***This is business office 17 of my "Camels, Bats, too Bloggers" trip study detailing a recent trip to Dubai too Seychelles, amongst a concluding halt inwards Las Vegas to attend the 2014 BAcon conference hosted past times BoardingArea***
1. Introduction - Camels, Bats, too Bloggers
2. Emirates Lounge at SFO
3. Emirates First Class San Francisco to Dubai
4. Conrad Dubai
5. Old Dubai, Ski Dubai, too At the Top
6. Emirates Terminal B First Class Lounge at DXB
7. Emirates First Class Dubai to Mahe, Seychelles
8. Four Seasons Republic of Seychelles
9. Air Republic of Seychelles Economy Class Mahe to Praslin
10. Raffles Praslin Seychelles
11. Island Hopping - La Digue
12. Island Hopping - Praslin, Cousine, Curieuse, St. Pierre
13. Hilton Republic of Seychelles Northolme Resort too Spa
14. Emirates Business Class Mahe, Republic of Seychelles to Dubai
15. 7-Star Luxury at the Burj Al Arab
16. British Airways Lounge at DXB
17. mainland People's Republic of China Pacific Business Class Dubai to Los Angeles via Hong Kong
18. 2014 BAcon Conference inwards Las Vegas + Mandalay Bay Hotel
19. American Express Centurion Lounge at LAS
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We had already taken i mensuration closer to habitation from the Republic of Seychelles to Dubai, but at nowadays it was genuinely fourth dimension to caput back. The instantly flying from the West Coast to Dubai is already long plenty at xvi hours, but nosotros were going to receive got the fifty-fifty longer road via Hong Kong that would add together some other 8 hours inwards transit.
Before this twelvemonth I had genuinely never flown mainland People's Republic of China Pacific, but inside the past times 12 months it's been the airline I've flown the most. While the First Class product may non last equally extravagant equally other airlines such equally Emirates, nosotros establish that's it been consistently excellent.
But inwards my opinion, mainland People's Republic of China Pacific's Business Class production is where they genuinely shine, too it's i of the real best inwards the marketplace today. Today's flying would last similar to our render from the Republic of the Maldives on mainland People's Republic of China Pacific before this year, starting amongst a ride on the Airbus A330-300.
Quick aside on trip reporting - at times it tin genuinely last difficult to sit down dorsum too bask yourself inwards the moment, because you're hence consumed amongst capturing every unmarried detail. More than anything, what I genuinely enjoyed close these flights is that I'd taken them before. With all the previous photos too experiences inwards my back-pocket to lean on, at that topographic point was no longer a feel of needing to rest alert, which inwards plow allowed me to bask myself more.
We headed over to the gate merely equally boarding was starting. From the looks of it, DXB-HKG is a heavy concern locomote road amongst the Business Class cabin at total capacity.
Since I had booked the trip several months out, I was able to teach seats inwards the mini-cabin from rows 19-21. Since this is partitioned off from the larger Business Class cabin too Premium Economy sections, it's extremely placidity too soul too would highly recommend getting seats hither if available.
Without the Dom too caviar that you lot teach inwards First Class, Business Class comparisons across airlines boils downward to the seat. And Cathay's are top-notch, featuring the opposite herringbone 1-2-1 configuration. The seats are extremely comfortable too private, too stretch out into a consummate 180 grade apartment bed.
And the best business office close these seats are that they are equally broad equally you lot tin detect out there. In fact, the mainland People's Republic of China Pacific Business Class seats at 21" are genuinely wider than the 20.5" you lot teach inwards Emirates First Class on the 777-300ER!
One picayune exceptional that makes all the departure inwards the Blue Planet is the wedge that sticks out diagonally from the topographic point close the armrest. It tin last raised or lowered based on your preference, too provides that extra picayune chip of infinite that you lot demand to maneuver too shift spell sitting, or to slumber comfortably on your side.
Even though I admittedly sentinel a lot of TV too for the most business office am caught upwards on the latest blockbusters, I was all the same disappointed inwards the IFE choice on our flights. There was literally aught that I wanted to sentinel too luckily had brought backup IFE on my iPad which was loaded amongst all the Sons of Anarchy I needed to fill upwards the 24 sixty minutes journey.
The IFE too topographic point controls are uncomplicated but effective, too inwards some ways I similar the thought of the tactile controls equally opposed to dealing amongst the complexity of a fancy system.
The footrest provides plenty of infinite too at that topographic point is to a greater extent than than plenty infinite inwards front end of you lot to house a pocketbook besides equally your shoes.
Since nosotros hadn't eaten much that twenty-four hours too the lounge nutrient wasn't real appealing, nosotros were looking forwards to a proper meal. And since nosotros had been traveling for 2 weeks inwards the Middle East too Africa, I had a huge craving for In-N-Out Burger, Mexican food, or Asian food. Given that nosotros were on an Asian carrier, understandably the finally i was the solely craving that I was able to satisfy for now.
