Thank you for such an informative and entertaining review. Your point on the quality (or lack of!) of Etihad's wine selection is a really good one and, as you mention, something that almost all other reviewers have not mentioned (I suspect due to their lack of subject matter expertise). I agree that Etihad don't necessarily need to offer the very best but most of their current selections aren't in keeping with the quality of the rest of their first class offer. Perhaps their niche could be finding high quality but lesser known producers than the likes of Krug, Louis Latour etc. Another point missed by most / all reviewers is there is no longer a spa in the first class lounge in Abu Dhabi, despite what the sign says. I think most people would prefer a free 15 mins treatment over having the opportunity to get sweaty on a treadmill! You don't mention them but my favourite first class offering is Air France's, who manage to blend the hard onboard product, elegant but attentive service and their fantastic lounge. into a fantastic overall product. It's a shame their A380s won't return. I have now subscribed due to this report and look forward to future ones :-)s
A warm welcome to TravelSingFly! Thank you for subscribing. Thank you so much for your detailed thoughts! That's wonderful. I hope you'll have a great time watching what's already on the channel: my big series about Emirates and Dubai, the stores about Qatar Airways and maybe also the Thailand reports, including the biggest Phuket beach guide, featuring all beaches of Thailand's most popular island. The near future will hold a new addition to the Qatar series, the third review about QSuite, this time only taking about catering, and many more airlines, as well as destinations such as Jerusalem, Taipei, Vietnam, Salalah. Talking about "first-class problems", I'm happy that you appreciated my words about catering at Etihad. I don't think free wifi, fresh orange juice or the existence of air vents really matter here (you get all that anywhere in everyday's life) when there would be so much to talk about excellent wines. That's what nobody talks about. I agree that it would be so nice if an airline like Etihad took the effort to find a rather unknown Chateau in the champagne region that produces excellent champagne. But of course availability is a real problem at the moment there... Regarding lounge: Everything will be new with the opening of the new terminal in Abu Dhabi. I think they already moved everything over there, as the terminal was supposed to open quite a while ago already. That's also why I decided against a dedicated lounge report like I did with the lines in Dubai or Doha. Air France: I didn't include it as I only wanted to talk about things I don't just know about but that I really experienced. And while I do have some menus of La Première, I haven't experienced it, and therefore didn't want to include it here (still I'm the only one who tried some fair comparison between some top first-class airlines). I don't know if I'll ever fly Air France La Première. I'm sure I could do a really comprehensive report about them, but I need to afford it, too. So I would first need many more people like you who find my channel, like what they get and then subscribe, so I get to a position to just buy a ticket there, too..... (my final step, if I ever become really big, would be to always surprise-invite somebody from the audience to join me on the flight - that would be amazing). Thank you again for following this channel! Cheers from Germany. Chris
Great video Chris; love the workout ! Lucky enough to have tried the Emirates 777 First, and the wine selction is just out if this world. Qatar Q Site is fantasitc, Emirates Business is goood fun, especially with the bar on a ultralong flight. Now need to try Etihad. So lucky to have tried some of these. Please keep them coming.
Thank you for the feedback and your experiences. By the way, there's a whole series on Qatar Airways and on Emirates in my channel! Make sure to check them out! And please feel welcome to share this report, if you can/like. This report cannot have just a few 1000 views again... 🙈
Really enjoy your humor, insights and effort. Can’t imagine the effort and hours placed. Well agreed on all points. The majority of my flights are J but I’ve done first a few times. Personally it’s SQ F for the overall package. Something about their flight attendants feel a notch polished compared to the rest. They carry themselves gracefully and are able to hold professional and meaningful conversations. I suppose the Singaporeans come across as an educated and mature bunch. ANA-F takes the cake if I’m looking for pure service and best food. Emirates F is a hit or miss but never a bad flight. Just my two cents. More of a practical person :) Wishing you great success!
