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E: 29/02 1pm - Win a Cruise TO HAMBURG & AMSTERDAM (On air)



WE’RE LAUNCHING A CRUISE!
KEN IS ON BOARD & YOU COULD WIN A PLACE TOO
WITH AMBASSADOR CRUISE LINE!
Jump on board, Greatest Hits Radio Escape with Ambassador Cruise Line!
It’s time to ENJOY yourself.
Ken will be joined by Kate Thornton, Jenny Powell and Martin Kemp who are taking to the seas for the cruise of a lifetime – and we want you to join the party.
Set sail on a voyage from London this October, taking in the iconic cities of Hamburg and Amsterdam.
And whilst onboard, Enjoy Yourself with…
A very special edition of PopMaster with Ken Bruce
Martin Kemp DJ Set
Jenny Powell and Kate Thornton, DJ Set
Plus a Q&A with all the Greatest Hits Radio Guests on board
Your chance to win!
Simply tell us why you deserve to be onboard and what you’re going to bring to the party– then Listen to Ken Bruce from 10am and we could be calling you live on air to win!
Competition is open for entries from 20/02/24 at 00.01am and closes for entries on 29/02/24 at 01.00pm.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS for “Ambassador Cruises - Ambience x Greatest Hits Radio on air” (the “Competition”).
These terms and conditions (the “Specific Terms”) for the Competition should be read alongside our general competition terms and conditions at: http://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/radio-competition-terms.html (the “General Terms”) which will also apply to this Competition. Where there is any conflict between these Specific Terms and the General Terms, the Specific Terms shall prevail.
1.Entry ROUTES and Costs
Entries are restricted to [one entry] per person.
Entry to the Competition is available via the following routes:
On-air Competition
Entrants will pre-register online at https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/competitions/
Online entry is free of charge. Please note this a shared prize across all Greatest Hits Radio Network of stations UK wide.
2.COMPETITION MECHANIC AND HOW TO WIN
There will be five on air winners of the competition in total.
On-air Competition
Between 20th February 2024 at 00:01 and 29th February 2024 13:00, entrants must visit https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/competitions/ and tell us why they deserve a place onboard the Greatest Hits Radio Escape with Ambassador Cruise Line cruise, scheduled to depart London Tilbury at 18:00 on Sunday 27th October 2024 – and scheduled to return to London Tilbury at 08:00 on Friday 1st November 2024.
Entrants will tell us why they deserve a place on the Greatest Hits Radio Escape with Ambassador Cruise Line cruise on
27th October 2024 – 1st November 2024.
All valid entries must be a minimum of 25 words and a maximum of 250 words.
And will be judged on the following criteria:
Worthiness and Entertainment value for on air that can be brought on-board the cruise.
All valid entries will be judged by:
- 1 x Bauer staff
- 1 x Producer
- 1 x Independent
One 1st place entry will be chosen for each day. Nine runners up will also be shortlisted in the event that contact cannot be made with the 1st place entry.
Each day, Monday 26th February 2024 – Friday 1st March 2024, that days one chosen entry will be read out on air
or brought to air in Ken Bruce’s morning show between 10 am and 1 pm, at a time indicated by the presenter. Entries will then be judged based on:
Please note that although Ken Bruce is due to present across the winning week, it may be another presenter
on the day for the on-air competition and on the cruise itself in the event of unforeseeable circumstances.
Entrants will be notified in advance if they have been shortlisted and may be required to come on air between 10 am and 1 pm on the day of the competition to tell their story, if the winner is not available the story may still be read out on air. If we are unable to contact a winner when required, we reserve the right to contact a shortlisted entrant until a winner is available.
All final editing decisions will rest with the Greatest Hits Radio Production team. The Greatest Hits Radio
Production team reserve the right to pre-record any part of this competition with contestants before the 'as-live' broadcast.
