Princess Cruises "Search for Real-Life Love Stories" Contest: Official Rules Home > Princess Cruises "Search for Real-Life Love Stories" Contest: Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Eligibility. The Princess Contest (“Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are twenty-one (21) or older at the time of entry. Employees of Sponsors (defined below) and each of their respective related companies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Promotion is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
2. Sponsors. The Independent Traveler, Inc., 7 Tree Farm Road, Suite 202, Pennington, NJ 08534, and Princess Cruises, 24844 Avenue Rockefeller, Santa Clarita, CA 91355 (“Sponsors”).
3. Agreement to Official Rules. Participation in the Promotion constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsors, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein in a timely manner.
4. Entry Period. The Promotion begins on August 10, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on August 28, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Entry Period”). Entries received prior to or after the Entry Period will be disqualified.
5. Entry & Selection of Potential Winner.
For a chance to be a First Prize Winner: During the Entry Period, sign in and post your real life Princess Cruises love story (tales of love that have occurred on Princess ships) on the Princess Message Boards forum.
Limit: one (1) story per person. Contest judges, Gavin MacLeod and Carolyn Spencer Brown will select the top five (5) entries (the “Semi-Finalists”) based on the following equally weighted criteria: clarity of writing (25%), creativity (25%), appropriateness to theme (25%) and overall romantic nature of the story (25 %). In the event of a tie score among entrants, the Semi-Finalist will be the entry with the highest score for overall romantic nature of the story. The judges' decisions are final and not subject to review or appeal. Each Semi-Finalist will receive a "Love Boat" DVD signed by Gavin MacLeod valued at $36.98.
Selection of Potential Grand Prize Winner. The Semi-Finalists' entries will be posted beginning September 2, 2009, at 9.00 a.m. ET through September 6, 2009, at 11.59 p.m.ET at http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=197 and judged by site visitors based on criteria of overall romantic nature of the story and appropriateness to theme. The entry that receives the most visitor votes by September 6, 2009, at 11.59 p.m. ET will be the potential Grand Prize Winner. Potential winner will be notified by email. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days of the first attempt to contact him/her, he/she will forfeit the prize, and the Semi-Finalist with the next highest number of votes will be the potential Grand Prize Winner.
6. Requirements of Potential Winner. Except where prohibited, the potential Grand Prize Winner must complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (the “Affidavit/Release”) within ten (10) days of being notified. If a potential winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, if notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, or if Sponsors determine in their sole discretion that the potential winner is ineligible, he/she will forfeit the prize, and the Semi-Finalist with the next highest number of votes will be the potential Grand Prize Winner. Winner may be required to provide social security number for tax reporting purposes. Travel companion must sign and return a liability/publicity release prior to travel. If travel companion is a minor, the winner must be his/her parent or legal guardian. Unless prohibited by law, acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsors to use winner's name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), and biographical information for advertising and publicity purposes, worldwide, without further compensation.
7. Grand Prize. One (1) winner will receive a seven (7) day Caribbean cruise on a Princess ship, for two (2) people in one (1) balcony cabin assigned per cruise details certificate. Sail date and exact itinerary to be chosen by winner and per cruise certificate guidelines. Prize includes coach airfare on a carrier of Sponsors' choice for two (2) from a major commercial airport near winner's residence to Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, depending on the cruise's port of departure. Prize does not include federal, state or local taxes, ground transportation to/from the port and/or airport or any other cost or fee associated with prize receipt or use not expressly stated herein. Winner and travel companion must travel on same itinerary and are responsible for all necessary travel documents, including, but not limited to, passports and visas. Cruise and cabin are subject to availability and must be booked by December 31, 2010. Approximate retail value is: $5,000.
8. General Conditions. In the event that the operation, security or administration of the Promotion is impaired in any way for any reason, Sponsors may, in their sole discretion, suspend, modify and/or cancel the Promotion. Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in a disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsors' failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. In the event that an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, entrant's sole remedy shall be another entry into the Promotion. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
9. Release and Limitation of Liability. By participating in the Promotion, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsors, their respective parent and related companies, and each such company's respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Promotion; (b) technical or printing errors; (c) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected or undeliverable mail or email; (d) errors in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (e) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from your participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize. You further agree that in any cause of action, the Released Parties' liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Promotion, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorneys' fees.
10. Disputes. Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of the Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of New York. All issues and questions concerning these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or Sponsors' rights and obligations shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.
11. Privacy. All information submitted to the Sponsors as part of this Promotion will be treated in accordance with the Sponsors' Privacy Policy, available at Cruise Critic Privacy Policy and Princess Cruises Privacy Policy. Princess has the right to use the stories/photos from Cruise Critic members who have submitted them.
12. Winners List. For the results, visit cruisecritic.com. The list of winners will be available at: Contest Winners until October 30, 2009.