Thank you very much! Great to have your thoughts about the product and also some comparison, and actually you're very right when it comes to staff at Singapore Airlines (at least in First - not always in business and economy) And thank you for the compliments! It was inbred an incredible amount of work, forest for the creative part of it, as I don't just put take after take but wanna tell a story and give my audience a great time watching while not just showing myself with a glass of whatever. Then the crazy amount of hours of editing. But in the end I'm happy when I see the result of a real little movie, while I actually earn my money as an opera singer. So I live in two very different worlds, clerical music and in much less serious CZcams. I just hope that people will watch this report and it won't again have just a few thousand clicks like so many of my actually very good past reports. Thank you again for your great contribution. Chris
Lol, definitely one of the funnier travel blog channels! I’m getting Richard Simmons’s vibes from your workout routine in the Etihad apartment in your bedazzled tiger tee and the sky backdrop is 😂.
To be honest, being German, I had to look up who Richard Simmons is..... Well, if course my workout on a plane has an intended, highly humoristic side to it 😅
Thank you for this great compliment! I really hippie a lot of people will watch this report that goes far beyond wifi availability and that there's champagne and caviar..... It took dozens and dozens of hours to complete it 🙈🙈🙈 would be wonderful if more than a few thousand people would find it..... Thank you very much for being part of this channel, dear Marc! 😊🤗
Always reporting so well. Your reports are the best, no bias, truth as it is. Thanks for the great work. Beautiful way to save on the price. You are a very clever man.
Thank you very very much for the compliments! Please feel welcome to share this report, if you can/like. This report cannot have just a few 1000 views again... 🙈
Thank you for the wonderful video. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as I always do. I appreciate your continued effort to provide information on securing affordable luxury flights, although I must confess that it still appears quite challenging to me. It's still hard to grasp the bigger picture with so many airlines and loyalty programs to navigate.
I know - that's what you have TravelSingFly for now. 😉 Thank you very much for your compliments. I hope this video will get shared so it won't disappear on CZcams suggestions like so many of my other really good and useful reports....
Great video Chris. You are so right about the Etihad first wine selection, I have noticed that for years. No comparison whatsoever to EK. You got a good deal with your Air Canada miles, well done 👍
I loved your commentary. I saw first the German version, which I watched happily to refresh my language skills. But now I am spoiled for choice. You just got a new subscriber. Thank you!
Nice review! I’m pretty sure the lounge staff would have been more than happy to replace your flat Champagne! And it’s such a shame that there is just never Aeroplan availability any more.
Hilarious as usual but I love your vids and have sent links through to friends. Classy food and wine knowledge and well great music and editing. My sons a full time CZcamsr and I have now an issue of addiction not only to Champagne but also to CZcams. And my new business is in Travel so ha ha see you somewhere in the air. Cheers 🥂
Thank you very much for your great compliments! That made my day. Thank you for sharing my content, too. It's not easy to get some audience with serious content when there's very loud other channels left and right as competitors... So your word are very appreciated. Cheers from Germany! Chris
@@TravelSingFlyEnglishEdition Thanks Chris for your reply and yes it’s a long hall but it can be helped in a number of ways and that as you would be aware in your career does involve the old saying it’s who you know not what you know. Here in Warragul it has taken Josh 10 years for his channel to reach 6.4 mill subs. And will have a chat with my son over dinner on Wed and show him your channel. And oh I just realised Anuga was on last week in Cologne and that actually would have made an interesting add on to your content. Ha ha the thumbnail would of course been obvious as my attendance always resulted in very wild parties. Cheers John
@@Hukahey Thank you so much!!! Sorry for replying 2 weeks later only. I wasn't in Cologne during Anuga (I think that's good - LOL) as I was performing in concerts elsewhere. But yes, show my channel to your son - I'd be very happy if he liked my content. Maybe he wants to reach out to me. That would be great. But 6M subscribers, that's beyond amazing. I'd be very gratefull for 100K - which should be reachable with the content I have - but as you say: who you know is key here...... similar to the opera world - well, at least there, you see who's great and who's not so much once the curtain opens and the orchestra plays... Looking forward to hearing back again from you 🙂Chris
Thank you very much! I put a lot of work into my reports too make sure my viewers really get the best report and the most complete, balanced, fair picture. Please feel welcome to share if you liked it. Would be so nice if more people got to know this channel.... Cheers from Germany!
