I’m not a sparkling wine person. No not at all.
I had the middle one and it was undrinkable but I found out it was the nonalcoholic one.
Tried the Chardonnay but I just wasn’t feeling it and was quite tired.
The menu is the same as what was able to be chosen online.
I decided on the mezze plate after all and the barramundi.
The mezze plate had run out and so had the fish.
I just asked for the pasta.
I do have to say I wasn’t wowed by the service. Maybe the FA was new and inexperienced, but she didn’t really seem to know what she doing.
Turned out the barra was available so I had that along with some salmon starter thing.
Meal was good without being outstanding. I was really too tired to bother savouring it though.
The 2017 Pauillac was oustanding.
After that it was time to get the bed set up and sleep.
This was the most turbulent flight I have ever been on. The seatbelt sign was on for hours particularly when crossing the Indian Ocean until we flew over Sri Lanka..
Managed about 6 hours and I appreciated the extra length of the bed. Bed was comfortable enough, although constant turbulence resulted in sporadic on and off sleep.
The Starlink wifi is exceptional, but the cabin crew seem disinterested. Nobody is smiling and nobody seems happy to be there. I just asked for a bottle of water and got a bit of an eye roll.
Wasn’t a great start.
I think I might have asked the wrong person for the water. I went to the galley to ask myself.
The couple of times I have pressed the call bell since has been met with much more enthusiastic service.
Was feeling a bit peckish and was waiting for the breakfast service but then realise it is done on demand so I ordered the fresh fruit, which was absolutely a stand out and the eggs, crumpet and veal sausage.
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I wanted to try an Arabic coffee but the FA said it would take some time to prepare. Or she could have said something totally different. My hearing is bad lately and I need to get it checked out.
Still a couple of hours to go before landing in Doha.
The suites are nice and I could easily lounge around here for much longer.
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