VS005 LHR-MIA 23 Dec 08 Upper Class...
Posted: 19 Jan 2009, 17:22This is a Trip Report from the Upper Class cabin
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We flew down from LBA to LHR ( look at me using codes already lol ) on the 22nd and headed for the HEX to Paddington Hilton, I booked a junior suite and was given a fabulous modern room on the top floor with a decked glass balcony, smashing, we had a fabulous meal on the terrace and a obligatory bottle of bubbly.
Next day back on the HEX and on the way to T3, I was a proper giddy kipper I can tell you, I was finally joining the ranks of V-Flyer thoroughbreds and heading for hallowed clubhouse ground.
We checked in on line but didn't print off passes as I wanted to walk the carpet with my new Gucci's and my other half floated down in his new patent Prada's we both had new suits and ties on too ( sometimes its good to be on the other bus lol ).
We were welcomed and promptly checked in and handed our boarding cards,
the rest was some heavenly blissful dream walk to the security place I imagined myself as that swarv fabulous looking businessman in the VA website floating to fabulousness and THE CLUBHOUSE.
After security I was a bit suprized to be in the open space of the terminal with all the OTHERS or as i describe 'people without fragrance' I frantically asked someone where the clubhouse was and was directed to head towards DIOR, phew that sounded ok.
Stephen said I looked like the 4X4 lady from Catherine Tate, run for your lives children they are going to kill us, lol.
Anyway after a brisk walk me holding my breath so the coughing people didn't infect me and spoil my holiday I saw the pearly gates, I mean THE STAIRCASE, I walked up as slowly as possible to savour the moments of every fabulous step. There were two ladies at the top and they showed us in they must have thought we were regulars because we were one of the few that were not given a little tour.
we were pleased we were not the only ones who had gone for the smart look.
We stepped in and then the dilemma...WHERE DO WE SIT!!!, there or there or over there oh the choices. We started by the bar and whoosh
comes a lady asking what we want to drink...erm bubbly of course i had eggs benedict my fav and Steve had a full english.
Feeling a bit itchy we decided to sit in the hanging chairs and take pictures of each other doing mini-me impressions before wanting to know what it was like to sit in another section.
I had a hair cut and the hairdresser was tickled pink I was a funeral Director, Stephen had a shave and massage and came out looking like a new man[y].
Jimmy Carr came in to the lounge and was on our flight.
We then had a Vesper each....hic
I went around and took pictures of every angle some of which VA might like to see as they are quite awsome.
Downstairs for a look around and returned with a lovely little Cartier bag containing a pair of fabulous Santos Cufflinks that matched my watch and sunglasses, they were 300 but really thats only 150 each arm so thats ok or thats what I told Stephen who's eyebrows were raised, I gave him the rest of my Vesper and the frugality mood dissapeared.
Our flight was called and was quite a walk, for the first time ever I did what they say we should do, rather than wait politely behind the throng of 'unfragranced people' who can't read priority boarding and make me feel as if I should apologise for having a purple card I simply breezed through them wafting my card ( making certain they didn't scuff my Gucci's with their white trainers and pretend Uggs )
The Virgin lady took my card with an expression that seemed to validate my action. I got some scowls from a few footbal kits but I actually felt good not giving in this time.
Boarded the plane and skipped to my suite, pressed all the buttons and made certain there was nothing tied to the seatbelt ( long story ). I loved the plane and the crew were so nice almost fawning over me. I told them this was my first experience from LHR as usually it was MAN or LGW, the FSM actually told me I would feel a lot more special on this flight the product is the same out of all airports but you will feel its better, she was right.
A man came on and begged me to swap seats with him as he wanted to be near his wife, I said as long as its working and if it stops working you swap back, he agreed so I went from 6a to 8a. As it happened the suite was temperamental but I discovered if I squeezed the panels together it worked when I pressed the buttons.
God Bless V-port I thought it was fab to be able to pause stuff, watched The Dark Knight and The Mummy.
Food was just OK, now I want to ask any staffers who read this, is there some criterea by which you choose whome you will ask if they will change their food choice, because it seems to be me EVERY time, we ran out of this so will you pick something else. Is it noted on my club number that I might well agree or do you pick someone who looks jolly?
As it happened I swapped from Lamb ( and thats a big deal for me ) to the Chicken curry which happened to be very nice BUT very very small
where has all the food gone it was so so tiny, anyway steve had the lamb becuase I accepted the chicken and he likes lamb more than me so.
THERE WAS SHEDLOADS OF BUBBLY!!!!!! they even told me not to bother opening my pre-order.
Afternoon tea well wasn't really, two doorstop and very dry big crusted sarnies isn't afternoon tea to me, Virgin please visit the Dorchester and find out what afternoon tea looks like[n].
The flight was brillient, the crew truly amazing and a joy to be around. The suite was operational though it did put up a fight.
All in all the experience fulfilled my expectations in fact more so because I have of late been a little dissilusioned with previous flight.
Well done Virgin and no more LGW or MAN for me if it aint going out of LHR in future I won't be on it.
Well done cabin crew you were amazing.
FOR THE OVER SENSITIVE THE REPORT IS WRITTEN IN THE STYLE OF PARODY IE TONGUE IN CHEEK[}:)]