I think Singapore Airlines is better than Etihad, yes they don't have showers on board, but i'm yet to really believe a passenger who actually NEEDS (essential) to take a shower on a flight. Most people going to the airport to take a flight will have had a shower.... if not then there are much better shower rooms at the 1st class & business class lounges. It's just a gimmick. Also bathroom is alot bigger on Singapore The true double bed on Singapore Airlines is better than half a double bed on Etihad. You get 2 T.V screens with Singapore Airlines and the bed T.V looks bigger than Etihads The Singapore Airlines seat is more comfortable and can swivel 360 Alot more space in the Singapore suite Also book the cook from over 100 choices with Singapore Singapore lounge in Changi is much better than Etihad is Abu Dhabi But nice video Chris
Hi Charles! It's great to have a long feedback from you. I had different experiences with SQ. Maybe you've seen my SQ First Class Suites report where, while the staff was top notch, I was really underwhelmed by the catering. Rather poor food, unfortunately (Frankfurt to New York). Altogether I had pretty mixed experiences with SQ in the past 2 years. But if course the suites are amazing. However, I don't understand when you write that a shower is an unnecessary gimmick that no one REALLY NEEDS. Isn't everything in first class about just that? Things that nobody really needs? Who needs a 300USD champagne or 2 TVs in one cabin? Isn't that a gimmick too. Isn't first class travel all just about a long row of gimmicks? I think it is...... And a shower on a plane is simply the crown jewel in the crown of unnecessary gimmicks, don't you think so too...? 😉 Thank you got commenting and thank you for the very appreciated compliment! 😊😊😊
Christian great video. ❤ I have PTSD with that bed in 4a 13hours Abu Dhabi to Sydney.😢 anyway 😂. Like you, I purchased AA miles on promo cheap cheap . Muscat to Abu Dhabi j class then Abu Dhabi to Sydney first apartment 4a then QF j class on a 320 to MEL. The service and food horrid in first however chef was delicious 😂. Btw the black and white geometric shirt you had on at check in what brand is it❤. Pleasant flying 🎉
A warm welcome to TravelSingFly! I hope you'll enjoy watching my content. Please be aware that there's already quite a big number of interesting and all up-to-date videos available on the channel
What a spectacular flight experience, the A380 undoubtedly is a welcome sight back in our skies, after a long and forced absence. I knew years ago there's no way despite the loss of the 747 that the 380's would also disappear. Despite the few niggles, this has to be one of the most elegant ways to travel, very jealous to see all your First Class experiences. I haven't flown First much in my life so don't feel I can decide which would airline would get my vote as the best. The space you had to exercise proves the level of comfort you will pay for, but really useful to know that not all suites are the same. Looking forward to hopefully trying Etihad one day. Thanks so much for sharing such a masterpiece!👏👏👏
Thank you very much, dear Nacho! I really appreciate your long comment! This first class is definitely one of the features ways to travel in the air - except for the tiny things (that start to matter at a certain price tag and once an airline claims itself to be among the very very best). When it comes to being jealous, just bear in mind: other people have cars or a boat or a huge family - I have this hobby instead... And I show in the video how everybody can actually enjoy this specific trip at a fraction of the price 😊 Thank you so much for being part of this channel and its very positive, happy, encouraging community! Cutoff
Thank you for such an informative and entertaining review. Your point on the quality (or lack of!) of Etihad's wine selection is a really good one and, as you mention, something that almost all other reviewers have not mentioned (I suspect due to their lack of subject matter expertise). I agree that Etihad don't necessarily need to offer the very best but most of their current selections aren't in keeping with the quality of the rest of their first class offer. Perhaps their niche could be finding high quality but lesser known producers than the likes of Krug, Louis Latour etc.
Another point missed by most / all reviewers is there is no longer a spa in the first class lounge in Abu Dhabi, despite what the sign says. I think most people would prefer a free 15 mins treatment over having the opportunity to get sweaty on a treadmill!
You don't mention them but my favourite first class offering is Air France's, who manage to blend the hard onboard product, elegant but attentive service and their fantastic lounge. into a fantastic overall product. It's a shame their A380s won't return.
I have now subscribed due to this report and look forward to future ones :-)s
A warm welcome to TravelSingFly!
Thank you for subscribing. Thank you so much for your detailed thoughts! That's wonderful.
I hope you'll have a great time watching what's already on the channel: my big series about Emirates and Dubai, the stores about Qatar Airways and maybe also the Thailand reports, including the biggest Phuket beach guide, featuring all beaches of Thailand's most popular island.
