Thanks for explaining that. Wonder if there were, say, only two roomettes shown available for the posted bucket fare, would booking for more than four people give a peek at the fare for the next bucket? Hmm-m-m. One way to find out is to try it (if I can remember what I just wrote!)
Edit: Tried it and it seemed to do just that - show the next bucket price. Found there were 2 roomettes available on the EB from CHI to SEA on 30 Mar 2015.
• For 2 seniors the basic fare was $295.80 (or $147.90 each) plus $243.00 for 1 roomette = $538.80
• For 4 seniors the basic fare was $591.60 (or $147.90 each) plus $486 for 2 roomettes (or $243.00 each) = $1077.60
• For 6 seniors the basic fare was $887.40 (or $147.90 each) plus $1062.00 for 3 roomettes (or $1062.00 - $486.00 = $576.00 for the one additional roomette - instead of the $243.00 for each of the previous ones.
So did doing this actually reveal the next roomette bucket fare? Or did it merely conk the Amtrak fare selection monkey on the head with a monkey wrench?
Edit: Tried it and it seemed to do just that - show the next bucket price. Found there were 2 roomettes available on the EB from CHI to SEA on 30 Mar 2015.
• For 2 seniors the basic fare was $295.80 (or $147.90 each) plus $243.00 for 1 roomette = $538.80
• For 4 seniors the basic fare was $591.60 (or $147.90 each) plus $486 for 2 roomettes (or $243.00 each) = $1077.60
• For 6 seniors the basic fare was $887.40 (or $147.90 each) plus $1062.00 for 3 roomettes (or $1062.00 - $486.00 = $576.00 for the one additional roomette - instead of the $243.00 for each of the previous ones.
So did doing this actually reveal the next roomette bucket fare? Or did it merely conk the Amtrak fare selection monkey on the head with a monkey wrench?
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