Monarch long haul flight to the Maldives

the maldives flight is a round trip both from gatwick and manchester. it goes to the maldives, then sri lanka and u.k return.personally i don,t like monarch as an airline, 5 times i,ve done this trip (three with monarch, two times with thomsons) and some of the stewardesses are a little bit surly, could be they tired, its a 10 hour trip to the maldives, but you,re paying so thats no excuse.
Monarch is a low cost airline,yes the drinks are free on the flight, or they were, we last flew in 2006.
twice i,ve upgraded, and found the service a hell of a lot better than economy class. the leg room is more, individual seat back tv screens and the individual service, (dedicated cabin crew) makes the journey pass easier. you get the comp papers, welcome drink, hot towels, choice of menu meals, uk airport priority boarding, (it does,nt work at the other end though!!!)
yes its worth the money to upgrade, it cost us £90 each, each way, £360 total, but after the price of the hol, then it did,nt sem too bad. the cheap seats are 3, 4, 3, across the plane, going to 2, 4, 2, at the rear and you pay extra for leg room in economy,
yes if you can do it then up- grade if you have to travel monarch,
personally if you can go thomsons its a whole lot better