Dinner service started close an sixty minutes after takeoff, too consistent amongst our previous flights, the nutrient on mainland People's Republic of China Pacific is a truthful highlight. I would receive got these meals over the nutrient served inwards Emirates First Class whatever day.
First upwards was the prawn appetizer, salad, too garlic bread.
I chose the ruby-red snapper inwards sweetness too sour sauce for my entree too was equally happy equally could be, it was absolutely delicious.
To complete up, cheese too and hence the chocolate mousse cake. The nutrient was excellent, too genuinely my solely gripe was that service was a chip slow, amongst repast service taking roughly 2 hours from get-go to finish.
There was solely 3-4 hours of flying fourth dimension left, too nosotros dozed off for a the remaining few hours before landing at HKG where nosotros had an upcoming 4-hour layover. I won't bore you lot amongst the details, since nosotros literally repeated the layover nosotros had inwards May, which was spent showering, relaxing, too eating at The Wing lounge.
The meshing speed at the mainland People's Republic of China Pacific lounges was blazing fast, too I solely want that all lounges could furnish similar speeds. We were able to brand calls too video chat amongst no issues.
At this betoken nosotros had basically pulled an all-niter, too inwards full general were merely exhausted from the 2-week trip. Other than the fact that our flying from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was on a dissimilar airplane (Boeing 777-300ER) too twice equally long equally our flying from Dubai, it was essentially the same experience.
So I did something I've never done before inwards my life...I genuinely passed on the chance to eat on-board the flight! For people that know me, they know how crazy tired I must receive got been since I merely don't immature adult woman out on whatever chance to eat.
But again, the beauty of beingness on a flying that I had taken multiple times was that I didn't similar I was missing out on anything. Immediately after boarding the Benadryl went downward the hatch, earplugs too oculus shades went on, too thirty minutes afterwards I was out similar a stone for a glorious 10 hours of barely-interrupted sleep.
Next affair I knew nosotros were merely a pair hours out from LAX too the 2d repast service was close to start. No run a peril that I would immature adult woman this one.
Breakfast started amongst some fresh fruit, along amongst a croissant.
I ever become for either the congee or dim amount for breakfast on the mainland People's Republic of China flights, too flipped a money to decide. Dim amount it is.
I spent the finally sixty minutes shaking out the cobwebs inwards my head, too arrived at LAX equally rested equally i tin maybe last after a 12 sixty minutes Trans-Pacific flight. Overall, some other fantastic flying aboard mainland People's Republic of China Pacific too I can't hold back to wing them again.
P.S.We genuinely demand to operate on our Global Entry pictures, tin 2 people expect whatever to a greater extent than suspicious than this?
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1. Introduction - Camels, Bats, too Bloggers
2. Emirates Lounge at SFO
3. Emirates First Class San Francisco to Dubai
4. Conrad Dubai
5. Old Dubai, Ski Dubai, too At the Top
6. Emirates Terminal B First Class Lounge at DXB
7. Emirates First Class Dubai to Mahe, Seychelles
8. Four Seasons Republic of Seychelles
9. Air Republic of Seychelles Economy Class Mahe to Praslin
10. Raffles Praslin Seychelles
11. Island Hopping - La Digue
12. Island Hopping - Praslin, Cousine, Curieuse, St. Pierre
13. Hilton Republic of Seychelles Northolme Resort too Spa
14. Emirates Business Class Mahe, Republic of Seychelles to Dubai
15. 7-Star Luxury at the Burj Al Arab
16. British Airways Lounge at DXB
17. mainland People's Republic of China Pacific Business Class Dubai to Los Angeles via Hong Kong
18. 2014 BAcon Conference inwards Las Vegas + Mandalay Bay Hotel
19. American Express Centurion Lounge at LAS
_______________________________
We had already taken i mensuration closer to habitation from the Republic of Seychelles to Dubai, but at nowadays it was genuinely fourth dimension to caput back. The instantly flying from the West Coast to Dubai is already long plenty at xvi hours, but nosotros were going to receive got the fifty-fifty longer road via Hong Kong that would add together some other 8 hours inwards transit.
Before this twelvemonth I had genuinely never flown mainland People's Republic of China Pacific, but inside the past times 12 months it's been the airline I've flown the most. While the First Class product may non last equally extravagant equally other airlines such equally Emirates, nosotros establish that's it been consistently excellent.
But inwards my opinion, mainland People's Republic of China Pacific's Business Class production is where they genuinely shine, too it's i of the real best inwards the marketplace today. Today's flying would last similar to our render from the Republic of the Maldives on mainland People's Republic of China Pacific before this year, starting amongst a ride on the Airbus A330-300.
Quick aside on trip reporting - at times it tin genuinely last difficult to sit down dorsum too bask yourself inwards the moment, because you're hence consumed amongst capturing every unmarried detail. More than anything, what I genuinely enjoyed close these flights is that I'd taken them before. With all the previous photos too experiences inwards my back-pocket to lean on, at that topographic point was no longer a feel of needing to rest alert, which inwards plow allowed me to bask myself more.
