MoeXXX
Traveller
4 comments
Posted 12 years ago
Sorry, I'm a bit new to all this.
Am trying to book the City Night Line sleeper from Zurich to Berlin, and would like an economy sleeper cabin with my wife and daughter, ie 3 people in a 4-berth cabin.
When I try to book, it makes me choose a male or female cabin. Does this mean we cannot travel as a family? Or that we cannot guarantee a cabin to ourselves?
Could a couchette be the way to go?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi,
sleeper cabins are usually separated by sex unless you book the full cabin. On the Zürich - Berlin CNL night train double deck sleepers are used which offer one, two and four bed cabins. This makes the whole thing a bit problematic...
What age is your daughter? If she is under 6 she wont need a ticket and could sleep in one of the other beds; if she is under 14 only the supplement is to be paid and apparently it would be possible for her to sleep in one of the other beds as well (although this wont be very comfortable I guesss) - the system offers me a Double cabin (2beds) for three travellers.
On the couchettes there is no separation by sex so you could go with a 4bed couchette, what would be cheaper as well.
Flo 8)
MoeXXX
Traveller
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Thanks Flo.
Daughter is 12 - probably a bit bog to share a bed, so I guess we'd need a four-berth. The website doesn't seem to offer me the option of reserving the whole cabin, whether sleeper or couchette :'(
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Humm...you could try via phone, I have heard from several english speaking people that the booking process was simple and easy: +49 (0)1805 / 99 66 33
Apart from that I dont think there even _is_ an option to book the whole cabin online.
I assume you want to travel with a regular ticket, not with InterRail?
Flo 8)
MoeXXX
Traveller
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Yeah, regular ticket. Sorry daughter is quite big (tall), not bog!
Thanks for your help; will try the phone tomorrow.
MoeXXX
Traveller
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Ach. Guy on the phone said there was no way for us to stay together as a family on this particular train; we're weren't even allowed to book the fourth bunk. Seems a far cry from the promises in the brochure. On the upside, it was substantially cheaper than the web price. :|
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hummm...so you went with a 4bed couchette? :)
MoeXXX
Traveller
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We did - was either that or flying, and that would've taken all the fun out of it!
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
OK, I hope it was a fun trip. :)