Hello, Donnylad here from England. It's a pleasure to join your Group!
We are taking the Amtrak service from Fort Lauderdale to New York Penn in November.
My Wife and I travelled all the way with Amtrak across the magnificent US from New York to San Francisco back in 2003. We also did Canada coast to coast via Via in 2009 (Vancouver to Halifax, Nova Scotia) so we've served some time on the rails so to speak!
Both previous trips were part of organised tours but this time we're on our own so we need a bit of help, advice and reassurance! (please)
Firstly, the baggage. We will be disembarking a cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale and catching the train. We have pre-booked transport from ship to station and understand if we get to the station in good time we can check in 2 bags (cases) each. We will have two cases, two carry-ons and one garment bag in total.
Would anyone recommend stowing the garment bag with the cases?
Secondly, on previous journeys we have had a bedroom but unfortunately they were all sold out this time so we are preparing for a long journey at our seats!! Any tips to help us make it though the trip will be most gratefully received !!
Thirdly, after much "web-surfing" I think I've managed to get on the wait-list for either a roomette or a Bedroom for the trip and was assured by an agent that we were "Number 1" on the list back in April but have heard nothing since!
Accepting that this is a weekend journey I'm not holding my breath on availability but any tips on improving my chances would be most gratefully received thank you!
Donnylad
We are taking the Amtrak service from Fort Lauderdale to New York Penn in November.
My Wife and I travelled all the way with Amtrak across the magnificent US from New York to San Francisco back in 2003. We also did Canada coast to coast via Via in 2009 (Vancouver to Halifax, Nova Scotia) so we've served some time on the rails so to speak!
Both previous trips were part of organised tours but this time we're on our own so we need a bit of help, advice and reassurance! (please)
Firstly, the baggage. We will be disembarking a cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale and catching the train. We have pre-booked transport from ship to station and understand if we get to the station in good time we can check in 2 bags (cases) each. We will have two cases, two carry-ons and one garment bag in total.
Would anyone recommend stowing the garment bag with the cases?
Secondly, on previous journeys we have had a bedroom but unfortunately they were all sold out this time so we are preparing for a long journey at our seats!! Any tips to help us make it though the trip will be most gratefully received !!
Thirdly, after much "web-surfing" I think I've managed to get on the wait-list for either a roomette or a Bedroom for the trip and was assured by an agent that we were "Number 1" on the list back in April but have heard nothing since!
Accepting that this is a weekend journey I'm not holding my breath on availability but any tips on improving my chances would be most gratefully received thank you!
Donnylad