Friday, 26 September 2014

Cathay Pacific First class 777-300 er Spirit of Hong Kong livery.

Recently Cathay Pacific ( the airline of Hong Kong ) have bought a bunch of the new 777-300 er. They have a new business class and a refurbished first class. It now has a red carpet, in the first class cabin, and an easier to use, touch screen seat remote, but the TV remote hasn't changed. I am going from Hong Kong (HK) to Seoul ( sorry don't know the abbreviation for Seoul airport ).And I was very exited.



I arrived at the airport at 10:30 am for my 12:30 am flight. I was bought to the airport by car which was very nice,although the taxi was 10 minutes late ,it didn't bother me. I checked in and then went to the stunning lounge, The Wing. Right after you walk in there is the champagne bar which looked very comfy with red leather seats. They offered three champagnes and I chose the peninsula Brut champagne. It was very nice especially in the amazing champagne flutes. Cathay Pacific have promoted a caviar service at their champagne bar, and the waiter offered for me to partake in it. It was brought to me very quickly and was probably the most amazing caviar ever. It was served in a ice filled bowl with the bowl of caviar in it. ( sorry I couldn't get a picture of it ). It was also served with toast on the side but I didn't eat that. I then went to the lounging area and did some work in the super private tables. they were very comfy and stylish. After I went to have a bath in the luxurious cabana's. I didn't have any trouble getting one because it wasn't very busy. When you walk in you have a tap area where you find the basin and some amenities. Then if you go past that there is a massive bath and a very nice shower and all of these taps are fountain taps which is very fancy. I had a very luxurious bath and than chill-axed on the super nice sofa on my Samsung galaxy tab s ( which is amazing ) in the bath robes that I found in the wardrobe.


 Then went to the dining section to have something too eat before I got on the plane. I decided to have the
seared salmon with potato cream and deviled eggs. It looked very tasty but then I thought " how will I be able to eat on the plane after all this!" so I didn't get anything else.

It was then time to start boarding at 11:45 am and I was greeted by name and taken to my seat. In my opinion the cabin doesn't look that different apart from a few minor changes, but there is a massive change in the business class.

I was offered the pre-departure champagne and I chose the Amour de Deutz Brut 2005. We then took off  (the sound of the engines was amazing) . I love the Hong Kong airport because of the take off. There are many  fabulous views . I also love the newer 777 because it is smoother to the old one but not that much quieter. I will always enjoy the Cathay pacific first class seat refurbished or not. It is very wide so you can comfortably move around in your seat. It is also very open, but you still get a lot of privacy. After take off they handed out hot towels which were very refreshing and smelt amazing. Lunch was served not long after take off and I had The buffalo salami antipasto with grilled focaccia and tomato selection for starter. I missed the main because of the food earlier and went straight to dessert and I had the
panna cotta with  white chocolate, amaretto and preserved cherry's. I adore panna cotta and this one was amazing because it tasted and looked extrodinary. I then was getting tired and went to get into the not so comfy pajama's whilst the Air hostess made my bed. When I got back my bed was made and there was a cup of tea there like I asked. This was the most comfy bed I have ever slept on in first or business class and I slept for 5 hours or so. I slept through the other meal service because I asked for them not to wake me up. We landed in Seoul and another thing about the 777 ,in general, the take off and landings are soooooo smooth. First class is good because you always get to exit first cad you don't have to walk all the way down the plane in a que.
It was sunny in Seoul when I arrived.

 Overall I would recommend the first class seats to solo travelers because even though you can eat a meal with someone else you will not be able to see them due to the
1-1-1 seat configuration. But it is a very luxurious airline and I would Defiantly fly on it again if I could.

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