The Crystal Boeing 777-200, from the same company as Crystal Cruises, is an especially luxurious private jumbo jet. It seats just 88 passengers in business class in a flat 2-2-2 configuration, and features a wow-factor bar and dining area.

The Boston Red Sox charted this plane to get to London where they’ll play the New York Yankees this weekend. Given the number of premium cabin passengers needing to fly, a charter isn’t that outrageous especially considering that Boston – London is a fairly short transatlantic crossing.

The Red Sox plane to England looks decent @Section10Pod pic.twitter.com/vHgIatLQVD

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 27, 2019

One Mile at a Time marvels at the flight suggesting he’s jealous of how the Red Sox crossed the Pond. However commenting on the video Lucky noted that the catering looked skimpy,

Now, while the plane as such is incredibly luxurious, it seems like the team may have skimped when it comes to catering. Even on the most luxurious jets, it’s up to the charter client to decide how they want it catered. It looks like they primarily went with chips, fruit, cheese, etc. Though in fairness, the plane is still on the ground in the above video.

Of course it’s possible there was a more elaborate meal service, but what we see doesn’t look too amazing. This was also an overnight flight, so it’s possible they didn’t want to cater it more, since the priority was sleeping.

For those curious, here’s how the flight was actually catered, thanks to an anonymous reader with connections to the flight.

Light breakfast served in Lounge

Ham, egg & cheese burrito
Greek yoghurt and granola with honey
Assorted cold cereals
Seasonal selection fruit platter
Fresh fruit juice, orange and pineapple

Lounge snacks display

Selection of crisps: Frito’s, Dorito’s, Lays baked
Health bar: Rx bar peanut butter chocolate
Smuckers Uncrustables
Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly sandwiches on white bread
Selection of chocolates: Kit Kat, Reese’s peanut butter cup, M&M peanut, York peppermint patty
Selection of candies: Swedish fish assorted, Trident passion berry twist, Altoids mints
SP – H.K. Anderson pretzel peanut butter nugget
Deluxe roasted salted mixed nuts
Zesty jalapeno deep river kettle chips
Haagen-Dazs ice cream, individual portions

Predeparture service

Chick-Fil-A sandwich with accompaniments
Beef sliders with swiss cheese and pickles
Veggie wraps with portabello mushroom and tomato pesto
Crudites, crisp seasonal vegetables with hummus and savoury dip
Seasonal fruit and berries served with Greek yoghurt

Dinner Tray Service

Appetizer
Traditional chicken Caesar salad with crisp croutons and creamy herb dressing, or
Garden salad, romaine and field greens, julienne carrots, cherry tomato, peppers, cucumber and lemon thyme dressing

Entrees
Grilled teriyaki chicken with stir-fry rice and steamed vegetables, or
Filet steak with potato gratin and steamed vegetabes accompanied by beef jus, or
Lemon pepper chicken breast with roasted leek and fingerling potatoes, or
Pasta primavera, fettucine and sautéed peppers

Dessert
Warm apple pie and custard, or
Chocolate cake

Wine selections included Vueve Cliquot and Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rose for champagne; Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio, Latour Puligny Montrachet, and a Patz & Hall Sonoma Chardonnay among the choices for whites; Caymus cabernet and Faust cabernet as well as The Prisoner as some of the Reds. Beers were Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada and Corona.

The plane was private, it’s a very cool way to cross the Atlantic, but just as seats are business class the catering strikes me very much as business class as well. No one was going to go hungry, a few of the wine choices were especially thoughtful (I was impressed when I found United serving The Prisoner in their Polaris lounge in Houston), but this short hop was about travel and sustenance not about the bling.