The near future will hold a new addition to the Qatar series, the third review about QSuite, this time only taking about catering, and many more airlines, as well as destinations such as Jerusalem, Taipei, Vietnam, Salalah.
Talking about "first-class problems",
I'm happy that you appreciated my words about catering at Etihad. I don't think free wifi, fresh orange juice or the existence of air vents really matter here (you get all that anywhere in everyday's life) when there would be so much to talk about excellent wines. That's what nobody talks about.
I agree that it would be so nice if an airline like Etihad took the effort to find a rather unknown Chateau in the champagne region that produces excellent champagne. But of course availability is a real problem at the moment there...
Regarding lounge: Everything will be new with the opening of the new terminal in Abu Dhabi. I think they already moved everything over there, as the terminal was supposed to open quite a while ago already. That's also why I decided against a dedicated lounge report like I did with the lines in Dubai or Doha.
Air France: I didn't include it as I only wanted to talk about things I don't just know about but that I really experienced. And while I do have some menus of La Première, I haven't experienced it, and therefore didn't want to include it here (still I'm the only one who tried some fair comparison between some top first-class airlines). I don't know if I'll ever fly Air France La Première. I'm sure I could do a really comprehensive report about them, but I need to afford it, too. So I would first need many more people like you who find my channel, like what they get and then subscribe, so I get to a position to just buy a ticket there, too..... (my final step, if I ever become really big, would be to always surprise-invite somebody from the audience to join me on the flight - that would be amazing).
Thank you again for following this channel!
Cheers from Germany.
Chris
You were clearly happy about the return of the A380 in this video. And I always appreciate your honesty about everything.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate that
Great video Chris; love the workout ! Lucky enough to have tried the Emirates 777 First, and the wine selction is just out if this world. Qatar Q Site is fantasitc, Emirates Business is goood fun, especially with the bar on a ultralong flight. Now need to try Etihad. So lucky to have tried some of these. Please keep them coming.
Thank you for the feedback and your experiences. By the way, there's a whole series on Qatar Airways and on Emirates in my channel! Make sure to check them out! And please feel welcome to share this report, if you can/like. This report cannot have just a few 1000 views again... 🙈
Really appreciate the tip with buying points. That's awesome!
Thank you. That's what I want: my viewers really getting something or if a report for themselves
Awesome review of the Apartment!
Thank you so much. Happy to hear that please tell our friends so they can enjoy it too 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you for being part of this channel
Really enjoy your humor, insights and effort. Can’t imagine the effort and hours placed. Well agreed on all points.
The majority of my flights are J but I’ve done first a few times. Personally it’s SQ F for the overall package. Something about their flight attendants feel a notch polished compared to the rest. They carry themselves gracefully and are able to hold professional and meaningful conversations. I suppose the Singaporeans come across as an educated and mature bunch. ANA-F takes the cake if I’m looking for pure service and best food. Emirates F is a hit or miss but never a bad flight. Just my two cents. More of a practical person :)
Wishing you great success!
Thank you very much! Great to have your thoughts about the product and also some comparison, and actually you're very right when it comes to staff at Singapore Airlines (at least in First - not always in business and economy)
And thank you for the compliments! It was inbred an incredible amount of work, forest for the creative part of it, as I don't just put take after take but wanna tell a story and give my audience a great time watching while not just showing myself with a glass of whatever. Then the crazy amount of hours of editing. But in the end I'm happy when I see the result of a real little movie, while I actually earn my money as an opera singer. So I live in two very different worlds, clerical music and in much less serious CZcams.
I just hope that people will watch this report and it won't again have just a few thousand clicks like so many of my actually very good past reports.
Thank you again for your great contribution.
Chris
I really enjoy your reviews! funny and informative, great job! I am a fan 🙂
Thank you so very much! That's great to hear and very uplifting 😊🤗🤗🤗
Lol, definitely one of the funnier travel blog channels! I’m getting Richard Simmons’s vibes from your workout routine in the Etihad apartment in your bedazzled tiger tee and the sky backdrop is 😂.
To be honest, being German, I had to look up who Richard Simmons is.....
