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What can I look forward to when I fly in First Class?

Think of First Class as a turbo-charged version of Raffles Class. SQ First Class has few peers. Here are some highlights:

• Standard *A first class perks, such as access to any *A first class lounge (with the exception of the HON lounge in FRA) and increased baggage allowance
• Checkin at the First Class Reception Lounge if departing from Singapore. See the last four paragraphs on this page for a description of this part of the First Class experience
• Access to the First Class side of the SKL. At SIN, this means:
  1. The food selection is much better; the SKL First Class Lounge in SIN offers what StarG considers to be the best-tasting laksa he’s had
  2. The lounge is less crowded
  3. There is almost never any wait for a shower
  4. You can doze off in sleeper rooms rather than on sleeper loungers
  5. You have a wider selection of magazines and newspapers (CGK likens it to having a library of world newspapers)
• Better champagne (usually both ^ Krug and Dom Perignon) on board and also available in the SIN SKL
• Even more personalized service on board. For example, you get turndown service for day flights exceeding 9 hours and night flights exceeding 7 hours
• SkySuites on Megatop services between Singapore and Europe, Australia and the USA, as well as most flights into HKG and NRT. (Occasionally, one flight on the SIN-BKK route or on the overnight SIN-ICN flight will have the SkySuites.) The SkySuites offer a more private feel, horizontal beds, 14” PTV screens, walnut trim, and Connelly leather. You can view the First Class cabin here. Note that SkySuites are never on aircraft other than the 744s. [Also note that SQ will roll out new cabin designs beginning Dec 2006. See this thread for details.]
• For day flights exceeding 7 hours and night flights exceeding 3 ½ hours, Givenchy-designed sleeper suits (the newly-designed ones available in light or dark gray, in sizes S, M, L, and XL) and Bulgari amenity kits (one set for men, another for women). If your flight happens to fall just short of these boundaries, a charming request to the FA might grant you these amenities. (Terry-cloth socks -- slippers are an alternative for flights to and from Japan -- and soft eyeshades are available for flights lasting 2 ½ hours or more)
• First Class writing stationery in the drawer of your SkySuite: no need to request from the cabin team and thereby distract them from their goal of pampering you. A pen also comes with the stationery, but infoworks, for one, isn’t about to swap his Mont Blanc for the pens
• Very, very good food. For example, the Japanese meals are available from more cities than if you’re in Raffles Class. See this thread begun by our resident First expert CGK for a sample of recent menus. And of course, you, as a First Class passenger, have other options at your disposal. You can BTC, or select from the flight’s F menu, or choose from the Raffles menu, or if your taste in desserts is more down-to-earth than what the menu proposes , ask for some ice cream from economy class

SQ cabin crew know that First Class passengers expect to be pampered and charmed. And they take this responsibility seriously.

Here are shortfinals' pictures of the First Class cabin.

Which seats in First Class are the best?

To 1B or not to 1B: that is the question. Hamlet would’ve loved to have such a dilemma. You can find advice from FTers familiar with First Class here and here, in case you find yourself in anguish over what to pre-select.

But let me tell you: if you end up on a First Class seat other than what you really, really wanted, you are not about to get a sympathetic shoulder to cry on from me.