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Photo taken by: NOLANative
Route: Rio de Janeiro - Houston (via Sao Paulo), 18 April 2004
Ticket price: Delta Skymiles - 75,000
Flight duration: GIG - GRU: 41mins; GRU - IAH: 9hrs 23min
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-400 / BusinessFirst
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Breakfast

(taken from Continental's Website) :

BREAKFAST
Will be offered prior to arrival

Assorted chilled fruit juices or tomato juice

Fresh seasonal fruit

Freshly baked breads
including warm croissants, Danish pastries and sugar brioche
with butter and strawberry preserves

Omelette with Parsley
Accompanied by grilled veal cocktail sausage,
roesti potatoes and a cherry tomato

Drinks: Orange Juice; Water
Comments: Fruit was fresh and bread was warm; omlette was a little salty, but had a nice taste; Veal sausage was okay, but flight down offered a better selection of ham and sausage; yogurt lacked the tastes - not sure if this was catered in Sao Paulo or brought from Houston, but the breakfast was much better on IAH - GRU than the return.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6 for the meal; 5 for the BusinessFirst Cabin - not much competition on the route, so I suppose they don't have to provide the level of service provided to Europe or Asia. Very warm in the cabin. The seat wasn't very comfortable, and reminded me of business class seats from the 90s. 10 for the service - flight attendants were amazing on this route; friendly and had a sense of humor; had some of the same crew as the flight down, and was remembered as soon as we boarded in Rio. Even had a drink waiting when we re-boarded in Sao Paulo after the additional security check and.
Camera brand & type: Sony DSC-P51

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Photo taken by: NOLANative
Route: Rio de Janeiro - Houston (via Sao Paulo), 18 April 2004
Ticket price: Delta Skymiles - 75,000
Flight duration: GIG - GRU: 41mins; GRU - IAH: 9hrs 23min
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-400 / BusinessFirst
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner

(taken from Continental's Website) :

TO BEGIN

Warm roasted nuts
served with your preferred cocktail or beverage

APPETIZER CART

Chilled shrimp and smoked surubim with cucumber and white asparagus,
accompanied by golf sauce

Ham garnished with cantaloupe

SALAD

A contemporary blend of frisée, iceberg and red lettuce
with Chinese cabbage, green asparagus tips,
baby corn and red bell pepper strips

Offered with your choice of shallot and lemon dressing
or creamy herb dressing

Freshly baked assorted rolls with butter

MAIN COURSES
The Chef’s Selection
Grilled sirloin steak with sautéed mushrooms
and herbes de Provence butter
Tomato Provençale Roasted vinaigrette potatoes

FRUIT AND CHEESE

Select American and imported cheeses accompanied by fresh seasonal fruit,
assorted gourmet crackers and bread, served with Port wine

DESSERT CART

Featuring a choice of vanilla ice cream with your choice of toppings

Drink: Bloody Mary w/ Mixed nuts; Red Wine w/ Dinner; Port w/ Dessert
Comments: Grilled shrimp and ham were good; salad was fresh and dressing quite pungent, but very tasty; steak was nice cut of meat but was served too rare; decent selection of cheeses and fresh fruit; and ice cream sundae was a great finish!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7 for the meal; 5 for the BusinessFirst Cabin - not much competition on the route, so I suppose they don't have to provide the level of service provided to Europe or Asia. Very warm in the cabin. The seat wasn't very comfortable, and reminded me of the business class seats from the 90s. 10 for the service - flight attendants were amazing on this route; had some of the same crew as the flight down, and was remembered as soon as we boarded in Rio. Even had a drink waiting when we re-boarded in Sao Paulo after the additional security check.
Camera brand & type: Sony DSC-P51

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Photo taken by: Eugene/ Universities Online
Route: ABQ-IAH, 2 Feb 2004
Flight duration: 1.5 hours
Aircraft type & class: ERJ 145, one class
Meal type: breakfast
Contents of the meal: muffin with coffee
Comments: Well, I was expecting just peanuts. Very friendly FA as well.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Panasonic DMC-LC33

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Photo taken by: Eugene/ Universities Online
Route: Geneva GVA - New York EWR, 25 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 8 hours
Aircraft type & class: B767, Economy
Meal type: snack
Contents of the meal: Turkey and Cheese sandwich, piece of chocolate, piece of some tasteless cake.
Drink: Sprite and coffee
Comments: The only decent part was the piece of Chocolate.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2
Camera brand & type: Panasonic DMC-LC33

