Nice story SLF3. That part of the world can often afford front cabin for the whole family. The times I've had an upgrade are horribly few, best was a VS JNB-LHR. I was in PE and then bumped to UC.
Which reminds me of another trip in VS. I was in the A of the second row PE and the first row A/C was two children around 10 or 12, boy and girl. Their parents were in the last row of UC in A/C. very sensible. After the meal, the children were playing the (at time) enhanced ICE games in UC and parents were sleeping in PE. To be fair the children were well behaved.