Originally Posted by
LuvAirFrance
I kept my lower bed open throughout the trip. Didn't want the chairs at all. Like John and Yoko, in bed all day.
In the case of Viewliners, you can have the best of both worlds by sleeping in the upper bunk and leaving the lower as seats. The upper bunk is flush with the upper windows (nonexistent in Superliners) and the ceiling is much higher than in Superliners, so the view is great (truth in advertising) and it doesn't feel claustrophobic at all. It also has a fairly comfortable mattress IMHO. ^
Originally Posted by
NYCommuter
* Do the curtains block out light (from stations) pretty well?
Watch out for light pollution from the other direction, i.e. the hallway, which will be drenched in harsh fluorescent light. Many Viewliners were refurbished with interior drapes that are too thin to fully block out the light. The original pull-down vinyl curtains blocked out all light, so that change was a major downgrade.
You should bring an eye mask if you think that might be a problem.