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Photo taken by: Eugene/ Universities Online
Route: Geneva GVA - New York EWR, 25 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 8 hours
Aircraft type & class: B767, Economy
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Beef with potatoes and vegetables, salad, roll, brownie. Other choice was chicken.
Drink: water and coffee
Comments: The main course and salad were average, really nothing special. The roll was rock-hard and the brownie had a taste and texture of a brick covered with dirt (not that I would know of course ... )
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 3
Camera brand & type: Panasonic DMC-LC33

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Photo taken by: Shane
Route: LGW-IAH, 17 Feb 2004
Ticket Price: Non-Rev
Flight Duration: 10 hrs.
Aircraft Type: Boeing 777-200, BusinessFirst
Meal Type: Lunch
Contents of Meal: To start- choice of drink and warm nuts, Appetizer- Shrimp accompanied by Du Barry Sauce and Duck, Warm Roll, Salad, Main Course- Curry Chicken on Rice, Cheese Plate, Fuit Plate, and Ice Cream Sundae.
Drink: Coke, Water, Red Wine.
Comments: Excellent Dinning!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10
Camera brand and type: Sony CyberShot Digital Camera

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Photo taken by: Claire Renner
Route: EWR-DUB, 17/18 Mar 2004
Ticket Price: Ireland tour package = $2031 US
Flight Duration: 5 hours, 21 minutes
Aircraft Type & Class: Boeing 757, economy
Business or Leisure Trip: Leisure, Band students on Spring Break
Meal Type: Breakfast
Contents of the Meal: Croissant with Butter & Jam, Fresh Fruit Cup
Drink: Orange Juice
Comments: Delicious! A nice, light start to our first day on the Emerald Isle. Great service by the flight attendants.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10

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Photo taken by: Claire Renner
Route: EWR-DUB, 17/18 Mar 2004
Ticket Price: Ireland tour package = $2031 US
Flight Duration: 5 hours, 21 minutes
Aircraft Type & Class: Boeing 757, economy
Business or Leisure Trip: Leisure, Band students on Spring Break
Meal Type: Dinner
Contents of the Meal: Beef Stroganoff with Noodles, Mixed Vegetables with Butter, Salad with Olive Oil & Vinaigrette Dressing, Brownie with Crumble Topping, Roll with Butter
Drink: Coca-Cola
Comments: Delicious! Everyone on my row got the beef, and liked it very much. Roll was a bit hard for its appearance, and would have been better warm.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8 (I was served colder and harder rolls while in Ireland!)

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Photo taken by: Claire Renner
Route: ATL-EWR, 17 Mar 2004
Ticket Price: Ireland tour package = $2031 US
Flight Duration: 2 hours
Aircraft Type & Class: Boeing 737, economy
Business or Leisure Trip: Leisure, Band students on Spring Break
Meal Type: Snack
Contents of the Meal: Pretzels
Drink: Coca-Cola
Comments: Just enough for the short hop! Interesting transition from warm & sunny Atlanta to cold & snowy Newark.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5, neither stunning nor terrible

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Houston-Orlando, 19 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Aircraft type & class: 767-400 (Economy)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: What meal?
Normally one packet of peanuts, but since they messed up with our row, we got an extra one, free of charge.
Drink: Coke (No seconds offered)
Comments: Pitiful! At least we got something.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 3 for the food & 2 for the service.

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Las Vegas-Houston, 19 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 3 hours
Aircraft type & class: 757-200 (First)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Breakfast
Bowl of mixed fruits
Cereal with Fruit
OR
Scrambled eggs with a slice of ham, potato gratin and
a tomato
Hot biscuit
Drink: Apple Juice
Comments: I opted for the eggs which came on top of a slice of smoked with potato gratin on the side and a tomato. The eggs were nice, if not a little small but the pepper added some much needed taste. The ham was nice as was the potato gratin. The biscuit was much appreciated and a welcome addition to the meal.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9 for the food & 8 for the service.

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Las Vegas-Houston, 19 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 3 hours
Aircraft type & class: 757-200 (First)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Breakfast
Bowl of mixed fruits: 1 large strawberry, 3 slices of oranges, 2 slices of grapefruit, a bunch of seedless grapes, four slices pineapple, and two slices of cantaloupe
Drink: Apple Juice
Comments: Fruits were really nice and fresh.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Cleveland-Las Vegas, 15 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 4 hours & 30 minutes
Aircraft type & class: 737-900 (First)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Dinner - Sundae
Drink: Water
Comments: We had a choice for this one. The toppings included: nuts, whipped cream, strawberries, chocolate sauce and a cherry. I had everything but the nuts. This was an absolute treat, especially on a domestic flight.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10 for the sundae & 10 for the service.

