Originally Posted by
G-BOAC
I don't want this to come across as mean or cruel so please don’t take it that way, but I think you need to keep in the back of your mind to be realistic in your expectations.
This is all good advice. ^
And I speak as someone who is limbering up for a 2-4-1 in FIRST (which will be my first) later this year. Not sure when, not sure where, but I WILL manage it
The reason I feel qualified to speak about it is I did my first (and to date, only) CW flight with the same outlook. There was plenty that could have ruined it (e.g. I'm very broad-shouldered and couldn't sleep comfortably in the old-style flat bed, AND I spilled a full glass of red down me not 1 hour into the flight to NRT...), but I still had the time of my life and actually looked forward to the journey home!
Only regret is never having seen the FIRST lounge or the Concorde Room as is, but I'm hoping T5 will make up for it.