I Try Emirates First Class - I Was Shocked!

hey everyone welcome back so today I'm at London gwick Airport to fly to Dubai on Emirates and I'm going to fly first class now I don't have a seat on this airplane I have a suite now you might be thinking wow I bet this is going to be expensive it's not as expensive as you might think I've heard some people paying almost 10 to 15,000 for one of these seats I did not pay that and I'll tell you how I saved with my booking a little bit later on so I'm going to be flying on the largest passenger plane in the world the A380 it also has a bar and a shower yes for first class passengers only now the booking also comes with a chauffeur but that was slightly out of my area I don't think he would come to Great Yama to pick me up I think it was only like 60 Mi out of the airport so let's see if Emirates first class is as good as what some people make out let's go check in I have no idea where I'm checking in though I did see it flash up just a minute ago I think it's this way here's checking now what's crazy is that you can take up to 70 kg on board with a first class ticket so typical that I'm going again for 3 days and don't actually need that much stuff traveling light hello good don't thank you for waiting you checking that's for checking yeah yes M boarding C you got First Security and L invitation well all checked in so now just got to get through security as always and then we will check out the Emirates well I don't think it's a first class Lounge it's more like a business class Lounge here at Gatwick apparently it's not overly that exciting you can't get any treatments in there like you can in some emat lounges you can get lots of food and champagne be rude not to wouldn't it well if you didn't know Gatwick North Terminal is basically EasyJet Central in fact there's just a couple of twoy flights going and the only one Emirates flight which is just there £825 Dubai so they do premium security Now for £8 why would you bother paying that so I normally have a look around the shops but um as I haven't over got that long I'm going to head straight to the Emirates Lounge and see what it's like it feels like every time I come through Gatwick it's chain sure they've still got the weather spoons in the far corner it is a a pretty big terminal it's bigger than the south terminal well I think it is lady said it was near wh Smith and there's always more than one wh Smith in the North Terminal at the airport inting comfy seating bit more modern like little lounges I remember coming to a lounge up here once before I think it was the number one Lounge didn't really rate it that much there's quite a few here also quite surprising Emirates have a lounge here cuz they only fly twice a day to De buy from Gatwick so you would have thought there'd be much call for it I was down this doors closed doors hello hello how are you yes fine thanks wow Rolex loads of magazines I can hear water running nice little water feature don't think there's any windows in here so food all complimentary problem that's okay thank you check it out they have a business center straight out of the '90s naughties where these would all have computers to go on the internet actually there is still a couple of computers I feel bad saying this but this Lounge is really dull they've obviously spent a lot of money on the furniture cuz it's all leather but there's like only two TVs there's no real atmosphere the food is pretty bland I asked if there was like snacks there wasn't any but there is champagne I guess that's one good thing going to go and check my email or maybe go on YouTube oh yeah talking of the internet as well the Wi-Fi in here is ridiculously slow well the showers they are basic like a a premier in shower you do have a heated tower out is nor you can't get many in this shower though probably only about two people now of course there is a shower on board or they call it the spa um and I've got to wait to have a shower only of 40,000 ft right if I ever fight Emirates from Gatwick to Dubai ever again in the future I don't think I'd be rushing back to that Lounge it was a little bit depressing to stuff Miserable as well time to board there's a massive queue but I guess your first class you should be able to go to the front priority we'll find out the A380 holds a lot of people hence why the queue is is ridiculously long a lot of these people are going onwards to Australia I think as well here you go yeah just one have a pleas flight can't be the first one boarding can I can't be that lucky and you just about see it no real signage I'm sure it is this way though so first class passengers get aboard a separate entrance right at the top of the plane obviously hi yeah hi welcome how are you today well thanks my colleague was C to S there going to be S lovely thank you very much well there's no overhead bin so this is my Suite but what's great is this actually shuts so it's like a hotel room in the sky alarm thank you so they've just given me some champagne I didn't want too much two reasons I don't want to get too Tipsy because I kind of want to take all this in and second of all they give you the better stuff when you're up in the air this is a basic champagne they give you the da perryon um or whatever it's called when you're in the air some l or something normally when I get on a flight I normally leave it till the last minute but as I'm going first class I thought I'm getting on here as soon as possible and making every minute count because when you go to Dubai from London um it's not as long as coming back so I think it's about 6 hours 50 minutes but it might even shave off some of that although I hear the weather in Dubai is not great when we land it's weird being up here on