We were upgraded free to Premium at Christmas and were lucky enough to be given the front two seats (downstairs!) so had a lot of legroom. However, the seats did not recline as much as we expected, and the leg rest was totally useless and did not come up far enough to support your legs. The people behind had about 7 inches more room than they would have done in Economy, so we felt sorry for them if they paid hundreds of pounds to upgrade.
The food was ok, served on china, but I am not sure it was any different from Economy (served in plastic). There was Bucks Fizz on boarding, but not bothered about that. [cheers]
Is it worth it? Well it was nice to be upgraded free, but we were glad we hadn't paid any extra, as it wasn't that good.
As Garry says, its a means to an end. I am always so excited on the journey over that I don't really notice what the seats are like. Coming home I would love to fly Business and be able to lie down and sleep, but the PE seats were not much better than Economy for sleeping.
When they ditch the 747s there won't be an upstairs, either.
It really is personal choice. If the cost doesn't matter then book it.
Whatever you decide, I hope you have a great flight and a wonderful holiday - am sure you will!
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