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henry parsons
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Taking the CZ with grandkids this summer. I am thinking downstairs might be better as to not be too noisy with adults upstairs. Any advice is appreciated. They are 12, 10 and 8.
My one complaint having a lower level roomette, LOL! That particular "family" on the SWC also had one or two adjacent (to the family room) roomettes."It is a great trip, but a lot of work keeping them from disturbing the rest of the car. The boys would start opening and closing the door over and over, getting louder and louder hoping for a response because they were bored. "
There will be adults downstairs, too.Taking the CZ with grandkids this summer. I am thinking downstairs might be better as to not be too noisy with adults upstairs. Any advice is appreciated. They are 12, 10 and 8.
I was much younger for my first several train trips than any of the kids described by the OP and I remember more about those trips than the adults did.At those ages they will not be interested much in the scenery. They will enjoy the trip, but will not remember much.
I like the idea of making up backstories for other passengers. That's something I catch myself doing all the time when I travel. Most of the time it's just some random nonsense that pops into my head, but every once in a while a sort of sixth sense will perk up after noticing something that's just a little too odd compared to the norm. One time while I was queuing up for international security screening my lizard brain noticed a couple behind me acting just a little off.One of our favorite travel "games" was to observe people and then at night we'd make up stories using those people as the characters. Such as making up the life story of some guy and why he's on the train.
What is this expectation based upon? There is zero notice during the booking process that warns travelers to expect extra family noise on the lower level. Nor is there any advice for quiet travelers to choose the upper level instead. In fact unless you call and argue your way past Julie you can't even consciously know/choose the level where your sleeping compartment will be located anyhow.The point is, though, the family room is downstairs. Hence people who are located downstairs should expect to encounter a family grouping of some sort.
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