Saturday, June 30, 2018

Emirates Flight Adelaide to Dubai

After a quick dinner at the Qantas Lounge we boarded our flight to Dubai on the Emirates 777-300. We are fortunate to be flying business class so that we can arrive at our destination rested and ready for adventure.

In this post I’ll cover some of the benefits of business class with Emirates.

Priority boarding allows you to get on first before the crowds and get settled. While you are settling in, champagne and light drinks are served!









As our flight is an evening flight, after take off they served dinner. They set the table for you at your seat with your own table cloth and real glassware and cutlery. You can also have cocktails, spirits and all types of espresso based coffees made to order.
Given we had already had dinner, I just ordered dessert with some fruit.




It was then time to settle in with a movie and sleepy time!!

The seats can be laid nearly flat or reclined to your liking. Nice pillow and quilt are just right to tuck in for a good nights sleep.

Michael wanted to stay up but ended up asleep before us!!




After a reasonably smooth night, we were woken for breakfast.
I chose to have pastry and a cappuccino, Trevor had flapjacks with fruit and pastries.




Michael doesn’t like airplane food so he just had a snack we bought with us, go figure! 

As I write this on the flight, I am thinking about our next step in this trip, 8 hours at Dubai airport! More to come on that.

Friday, June 29, 2018

UK and Northern Europe Trip July 2018

Today we set off on a three week holiday to the UK and Northern Europe.
This trip is exciting for us as we have never been to any of the places on this itinerary!
Tonight we fly off with our Emirates  flight to London via Dubai.
We will spend a week in London before boarding the Sapphire Princess for a 14 night cruise to Northern Europe.
The cruise ports are shown below 


We visit the following countries:
  • Sweden
  • Belgium
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Estonia
  • Denmark
  • Russia
Looking forward to seeing these wonderful places.