Well, if course my workout on a plane has an intended, highly humoristic side to it 😅
I enjoyed this video very much but all your videos are fun, creative and interesting. Well done!
Thank you for this great compliment! I really hippie a lot of people will watch this report that goes far beyond wifi availability and that there's champagne and caviar..... It took dozens and dozens of hours to complete it 🙈🙈🙈 would be wonderful if more than a few thousand people would find it..... Thank you very much for being part of this channel, dear Marc! 😊🤗
I agree that it would be nice if more people would find you. You are one of the best at what you do!@@TravelSingFlyEnglishEdition
Always reporting so well. Your reports are the best, no bias, truth as it is. Thanks for the great work. Beautiful way to save on the price. You are a very clever man.
Thank you very very much for the compliments! Please feel welcome to share this report, if you can/like. This report cannot have just a few 1000 views again... 🙈
Beautifully scripted, narrated and easily one of your most comprehensive and best pieces, Chris. Thank you
Thank you very much for your support and feedback. Cheers from Germany!
Thank you for the wonderful video. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as I always do. I appreciate your continued effort to provide information on securing affordable luxury flights, although I must confess that it still appears quite challenging to me. It's still hard to grasp the bigger picture with so many airlines and loyalty programs to navigate.
I know - that's what you have TravelSingFly for now. 😉
Thank you very much for your compliments. I hope this video will get shared so it won't disappear on CZcams suggestions like so many of my other really good and useful reports....
Great video Chris. You are so right about the Etihad first wine selection, I have noticed that for years. No comparison whatsoever to EK. You got a good deal with your Air Canada miles, well done 👍
Thank you so much! I hope a lot of people will watch this report that's beyond talking about wifi or just that there's caviar......
I love it Christian. Getting exercise ideas from you and all. 😂
And YES, on passengers who go barefoot on planes. *shudders*
Thank you too the moon and back! 😊🤗😊
Superb 👌 Airline Company 😊😊
I loved your commentary. I saw first the German version, which I watched happily to refresh my language skills. But now I am spoiled for choice. You just got a new subscriber. Thank you!
Thank you so very much for subscribing! I'm happy my content convinced you 😊
Great tips! Thank you! ❤
Wonderful and creative review. Well done.
Do you sing rock operas? Perhaps Tommy by The Who or Meatloaf Bat Outta Hell ?
Thank you very much, Ian! I don't seeing rock operas - but classical operas that really rock, like Götterdämmerung or Parsifal by Wagner
Nice review! I’m pretty sure the lounge staff would have been more than happy to replace your flat Champagne! And it’s such a shame that there is just never Aeroplan availability any more.
Hilarious as usual but I love your vids and have sent links through to friends. Classy food and wine knowledge and well great music and editing. My sons a full time CZcamsr and I have now an issue of addiction not only to Champagne but also to CZcams. And my new business is in Travel so ha ha see you somewhere in the air. Cheers 🥂
Thank you very much for your great compliments! That made my day. Thank you for sharing my content, too. It's not easy to get some audience with serious content when there's very loud other channels left and right as competitors...
So your word are very appreciated. Cheers from Germany! Chris
@@TravelSingFlyEnglishEdition Thanks Chris for your reply and yes it’s a long hall but it can be helped in a number of ways and that as you would be aware in your career does involve the old saying it’s who you know not what you know. Here in Warragul it has taken Josh 10 years for his channel to reach 6.4 mill subs. And will have a chat with my son over dinner on Wed and show him your channel. And oh I just realised Anuga was on last week in Cologne and that actually would have made an interesting add on to your content. Ha ha the thumbnail would of course been obvious as my attendance always resulted in very wild parties. Cheers John
@@Hukahey Thank you so much!!! Sorry for replying 2 weeks later only. I wasn't in Cologne during Anuga (I think that's good - LOL) as I was performing in concerts elsewhere. But yes, show my channel to your son - I'd be very happy if he liked my content. Maybe he wants to reach out to me. That would be great. But 6M subscribers, that's beyond amazing. I'd be very gratefull for 100K - which should be reachable with the content I have - but as you say: who you know is key here...... similar to the opera world - well, at least there, you see who's great and who's not so much once the curtain opens and the orchestra plays...
