In my experience, Emirates have been great with kids. I've seen FA's walking the aisles with babies, and often, they get out what looks like a new and improved Polaroid and take a picture - as a family momento.

They're generous with the kids toys, backpacks, colouring kits etc.

And you should be fine with requesting bassinets and bulkhead seats.

Although if it was me, I would decline the memory of any flight with my kids with a photo, especially my 6-yo daughter.

The only reason I'd let the FA's take a picture of me with her on the flight was so that I could show her when she was 18 and remind her that was when she was a pain in the **se and forced me to drink a bottle of vodka, to stop me losing the will to live.

Thankfully, my kids are past the terrible 2's and now all I have to worry about when I take my 8-yo son onboard any Emirates flight is him trying to hack into the IFE system.

You'll be fine. I am way impressed with the consistency of the EK staff.