timetoride
Train Attendant
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- Jul 28, 2008
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A while back I posted asking advice about a May 2009 trip that two other family members and I hope to make. I received and am very grateful for much wonderful information given then.
Now I have a question about pricing. I've read enough to realize it can be very confusing...and now I know that's certainly true!
Called Amtrak and booked a round trip from Jackson, MS, to Vancouver, BC, for 1 Senior and 2 AAA Adults. Reserved two roomettes from JAN to CHI and two bedrooms from CHI to SEA then have Thru way Service on to VAC. Same accommodations were reserved for the return trip. Round trip total was $4,650.60.
A few days later when trying to figure each person's share of that amount, I decided to call Amtrak and ask if they had the "per person" breakdown in their system. The agent said it did not show in her system, then she asked me to hold on. In a few minutes she came back on and said she had called Customer Service and they were working on a breakdown for me.
Later the agent came back on and said:
"The Senior total is $2,050.60. The total for the 2 AAA Adults is $2,600.00."
Based on that, the share for 1 AAA Adult would be $1,300....which is a LOT less than the 1 Senior total.
Could those of you who understand more about the pricing system shed some light on how that was figured? Would it have been better if the Senior had used their AAA discount instead? :blink:
Thanks!
Now I have a question about pricing. I've read enough to realize it can be very confusing...and now I know that's certainly true!
Called Amtrak and booked a round trip from Jackson, MS, to Vancouver, BC, for 1 Senior and 2 AAA Adults. Reserved two roomettes from JAN to CHI and two bedrooms from CHI to SEA then have Thru way Service on to VAC. Same accommodations were reserved for the return trip. Round trip total was $4,650.60.
A few days later when trying to figure each person's share of that amount, I decided to call Amtrak and ask if they had the "per person" breakdown in their system. The agent said it did not show in her system, then she asked me to hold on. In a few minutes she came back on and said she had called Customer Service and they were working on a breakdown for me.
Later the agent came back on and said:
"The Senior total is $2,050.60. The total for the 2 AAA Adults is $2,600.00."
Based on that, the share for 1 AAA Adult would be $1,300....which is a LOT less than the 1 Senior total.
Could those of you who understand more about the pricing system shed some light on how that was figured? Would it have been better if the Senior had used their AAA discount instead? :blink:
Thanks!
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