The Metropolitan
OBS Chief
Having picked the Companion Vouchers as my "prize" of choice in the recent promotion, I began to think of where I might get the most use of them.
What I'm thinking of doing is taking a Baltimore-Carolina trip in late September with a friend using the Carolinian.
The initial plan is to take #79 down to Raleigh, stay the night there, catch #73 to Charlotte to stay two nights there, and then take #80 back to Baltimore on a Saturday.
I'd planned to use the vouchers on #79 and #80, with both of us getting paid tickets on #73 since it's the cheapest of the three trains.
Having never had these before, I really don't know if this will be possible, and what restrictions there are, so...
1 - Do you think the vouchers will arrive in enough time to be usable for a late September trip?
2 - Would they apply to an upgrade to BC, or only coach?
3 - Any blackouts or day restrictions on them? I was looking at 9/24-9/27 which I would expect to be wide open date wise, but wasn't sure if there were day of week restrictions.
What I'm thinking of doing is taking a Baltimore-Carolina trip in late September with a friend using the Carolinian.
The initial plan is to take #79 down to Raleigh, stay the night there, catch #73 to Charlotte to stay two nights there, and then take #80 back to Baltimore on a Saturday.
I'd planned to use the vouchers on #79 and #80, with both of us getting paid tickets on #73 since it's the cheapest of the three trains.
Having never had these before, I really don't know if this will be possible, and what restrictions there are, so...
1 - Do you think the vouchers will arrive in enough time to be usable for a late September trip?
2 - Would they apply to an upgrade to BC, or only coach?
3 - Any blackouts or day restrictions on them? I was looking at 9/24-9/27 which I would expect to be wide open date wise, but wasn't sure if there were day of week restrictions.