1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these terms & conditions. Any entry not complying with these terms and conditions is invalid.
 
2. Entry is open to residents of Australia, aged 18 years and above only. Employees and their immediate families of the Promoter, the promotional Partners, associated companies, and travel agents linked to Emerald Cruises or Scenic Group brands, and their related corporate bodies are not eligible to enter this promotion. 
 
3. The Promotion commences at 12:01 am AEDT on Thursday 5 December, 2024 and closes at 11:59 pm AEDT on Thursday 9 January 2025 (‘promotion period’).
 
4. To enter the promotion, participants must visit www.emeraldcruises.com.au/win and submit the online entry form during the promotion period and provide Promoter with their contact details, including (but not limited to) name, address, email address and phone number and agree to sign up to receive mail and/or email newsletters from Emerald Cruises. All eligible entries are entered into the draw. Irrespective of the number of users, only one entry per person and email address is permitted. (‘Eligible entry’).
 
5. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and reserves the right to disqualify any entrant for tampering with the entry process or for submitting an entry that is not in accordance with these Conditions of Entry.
 
6.There will be one prize draw. The draw will take place at 10:00am (AEDT) on Monday 13 January, 2025 at MDSA, Level 16, 1 Denison Street, North Sydney NSW 2060. All eligible entries received during the promotion period will be entered into the draw. The winner will be notified by phone and email, and their first initial, surname & postcode will be announced on www.emeraldcruises.com.au/competition-winners from Thursday 16 January, 2025, for a minimum of 30 days.

The first valid and eligible entry drawn will win the prize.
 
7.    The Prize includes: 
• An 8-day, 7-night (excluding flight time) Enchanting Italian Coastlinesyacht cruise (E06M020825.1), roundtrip from Civitaveccia (Rome) for two people on the 2nd August, 2025 departure. The prizewinner will cruise on board Emerald Sakara in an A category Balcony Suite, on a twin share basis. Cruise includes all meals and drinks, plus shore excursions as specified in the itinerary, return airport transfers, and tipping and gratuities included. The cruise starts and ends in Civitavecchia (Rome) and is valued at $24,610.

• Two return economy airfares on an airline of Emerald Cruises’ choice from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, or Perth to Rome, valued up to a maximum of $2,500 per person (including all flight-associated taxes). Any costs associated with returning to the place of the Winner’s residence are at the Winner’s own expense. Airfares are subject to availability on the class specified. 

Total maximum value of the prize is AUD$29,610 which is correct as of Friday 18 October, 2024. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any variation in the prize value. 
 
8. Travel must be booked with Emerald Cruises Reservations within one month of the draw date and is subject to availability of all elements of the Prize. The Prize cannot be refunded for cash, exchanged or transferred and cannot be used in conjunction with any Frequent Flyer Program or the Emerald Cruises Loyalty Program, EmeraldEXPLORER. The Prize is subject to dates already scheduled for the cruise, as well as any prevailing terms and conditions of Emerald Cruises. See pertinent brochure for details.
 
9. The Prize does not cover any other travel costs not included in Clause 7. All components of the Prize must be taken together. Travel restrictions may apply. The Prize Winner and their travel companion must travel together. Meals as specified in the itinerary are included, but transfer fees (other than specified in the itinerary) domestic travel to and from departure point, passports, Visas, telephone charges, laundry, additional nights or upgrades and any other personal expenses and travel insurances are the responsibility of the winner.
 
10. Any travel or entry documentation and arrival fees are the responsibility of the Winner and their travel companion. It is the Winner’s responsibility to check with all government travel advisory and immigration authorities regarding travel requirements and eligibility. Any fines, penalties, payments and expenditure incurred as a result of not meeting such requirements are the sole responsibility of the Winner and his/her guest. If for any reason the winner is unable to accept the Prize as stated, and/or within the date indicated, the winner will forfeit that Prize and no compensation will be given in lieu.
 
11. If any portion of the Prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the Prize, or that element of the Prize, for a Prize of similar theme and of equal value, subject to State regulation and subsequent approval.
 