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Cleveland-Las Vegas, 15 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 4 hours & 30 minutes
Aircraft type & class: 737-900 (First)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Dinner - Mixed Salad with Asian Sesame Salad dressing
Chicken curry with rice and chutney
Warm bun with Land-O-Lakes butter
Drink: Water and Coke
Comments: We had a choice between this and a turkey
burger that I had on my last flight (see pictures 010/011). I would have to say this was a very decent meal for such a flight. The rice was a bit chewy but that’s fine, I won’t complain too much. The salad was fresh and the dressing was nice. The bun was hot and soft, just the way I like it. I am also extremely happy to see that hot meals are available while flying domestically in First. Thanks Continental.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9 for the food, 10 for the service.

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Cleveland-Las Vegas, 15 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 4 hours & 30 minutes
Aircraft type & class: 737-900 (First)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Dinner - Coke and mixed nuts in a bowl
Drink: Coke
Comments: Nice to see nuts being served in something other than in their original packets. Shows a personal touch especially on domestic flights. I only picked out the cashews from this bowl that contained almonds and pecans as well.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10 for the presentations, 5 for the nuts

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Orlando-Cleveland, 15 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 2 hours & 15 minutes
Aircraft type & class: 737-800 (First)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Lunch - Lobster Bisque soup with ‘Oyster crackers.’ The main course was a turkey burger with bacon and Swiss cheese along with a small tub of potato salad. Accompaniments include an onion slice, lettuce, mustard and ketchup. There was also a “Pecan delight” for dessert. (Bring back the Ghirardelli chocolates will you CO!)
Drink: Coke (CO stop serving Dr. Pepper!)
Comments: The soup was very nice, if not a little too filling. The crackers added a nice touch to it. The burger itself was very nice, but by the bun was very hard. It seems to have spent a little too much time in
the oven. Many passengers opted to drop the bun and just eat the burger and cheese with a fork and a knife. I opted to do the same as well after a bite or two.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Orlando-Cleveland, 15 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 2 hours & 15 minutes
Aircraft type & class: 737-800 (First)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Salted Cashews
Drink: Coke (CO stop serving Dr. Pepper!)
Comments: Nice, maybe two packets may be nice, but that’s a small point.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10

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Photo taken by: SR 103
Route: Orlando-Cleveland, 15 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 2 hours & 15 minutes
Aircraft type & class: 737-800 (First)
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Welcome Drink (Water)
Comments: Very hard to mess up. It was presented with a huge smile, something I appreciate a whole lot. What else can I ask for?
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10

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Photo taken by: Clemens Fabry
Route: New York to Mexico City, 28 June 2003
Class: business
Meal type: Dinner-Dessert - Fresh Made Icecup with cream and chocolate sauce
Rating: 9 out of 10

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Photo taken by: Clark Cogan
Route: CO 1902 STT-EWR, 11 Mar 2004
Ticket price: miles award ticket
Flight duration: 4hrs 14min
Aircraft type & class: B737-700, first class
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal: garden salad with vinaigrette dressing, main course grilled chicken and pasta with a white wine sauce and shredded mozzarella, desert raspberry cheesecake
Drink: white wine, coffee and Bailey’s (not pictured)
Comments: I usually fly United First, and I was actually impressed with Continental’s service up front. I liked how they brought the courses separately; United usually has all on one tray for flights under 5 hours. The salad was very fresh and tasty, the pasta and chicken much better than it looked, and the cheesecake was GREAT! CO does have superb fresh, warm soft dinner rolls as well. Overall very good meal.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8.5

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Photo taken by: kcmack
Route: Orange County CA to Newark Liberty, March 2004
Duration: 5 hours
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700
Leisure, business: Business
Meal Type: Dinner
Contents: BBQ Turkey breast Sandwich, Cape Cod Chips, Juniors Macaroni salad, Cookie
Drink: Coke
Comments: Typical Continental Transcon Lunch/Dinner Meal.
Rating: 2

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Photo taken by: kcmack
Route: Newark Liberty to Orange County CA, March 2004
Duration: 5 hours 50 Min
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700
Leisure, business: Business
Meal Type: Dinner - Four Cheese Stromboli, Cape Cod Chips, Juniors Potato salad, Cookie, mustard packet.
Drink: Coke
Comments: Typical Continental Transcon Lunch/Dinner Meal.
Rating: 4

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Photo taken by: Wen-Chou Chi
Route: IAH -NRT, 24 Feb 2004
Flight duration: 11 hrs
Aircraft type & Class: 777-200ER, economy
Meal type: Breakfast