Originally Posted by Guy Betsy (Post 14236945)

Welcome to Flyertalk, benjaminm3 !

The best thing is not to expect anything nor read anything in advance but to just enjoy the experience. Otherwise you'll be wondering why you didn't get this or do that... cos sometimes a certain dish or item isn't loaded and you're expecting it.

I'll tell you one of my best expectations... I was expecting a great meal when I boarded for my HKG-MEL flight in F. When the flight took off, I dozed off... and then I heard clinking of dishes etc. Next thing I knew I was being woken up.. as the plane was coming to land! The cabin crew will not wake you unless advised.

Oh well...

Originally Posted by tony2x (Post 14237017)

If you like Champagne, then CX F is a great place to be. I did a trip over NY 2009/2010 to SFO and back and was the only person in F on the outbound. I can't say I matched the 8 bottles of Dom man (my HERO!) but I worked my way through three of them and enjoyed the best service in the air ever. The crew gave me two bottles of Krug to take with me at the end because they said they'd kept some handy for the descent because I seemed to be rather fond of it. This was just after the underpant bomber incident so I was confined to my seat 1 hour before landing but this was no hardship with a constantly refilled glass of Krug.

Since then I've had two op ups to F from J albeit not alone and enjoyed it just as much. There really is a world of difference from J to F, especially where the food is concerned. Personally I think the food in CX J is absolute slop which surprised me.

I'm quite fond though of the Billecart-Salmon they serve up in J so I usually just have a liquid dinner, pop a sleeping pill and snore my way across the Pacific. I love CX F so much I've upgraded my next trip to SFO using miles. Bring on the Krug!

Originally Posted by unfrequentflyer (Post 14237657)

they serve Krug? I was on the JFK-HKG and i didn't see Krug. but I do like the JW Blue.

Originally Posted by Jane's Addiction (Post 14237718)

They do, but not 100% of the time.

Originally Posted by benjaminm3 (Post 14240725)

Thanks for the advice everyone and the welcome! Sounds like the champagne/alcohol is a must! Is all of the alcohol on board available free, basically open-bar style? I've never tried JW blue but I do love whisky, perhaps I'll give it a shot along with the Krug(hopefully).

Originally Posted by benjaminm3 (Post 14240725)

Thanks for the advice everyone and the welcome! Sounds like the champagne/alcohol is a must! Is all of the alcohol on board available free, basically open-bar style? I've never tried JW blue but I do love whisky, perhaps I'll give it a shot along with the Krug(hopefully).

Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 14241618)

Someone got beat up by the USA Airlines too much to believe anything on the plane can be free, even First Class..... :p

Originally Posted by benjaminm3 (Post 14240725)

Is all of the alcohol on board available free, basically open-bar style?

Originally Posted by christep (Post 14245577)

This is the case even on domestic first class on US airlines. Have you really only flown domestic economy before?

Originally Posted by benjaminm3 (Post 14245615)

That is my current situation :( Highest class I've flown prior to this was premium economy on BA.

Originally Posted by benjaminm3 (Post 14245615)

That is my current situation :( Highest class I've flown prior to this was premium economy on BA.

Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 14247733)

Are you sure you want to be spoil by CX First class? Like Jerry Sinfeld said: "Once you go First Class you can't go back...."