It’s Freedom Time and time to don your sparkles and prepare for some Sterling Island Glam this festive period at Cora Cora Maldives. This year, the five-star resort has combined the sparkle of silver sand beaches with the glitz and glam of the winter holidays so guests can grab their sparkliest outfits and toast to the shimmer season in style! The island is sparkling, the champagne is chilling, and the celebrations kick off on 18^th December.

THERE’S “SNOW” WAY YOU’LL BE BORED THIS CHRISTMAS…

The thrilling Festive Programme begins with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting where staff and guests gather under the tree as the colourful tree lights up the tropical landscape. Perhaps a carol or two will be sung! For the subsequent three weeks, guests can immerse in a plethora of festive-themed activities including movie nights beneath the stars to watch Home Alone 2, The Grinch, and Christmas on Mistletoe Farm. For the main event itself, Santa Claus will be bringing a sleigh full of gifts but his grand entrance is shrouded in mystery to be revealed on Christmas Morning! After a week of celebrating during the Chrimbo Limbo, the partying builds to the #Dancethenightaway Disco on New Year’s Eve. Guests will be invited to let loose, shimmy under the starlit sky, and sing along to non-stop music before toasting to 2025 as the clock strikes midnight and fireworks light up the sky.

CHRISTMAS TREE-TS ARE COMING TO CoRa kids^Ò

Children aged three to 12 can immerse in the fun-filled itinerary planned by the island’s CoRa kids^Ò Club allowing parents to enjoy some quiet time and kids to make new friends while partaking in festive fun! Across the festive period, the jam-packed itinerary includes Glitzy Ornament Making, Making Christmas Cookies, Festive Henna Arts, Candy Cane Hunt, Gingerbread House Making, Dance Your Jingle Bells Off Party, a screening of The Polar Express, Buggie Ride Through the Festive Sights, CoRaLand Mini Glitzy Party, Karaoke, and meeting Santa Claus himself!

IF YOU CAN’T INDULGE AT A CHRISTMAS FEAST, WHEN CAN YOU?

Cora Cora Maldives is renowned for its incredible all-day dine-around options as part of its multi-award-winning Premium All-Inclusive Gourmet Meal Plan^Ò, evidenced by its triple award success for Ginger Moon^Ò at The World Luxury Restaurant Awards 2024. Throughout the festive period, guests can go on a gastronomic adventure around the world including enjoying traditional Maldivian cuisine and the rich, diverse tastes of Asia at the Tinsel Market Nights, diving into an ocean of flavours with a selection of freshly-caught seafood and fish at the Buffet-Style Festive Feast, marvelling at a live-cooking station where the talented chefs prepare the Christmas Feast and Orthodox Christmas Dinner, and revelling in a mouth-watering dinner of grilled beef and fish at the Braai Bash. 2025 begins with a culinary delight in the form of the First Feast Brunch on New Year’s Day where guests can start hydrating with refreshing drinks and ease into the New Year with a smoky barbecue delight.

START THE NEW YEAR FEELING RENEWED, GLOWING, AND REJUVENATED

The New Year is a time that many wish to feel renewed and at their most relaxed state for a new adventure – this can be arranged at MOKSHA^Ò Spa & Wellbeing Centre. The resort’s spa has a delightful selection of therapies, treatments, and workshops for guests to immerse in “New Year, New Me” mantras. Guests who book a facial treatment can enjoy a complimentary Medical-grade Skin Analysis to create a bespoke treatment and skin maintenance plan. Guests can also partake in alternative therapies such as Bamboo Massage, Chi Nei Tsang, and Shiatsu, complimentary daily Sunrise Yoga, Sound Healing, and Sunset Yoga, and tranquil workshops including Gua Sha Stone: How to Use it for Massages, Herbal Poultice, and Massage Class.

WHAT’S CHRISTMAS WITHOUT PROPER CHRISTMAS TUNES?

Having classic tunes and creating a fun, festive vibe is a tradition for Cora Cora Maldives and this year is no different. With DJ Carol Fernandez returning for a fourth time, DJ Csoul playing African percussive beats, and the four-piece Prism Band taking to the stage and decks, the tunes will be incomparable at Cora Cora Maldives. Guests can tap along to live music while sipping cocktails and indulging in the various feasts, bop along during the Christmas Aperitifs on Christmas Eve, and party until 3am on New Year’s Day.