the A380 it doesn't actually feel that big it feels like a just a a small kind of like commercial airline it's not until you go downstairs obviously in economy and then you realize just how big the aircraft is from up here though the A380 looks well cozy the showers are that way apparently that it's massive down there we'll have a look down there later it's crazy how many windows we got one two three and a popup bar which is complimentary white chocolate hazelnuts got some Still Water fizzy water I've got a glass some more nuts more fizzy water and more Still Water just look at the leg room that I've got I mean my coat is is down there this is where my bag is I mean look how much room I've got the carpet is nice and clean there's my pajamas for later the entrance to my suite and there's my coat in Arabic coffee oh yes please plain and orange be for the orange actually thank you very much okay thank you orange date now I'm actually glad that I didn't have too much food in the lounge because I'm saving myself for the flight not a big fan on dates but as dates go that is really nice let's try the coffee I've noticed one thing this sweet missing unless there is something here that's like a little bin for your rubbish love how they bought the dates out though in that really polished wooden box so we got about 10 minutes before departure and as it's quiet um cuz when we get airborne as well you get lots of noise and you probably can't hear me as well on the microphone I'll give you the cabin tour now actually whilst I'm uh on the ground it's probably a little bit quieter absolutely love the lamp so elegant and it's like considering how old the aircraft is and these sweet you know look at that they do keep them in good Nick love the little Touches for the lamps got a little goodie box with sweets there little vitamin drinks there more nuts there's chocolate there jelly beans there more nuts and there's some crisps these are real not fake you've got a little vanity kit here as well so if you want to do moisturizing and makeup there's pillow miss there I think that's ready for bed but nice little mirror there I'll put that down for the moment and then of course you've got the huge TV is this touchcreen oh it is but if I don't want to touch it I've got a tablet here and then there's another tablet there probably don't really need all those tablets it's a little bit Overkill love this golden wooden look it reminds me actually of staying in the beal Arab in Dubai which I stayed in last year thank you very much notice how was crazy they've just given me a hot towel and it's ridiculously hoto that was refreshing not quite sure what all these buttons do that's the dim oh that's the lights for dimming that's off that just says press all right so that's what that does there's the cool Bell look at that that just like a hotel bedside table a notepad and a pen wonder if I'm allowed to actually take this wow that is really nice it's good quality I will be taking that if I'm allowed to should hope so for the price we've got an eye mask down here we've got headphones some pretty expensive headphones safety card and then there's the ice magazine look at the suede though how it's all brushed it's so lovely this seat is huge there's all the um bedding this obviously turns into a bed later on this cushion is so comfy mixture between firm and soft really like that but I mean there is so much room I remember when I was um upper class with Virgin Atlantic and the seat didn't feel that wide or big but this is impressive I know on the new first class Suites I think they have like a a seat belt but these are the oldfashioned ones so when I have my food later that's your table there's these buttons on here which I don't know what they do is there a massage function on this chest there that' be nice if there was there's a little light over here and also my air vent is here cuz there's nothing in the top so your air vent is basically from the side here and down here as well and like you think to yourself where you can see someone else behind you you can't mirror there and there's also mirror in the front makes it feel even more private welcome AB board we're about to show you the safety be this em flight so you can have the map on there if you want and then you can watch your TV on there there or you can do it vice versa I think I know this sounds odd I love a window seat but you feel so far away from the actual window on an A380 because the depth of them and then when you're in first class you feel even further away but you do get a unique perspective out the window CU you get to see three Windows all at once plus I can also see the cameras if they're working they working quality isn't very good there is it some reason we've stopped not moving there's a plane right there just a taxi way it looks like a a Runway now I don't know whether it's because I'm right at the front or it's the A380 but it didn't feel like we was hardly going in any speed whatsoever and we were already lifting up that was like the smoothest take off ever wow check these out don't judge me going to watch Barbie wow these headphones are like noise cancelling as well like literally can't hear anything I can't hear anything cuz I can't turn it on I'll watch a little bit of this and then we'll order some dinner all lovely thank you well I've never had Don P on champagne before now it can be quite expensive I apologize if you are a champagne connoisseur but it kind of all tastes very similar I mean it it varies in taste but not going to lie though it is nice I don't think I'll be buying a bottle of that anytime soon though just look at the menu so I can order from this whenever I want so I can order what I want when I want just looking at the menu