We headed over to the gate merely equally boarding was starting. From the looks of it, DXB-HKG is a heavy concern locomote road amongst the Business Class cabin at total capacity.
Our ride to Hong Kong
Since I had booked the trip several months out, I was able to teach seats inwards the mini-cabin from rows 19-21. Since this is partitioned off from the larger Business Class cabin too Premium Economy sections, it's extremely placidity too soul too would highly recommend getting seats hither if available.
A330-300 topographic point map
Without the Dom too caviar that you lot teach inwards First Class, Business Class comparisons across airlines boils downward to the seat. And Cathay's are top-notch, featuring the opposite herringbone 1-2-1 configuration. The seats are extremely comfortable too private, too stretch out into a consummate 180 grade apartment bed.
And the best business office close these seats are that they are equally broad equally you lot tin detect out there. In fact, the mainland People's Republic of China Pacific Business Class seats at 21" are genuinely wider than the 20.5" you lot teach inwards Emirates First Class on the 777-300ER!
One picayune exceptional that makes all the departure inwards the Blue Planet is the wedge that sticks out diagonally from the topographic point close the armrest. It tin last raised or lowered based on your preference, too provides that extra picayune chip of infinite that you lot demand to maneuver too shift spell sitting, or to slumber comfortably on your side.
Even though I admittedly sentinel a lot of TV too for the most business office am caught upwards on the latest blockbusters, I was all the same disappointed inwards the IFE choice on our flights. There was literally aught that I wanted to sentinel too luckily had brought backup IFE on my iPad which was loaded amongst all the Sons of Anarchy I needed to fill upwards the 24 sixty minutes journey.
The IFE too topographic point controls are uncomplicated but effective, too inwards some ways I similar the thought of the tactile controls equally opposed to dealing amongst the complexity of a fancy system.
The footrest provides plenty of infinite too at that topographic point is to a greater extent than than plenty infinite inwards front end of you lot to house a pocketbook besides equally your shoes.
Since nosotros hadn't eaten much that twenty-four hours too the lounge nutrient wasn't real appealing, nosotros were looking forwards to a proper meal. And since nosotros had been traveling for 2 weeks inwards the Middle East too Africa, I had a huge craving for In-N-Out Burger, Mexican food, or Asian food. Given that nosotros were on an Asian carrier, understandably the finally i was the solely craving that I was able to satisfy for now.
Dinner service started close an sixty minutes after takeoff, too consistent amongst our previous flights, the nutrient on mainland People's Republic of China Pacific is a truthful highlight. I would receive got these meals over the nutrient served inwards Emirates First Class whatever day.
First upwards was the prawn appetizer, salad, too garlic bread.
I chose the ruby-red snapper inwards sweetness too sour sauce for my entree too was equally happy equally could be, it was absolutely delicious.
To complete up, cheese too and hence the chocolate mousse cake. The nutrient was excellent, too genuinely my solely gripe was that service was a chip slow, amongst repast service taking roughly 2 hours from get-go to finish.
There was solely 3-4 hours of flying fourth dimension left, too nosotros dozed off for a the remaining few hours before landing at HKG where nosotros had an upcoming 4-hour layover. I won't bore you lot amongst the details, since nosotros literally repeated the layover nosotros had inwards May, which was spent showering, relaxing, too eating at The Wing lounge.
The meshing speed at the mainland People's Republic of China Pacific lounges was blazing fast, too I solely want that all lounges could furnish similar speeds. We were able to brand calls too video chat amongst no issues.
At this betoken nosotros had basically pulled an all-niter, too inwards full general were merely exhausted from the 2-week trip. Other than the fact that our flying from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was on a dissimilar airplane (Boeing 777-300ER) too twice equally long equally our flying from Dubai, it was essentially the same experience.
So I did something I've never done before inwards my life...I genuinely passed on the chance to eat on-board the flight! For people that know me, they know how crazy tired I must receive got been since I merely don't immature adult woman out on whatever chance to eat.
But again, the beauty of beingness on a flying that I had taken multiple times was that I didn't similar I was missing out on anything. Immediately after boarding the Benadryl went downward the hatch, earplugs too oculus shades went on, too thirty minutes afterwards I was out similar a stone for a glorious 10 hours of barely-interrupted sleep.
Next affair I knew nosotros were merely a pair hours out from LAX too the 2d repast service was close to start. No run a peril that I would immature adult woman this one.
Breakfast started amongst some fresh fruit, along amongst a croissant.
I ever become for either the congee or dim amount for breakfast on the mainland People's Republic of China flights, too flipped a money to decide. Dim amount it is.
I spent the finally sixty minutes shaking out the cobwebs inwards my head, too arrived at LAX equally rested equally i tin maybe last after a 12 sixty minutes Trans-Pacific flight. Overall, some other fantastic flying aboard mainland People's Republic of China Pacific too I can't hold back to wing them again.
P.S.We genuinely demand to operate on our Global Entry pictures, tin 2 people expect whatever to a greater extent than suspicious than this?