Viewliner meals question

[stealmyheart74]

I am taking my first long distance trip with an 8-year old child and want to be as prepared as possible. We are in a Viewliner Roomette and I know that meals are included.

We are taking the Silver Star from New York Penn Station to Orlando.

We leave New York at 10:55am and get into Orlando at 10:17am the next day.

Assuming that the train is on time, which meals will be included during our trip?

Thanks in advance!

 

[AlanB]

You should receive lunch and dinner the first day out, breakfast the next morning. Are you aware that you can use the Club Acela lounge in NY to wait for your train?

 

[stealmyheart74]

You should receive lunch and dinner the first day out, breakfast the next morning. Are you aware that you can use the Club Acela lounge in NY to wait for your train?

Thank you for your fast response. No, I wasn't aware of that. We will definitely take advantage of this. Thanks!

 

[AlanB]

You should receive lunch and dinner the first day out, breakfast the next morning. Are you aware that you can use the Club Acela lounge in NY to wait for your train?

Thank you for your fast response. No, I wasn't aware of that. We will definitely take advantage of this. Thanks!

Your sleeper tickets qualify you as a First Class passenger on Amtrak. As a first class passenger you are entitled to utilize Amtrak's first class lounge in NY. These lounges are a nice quiet refuge in the often-bustling train station. They have nice plush chairs, conference rooms, computer terminals, newspapers, TV's, free soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea and clean safe bathrooms. They also allow you to board your train before the rest of the masses.

The lounge in NY can be found to the far left of the NJ Transit ticket windows as you face them. Walk past the West Gate for tracks 7 & 8 on the left side of the escalator and you will see a sign on the corner of the wall. There is a doorbell to the left of two gold doors. Ring the bell and wait for the click to open the door. Note: In NY there is no pre-boarding ahead of the regular passengers, but they usually do announce your train in the lounge before they announce it in the main station. This means if you don’t dilly-dally, you can generally be near the head of the line at the escalator.