Disney Diary: Virgin Atlantic
Virgin are actually partnering with Walt Disneyworld to bring us mummy bloggers over here so it seems only right to do a full review, arrrgh such a hardship!
I’m not sure how much extra it is to upgrade to premium economy, oh hang on, a good reviewer would check, back in a mo…ok, so it was a much bigger difference than expected;
Price Comparison
1 x Economy Adult Return Ticket Gatwick to Orlando = ?398.70
for the same period
1 x Premium Economy Adult Return Ticket Gatwick to Orlando = ?883.70
Okaaaay given what I know now, was it good? Yes. Would I pay to upgrade myself? No (well not unless I suddenly got seriously rich). Also don’t understand why Virgin use the term ‘Premium Economy’, to me paying more than 100% more is not economy, I think they need to find a description that better fits the product, also, is it just me or is premium economy not a bit of a contradiction in terms?
Anyway, it was very nice to be upgraded and we were definitely treated to a bit of luxury (something we’ve become accustomed to over the week). I boarded the flight and was shown to a seperate intermediate area between Upper Class and Economy. At first glance I can see that I’m being treated to extra leg room & comfy reclining chair. My seat holds a pillow, blanket & comfort pack. My side table holds a bottle of water and a menu, I love menus!
Barely a few minutes in and I’m being offered a glass of champagne, “excuse me, did you say champagne?”. I settle (haha) for a glass of kahlua and coke, I don’t usually drink, somehow my fellow travellers and rep find that difficult to believe, can’t think why? The air hostess offers me a hot towel, does she realise I haven’t done anything yet? I take it as if it were an every day occurrence, don’t want to look common.
I munch on my complementary pretzels and ponder what to have for lunch. I end up with garden salad, ravioli, this amazing Gu desert and cheese & biscuits (I wasn’t being fat, this was the standard meal). As if that wasn’t enough they came round with after dinner drinks, I had the largest Baileys ever. I’m slightly intoxicated now and worried they’ll send me back to economy for being drunk & disorderly.
Time to relax & recline, my goodness this chair is comfortable, I hope we’re upgraded on the way back!
They call it premium economy so when you buy it you don’t feel like such a snob
xx
Haha hadn’t thought of that!
Congratulations on your trip to Disney World. I had the good fortune of being invited on two Mom Blogger Mixers last year and had the time of my life. Enjoy!
Seems worth it to me, as you get a real meal, real service, and real spreading-out room — I can only really afford to ever fly economy, and it can be tough on longer flights, being jammed in like a biscuit in a tin. – Thanks for the review, will definitely consider it next time, if we can swing it. Glad you had a great time, you deserve it!
Thanks Stu, honestly, it was amazing, if the difference were say a couple of hundred pounds I would be so tempted, it’s just a bit much for me.
Jennifer, it has been utterly surreal, Disney have been excellent with us and our PR rep completely lovely, I was concerned about it being formal but it hasn’t been like that at all.