This is a Trip Report from the Upper Class cabin
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We had split our trip between Orlando and St Petes Beach and our return coincided with the day after Thanksgiving, more commonly known as "Black Friday" which is akin to Boxing Day where all the stores have massive sales. Fortunately, as Thanksgiving fell so late this year, it meant that many Stores had started sales early so there was no need to stop off on our way back from St Petes Beach to do any last minute shopping - just as good as car parks and traffic around the Malls were just horrendous
Arrived at Check in after dropping off the car at around 3pm and were seen immediately in the UC Alcove opposite the main check in area. The Agent was very friendly and the process went smoothly with the Agent asking if we had any guests with us for the Delta Sky Club
before directing us to the priority security line.Before entering the line, we made sure our pockets were empty as MCO have full body scanners which react to anything in the pockets. The priority line was a very swift process and the TSA people were making everyone at home as the standard lines were very long indeed.
Once on the monorail and into Terminal B, we made our way to the Outback Steakhouse for our final US meal. (Regular readers may recall that mrs Buns and i used to frequent McCoys in the Hyatt, but as security lines have seemed to get longer, we have taken the safe option and got through before eating. Outback may use plastic cutlery and have the noise of the Terminal to contend with, but if you ask nicely, they will seat you by a window overlooking the apron and the food is good value
After our final meal, we had a quick look at Duty Free and realised to my horror that offers on Tanquery and Bombay Sapphire made this a far cheaper option than the pre-order I had waiting for me on the aircraft (more of that later) - moral of the story being do not pre-order.
The Delta Sky Club is certainly not a Clubhouse, but it offers a haven of peace and quiet with complimentary drinks (but no food) and comfy chairs. There were no signs of the rodents we have previously observed there
Apart from catching up on E Mails, i love playing the game "spot the BA passengers" as they always seem to be well dressed and an air of superiority 
The BA escort arrived with a handful of newspapers and jealously guarded them - however the VS flight was called so did not have an opportunity to try my luck.On arriving at the Gate, it was the usual scrum with what seemed the entire passenger compliment standing directly in front of the Tensa lines - fortunately priority boarding was in full force and as our arrival coincided with the call for UC passengers we went straight on board with some glares from the assembled masses.
At the aircraft door, both Mrs Buns and I were welcomed back by name and directed to our seats. We were in our usual 8 & 9A which means that we use the overhead above 9A and watch the fun of those using rows 6 & 7
Up to now things had gone swimingly, but there was an announcement that due to "seating issues" and that this was going to delay our departure. There were then further announcements to say that some passengers were not content with the seats offered and were de-planning. All in all this led to a 45 minute delay and it become obvious when the doors were closed and the FSM said we had 461 passengers on board
(standing room only then!!!)I have marked the Cabin Crew as only "good". I should explain that the crew member looking after worked lie a trojan throughout the flight and could not be faulted - it was just that she was alone for most of the time and no real engagement from the CSS and FSM
Once airborne, I had a Gentleman Jack - which was topped up during the meal as I declined the wine.
What was on offer:
Starters
Tomato and lentil soup
Smoked salmon
Mains
Pan-seared fillet of beef
Free-range chicken breast stuffed with Duxelle
Butternut squash ravioli
Desserts
Raisin bread pudding
Pumpkin cheese cake
I opted for the soup, beef and bread pudding and was not disappointed; the beef was tender and the soup and dessert top notch
I did notice that some passengers were not able to get their first choice and i can only hope that as Mrs Buns and I were the only Au passengers that this was the reason why we were not approached.I mentioned earlier about Duty Free. After the meal service, the crew member took my order - during the night it transpired that it had not been loaded and bless her she made up the order from the on-board stock
Another reason not to pre-order then!Breakfast was the usual and once again i fell into the trap of asking for the traditional full english - i should have remembered this is a big mistake.
By the time breakfast was finished it was nearly time for descent and back into a gloomy Gatwick on a Saturday morning. The trek back to the main Terminal was exacerbated by attempting to use the automatic gates - which eventually worked.
Thankfully we had a spare £1 coin for the luggage trolly and our bags were off fairly quickly and out to meet our Tristar driver.
All in all, a very good VS experience and although not as good as the outbound, I am yet to be drawn away to the dark side
Thanks for reading
buns
I wonder if having read a number of posts on the FB page that a family with young children chose not to fly when they were not able to sit together - this seems to happening more and more. 
