Post #250723 by PremEx on Fri, Aug 25, 2006 12:07 PM

On 2006-08-25 09:59, Robertiki wrote:
Whoa, did you notice the new United Airline drinks on the Hawaii flights?

Flaming scorpions!!

I wish. And keep the fire extinguisher handy for air turbulence accidents! :)

As a over 40 year United flyer and a United Premier Executive 1K Million Miler (their frequent flyer program's highest elite level and where my "handle" here comes from...sorry to sound sorta boastful there...just qualifying myself on this subject :wink: ) on United, who just last week flew this Trader Vic service flight over here to Hawaii where I am right now...afraid it's just the old reliable Trader Vic's Mai Tai on these flights. Not that I'm complaining! They are pretty decent Mai Tais. In First Class they start with Trader Vic's Silver Rum, then Trader Vic's Mai Tai Mix, lime juice, then a float of Meyer's Dark Rum, garnished with a United Tiki swizzle-stick with pineapple spear, lime slice, and a cherry. In a real Mai Tai glass. Don't know what they're doing back in Economy. :wink:

The food items in First are a selection of 3 Vic's entrées and assorted accompaniments using Trader recipes and ingredients. Ice Cream sundae topped with the Trader's Praline sauce topping. Very nice.

United has had a long on again/off again relationship with Trader Vic's over the years. This one is just their latest.

United is one of the only major airlines that serves Mai Tais to/from Hawaii. Even when there is no official Trader Vics marketing promo going on...United serves basically the same Mai Tai...only sometimes substituting Mr. T's Mai Tai Mix for the Traders brand.

My United collection has tons of old Trader Vics/United paraphernalia in it. Tiki swizzlers, tiki coasters, glasses, promotional tiki key chains, etc, etc. Even United/Trader cookbooks that were sold in stores. :)

United's pretty much the only one of the majors where you get some Aloha spirit to Hawaii. Most of the others...it's just a flight like any other.

Although I do miss the old days when the United Flight Attendants (or Stewardesses as they were known then) wore special Aloha uniforms and mumus. :wink: