Mini trip Qatar Qsuites Cbr to JFK

[Flying mermaid]

We have booked the forward facing Qsuites as I am not too keen on flying backwards. Hopefully we will not find it too cluttered near the door.
Thank you for your very comprehensive report. I am really looking forward to the experience.

Mr FM gets motion sickness quite easily and he said once in the air you have no different feeling at all. Because you have no windows your brain actually doesn’t know whether you are flying forwards or backwards.

 

[Flying mermaid]

So, comparing it with the various F experiences you have had, how does QR J in suites compare?

it really is an F minus . If we are looking at Qantas F, it’s pretty similar. Qantas has much better Champagne, but after that not all that noticeable. You still get more space in most F suites, but the Qsuite is so cleverly designed you don’t notice the space that much. The doors and staggered design also give the sort of privacy you get in F.

Service was amazingly good - nothing seemed too much trouble, anything you said you wanted they did as quickly as possible, so the bigger ratios of passengers to FA didn’t seem an issue at all.

I think if we are talking EK or SQ, then they are clearly better, Qantas and BA not so much.

On a value for money basis, it’s pretty hard to go past Qsuites - gives you an almost F for a lot less money. For us being able to fly it out of Canberra is also pretty compelling.

 

[RooFlyer]

On a value for money basis, it’s pretty hard to go past Qsuites - gives you an almost F for a lot less money.

Yep, that's what I thought. I've been flying QR J for years, and always thought it was the best J out there. Haven't jagged a QS though, but I have a number of them coming up. And if you put them in a OneWorld Done4, they are even better value!

 

[ellen10]

Mr FM gets motion sickness quite easily and he said once in the air you have no different feeling at all. Because you have no windows your brain actually doesn’t know whether you are flying forwards or backwards.

Yes that is my problem, the motion sickness. I don't even like travelling backwards on a train.
Hmmm I may have to rethink our seat choice.
Thank you for your feedback.

 

[tgh]

Can't get my head around facing backwards, although I agree that the layout seems better.
We have gone for window seats on the 380 for the next trip, a bit of time apart…..

 

[JohnM]

I don‘t find facing backwards any issue. I’ve also done it a lot on BA.

I rather like looking down the spout of the RR or GE...

 

[BriarFlyer]

Just adding my 2c worth on facing backwards, which I've done on both Etihad J and Qatar. I had trepidation as well, as I suffer motion sickness in trains facing that way. But as others have said, after takeoff (which does feel weird but not in a motion sickness kind of way), you forget which way you're facing. If you want to chat with yr partner, def take the middle rear-facing suites. We had the front-facing pair and were too far apart to chat properly; it became e a bit of an effort.

 

[ellen10]

Lots of good and informative personal input. I have just watched several youtube sessions on the suites and am considering changing my seat choices, as I think with the extra piece put in the bed to cover the divider makes the bed area bigger. However what happens if your partner sleeps well and you don't and want to change your bed to a seat position. Is this easily done without disturbing the other person.

 

[Quickstatus]

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Because you have no windows your brain actually doesn’t know whether you are flying forwards or backwards.

That will set off motion sickness. Your eyes tell you one thing and your inner ear says another

Why the need to talk to your travelling partner on a flight. All that can be done on ground

 

[Flying mermaid]

That will set off motion sickness. Your eyes tell you one thing and your inner ear says another

Why the need to talk to your travelling partner on a flight. All that can be done on ground

it is nice to talk to them sometimes . We found it terrific to be close enough to talk easily, whereas usually with suites you generally are so far apart there is not much point bothering. Mainly we watch movies, or sleep, but some conversation during a 17 hour flight is good. Apart from that being in that type really gives you a much more spacious feeling and conversation is always optional

Mr FM gets motion sick very easily and he didn’t, so just not convinced it is the same feeling.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Lots of good and informative personal input. I have just watched several youtube sessions on the suites and am considering changing my seat choices, as I think with the extra piece put in the bed to cover the divider makes the bed area bigger. However what happens if your partner sleeps well and you don't and want to change your bed to a seat position. Is this easily done without disturbing the other person.

I went to sleep first and Mr FM stayed partially reclined watching movies. The seats move independently even when the extra piece is in, so there isn’t really an issue.

 

[RooFlyer]

That will set off motion sickness. Your eyes tell you one thing and your inner ear says another

I think 'may set off motion sickness' is what you are trying to say. Like others above, I get motion sickness quite easily but never when sitting backwards on planes (window or no).

 

[Quickstatus]

I should have said:
“That will set off motion sickness for me...”

(where is the nauseated and vomit emoji)

 

[Flying mermaid]

Horrible day in New York. There are tornados down south and some wild weather sweeping into New York. Decided it was a good morning to go to MOMA, which was just a short walk from where we were staying. We were able to buy seniors tickets from the ticket machine and then upstairs to sit and wait for the 10:30 open.

We were a bit bemused to look down and see huge queues of people getting their tickets from ticket sellers. We later discovered these were “special” tickets, military, various tourist passes etc.

