Arriving in New York one New Year's Eve, my then Captain suggested that I might like to join him for dinner at the home of one of his local friends ? I suggested that I would be pleased to accompany him, until he suggested that I had of course packed a dinner jacket, as it was a Black Tie invitation.
I celebrated the New Year at the Cabin Crews' room party, imbibing much of the Company's vintage Champagne !
I probably had the better time !