Emirates is jingling with festive cheer for the month of December, with winter-inspired drinks, cosy meals, and Christmas film classics.
Firstly, from 17 to 26 December, passengers in all classes will be served with hot chocolate, and from 24 to 26 December customers departing from the UK will receive either dark chocolate truffles, gingerbread cookies or raspberry Paris-Brest pastry, depending on cabin class.
In First, Business, and Premium Economy Class, festive menus will include salmon gravadlax marinated in beetroot and orange, pickled herring with potato and quail egg salad, or smoked salmon crowned with crab mayonnaise and salmon roe for starters. For the main course, guests can try turkey with jus, chestnut and turkey bacon stuffing, truffle potato gratin, caramelised chestnuts, and roasted brussels sprouts, or on select routes, herb-crusted lamb shank with jus, braised cabbage and butternut squash, duck confit glazed in cranberry jus lié, and seared venison with sage butter and blackberry sauce. To finish, First Class guests will receive an edible Santa Claus sculpted from fresh strawberries and cream.
In Economy, the airline is offering roasted turkey with chestnut and turkey bacon roulade and maple-roasted parsnips, followed by orange-soaked traditional fruit cake, or a mini mousse cake featuring one of Santa’s reindeer.
The A380 Onboard Lounge is not missing out on the fun, with artisanal treats on offer, including mince pies, stollen, panettone, festive macarons, ginger profiteroles, dark chocolate ganache, cranberry financier, hazelnut and cranberry jars, biscotti, candy canes, and a Christmas sandwich layered with turkey, roast beef, cheddar, cranberry sauce and chilli tomato relish.
The wine menu is also glimmering with merry additions, with the debut of Dom Pérignon Plénitude 2, 2006 in addition to Montrachet Grand Cru 2013 – Bouchard & Fils and Château Montrose 2005 for First Class, Chateau Larrivet Haut-Brion 2010, Chateau Oliver 2010, Beaune du Chateau 1er Cru Bouchard Pere et Fils 2020, Two Hands Bella’s Garden Shiraz 2021, and Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2020 for Business Class, and Tenuta Luce Lucente 2021, Chablis Saint Martin Michel Laroche 2023, and Chandon Vintage Brut 2018 for Premium Economy.
For the downtime between meals, 39 holiday films have been uploaded to the entertainment portfolio, including Tinsel Town, Dear Santa, Last Christmas, The Holiday, Elf, The Polar Express and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. There are also 42 Christmas TV shows and specials, such as The Great Christmas Bake Off, Royal Carols: Together at Christmas, Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas, Wham! Last Christmas Unwrapped, and Strictly Come Dancing: Christmas Special. With music being a big part of the holidays, there are albums and playlists of Christmas music from Sam Smith, the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Ella Fitzgerald, and more.
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