If the contestant wins a prize and it is subsequently discovered that they do not fulfil these specific terms and
conditions, nor the general competitions terms and condition, or that they are not available on the cruise dates,
they will be disqualified. General terms and conditions can be found here: http://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/radio-competition-terms.html
3. ENTRY PERIOD
Entries must be submitted during the following entry period:
On-air Competition
There will be 5 winners of the online competition where pre-registration will take place between 20th February 2024 at 23:59 and 29th February 2024 00:01
All entries will be chosen on:
- Friday 23rd February 2024 at 13:00. To go to air Monday 26th Feb 2024 (10:00-13:00)
- Monday 26th February 2024 at 13:00. To go to air Tuesday 27th February (10:00-13:00)
- Tuesday 27th February 2024 at 13:00. To go to air Wednesday 28th February 2024 (10:00-13:00)
- Wednesday 28th February 2024 at 13:00. To go to air Thursday 29th February 2024 (10:00-13:00)
- Thursday 29th February 2024 at 13:00. To go to air Friday 1st March 2024 (10:00-13:00)
The chosen entry for each day will be asked to come on air during the Ken Bruce morning show between 10am and 1pm on one day between 26th February and 1stMarch 2024.
After 13:00 on Thursday 29th February 2024, the on-air route of entry will close.
The name and the home town of the winner(s) will be announced on the shows that the competition is in.
If the winner cannot be contacted within 28 days from the date of the initial attempt to contact them/the on-air draw, then we will re-draw until we draw a winner that we are satisfied (in our sole discretion) fulfils all of the eligibility criteria and is in compliance with these Terms.
4. ENTRY RESTRICTIONS
- Open to UK residents aged 18 years or over on date of entry.
- Our employees (and their family members) or employees of any company involved in the Competition, including any Prize Provider, are not permitted to enter.
- We reserve the right to disqualify any entrant or winner who does not comply with any of the eligibility criteria and/or is in breach of these Terms. We reserve the right to repeat the competition mechanic or any stage of it in order to draw a winner that fulfils all of the eligibility criteria and is in compliance with these Terms.
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5. THE PRIZE
Full description of prizes
Five prizes are available on the Greatest Hits Escape with Ambassador Cruise Line.
Each days prize comprises of the below, for 2 people (aged 18 or over):
- One twin or double cabin, (Ocean view cabin)
- Comfortable accommodation in chosen cabin category
- Exceptional full board cuisine (breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner)
- A wide range of entertainment, including evening shows, plays, cabarets, live music.
- Theatre@Sea - Ambassador's exclusive on board selection of short plays, vignettes and more
- Daytime activities, quizzes, dance classes and deck games
- Range of fitness, dance and wellness classes
- Use of gym, swimming pool and hot tubs
- Spa access (Fees for certain treatments apply)
- Porterage of luggage between the port and cabin.
- All port taxes, fees and charges
- Extras not included: port parking, onboard gratuities and service charges where a drinks package has not been purchased (automatically billed to the onboard account), optional shore excursions, discretionary expenditure of a personal nature including hot and cold alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks, gifts, shopping, laundry, wifi and communication, and any visa & health certificate charges that may apply
- The Prize includes return transfers from the winners’ home mainline railway station or in some cases, nearest airport to the port of Tilbury.
- Travel insurance for both travellers
- Ken Bruce, Martin Kemp, Jenny Powell & Kate Thornton will be scheduled to provide entertainment on board the cruise. This entertainment is subject to change and cancellation at short notice. By winning, we do not guarantee access to any of the event performance(s) or any of the Greatest Hits Radio talent.
- The Prizes are for the Greatest Hits Radio Escape with Ambassador Cruise Line only and are not transferrable and no cash alternative is available. All winners must ensure that that they are able to travel 27th October – 1st November 2024. The ship departs at 6 pm 27th October 2024, dependent on your location you may need to also be available 26th October 2024 to travel to Tilbury docks in London in advance of the cruise departure time, likewise the winner may be required to travel back on the 2ndNovember (depending on their home location). The date(s) of the cruise are fixed and cannot be changed. Anyone who cannot travel on these dates for any reason will forfeit their prize.
Conditions of Prize
- It is the responsibility of the winner to make sure they embark the ship (at each departure port) at the required time. Any winner who does not make the departure time will be required to make their own further travel arrangements at their own cost.
- Winners will be required to set up an account on board using a credit / debit card.
- All winners and their travelling companion must have a valid passport (with 6 months validity remaining after the cruise return date) to participate in the Prize sailing.
- All winners will be required to attend a safety briefing once on board.
- The Prize cannot be sold, exchanged, bartered, raffled, auctioned or redeemed for cash or money’s worth.
- The Winner will have 28 days to confirm acceptance of the Prize and must provide passenger details for themselves and their nominated guest including passport details. Failure to provide details within that time may result in forfeiture of the Prize.
- We recommend that before travel, you check UK Government advice at www.gov.uk/coronavirus and Public Health England at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england and the national health authorities of any countries you will visit, for the latest advice and information about travel, your health and safety, and more.
- Health and safety protocols, guest conduct rules, can be found here General Information | Ambassador Cruise Line, and are subject to change without notice.
- The Prize is subject to the same Booking Terms and Conditions and Guest Policies as for other passengers, save where varied by these terms. General contracting conditions are available at Booking Conditions | Ambassador Cruise Line
- Pregnant women are highly recommended to seek medical advice prior to travel at any stage of their pregnancy. Women who are up to 23 weeks pregnant at the end of the cruise are required to produce a medical certificate of fitness to travel. The Carrier cannot for safety reasons carry pregnant Passengers of 28 weeks or more by the end of the cruise. The Carrier reserves the right to request a medical certificate at any stage of pregnancy and to refuse passage if the Carrier and/or the Master are not satisfied that any pregnant passenger will be safe during the passage.
- Ambassador Cruise Line reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Prize, or any part of it if any fraud, technical failures, unlawful act or any other factor beyond Ambassador Cruise Line reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Prize, such factors to be determined by Ambassador Cruise Line at its sole discretion.
- Changes to the Prize can be made by Ambassador Cruise Line at any time without prior notice in order to comply with any legal obligations, operational reasons, or at the Captain’s discretion.
- Ambassador Cruise Line would like to feature Winners in publicity relating to this Prize award and will request consent from Winners to do so. If you would prefer not to be featured, please do tell us at the time of being notified you are a Winner. Such consent is voluntary and is not a condition of entry. For more information on how Ambassador Cruise Line processes personal data, please visit Privacy Policy | Ambassador Cruise Line
- · Ambassador Cruise Line shall at all times process a Winner’s personal details in accordance with the provisions of (i) the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, (ii) the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and (iii) any applicable laws implementing privacy law. If you opt in to receive marketing communications from Ambassador Cruise Line upon entering the competition, your personal data will be treated in accordance with the Ambassador Cruise Line privacy notice which can be found here: Privacy Policy | Ambassador Cruise Line
- In so far as is permitted by law, Ambassador Cruise Line, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the Winner or accept any liability for any loss or damage, occurring as a result of taking up the Prize except where it is caused by the gross negligence of Ambassador Cruise Line, or that of its employees, servants or agents. The Winner’s statutory rights are not affected.
- Employees, servants and agents of Ambassador Cruise Line and any business within the group of international companies to which Ambassador Cruise Line is a member including all subsidiaries, their affiliates or anyone else professionally associated with this Promotion, as well as their relatives or members of their family or household are expressly excluded from entering.
- This competition shall be subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts shall prevail.
- The Prize is provided by Ambassador Cruise Holidays Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 13299365.
- You must be able to take the Prize on the dates above as stated, or on those dates otherwise offered by the Prize Provider, which may be subject to change and are at all times subject to availability. If you are unable to accept the Prize of the dates offered, we reserve the right to withdraw it and award the Prize to another entrant.
- You will be responsible for ensuring that you (and any of your guests) have a valid, in-date passport for travelling and are also responsible for securing and paying for any and all visas required for travel. You will also be responsible for sourcing and paying for any vaccinations or other medical provisions required for travel, for both you and your guests.
- Unless expressly stated, the cost of any spending money, food, drink or any other sustenance is not included. Any additions or upgrades to flights, accommodation or otherwise are not included in the Prize and will be the sole responsibility of a prize winner, or any of their guests, to secure and pay for.
- Unless expressly stated the cost of travel to and from the relevant airports are not included in the Prize, no airport transfers are included.
