wording (exactly) as what you included in your original post.

Sure. I'm just thinking it's superfluous since a business class ticket isn't supposed to have the flexibility to use at another time. Granted I've heard that often Amtrak personnel will accommodate passengers who missed their trains. But not something like trying to use a ticket a week later, which is easy with an unreserved ticket.
 
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