IntroductionAloft San Francisco AirportCathay Pacific Bar San FranciscoCathay Pacific First Type San Francisco to Hong KongCathay Pacific First Type Hong Kong to SingaporeSt. Regis SingaporeSingapore Airlines Silver Kris Bar SingaporeSilkAir Organization Type Singapore to Koh SamuiConrad Koh SamuiBangkok Airways Economy School Koh Samui to BangkokLe Meridien BangkokRoyal Jordanian Organization Course Bangkok to Hong KongCathay Pacific aThe Winga First Class Lounge Hong KongCathay Pacific First Course Hong Kong to San Francisco Cathay Pacific 873San Francisco (SFO) a Hong Kong (HKG) Saturday, March 23 Depart: 12:05AM Arrive: 6:00AM (+1 time) Duration: 14hr55min Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER Seat: 1K (First Class) At the door we were welcomed by the inflight service director, We were pointed by Laurena, who towards our seats. Itas still one of many sleekest products and services on the market, in my opinion, while Cathay Pacific has had their current high grade product for a long time now. I settled into 1K, while my friend settled into 1D. My seat, 1K Seat 1D The chair is well padded, and extremely broad equally for sleeping and sitting. Seat 1K Chair 1K To the right of the seat is a storage area as well as the seat and activity controls. Entertainment and seat controls Once settled in the two top class trip attendants, Alou and Kitty, introduced themselves. Alou was Hong Kong based and Filipino, and she was lively, excessively pleasant, and polished. Kitty was San Francisco based, and friendly although a bit more reserved. Among the things that makes Cathay Pacific unique is that they've staff basics at each of their places. Cathay Pacific has two flights each day between San Francisco and Hong Kong, and last I noticed the San Francisco based crews were working the daytime flights in both directions while the Hong Kong based crews were working the redeyes. Therefore I found it quite interesting that there is a amixeda staff working this flight, composed of both San Francisco and Hong Kong based flight attendants. Kitty provided a pre-departure beverage to me, and I bought a glass of Krug. Pre-departure champagne Pre-departure champagne I was also presented Cathayas asignaturea Shanghai Tang pajamas in addition to a requirement equipment. Shanghai Tang pajamas Shanghai Tang pajamas and requirement system The amenity kit had Acca Kappa printed toiletries, and at the very least the articles were good quality, although it wasnat a huge kit. Requirement set items Lastly I was offered a hot towel. Hot towel Since the travel time rolled around, We were informed by the San Francisco based captain of our longer than usual journey time of 15hr15min, which will set us into Hong Kong about 40 minutes late. The flight is blocked at 14hr55min, therefore having a time 20 minutes within the block time does turn to a considerable wait. Compared, the Singapore A380 I flew from San Francisco Bay Area to Hong Kong a couple of months earlier in the day had a trip time of 14hr30min. While the A380 is a bit quicker, thatas still a big difference. Anyhow, we began our break the rules directly on time and the security video began to enjoy. For as sophisticated as Cathay Pacific a flight, they sure do have a low budget safety video, I think. Minutes were taken about 15 by our taxi to runway 28R, and began one heck of a gradual climb and once there we were quickly cleared for takeoff. Take on rise out I began experimenting with the activity program, StudioCX as we climbed out. Itas one of the greater entertainment programs out there, and I made a decision to view aSilver Linings Playbook.a Leisure system Activity process The seatbelt sign was deterred about a quarter-hour after takeoff, at which point Laurena made a round through the cottage to welcome each traveler aboard and deliver the menu and wine list. Selection and wine list To drink I ordered a glass of Krug as well as an Eating Plan Coke with lemon, that was served with warm almonds. Krug, Diet Coke, and almonds At this point the dinner service started. The menu read as follows: And your wine list read as follows: Among the cool features of Cathay Pacific high grade is they've a dining table extender in order to comfortably eat with a friend. We asked them setting that up so we will dine at my chair, which they gladly did. At that point the table was established, including bread baskets and the conventional handwritten awelcome aboarda cards that they give first passengers to class. Desk setup Handwritten card To start out I'd the caviar and smoked salmon, both which were exceptional. I hope more air companies might serve both caviar and salmon, so Cathay gets lots of bonus points for that in my book. Caviar and fine reviewed salmon Then I requested the salad, which was stunning. Easily one of the best salads Iave had on a plane. Mesclun salad with king crab, tear fall tomatoes, cranberries, and balsamic vinaigrette Cathayas european primary program options are typically fairly underwhelming, and often contain whether pasta dish or perhaps a mediocre beef tenderloin. I wouldave gone with something off the Chinese menu, but none of the options appeared particularly attractive to me. Therefore I went with the cannelloni, that was actually among the better pasta dishes Iave had on a plane. Artichoke and cheese cannelloni with cream sauce and tomato sauce My friend had the beef tenderloin, which he explained was average at best. Perfect beef tenderloin with red wine sauce and bearnaise sauce, parsley apples, asparagus and baby carrots For dessert he had the new berries, which are usually great (Iave had it many times before). Seasonal fresh blueberries with cream Meanwhile I had the bread pudding with vanilla ice cream, that has been excellent. Bread and butter pudding with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce To finish off the food I'd Hong Kong model dairy tea, my personal favorite hot drink on any airline, probably combined with the taken tea on Malaysia Airlines. Hong Kong model milk tea I was also provided a hot towel and toothpick at that point. Hot towel Kitty did most of the helping while Alou was ain the kitchen,a and while she wasnat rude, she was also very reserved and didnat look a whole lot. The pace of service was a little off as well. We were served programs about 5 minutes apart although we