Good morning/afternoon/evening,

I'm planning a mega-trip in April to sample some of the world's best airlines. As part of the journey, I'll be comparing Etihad F to Emirates F, and also BA New F, among many others (BA Y, LH J, QF J, CX J, BA J).

I'll have two legs in Emirates First, SIN-DXB on a 777, a 3:55 layover in DXB, then DXB-CDG on an A380.

I was wondering if all of you long-time EKers had any tips on how to maximize my experience with Emirates? Any tips of the trade, lounge meals that are good, things you wish you knew before your first First experience?

I'm also looking for sort of a baseline expectation to have going into it. I'm very excited for the experience, and look forward to, if nothing else, enjoying a full day of flying in my own little suite.

Thanks for your insight!