Tui premium economy - worth the cost?
Dreamliner planes are regarded as being modern, comfortable and nice to fly on. This is the second time we’ve flown on the Dreamliner and it’s a good quality product. The seats have a great seat pitch, the lighting helps to try and combat fatigue always a benefit on long haul flights - particularly if you have the best plan of hitting the parks like we aim to do with every Florida flight.
The cabin adjusts the lighting throughout the flight in order to try and help your body clock to adjust, the meals were served promtly and we selected from the available menu on board. The seat pitch in premium was excellent we could recline if we chose without encroaching on anyone elses overall space, however we found almost everyone kept their seat up for most the flight which was nicer for everyone on board
What is the product - to be fair its more than just the bigger seat etc. You also get a seperate check in area at the airport, an airport lounge is included (we had this both ways in the UK and in Melbourne Florida), you get a larger luggage allowance and the benefits on the plane. These are nice added touches and we enjoyed not having to queue as much travelling with the kids. We also embarked and disembarked first which is also a nice touch.
Cabin crew on board were prfpessional friendly and always polite. They were great with the kids travelling and were really accomodating. One of our daughters was really cold and the crew had no blankets on board so they offered her one of their own - a nice touch and one she really appreciated.
TUI Dreamline - Mrs Patmore - our ride to Florida.
Random tip: premium cabins sell out quite quickly so if its something you’re looking for book your seats early. Some routes sell out quicker than others if you’re prepared to travel from anywhere in the UK, Glasgow flights often have more availability than other airports like Manchester, London and Newcastle.
FOOD & DRINKS
Once onboard we were offered a welcome drink, the seats were wider with a footrest and larger seat pitch. The in seat TV had a wide range of films and programs to watch on it. The dreamliner flight was of very good quality the seats were comfy with an adjustable head rest and a seat back table as standard.
Throughout the flight we were offered snacks, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), some people chose to ask for more drinks throughout the flight by asking the staff or popping into the staff area and requesting them - the staff always gave out additional drinks. This is not the case on all long haul flights - Aer Lingus for example charge for all drinks.
The food option we had a full meal onboard and we tried the pasta dish, beef dish and the kids had kids meals. To be honest the adults food was really nice and it was all piping hot, the kids meal was very bland and didn’t taste great. We asked for adults meals for our kids but they didn’t have enough left which is fair enough for both but our eldest enjoyed her adults meal. Towards the end of the flight we were served afternoon tea of sandwiches and scones these were also nice and tasty.
The food and service were good overall on board the plane and we certainly had no complaints. One of our TVs didn’t work on the return flight however that can happen on any airline. Is the product a tru top end premium quality cabin - overall no but the experience coupled with the price of the flights is well worth it in our opinion.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Would we fly Tui premium again? Yes we would the product was overall well recieved. The only issue we had was the long commute to get to Orlando by the provided bus service but this was potentially due to waiting for all passengers and traffic than the actual distance from Melbourne Airport to Walt Disney World.
Read all about our Walt Disney World holiday - from our hotel stay to Minnie van and character dining see Team Five Travels Disney Page.
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