were eating together, that I found strange. That said, the actual meal service was much better on the San Francisco Bay Area to Hong Kong flight which leaves around the same time than what Singapore offers. Anyway, after dinner the cabin lights were dimmed and I wanted turndown service. Dimmed cabin lights Cathay Pacific might not have the absolute most modern, completely surrounded first class fits, but damnit are they comfortable. Not merely may be the seat itself very spacious, but the bedding is merely phenomenal. The only real flight I could think about that's more comfortable bedding in top class is Qantas. So I fell asleep with about 13 hours to go to Hong Kong, and got a solid seven hours of sleep, getting up with about six hours to go to Hong Kong. Generally my method on the San Francisco Bay Area to Hong Kong aredeyea is the reverse a' I attempt to keep up for the first half of the flight and sleep until near to landing provided the early morning arrival in Hong Kong, in this case I was beat, after returning from Europe only a day earlier, and couldnat keep my eyes open. Turndown service Turndown support Therefore after waking up I sort of arolled arounda during intercourse for an hour before committing myself to really completely waking up. By the period we were nearing the coast of Japan. Airshow approaching Japan Thereas an important point because I think a lot of people donat, I attempt to make about Cathay Pacific first class with every journey statement understand their first class service mentality. Cathay Pacific isn't Singapore Air companies. If anything is wanted by you their flight attendants arenat trained to walk through the cottage every five minutes on top of a 15 hour flight to see. They wonat try to tell you to have a mid-flight snack like theyare being paid a percentage on every pound of food you eat. Theyare reactive and maybe not proactive. But thatas not really a poor thing. They want the call button to be pushed by you. And when you do press it, they show up within five seconds (literally). Because in the as an aemergencya call button US several flight attendants go to date as to refer to it, Americans are often trained not to push the call button. At Cathay Pacific I practically photograph the flight attendants standing behind the galley layer praying for anyone to push the damn call option to allow them to do something already. Okay, maybe thatas somewhat of a stretch, nevertheless the rule does work a if you want anything youare intended to push the decision button, and when you do theyall arrive cheerily within five seconds to get you what you want. That isnat an airline where the flight attendants roll their eyes when individuals make use of the call option. With this explain of the way, I had a glance at the snack menu, which read as follows: I chose to obtain the wonton noodle soup. Alou appeared within seconds when I pushed the call button and took my order, and came ultimately back about quarter-hour later with my snack. Though she apologized abundantly that they had run out, a Diet Coke was ordered by me. I donat actually get how that takes place halfway through a transpacific flight, but Iam not one of the people thatas only horrified at the prospect of Coke Zero, therefore it was fine by me. The wonton noodle soup was excellent, and I very nearly wished I had requested that as my main course for dinner. Wontons in noodle soup After that I bought a Hong Kong style dairy tea, although unfortunately they had run out of that as well. Significantly, isnat that only dust? How can you come to an end of it so rapidly in top class? Therefore instead I had some ice cream. Vanilla ice cream Now a few sitcoms were watched by me in StudioCX. I must say I do love StudioCX and think they've an excellent choice, although itas somewhat irritating exactly how many ads they've. Hell, even the airshow has a sponsor. aTime delivered byaa really? I observed a couple of periods of aDay in the Life,a which I quite liked, including one about awill.i.am.a While the remaining portion of the trip was smooth, we hit quite somewhat of cut about three hours before landing, only past Japan. Day in the Life Span About 90 minutes before birth the cabin lights were fired up and break fast service began. The selection read as follows: To start I purchased some fruit, plus a glass of orange juice and some English breakfast tea. Clean periodic fresh fruit, orange juice, and tea I was also presented a basket, which consisted of some toast, a, and a cheese danish. Bread basket I then had some muesli and strawberry yogurt. The yogurt presentation was found by me to be always a bit funny. Muesli and yogurt For the key program I went with dim sum, which wasnat great. The Chinese breakfast on Singapore out of Bay Area was much better, and for example I would have probably rather had the dim sum breakfast on my flight out of Hong Kong, since itas frequently focused somewhat better alocally.a Poor total Gray quantity During breakfast the sun slowly began to increase, which made for some beautiful views. Views of dawn About half an hour out we began our descent for Hong Kong, that has been slow and easy. The captain informed us wead be coming about 40 minutes late, which would give somewhat to us over one hour to create our association. Even as we were beginning our final descent the inflight service manager yet again came around to each first class passenger to thank them for traveling Cathay Pacific. View on approach Look at final approach We touched down on runway 7L, that it was merely a quick cab to the entrance door, N36. Touchdown! Taxiing to the door Taxiing to the entrance Once at the entrance we headed straight for transportation security and bid farewell to the team. Cathay Pacific offers among the most consistent products out there, I think, and they grow on me even more with every trip. The meals is good a' definitely not remarkable like Asiana or Swiss, but still much better than many providers. The chair is very comfortable for both sleeping and sitting. And when you know how Cathay Pacific support works, you kind of appreciate that youare not at all times being awatcheda by the crew. Iave certainly had better crews on Cathay Pacific, but this staff was certainly perhaps not bad. However it only got better from here!
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