it's his caviar I think I might have to try that I want to get my money worth definitely and I think for the main I'm going to go for the roast beef this actually comes with a mini Yorkshire pudding wow just dressed the table I'm sat like I'm eating in a five star restaurant it's amazing white linen I've got some malba toast here some lemon prawns in there and the the caviar will be on its way but let's try this am boo how many PRS are in here oh just one there two should I press the button for privacy that is amazing the only thing I'm gutted about is the flight to Dubai tonight is around about 6 hours and I've got to try and enjoy well and film everything and try to get some sleep it's going to be hard if you're going to spend the money to do first class do a longer flight than 5 hours because it's really hard to squeeze everything in because I want to enjoy the food I want to enjoy the champagne I want to go to the bar I want to have a shower and I want to sleep and I want to watch a movie can I do all that in 5 hours it's going to be tight so I have tried caviar well probably three or four tiny little bubbles of caviar before I've never tried it like this apparently this mother of pearl spoon is supposed to bring out the taste so so we've got a selection of finely chopped onion chives grated egg sour cream and lemon with a Melba toast I wonder how much actually that's worth but that's quite a lot here we go I can see why people like caviar it's like eating I don't know um raw fish but this is smoother and softer and creamier so I'm going to try it with a bit of grated egg put some creme fresh on there I'm not going to lie though it's best eating it just like this the only thing I would say is there's quite a lot there and I don't want to waste it because it's probably a lot of money but I don't want to be sick at the same time so dinner is served I've gone for the roast beef Yorkshire pudding and green beans with very tiny amount of gravy there's hardly anything in there here we go they even asked me how I want it well done or medium said medium let's cut into it and see what it looks like I've never ever eaten beef like this at 30,000 ft wow I feel so for the oier pudding though poor little thing so dessert is here I've got to just double check what I've gone for so I've gone for a chocolate panacotta served with miso caramel sauce and white chocolate kurd they also wanted to know if I wanted some dessert wine or de congestion I think that's what they call it right so I decided to try cuz I know it's quite expensive the Hennessy Paradise if I've said that right that is strong stuff oh I didn't realize this but the seat can move first further forward they always say your taste buds change at 38,000 ft but I can taste everything and it is just lovely the past 15 20 minutes I kind of forgot that I was at 3 8,999 ft in the air I tell you what though you do get your money's worth I mean there is so much food to have you can drink and eat as much as you want and then after dinner the lovely Hostess came around and gave me a choice of chocolates to eat I don't know if I can fit any more in before having a sleep but so I'm going to have a shower before I do that I haven't shown you my free amenity bag that you get that is jam-packed for of stuff there's loads of stuff here from Bugari there's a little bag there's loads of it this bag is Bugari as well I hope I say that right oo fragrance I won't spray that now cleansing towel hydrating body Emulsion lip balm and after shave balm and there's still more in here as well Gillette the best the man can get I've got a shaver let keep going dental kit and then for smelly pits for a runny nose and a hair brush I tell you what this is one nice travel bag like 4 hours and 55 minutes until we Landing the bik I'm literally having to rush everything we're going to go check out the bar and then I will show you the shower there's two showers on board and we're upstairs on the A380 there's one to the left and there's one to the right but before we go and check them out just go check out the bar look at that you can order your champagne any food you want as well up here there's not many people here now but I think a lot of them have gone to bed so we can see where we are food love the little seating area it's really nice cake thank you very much so there is another bik up here and the two showers are one shower there and then one shower there and then downstairs I think that's economy so not only is this the shower for first class it's also the toilet check this out right ready they've even got a toilet seat cover on there for me as well it comes with all these products that I can use they changes for every person so I've got body wash facial wash shampoo conditioner a comb all these products a fresh towel by the way all these flowers are real look at that there's even a little jug of water in there and you can see the Debby Skyline in the background can you believe I'm 39,000 ft in the air this is absolutely huge I'll tell you how many people can fit in the shower in a minute first of all the sink though this is massive with this huge big mirror drying your hands with these tiny little flannels and I've noticed as well that when one person has been in here there's a lady outside that her sole job is just to refresh this and to keep this clean after every single person comes in here to go to the toilet or to have a shower so when anyone new comes in here to to use the L or use the shower they still get that amazing first class experience now that's good so up here I can still see where I am on the Sky Map There's a hair dryer there's more amenities as well there's loads of stuff even the toilet roll is pointed so how many people can I fit in this