Upgrading seat for light to Europe

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Flight home from NAP to Phil show only 8 seats available for upgrade that have extra legroom.

Should I assume this is it? If I book and things open up can I change seats again?

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I'd assume that if there are only 8 seats left, unless there is an aircraft swap day of, that's likely going to be it unless people misconnect. Guessing your flight is in a few months? The American elite members can also get upgraded to those seats a few days prior so I'd expect them to be all gone by the flight time

Also for the trip there(dfw to cdg) there are many more seats available to upgrade. Do prices ever drop?

The main cabin, regular seats, two in the row will be good? Just want to make sure I’m understanding right! I want to start the trip right so we’ll upgrade to Cdg for sure. Maybe not the return if you tell me seats are comfy. Save the money for food or tours or shopping!

Really appreciate it Cuse. It’s a mother/daughter trip and I’m so excited.

Appreciate you!!

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Also thinking I may not want bulkhead .. don’t want to possibly get moved for bassinets

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This. I also do not like bulkheads because the in flight entertainment (in the armrest) can't be used until cruise, and the seat width is slightly reduced for it (haven't flown AA in decades, but my general experience.)

Also, at the bulkheads where there is some space, people like me go do calf exercises on long flights near your seat.

Don't stress over the legroom upgrade on a 787 to Europe. It's a relatively short flight for you from the East coast; your biggest risk is probably if either of you has someone with the IFE box underneath the seat in front of you.

Have you already planned out your itinerary in another thread?

As long as you and the daughter are getting what you want, I won't judge (Disney is an exception)... The first time

Let us know what you two are interested in. Do not miss a nighttime cruise on the Seine past the Eiffel tower, though. Women love seeing it all sparkly at night while sipping BYOB and playing whatever music they want on a private boat for 30m.

And remember, Paris is about sitting in a cafe, eating and sipping for hours watching people. It's not the Louvre. It's asking hotel staff where they would get croissant for breakfast, and then going there. Walking past groceries off the beaten path and smelling the chickens roasting and dripping their schmaltz onto potatoes at 11AM that won't be bought for six more hours. Stuff like that.

I have few positive comments about Rome, so I'll refrain.

April wouldn't be a great time to go to Northern Europe, it's all good.

The sad thing about the coliseum is that once you've walked up to Tiger Stadium, with very similar architecture, it's... so small. If you have a chance, the American WWII Cemetery at Nettuno is a 35 minute train ride away from the Coliseum (Termini.) Is s grand. Every one I've visited in Europe is just beautiful. The grocery store outside the gates is the first place I saw what was probably a 100 kilo wheel of parm on a pallet, for sale.

Eat everywhere! Get cheese plates. Get steak frites, eat the egg in a cup with toast points, enjoy all of it! The appetizer plates of meat and cheese in both countries (and Spain) are just amazing overall. Vastly underrated IMO.

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He will be our personal guide in Normandy and all the little surrounding towns.

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Splendid! Their stories are gold. You're lucky to have him around.

Not that it will come up in your future travels, but even the American cemeteries from WWI are just immaculate the way Arlington is. 100+ years later, in the middle of nowhere. Three hours (if I remember correctly) from Paris, Meuse Argonne: