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AmandaJ
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We'll be up early both legs of our round trip Emeryville - Reno. Is it possibly to have the beds made up so we can nap on the 7 hour ride? They are both daytime rides, leaving at around 9 am.
You could probably ask for the beds to be made when you board.We'll be up early both legs of our round trip Emeryville - Reno. Is it possibly to have the beds made up so we can nap on the 7 hour ride? They are both daytime rides, leaving at around 9 am.
Sure. Just ask your sleeper car attendant to do so.We'll be up early both legs of our round trip Emeryville - Reno. Is it possibly to have the beds made up so we can nap on the 7 hour ride? They are both daytime rides, leaving at around 9 am.
You're suggesting a $20 payment just for making up the beds? How much do you tip for a wink and a handshake?Sure. Just ask your sleeper car attendant to do so.I would probably ask and explain my desire to nap as I was boarding the train.We'll be up early both legs of our round trip Emeryville - Reno. Is it possibly to have the beds made up so we can nap on the 7 hour ride? They are both daytime rides, leaving at around 9 am.
I would be sure to use the attendant's name when I ask, and I would slip the attendant a $20 for the service sometime before I got off the train.
I've done that...roomette instead of coach. I've also used a roomette at night and "stayed up" (left the roomette in the daytime configuration). In a bedroom, we've left the upper bunk down the day and night (storage) and often leave the lower in the day configuration at night and day (more floorspace). Its your personal preference and the SCA will work with you on that! Enjoy!I'm just curious as to the rationale for getting sleeper accommodations for a 7 hour daytime ride. I suppose it comes with meals, but basically just lunch to Reno and maybe breakfast and lunch to Emeryville.
I looked up a random day, and two coach seats were $130 (I think low bucket) while a roomette for two was $195. Of course bucket pricing was odd sometimes when coach was $156 while the roomette was still $195.
Just to have some peace and quiet from the ringing cell phones/highdb conversation of coach seems plenty of rationale... lets not get started on the restroomsI'm just curious as to the rationale for getting sleeper accommodations for a 7 hour daytime ride. I suppose it comes with meals, but basically just lunch to Reno and maybe breakfast and lunch to Emeryville.
I looked up a random day, and two coach seats were $130 (I think low bucket) while a roomette for two was $195. Of course bucket pricing was odd sometimes when coach was $156 while the roomette was still $195.
Under your rationale...why pay $108 to upgrade two to business class on a Regional from Boston to DC, with no food? To me...$195 for a seven hour ride for two in a roomette is a steal, even if low bucket for coach is actually $102 for two coach tickets.I'm just curious as to the rationale for getting sleeper accommodations for a 7 hour daytime ride. I suppose it comes with meals, but basically just lunch to Reno and maybe breakfast and lunch to Emeryville.
I looked up a random day, and two coach seats were $130 (I think low bucket) while a roomette for two was $195. Of course bucket pricing was odd sometimes when coach was $156 while the roomette was still $195.
Huh? Where did you get that idea from?Gosh! Cabin staff get to land the planes too? I must be kinder to them in future!
Actually they don't have to do anything at all that different. They just have to do one thing that they'd do once in the evening normally, at an earlier time. So no reason to tip just for that. It is their job.I guess asking for beds to be made up during the day is over and above the norm... I would tip for that, but not a $20.
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I think he's being fictitious because the pilot said he sometimes helps the FAs.Huh? Where did you get that idea from?Gosh! Cabin staff get to land the planes too? I must be kinder to them in future!
Fictitious? After all this time I thought caravanman was a real guy.I think he's being fictitious because the pilot said he sometimes helps the FAs.Huh? Where did you get that idea from?Gosh! Cabin staff get to land the planes too? I must be kinder to them in future!
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