- Any other excursions or activities which may be available on the holiday, but are not expressly mentioned in these Terms, are not provided for or included within the prize. The cost of any such excursions or activities are the sole responsibility of the prize winner and any guests. We accept no liability for any such activities undertaken by a prize winner or their guests whilst taking up the Prize.
- It is your responsibility to ensure that you (and any of your guests) are fit, well and able to travel. We reserve the right to withdraw the prize from a prize winner and re-award the prize to another entrant where health reasons or concerns prevent a prize winner (or any of their guests) from taking up the Prize.
- All passengers must follow the vessel’s instructions and procedures relating to all matters including health, safety, hygiene and security. If in our opinion or in the opinion of any other person in authority, your behaviour or that of any member of your party is causing or is likely to cause distress, danger or annoyance to any of our other guests or any third party or damage to property, or to cause a delay or diversion to transportation, we reserve the right to terminate your booked arrangements with us immediately. In the event of such termination our liability to you and/or your party will cease and you and/or your party will be required to leave your cruise or other service immediately. We will have no further obligations to you and/or your party. No refunds for lost services will be made and we will not pay any expenses or costs incurred as a result of termination. You and/or your party may also be required to pay for loss and/or damage caused by your actions and we will hold you and each member of your party jointly and individually liable for any damage or losses caused by you or any member of your party. Full payment for any such damage or losses must be paid directly to the applicable supplier prior to departure from the service in question. If you fail to make payment, you will be responsible for meeting any claims (including legal costs) subsequently made against us as a result of your actions together with all costs we incur in pursuing any claim against you. We cannot be held responsible for the actions or behaviour of other guests or individuals who have no connection with your booking arrangements or with us.
Our Guest Code of Conduct provides standards of behaviour in order to help ensure an enjoyable, safe and secure stay on board our ships. The Code applies to every aspect of your stay on board, within the ship’s terminal and at the port, while is it not intended to be all inclusive, it provides clarification and guidance on the standards of behaviour that are both a right and expectation of guests boarding any Ambassador Cruise Line vessel.
1. Do not use offensive or abusive language towards our officers, crew, staff or any other guest.
2. Keep noise to levels appropriate to the time and location.
3. Do not behave or engage in an inappropriate or abusive manner. This includes but is not limited to uninvited physical contact, harassment, theft, violence etc.
4. Do not behave in a discourteous or disruptive manner. Respect your fellow guests and treat each other courteously. Obey the ship’s rules and follow the direction of crew members.
5. Do not participate in unsafe behaviour. This includes but is not limited to sitting, climbing on/over or standing on any interior or exterior barriers or railings. Guest entry into restricted or crew areas is not permitted.
6. Do not engage in illegal activities including use of drugs or any kind of smuggling. Any winner found to contravene this will be immediately asked to disembark the ship and handed over to appropriate government and law enforcement authorities. Any costs or assistance required including their return back to the UK will be the responsibility of the prize winner.
7. Be responsible if/when drinking alcohol. Ambassador Cruise Line has a very strict RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol) policy which is strictly enforced. Do not supply alcohol to a minor (even if they are in your family) or to a guest who is unduly intoxicated. This is illegal and against ship policy. The legal drinking age onboard is 18.
The consequences of failing to adhere to this policy may result in the Captain exercising his rights under the Passage Conditions including but not limited to, removal of certain onboard privileges including access to alcohol, confinement, disembarkation or other appropriate actions including reporting to appropriate government and law enforcement authorities. Any costs involved in repair, clean up or repatriation will be the responsibility of the guest.
The responsibility for safety and security lies with everyone. Any unsafe or potentially illegal behaviour or situations should be reported immediately to onboard security or ship’s management. Ambassador Cruise Line appreciates your full support of this policy and we hope you have an enjoyable stay with us.
Promotional code ‘RADIO10’ T’s and C’s: usage is only valid on the Greatest Hits Radio to Hamburg and Amsterdam Cruise A12419. The promotional code cannot be combined with other promotion codes or onboard future cruise offers. Promotional code is valid on all new bookings from February 20th 2024 until 17th March 2024, closing at 23:59. Fares subject to availability and may be withdrawn or changed without notice. For full terms and conditions visit www.ambassadorcruiseline.com. Extras not included: Travel insurance, travel costs to/from the port of embarkation, port parking, onboard gratuities and service charges where a package has not been purchased (automatically billed to the onboard account), optional shore excursions, discretionary expenditure of a personal nature including hot and cold alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks, gifts, shopping, laundry, wifi and communication, and any visa & health certificate charges that may apply. Ambassador Cruise Line reserves the right to cancel, change or amend any theme cruise activities/speakers/acts at short notice. In the event of your cruise being cancelled, you will be guaranteed a full refund. Cruise holidays booked with Ambassador Cruise Holidays Limited, trading as Ambassador Cruise Line, are financially protected in accordance with the Package Travel and Linked Arrangements Regulations 2018. Copyright 2024. Ambassador Cruise Holidays Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 13299365.
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OTHER CONDITIONS
- DATA PROTECTION. Names, email addresses, and /or telephone numbers (which, for all SMS competitions, will be shared with our SMS provider) will be collected and used to process entries. Winner’s details may be given to a Prize Provider to arrange delivery of the prize. Your details may remain stored after the End Date but will not be used for marketing unless you have ticked an opt-in box on entry. For SMS entries you automatically consent to receive marketing. You may opt out at any time by texting the word STOP to the relevant text shortcode number. If you have opted in to receive marketing communications, then your details will be used in accordance with the information given when you ticked the opt-in box and gave your consent. For more details, see: http://www.bauerdatapromise.co.uk/.
By opting into news and offers on the competition form, entrants are agreeing to Ambassador Cruise Line privacy policy. Details of Ambassador Cruise Line privacy policy can be found at: Privacy Policy | Ambassador Cruise Line.
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONSENTS. By entering this Competition, you are consenting to our use of your entry both to publicise this Competition, our radio station or any other radio station which we own or control. This means that we may use all names, images, descriptions, photographs video footage, and other information, which you have submitted on entry, in any media, without paying you any remuneration therefore and without any time restriction. You also agree that we may film, record or photograph you in connection with the competition and /or the Prize if applicable. We will own these films, recordings or photographs and we may use them publicly, including on the internet, for our radio broadcasts and/or for any promotional purposes. You will also have waived any moral rights or right to payment that you may have had.
- MISCELLANEOUS.
- Entries which do not comply with these Terms or the General Competition Terms and Conditions will not be accepted and any entries may be disqualified if we have any reason to suspect that there is a breach of, or non-compliance with, these Terms.
- Where a competition mechanic involves the answering of questions, the correct answers to questions must match our answers to win (or be sufficiently close in our sole reasonable opinion) to be acceptable. In the event of any dispute about any answers given and whether they are correct, we reserve the right to amend what we deem a correct answer, however we are not obliged to, and our decision in either case is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- We are not responsible if you fail to get through when you call / text to enter, or if you lose signal during a call.
- You are responsible for all costs of entry and where necessary, obtaining the bill payer’s permission. Please refer to your tariff with your network provider for information about charges you may incur for entry into our competitions via any SMS or phone call entry route.
- We accept no liability for network, technical or signal errors, issues or failures experienced by entrants when entering the competition or at any stage during the mechanic of the competition.
- Whilst on-air, you must not make any inappropriate, profane, indecent, harmful or offensive statements. If you do so we reserve the right to take you off-air immediately and disqualify you from the competition. You may be also disqualified from the competition at any time if you are incomprehensible, inaudible or if you appear to be driving, intoxicated or likely to offend listeners. Any prize already won may be withdrawn and re-awarded to another entrant.
- As far as it is lawful to do so we exclude our liability for any losses suffered in connection with the Competition or any element of the Prize.
We may cancel, end or suspend the Competition where we are required to do so in circumstances outside our control. We reserve the right to amend these Terms at any stage during the Competition if such amendment is necessary to facilitate the administration of the Competition.
- CONTACT DETAILS. Any concerns? Please email: [win@bauermedia.co.uk]. Correspondence will not be entered into regarding any competition which has closed more than 14 days prior to correspondence being received.
Bauer Radio Limited is the promoter of this Competition, see: http://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/radio-website-terms.html for details of our registered office and company number.
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