Crew members on board the HMS Ocean have released a lip-synch video that has become a viral hit.
The aviation crew are set to return home to the UK on Friday, December 9, and are seen miming to Mariah Carey's festive classic 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'.
The clip shows the shipmates in various costume changes in different places around the ship, and ends with them spelling the words 'Merry Xmas from HMS Ocean' on the deck.
The crew have been on deployment for 225 days, or seven and a half months. During this time, 15 babies were born to crew members' families, and five visited home to attend their own weddings.
The largest ship in the Royal Navy was only originally meant to be away for seven weeks, but was later deployed to Libya.
A Ministry of Defense spokesperson said: "She was going off on exercises. It wasn't until the government started to put Apache helicopters on her that she had the utility for a role in the Nato deployment in Libya.
"We were already flying aircraft into the country - Tornados and Typhoons. We needed a complementary layer of attack with the helicopters. So HMS Ocean's homecoming kept getting delayed, based on what was happening in Libya."
Mariah Carey has since tweeted about the video, saying: "This is the best thing I've ever seen, you guys just made my day! Happy Happy Christmas!!!"
After lots of time away last year (214 days) -- planned for 7 week deployment exercise with other nations
Diverted to Libya and further operations
Back 9 Dec after 7½ months away - 225 days with 176 at sea
400 people onboard (at peak during the amphibious exercises just under 900 onboard but approx 650 during Op Ellamy)
Steamed just over 40,000 miles
Burned approx 6,000 tonnes of fuel
Operated 16 different type of aircraft off the deck
Realities of deploying:
15 babies born while the ship has been away (fathers did get home to see mum and baby)
5 people were sent home so they didn't miss their own weddings.
1 sailor whose son's third birthday is on homecoming. Family meeting ship
Ships company have missed:
Summer holidays.
Children's exam results
Children finishing school and starting university
The Padre missed his daughter's graduation.
The ship's company made a Christmas DVD when they heard they would be home for Christmas.
After lots of time away last year (214 days) -- planned for 7 week deployment exercise with other nations
Diverted to Libya and further operations
Back 9 Dec after 7½ months away - 225 days with 176 at sea
400 people onboard (at peak during the amphibious exercises just under 900 onboard but approx 650 during Op Ellamy)
Steamed just over 40,000 miles
Burned approx 6,000 tonnes of fuel
Operated 16 different type of aircraft off the deck
Realities of deploying:
15 babies born while the ship has been away (fathers did get home to see mum and baby)
5 people were sent home so they didn't miss their own weddings.
1 sailor whose son's third birthday is on homecoming. Family meeting ship
Ships company have missed:
Summer holidays.
Children's exam results
Children finishing school and starting university
The Padre missed his daughter's graduation.
The ship's company made a Christmas DVD when they heard they would be home for Christmas.
It's Christmas ... sailors spell it out on deck
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