Now you know how "standard" coach passengers feel every time they board. :mellow:
The only thing Amtrak has to honor is their own fine print. Nothing in their fine print promises you any specific room at any specific time. Everything printed on your ticket is subject to alternatives and exceptions at Amtrak's discretion, including your accommodations.
While Amtrak will try their best to honor it, having your tickets printed early would not change a thing. How, in this scenario, would they possibly be able to honor his already printed tickets? His train would have been canceled and there are not rooms available on the next days train.
You asked what would happen and people tried to make their best guess. If you consider that us telling you to shut up and accept it, you are reading way too much into typed words.
Who is your PPC attendant on this trip?
Amanda, Did they kick people out of the PPC who didn't want to partake of wine tasting, like they did when they were charging?
No, they did not kick people out of the PPC that were not participating in the wine tasting. There were two people across from me (in the middle section) who were not doing the tasting and were playing a game. I believe there were also a few people down in the swivel chairs who were not tasting.
Thanks, Amamba! (And sorry I screwed up your name before) This is a huge improvement from charging sleeper passengers, allowing in coach passengers pretty much all evening for $10 each (We even witnessed a coach passenger get free dinner in the PPC once after she latched onto a sleeper passenger), and kicking out non-participating sleeper passengers. Glad someone finally decided the PPC didn't have to keep generating cash flow directly.
That sounds just nutty enough to be true. It seemed doubtful that they'd do this simply to make things better for passengers. The only question is how the revenue will be recouped. Will the wine tasting be paired back with lower quality sources or will they bump up the ticket costs? Maybe a little of both?
Maybe they feel that by not charging for the wine tasting more passengers will be encouraged to actually buy a bottle or two of the wine that they are tasting and there is enough mark-up on those bottles to cover the cost of the tasting.
While there is certainly always a chance that they are having a shortage of LSA's in LA, I don't see how they can possibly downgrade the attendant working the PPC. If they did that, then they have to cut out all sales of liquor entirely in the PPC, since again only an LSA can handle money. They would also have to stop selling all the gifts & trinkets in the PPC.I heard that the Parlor Car Attendant used to have to also be an LSA but due to a shortage of LSA'asAmtrak relaxed that requirement. Only LSAs are allowed to handle money now that the Attendant can no longer handle money the tastings are now free.
Or so I heard
No matter the reason - and if the situation holds - a return to gratis wine and cheese, and no more coach passengers hogging seats and space paid for by sleeper passengers, is a resounding improvement.