Straight in at 10:30 and glad we were early as people kept flooding in. Fortunately we had seen “starry night” at an impressionist exhibition in Canberra, so were able to avoid the scrum around that. Fabulous selection of paintings - even a Frida Kahlo.

Floors 3 and 4 were the later modern works. Some we loved, some not. The series we really enjoyed was Gerard Richter’s Red Army paintings.

There seemed to be something happening on 5th Avenue. We discover it was a funeral for a guy, killed in Afghanistan, who was also a decorated fireman. Huge numbers of police and firefighters. We decided not to watch it, as it didn’t seem appropriate for us to do so.

By this stage all my muscles and joints were on strike, so back to the hotel, with a quick stop at the fresh food place to load up on raspberries and blue berries. They had lots of prepared food, so I added tomato soup and a real, non sweet, whole meal roll.

 

[NZflygirl]

we have made it to Sydney - no amenities yet, as it was just a 20 minute flight.

We love the seat - before we even sat down they had pushed the divider right down, so we found it very spacious and so nice to be right next to each other for chatting purposes.

Beats the 787 suite hands down - much less claustrophobic. I will take some photos on he next leg for people unfamiliar with it, but we really liked it. Staff were just lovely - I checked again what had happened with our original seats and yes 3F is out of order, which is why we were moved. It does mean we are now in the second business cabin, so I don’t know what impact that has on service etc, but certainly the seats themselves are no different.

20 minutes.... is this Qatars shortest flight? Must be! I find it slightly crazy in a cool way.

 

[love_the_life]

Horrible day in New York. There are tornados down south and some wild weather sweeping into New York. Decided it was a good morning to go to MOMA, which was just a short walk from where we were staying. We were able to buy seniors tickets from the ticket machine and then upstairs to sit and wait for the 10:30 open.

We were a bit bemused to look down and see huge queues of people getting their tickets from ticket sellers. We later discovered these were “special” tickets, military, various tourist passes etc.

Straight in at 10:30 and glad we were early as people kept flooding in. Fortunately we had seen “starry night” at an impressionist exhibition in Canberra, so were able to avoid the scrum around that. Fabulous selection of paintings - even a Frida Kahlo.

Floors 3 and 4 were the later modern works. Some we loved, some not. The series we really enjoyed was Gerard Richter’s Red Army paintings.

There seemed to be something happening on 5th Avenue. We discover it was a funeral for a guy, killed in Afghanistan, who was also a decorated fireman. Huge numbers of police and firefighters. We decided not to watch it, as it didn’t seem appropriate for us to do so.

By this stage all my muscles and joints were on strike, so back to the hotel, with a quick stop at the fresh food place to load up on raspberries and blue berries. They had lots of prepared food, so I added tomato soup and a real, non sweet, whole meal roll.

So you’re still suffering the symptoms from the statins. That was at least a couple of months ago wasn’t it? Terrible side effects.

 

[drron]

Sorry but muscle aches now some time after ceasing statins are not due to the statin.It may be another disease.the pattern suggests PMR should be excluded.
It can be quite dangerous assuming pains are due to statins.looking after a fellow whose biochemist convinced him he had problems from his statin.Ended up having a heart attack but then it was found his muscle problems were MND.

On the other hand sometimes the side effect can save your life.A 41 year old fellow I looked after 25 years ago started getting chest pains playing golf.he had most of the risk factors for heart disease.Tests showed he had 2 vessel disease-one 955,the other 90% blocked so then he had surgery.When he got back to golf he had exactly the same pain.stopped his statin and the pain disappeared.he was an intelligent fellow though and decided to keep on his statin due to the definite benefits in his situation.As he said he knew what the pain was so it no longer worried him.we did however monitor his muscle enzymes.

 

[LA10]

Thank you so much for your detailed review of the qsuites. I'm flying them with my parents in just over a month, booked 3 out of the middle 4, hope we don't get a 4th person.

Enjoy the rest of your trip!

 

[love_the_life]

Sorry but muscle aches now some time after ceasing statins are not due to the statin.It may be another disease.the pattern suggests PMR should be excluded.
It can be quite dangerous assuming pains are due to statins.looking after a fellow whose biochemist convinced him he had problems from his statin.Ended up having a heart attack but then it was found his muscle problems were MND.

On the other hand sometimes the side effect can save your life.A 41 year old fellow I looked after 25 years ago started getting chest pains playing golf.he had most of the risk factors for heart disease.Tests showed he had 2 vessel disease-one 955,the other 90% blocked so then he had surgery.When he got back to golf he had exactly the same pain.stopped his statin and the pain disappeared.he was an intelligent fellow though and decided to keep on his statin due to the definite benefits in his situation.As he said he knew what the pain was so it no longer worried him.we did however monitor his muscle enzymes.

I was only going on what FM had posted earlier. She felt the symptoms were a result of Crestor. I know she has had quite a few tests to try and identify what it is.

 

[drron]

I'll quote this post in the medical thread as I do not want to hijack this good TR.