Looking forward to hearing back again from you 🙂Chris
I enjoyed this one a lot, nice job compared to most other reviews of this cabin
Thank you very much! I put a lot of work into my reports too make sure my viewers really get the best report and the most complete, balanced, fair picture. Please feel welcome to share if you liked it. Would be so nice if more people got to know this channel.... Cheers from Germany!
Superb video mate.
Thank you very much! I hope you're having a great time watching all my other content, too. Thank you very much for being part of this!
Interesting, but that first class is only available from Abu Dhabi to London and vice-versa.... right?
Yes, at this moment they only fly that route
Your exercises made me laugh so much. Fantastic report. (I like to do my yoga behind the bar area on Qatar Airways business class 😉)
Finally somebody who appreciates that I did all this effort while I could have used the time all for myself..... Thank you so much! ❤️
I think Singapore Airlines is better than Etihad, yes they don't have showers on board, but i'm yet to really believe a passenger who actually NEEDS (essential) to take a shower on a flight. Most people going to the airport to take a flight will have had a shower.... if not then there are much better shower rooms at the 1st class & business class lounges. It's just a gimmick. Also bathroom is alot bigger on Singapore
The true double bed on Singapore Airlines is better than half a double bed on Etihad.
You get 2 T.V screens with Singapore Airlines and the bed T.V looks bigger than Etihads
The Singapore Airlines seat is more comfortable and can swivel 360
Alot more space in the Singapore suite
Also book the cook from over 100 choices with Singapore
Singapore lounge in Changi is much better than Etihad is Abu Dhabi
But nice video Chris
Hi Charles! It's great to have a long feedback from you. I had different experiences with SQ. Maybe you've seen my SQ First Class Suites report where, while the staff was top notch, I was really underwhelmed by the catering. Rather poor food, unfortunately (Frankfurt to New York). Altogether I had pretty mixed experiences with SQ in the past 2 years. But if course the suites are amazing.
However, I don't understand when you write that a shower is an unnecessary gimmick that no one REALLY NEEDS. Isn't everything in first class about just that? Things that nobody really needs? Who needs a 300USD champagne or 2 TVs in one cabin? Isn't that a gimmick too. Isn't first class travel all just about a long row of gimmicks? I think it is...... And a shower on a plane is simply the crown jewel in the crown of unnecessary gimmicks, don't you think so too...? 😉
Thank you got commenting and thank you for the very appreciated compliment! 😊😊😊
Christian great video. ❤ I have PTSD with that bed in 4a 13hours Abu Dhabi to Sydney.😢 anyway 😂. Like you, I purchased AA miles on promo cheap cheap . Muscat to Abu Dhabi j class then Abu Dhabi to Sydney first apartment 4a then QF j class on a 320 to MEL. The service and food horrid in first however chef was delicious 😂. Btw the black and white geometric shirt you had on at check in what brand is it❤. Pleasant flying 🎉
Thank you for your compliment! Regarding the shirt, that's Guy Laroche
Can you do an ASMR video?
Hi Jennifer. To be honest I don't know what that is....
Brother I'm so glad i stumbled across your channel
A warm welcome to TravelSingFly! I hope you'll enjoy watching my content. Please be aware that there's already quite a big number of interesting and all up-to-date videos available on the channel
What a spectacular flight experience, the A380 undoubtedly is a welcome sight back in our skies, after a long and forced absence. I knew years ago there's no way despite the loss of the 747 that the 380's would also disappear. Despite the few niggles, this has to be one of the most elegant ways to travel, very jealous to see all your First Class experiences. I haven't flown First much in my life so don't feel I can decide which would airline would get my vote as the best. The space you had to exercise proves the level of comfort you will pay for, but really useful to know that not all suites are the same. Looking forward to hopefully trying Etihad one day. Thanks so much for sharing such a masterpiece!👏👏👏
Thank you very much, dear Nacho! I really appreciate your long comment! This first class is definitely one of the features ways to travel in the air - except for the tiny things (that start to matter at a certain price tag and once an airline claims itself to be among the very very best). When it comes to being jealous, just bear in mind: other people have cars or a boat or a huge family - I have this hobby instead... And I show in the video how everybody can actually enjoy this specific trip at a fraction of the price 😊
Thank you so much for being part of this channel and its very positive, happy, encouraging community!
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