Emirates is spreading Christmas cheer throughout the month of December with a host of festive treats and activities for its customers.
Festive Feasts in Emirates Lounges
Emirates Lounges in Dubai will be transformed into winter wonderlands, with passengers jetting off to greet family and friends for the holiday season able to indulge in some festive fare before boarding.
First and Business Class lounges will be serving roasted turkey breast doused in jus and cranberry sauce with glazed chestnuts, brussel sprouts, and delicious new potatoes. First Class lounges will have an array of winter desserts – traditional stollen, scrumptious mince pies dashed with vanilla sauce, red currant cheesecake, and melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon profiteroles. In Business Class lounges, Christmas dinner will also be served, alongside tempting desserts of sour cherry confit, Christmas fruit cake, ginger-spiced pear and chocolate praline cake, spiced citrus mandarin confit cake, and a tart and refreshing cranberry sorbet.
Festive Meals and Snacks Onboard Emirates
For the entire month of December, Emirates will serve festive meals and snacks in all cabins on select routes.
First, Business and Premium Economy Class customers can indulge in classic Christmas dishes, from lemon and herb-marinated king prawns in Marie rose sauce to cured salmon gravadlax with ginger, candied orange, and Sevruga caviar.
A full festive main course with all the trimmings will be available in all four classes – roasted turkey with classic jus, glazed chestnuts, braised red cabbage, roasted pumpkin, steamed brussel sprouts, and creamy potato gratin.
Desserts include a variety of delectable dishes – Christmas pudding with a generous dollop of crème anglaise, white chocolate cake with raspberry curd, or a spiced cranberry cake in the shape of Santa’s belt.
Economy Class passengers will also have a moreish Christmas meal featuring roasted turkey or chicken roulade with chestnut stuffing, roasted potatoes with parsley, a medley of seasonal vegetables, followed by a sumptuous fruit cake and orange sauce.
Festive Entertainment on ice
This Christmas, Emirates customers have a choice of 39 holiday season movies onboard the award-winning inflight entertainment ice, with new movies such as How to Ruin the Holidays, Christmas with the Campbells, and Mistletoe Ranch, alongside all-time favorites Last Christmas, The Holiday, Elf, The Polar Express, and even Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1964.
There is an array of 19 Christmas TV shows and holiday specials, including The Office Christmas Special, Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!, Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas, and The Great Christmas Bake Off.
Kids can enjoy How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, Merry Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda Holiday, and The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special. For those who wish to get into the holly jolly rhythm, there are 26 albums of Christmas music from artists such as Ariana Grande, Andrew Bocelli, Micheal Bublé, Sia, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Ella Fitzgerald, and more.
The Season of Giving
Grab some last-minute gifts as EmiratesRED launches a 4-day sale from 15-18 December, offering customers 15% off when they spend a minimum of USD 150.
New luxury products launched on EmiratesRED include Creed Carmina, Loewe Esencia, the Seiko Sport Automatic Watch, and the Luminox Leatherback Watch, iconic La Mer The Moisturizing Cream and Dr Levy – Contour Pro Sculpting Set, or the new Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2 Earbuds.
The EmiratesRED pre-order service is available on most flights, allowing customers to shop from 21 days up to 40 hours before their flight, provide flight details during checkout, and then receive the order delivered by cabin crew directly to their seat while in the air.
Customers can also celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and give back with Emirates Airline Foundation, dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged children. Emirates customers can donate in any currency on any flight by using the envelope in the seat pocket or via credit card, cheque, or bank transfer, inflight or from home. The foundation also accepts Skywards Miles with 95% of donations going directly to assisting children in need.
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