{"id":6905,"date":"2024-12-02T09:29:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T09:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2024-12-02T09:29:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T09:29:44","slug":"tui-unwraps-some-staggering-festive-stats-in-the-final-run-up-to-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/tui-unwraps-some-staggering-festive-stats-in-the-final-run-up-to-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"TUI unwraps some staggering festive stats in the final run up to Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2nd December 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Wherever you\u2019re travelling to this Christmas, festive food will be served and celebrations taking place in the skies on a TUI airplane or on the sea onboard a Marella cruise. And here\u2019s some of the staggering stats that go into Christmas in the air and on the high seas.<\/p>\n<p>TUI Airways is spreading holiday cheer this December, expecting to serve <strong>15,000 hot chocolates<\/strong> onboard. More than <strong>31,000 customers travelling to Lapland<\/strong> will enjoy a Christmas dinner in the sky with all the trimmings, including, <strong>1,034lbs of Brussels sprouts<\/strong>, <strong>1,000 pigs in blankets<\/strong>, and a hearty <strong>2,860lbs of roast potatoes<\/strong> for spud enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>Festive celebrations will extend across Marella Cruises\u2019 fleet of five ships, delighting guests in destinations like Charlotte Amalie in the US Virgin Islands, Lanzarote in Spain, Kingstown in Jamaica, and at sea. The fleet will serve <strong>5,000 turkey Christmas dinners<\/strong> during a three-hour Christmas Day service, bake <strong>18,000 mince pies<\/strong> throughout December, dish up <strong>1,000kg of potatoes<\/strong> for Christmas dinner, and for sprout lovers, <strong>1,500kg of Brussels sprouts<\/strong> will be served during the festive month.<\/p>\n<p>Marella Cruises offers a seven-night festive sailing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/cruise\/bookitineraries\/A-Canarian-Christmas-101490?itineraryCodeOne=101490&amp;itineraryCodeTwo=&amp;shipCode=150014&amp;mc=false&amp;isMCTracs=false&amp;isStayBefore=false&amp;stayDuration=0&amp;cruiseDuration=7&amp;duration=1-7&amp;noOfAdults=2&amp;noOfChildren=0&amp;childrenAge=&amp;from%5b%5d=CWL:Airport&amp;to%5b%5d=101490:Itinerary&amp;flexibility=false&amp;noOfSeniors=0&amp;when=21-12-2024&amp;sailingDate=21Dec24&amp;to%5b%5d=&amp;packageId=17347887000001734803100000TOM665817354124000001735427100000TOM66591229376181\/3\/355\/7ZI04&amp;index=6&amp;brandType=null&amp;addAStay=0&amp;cabin%5b%5d=1,2&amp;dp=CWL&amp;bb=AI&amp;cabinOnly=false&amp;mcId=101490|T&amp;searchVariant=FLY_CRUISE_ATCOM\"><strong>A Canarian Christmas<\/strong><\/a> round trip from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on Marella Explorer from <strong>\u00a31404 per person<\/strong>. Price based on 2 adults sharing an inside cabin on an <strong>all-inclusive basis<\/strong>. Calling at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Madeira, day at sea, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. 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Price is based on two adults and two children sharing a Family Room with flights departing from London Gatwick on <strong>11th December 2025<\/strong> with 20kg hold luggage per adult and transfers. To find out more about this holiday or to book go to <a href=\"http:\/\/tui.co.uk\/\">tui.co.uk<\/a>, visit your local TUI holiday store or download our app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2nd December 2024 &#8211; Wherever you\u2019re travelling to this Christmas, festive food will be served and celebrations taking place in the skies on a TUI airplane or on the sea onboard a Marella cruise. And here\u2019s some of the staggering stats that go into Christmas in the air and on the high seas. 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