shower that's the question it's actually bigger than you think it actually goes back even further than I thought I thought it was just going to be this tiny little shower here but you can actually sit down I mean at a push you can get one person sitting down and two people standing in here so it's as simple as pressing this button here the temperature there and then it tells me how long I've got apparently this is 5 minutes there's a fresh little flour in here that's pretty good let's just shut the door the fact that you can comfortably sit in here well I guess there's only one thing to do and that's try out the shower W bit of turbulence in the shower what's the situation if we get bad turbulence and I'm in the shower and I almost forgot my pajamas which I need to go back and get cuz otherwise that would have been very awkward me stepping out the shower and yeah so I get slippers pajamas and this very nice Emirates bag to put them in let's get in the shower before we get any more turbulence and they've got a soft bath mat for when you come out my 5 minute start make sure it's so hot pressing the button when I'm trying to figure out why the shower is not going on I'm pressing the button I can actually call for camer creb that' be a bit awkward um this is embarrassing okay so they've moved me to the other shower I've Got 5 minutes I better be quick and enjoy this I'm currently over book rest at the minute I'm having a shower at 39,000 ft this is crazy and it's pretty good as well okay pajamas on had to go for medium size by the way the B be amazing check out these slippers so comy time to get into bed oh wow this is so cozy this is one big long bed turn some lights off good night I'll see you in a couple of hours that's all I've got by the way you should also check out the ceiling a't that pretty anyway good night I would say morning I think I had about 20 minutes sleep and then I was like do you know what I'm just going to get up cuz you know when you need to sleep cuz you know you have to sleep you just can't nothing to do with the bed it was comfy obviously you got the cupboards and the the walls that restrict your arms when you're moving around but lengthwise this bed um and the softness of it is really comfy so it's currently 1 a.m. UK day time 5 a.m. in Dubai time and we land in 2 hours was told that you've got to order any food or drink you want an hour and a half um before we land which is quite surprising actually cuz I would have thought there would still be like serving stuff like that until up until I don't know maybe half an hour before we land but so yeah if I want breakfast I kind of have to have it in a minute I've also been quite lucky in the fact that there's only I think two people In First Class there's only me and one other person in this first class at the minute that person's all the way over the other side it's still not light outside but I've ordered breakfast starting with good old cup of tea oh need to put this in there even give you some shortbread as well I think I can see the sunrise starting off with some corn flakes for this morning the only other option they have have is like a an omelette I don't think I've ever had breakfast cereal on a plane before well coming into land I think it's going to be rather bumpy it's actually raining in Dubai can you believe that I've still got my slippers on and my pajama bottoms but the seat Bel sign is on um so I'm going to have to kind of change at the air I can't walk through Dubai airport in my pajama bottoms I'll have to do it before I leave the flight I've never landed in a storm before I just saw lightning out the window as well I don't if you can see on the camera there but the rain is absolutely lashing down see I can't see anything out the window been in first class doesn't make it any less scary I tell you oh my god once again I didn't get that on the camera but the lightning actually hit the [Music] plane the C I folks I said earlier there is a bit of weather around and uh yeah he plays it so cool a bit of [Music] weather it was on the news how bad the weather was going to be in Dubai when we landed it's just typical the worst thing is is we're circling in and out of this thunderstorm so we can land [Music] my god I've never been so happy to be on the ground that was crazy 8 in the morning in the 22 so the stward S told me that you're not allowed to film the rain in Dubai or whilst driving or yeah I didn't understand what she meant thank you how the heck am I going to find my luggage there's so many luggage belts wow that was scary coming in there was so much lightning and every time I tried to obviously capture it it wouldn't work because obviously it was over but lightning at a few thousand feet sounds different it pops it's very strange noises anyway I'm glad I'm on the ground okay so it's finally stopped raining I'm at the hotel by the way if you want to see where I'm staying make sure you subscribe to see the next video it was quite a a bit of a journey to get here from the airport actually through flooded roads in Dubai I'm not going to lie so you can hear the thunder still going on yikes now the flight was expensive but did I get my value for money kind of I guess I mean I tried to eat as much food as I possibly could and and take advantage of all the amenities that I could the flight to to buy on first class on a sa ticket cost me £3,200 now compared to what some people have paid online I think actually that's not too bad I'm also going to be flying back on business class for a lot less than that and you can see that video very soon tell me what you thought 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Length: 32min 5sec (1925 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 24 2024