Amtrak Vacations Gift Certificates

[WICT106]

Has any member here ever used gift certificates from Amtrak Vacations ? If so, what was your experience like ? Do they have to be used for an Amtrak Vacations package trip, or can they be used in a fashion similar to regular Amtrak Gift Certificates ?

I just want to use them towards my next Florida trip, but I'm not interested in a package tour.

 

[rms492]

Yes, just call them, and tell them you only want a train ticket. They are just a travel agent.

Generally pretty friendly and professional, but their tour prices and hotel prices tend to be a bit high, but this shouldn't be an issue for you since you just want a train ticket. Let us know how it goes.

 

[dart330]

So would this be a way around the traditional gift certificates that are only redeemable in person? I have been waiting for e-ticketing to come out before purchasing any gift certificates as none of my family lives near a staffed station. If we can just phone in the Amtrak Vacations gift certificates, that sounds like a good workaround.

 

[rms492]

Hi Dart330, do you by chance happen to own a Dodge Dart? I do, mine is a '70 Swinger two-door with the legendary 225 slant six.

 

[dart330]

I had a 1962 Dodge Dart 330 with a 318 V8. I sadly no longer have it, but never changed my screen name. Most people assume I am just fond of playing darts.

 

[pennyk]

I had a 1962 Dodge Dart 330 with a 318 V8. I sadly no longer have it, but never changed my screen name. Most people assume I am just fond of playing darts.

my first car in 1969 was a 1966 Dodge Dart.

 

[J-1 3235]

Absolutely off topic; I had 1964 Dart GT with the 225 and pushbutton-shifted automatic.

Mike