E: 11/12 Win a holiday on Marella Cruises’ brand new country-themed cruise

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https://hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-radio/competitions/win/win-a-5-night-country-cruise-with-marella-cruises/

If you’re country music-obsessed, love a barn dance throwdown and Dolly Parton is your idol, then Marella’s Country Rhythms cruise is calling.

Aboard Marella Explorer 2, the Country Rhythms cruise will provide endless entertainment including special guests, country tribute acts, line dancing, barn dance parties and more!

Plus, you can sail around beautiful locations such as Gibraltar, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.

WIN a 5-night country cruise for 4 people!

Answer the question below for the chance to win.

From Thursday 14th November at 00:01 (the “Start Time”) to Wednesday 11th December at 23:59 (the “End Time”).

What is the name of Marella Cruises’ new country music-themed cruise?*

 Country Express

 Country Rhythms

 Country Cruise Line

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS for “Absolute Radio + Heat Radio x Marella Cruises - Online Competition” (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.

The online competition is a shared prize fund between two radio stations.

Entry to the Competition is available via the following routes:

https://hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-radio/competitions/

https://hellorayo.co.uk/heat/competitions/

Online entry is free of charge.

2.COMPETITION MECHANIC AND HOW TO WIN

There will be one winner of the Competition.

The prize winner will be chosen at random from the persons who successfully answer the question and submit their details. All correct entries will be pooled and the winner will be selected by electric random draw by 12/12/2024 (entry period closes at 23:59 on 11/12/2024)

3. ENTRY PERIOD

Entries must be submitted during the following entry period:

From 14/11/2024 at 00:01 (the “Start Time”) to 11/12/2024 at 23:59 (the “End Time”).

Entries received before the “Start Time” or after the “End Time” will be invalid. 

Winner Announcement: The winner’s first name and hometown are available on request by emailing win@bauermedia.co.uk

However, if the winner cannot be contacted within 14 days from the date of the initial attempt to contact them, 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. 

One entry per person.

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.

Anyone who has won a Bauer competition to the value of £500 or more within the past 6 months on any Bauer Radio brand, they or anyone living at the winning address will not be eligible to win this competition. If by any chance they get through to the phone lines – any prize they have been successful with will not be awarded. The full list of Bauer Media brands can be found here: https://www.bauermedia.co.uk/brands

5. THE PRIZE

One winner will receive the following prize (the “Prize”):

• One Executive Suite Cabin onboard Marella Explorer 2’s Country Rhythms 2 cruise from Málaga, Spain, for four people, including return flights from an available airport of the winner’s choosing departing on 5th February 2026.

The Prize is provided by Marella Cruises (the “Prize Provider”). Bauer Media are not responsible for any aspect of the Prize, including unsatisfactory quality or late delivery or a prize winner being unable to take up any aspect, or the entirety of the prize due to their own circumstances or restrictions.

 

Proof of ID and Address will need to be provided to Bauer Media. Once the winner has passed the winners checks, the winner’s name, phone number, email and address will be sent in a password protected document to Marella Cruises and they will be responsible for sending the prize out to the winner. 

Prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and no cash alternative will be offered. 

Prize is subject to availability.

The prize excludes anything not expressly listed above.

Once confirmed, any changes including but not limited to name changes, date changes and route changes will be at the prize winner’s expense. 

Marella Cruises will aim to get prizes to the winner within 28 working days from the date suitable ID and proof of address is provided to Bauer Media. However, due to potential unforeseen circumstances there may be delays and therefore deliveries may take longer.

Bauer Media T&Cs:

http://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/radio-competition-terms.html

Marella Cruises Terms and Conditions:

Marella Cruises Limited (the “Promoter”) are members of TUI Group. Registered Office: Wigmore House, Wigmore Lane, Luton, LU2 9TN. Registered in England, for Marella Cruises Limited No: 12562788. ABTA No: Y6722 and ATOL No: 11878.

• The Promoter cannot be held responsible for network, computer or software failures of any kind, which may restrict or delay the sending or receipt of your entry. The Promoter is not responsible for entries not received and/or any lost entries. 

• The winner of the Competition will be bound by Marella Cruises’ booking terms and conditions and policies. The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. The prize is one Executive Suite Cabin onboard Marella Explorer 2’s Country Rhythms 2 cruise from Málaga, Spain, for four people, including return flights from an available airport of the winner’s choosing departing on 5th February 2026. For itinerary and ports of call visit Marella Cruises | Cruise Holidays 2024 / 2025 | TUI.co.uk. The prize is subject to availability at the time of booking. It is the winner’s responsibility to check all visa and passport requirements are fulfilled and guests must have a full valid passport (with validity for 6 months or more beyond the date of travel) to take the trip. Booking terms and conditions apply to the holiday; see relevant brochure or Booking Terms and Conditions | TUI.co.uk for details. 

• The prize includes flights, plus 10kg hand luggage and 20kg hold luggage per person, and overseas transfers. The prize also includes the following once onboard: accommodation, all meals (excluding speciality restaurants for which a cover charge will apply), drinks, tips, service charges and entertainment as per the standard All Inclusive offering. The prize does not include travel insurance (adequate insurance is a condition of travel), parking, pre or post-cruise hotel stays, shore excursions, spa treatments, personal expenses or casino. 

OTHER CONDITIONS 

1. 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/.  

2. 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.

3. 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. 

4. 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: https://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/radio-website-terms-and-conditions-2016-03-22

 for details of our registered office and company number.