12. In the event of war, terrorism, state of emergency, disaster, pandemic or any other force majeure event as defined in our booking terms and conditions which are beyond the control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right to either provide an alternative travel destination to the same value as the original Prize or, subject to any applicable laws or written directions made under applicable legislation, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion. The Promoter and the associated agencies make no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination. It is the sole responsibility of the Winner and guest to first check with all government travel advisory information regarding the safety and situation of the destination of their chosen destination/event.
 
13. The Promoter does not exclude any rights and remedies in respect of goods or services under the Australian Consumer Law in the Competition and Consumer Act (2010) (Australian Consumer Law) which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified. However, the remainder of this clause will apply to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with any prize/s except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by entrant or for any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this competition, or for any technical error, or any combination thereof that may occur in the course of the administration of this competition including any omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line or telephone, mobile or satellite network failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
 
14. The Promoter is not responsible for any cancellation, postponement, delay or rescheduling of transport and any costs incurred as a result, including, without limitation, any accommodation costs will be the sole responsibility of the Prize winner.
 
15. The Promoter reserves the right to redraw in the event of any entrant not claiming the Prize. If the Prize remains unclaimed or forfeited through ineligibility or otherwise, the Promoter will conduct a further draw, as required, at the same time and place as the original draw on Monday 10 March, 2025. The winner, if any, will be notified by phone and in writing. Their first initial, surname and postcode will be published on www.emeraldcruises.com.au/competition-winners from Thursday 13 March 2025 for a minimum of 30 days.
 
16. Promoter’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
 
17. The winner agrees to the use of their name, image and photograph/s for publicity and promotional purposes including social media, without compensation, and agrees that the Promoter will own copyright in any such images and photograph/s and in all material incorporating the photograph/s.
 
18. If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned (whether caused by infection by computer virus, line drop out, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other cause beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or integrity of the promotion), the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion, (subject to any written direction given by a relevant Regulatory Authority), to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion. The Promoter may in its sole discretion disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.
 
19. Emerald Cruises (a division of Scenic Tours Pty Ltd, ABN 85 002 715 602) collects personal information of entrants for the purpose of conducting and promoting this competition (including but not limited to determining the winner). If you are not willing for this to occur, you cannot participate in the promotion.
 
20. Entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt into the Promoter’s database. The Promoter is not responsible for receipt of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information either caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated or utilised in this competition, or by any technical error that may occur in the course of administration of this competition. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
 
21. The Promoter collects information about entrants to include them in the promotion and, where appropriate, to award prizes and may also use the information to assist it in improving its goods and services and to contact entrants, including by electronic communication methods (including email, mail, phone and SMS) in the future, with special offers.   
 
22. By entering this Promotion, entrants' consent to the storage of their entry information on the databases of the Promoter. The Promoter may use this information for future promotional and marketing purposes regarding their products and services, including contacting entrants via any contact details provided by the entrant without further reference or compensation to the entrant, for an indefinite period or until the entrant opts out from any Partner involved with this Promotion.
 
23. By entering the promotion, each entrant agrees in addition to the above uses, that the Promoter may disclose entrants’ personal information, to State and Territory lottery departments, the winners’ names will be published as required under the relevant lottery legislation and the Promoter may publish or cause to be published the winner's names and suburb in any media. 
 
24. The Promoter collects information about entrants, including for example their name and contact details which are provided when registering or using the Promoter’s services as well as information from data houses, social media services, our affiliates and other entities entrants deal or interact with for example by using their services.  The Promoter collects and uses that information to provide entrants with their goods and services, to promote and improve their goods and services, to provide entrants with targeted advertising based on their online activities, for the purposes described in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy and for any other purposes that the Promoter describes at the time of collection. The Promoter may disclose personal information on entrants to authorities if they are a prize winner or otherwise as required by law. Further information about how the Promoter handles personal information, how entrants can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles, how the Promoter will deal with a complaint of that nature, how entrants can access or seek correction of their personal information and the Promoter’s contact details can be found in their Privacy Policy https://www.emeraldcruises.com.au/privacy-policy
 
25. The Promoter is Scenic Tours Pty Ltd trading as Emerald Cruises (ABN 85 002 715 602) Lic. No 2TA 002 633 of Level 16, 4-6 Bligh Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
 
26. Authorised under NSW Permit No. NTP/11488, ACT TP24/02552, & SA Licence No. T24/1936.