Facebook Giveaways

Flagship Cruises & Events
Facebook Giveaways
Official Rules

March 18, 2019

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND RESIDE IN THE FIFTY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

  1. Sponsor: Each giveaway ("sweepstakes") is sponsored by Flagship Cruises & Events (the “Sponsor”) located at PO Box 120751, San Diego CA 92112-0751 which is solely responsible for its content. Each sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook.
  1. Eligibility: Each Facebook sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or older as of March 18, 2019. Employees of sponsor, affiliated companies, advertising or communications agencies and the immediate family of each employee are not eligible. Void where prohibited by law. Subject to all applicable federal, state, municipal and local laws.
  1. Sweepstakes Period: Each sweepstakes period will be specified in the corresponding post published by Flagship Cruises & Events or a designated partner on a corresponding Facebook page.
  1. To Enter: During the Entry Period, comment on the giveaway post published by Flagship Cruises & Events or a designated partner on a corresponding Facebook page.

    All entries are subject to verification by the Sponsor. Entries that do not meet the requirements specified or otherwise do not comply with the Official Rules herein may be disqualified. Any attempted form of entry other than as described herein is void. Sponsor will determine in its sole discretion, what constitutes a valid entry. All materials submitted become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged.  

    Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify any Sweepstakes if fraud or technical failures destroy the integrity of the Sweepstakes as determined by the Sponsor, in their sole discretion, and to award the prize based on eligible entries received prior to the cancellation. 
  1. Winner Selection and announcement: Winners will be selected randomly. Selections will be made during the sweepstakes period. The selected participants will be notified via public comment on Flagship Cruises & Events' Facebook page or a designated partner's Facebook page. 

    Selected participants will be required to respond via direct message to Flagship Cruises & Events or a designated partner on a corresponding Facebook page within 48 hours of being notified. Selected participants must provide a valid mailing address where the selected prize can be shipped. If a selected participant is unreachable during the designated time period the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. The list of prize winners may be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Flagship Cruises & Events, Attention: Facebook Giveaways located at PO Box 120751, San Diego CA 92112-0751.
  1. Prizes. Prize(s) will be awarded during or at the close of each sweepstakes period. Selected participants will receive four full bay harbor tour passes as specified in the corresponding posts. All prizes are non-transferable and there will be no substitutions or cash alternatives. All decisions by Sponsor are final. All prizes will be awarded “AS IS” and “WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,” express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). Any taxes, fees and expenses relating to the acceptance and use of the Prize not specified are the responsibility of the prize recipient.
  1. Odds of Winning. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during each Entry Period.
  1. Publicity. Except where prohibited, participation in any Sweepstakes constitutes each entrant’s consent to Sponsor’s use of entrant’s name for promotional purposes in any media (or future marketing purpose), worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  1. Release. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for: (1) technical delays or failures of any kind, (2) unauthorized human intervention during any part of any Sweepstakes, (3) technical or human error during the administration or processing of any Sweepstakes, or (4) any loss, injury, or damage caused, whether directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from downloading data or otherwise participating in any Sweepstakes. By entering into a Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and its’ subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies and each of their respective parent companies and each company’s officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in a Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
  1. Additional Terms. The Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify any Sweepstakes, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond the Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of a Sweepstakes or, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Sponsor reserves the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  1. Applicable Laws and Jurisdiction. A Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to any principles of conflict of laws. All disputes arising out of or connected with any Sweepstakes will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court located in California. Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of Californiaand any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of California. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys' fees) associated with participation in a Sweepstakes and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.