OAT TRAVEL PLANNING SURVEY SWEEPSTAKES 2026
OFFICIAL RULES
Open only to legal residents of the U.S. (excluding RI and NY) who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Sweepstakes begins as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time Zone on July 28, 2026, and ends as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Zone on August 13, 2026 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
ENTRY IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES
No purchase or payment is necessary.
No fee to enter.
A purchase or payment will not improve your chances of winning.
Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
Void where prohibited by law and in Rhode Island and New York.
ELIGIBILITY
This sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the United States (excluding NY and RI) who at the time of entry are 18 years of age or older. It is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Grand Circle LLC (“Grand Circle”) is sponsoring the Travel Planning Survey sweepstakes. The Winner shall be chosen at random. No winner of a Grand Circle-sponsored sweepstakes or contest, including but not limited to its travel companies, Grand Circle Travel, Grand Circle Cruise Line and Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT), will be eligible to win any other Grand Circle-sponsored sweepstakes or contest during a twelve (12) month period.
Employees, directors and officers, and their immediate family members (including but not limited to parents, children, siblings and spouses of children or siblings), and their respective household members, of Grand Circle, its affiliates and subsidiaries, are not eligible to enter.
SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR
Sponsored by Grand Circle LLC, located at 347 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA.
ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS
To enter the sweepstakes, during the Sweepstakes Period, access the OAT Planning Survey via Qualtrix using the invitation-only link provided in the email you received, and click the “Complete Survey” button to submit your response. You will automatically receive one (1) entry into the random drawing. The survey may not be accessible from all mobile phones, handheld devices, and/or tablets. If an entrant experiences any issues entering from a mobile phone, handheld device, and/or tablet, he/she should access the survey from a desktop or laptop computer.
Alternatively, you can enter the sweepstakes by legibly hand printing or typing on a standard size postcard or 3.5" x 5" piece of paper your first name, last name, complete mailing address, email address, phone number, age, customer number (if applicable) and mail it via first-class mail to: O.A.T. Travel Planning Survey Sweepstakes 2026 c/o Grand Circle LLC, Attn: Sweepstakes Manager, 347 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by the last day of the Sweepstakes Period.
Limit one (1) sweepstakes entry per person. Cannot be combined with other methods of entry.
Grand Circle is not responsible for any lost, late, delayed, incomplete, or misdirected entries. Grand Circle is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information caused by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this sweepstakes.
All entries are subject to verification. Eligible entries must be received or postmarked no later than 11:59 p.m. on August 13, 2026, to be eligible to win.
The Sweepstakes Period is set forth based on the Eastern Time Zone of the United States. Local time may vary based upon the location of the entrant, but all valid entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period times in the Eastern Time Zone.
DETERMINATION OF WINNER
One winner for the Grand Circle sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or about August 28, 2026 from all eligible entries received. The random drawing will be conducted by the administrator. The administrator/sponsor’s decisions are final on matters relating to the sweepstakes.
The winner will be notified by email, mail, or phone. The potential prize winner will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility/liability release and, where legal, a publicity release, and Federal and State tax release, and return these documents, properly executed, within 10 days of notification. If a prize is not claimed by the winner by September 28, 2026, or the potential prize winner does not complete and return the required paperwork within the deadline above, the prize will be deemed forfeited. The prize is not redeemable for cash (except as required by law), and no substitutions are allowed.
PRIZE
Prize: One (1) $500 future travel credit applicable to any of Sponsor’s travel company brands: Overseas Adventure Travel, Grand Circle Travel, or Grand Circle Cruise Line.
All applicable federal, state and local taxes, licenses, fees, or other costs are the sole responsibility of the winner. A prize is non-transferable; no substitutions, exchanges, or cash redemptions.
If all or any part of the trip is unable to take place as planned, for any reason, including but not limited to, the health of the winner, cancellation, scheduling conflicts or an event of force majeure, the remaining components of the prize, if any, will be awarded and Grand Circle’s obligation to the winner will be fulfilled; and no other additional consideration will be provided. Grand Circle’s Terms and Conditions, as applicable, associated with the trip apply. The prize restrictions/conditions stated herein are not all-inclusive and may be subject to additional restrictions/conditions, which may be stated in the affidavit and release and/or prize travel documents.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
By participating in this sweepstakes, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements.
Grand Circle’s use of information submitted by entrants in connection with this sweepstakes will be subject to the terms and conditions stated in these Official Rules as well as Grand Circle’s Privacy Policy available at http://www.oattravel.com/privacy-policy. All materials submitted in connection with the sweepstakes become the property of Grand Circle and will not be returned. By accepting a prize, winner consents to the use of his/her name, image, likeness, photograph, voice and biographical material and entry submission for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes by Grand Circle, or a party designated by Grand Circle, in any and all media now or hereafter known including but not limited to, any online announcements, or for sharing this information with the press for viewing, whether TV or print, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission, except where prohibited by law. Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and the decisions of the administrator and Grand Circle, which are final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in these Official Rules. Entrants agree that any and all disputes shall be governed by the laws of the State of Massachusetts.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: ENTRANTS HEREBY AGREE TO RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS GRAND CIRCLE, ITS RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND SHAREHOLDERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASEES”) FROM ANY CLAIMS, ACTIONS, INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CLAIMS, ACTIONS, INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES THE WINNER OR GUEST MAY INCUR WHILE ON A TRIP. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) COMPENSATORY, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; LOSS OF DATA, INCOME, OR PROFIT; LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY; AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AGREE THAT RELEASEES HAVE NOT MADE NOR ARE IN ANY MANNER RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE PRIZE AWARDED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, RELEASEES DO NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROMOTIONAL WEBSITE AND RELEASEES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS RELATED THERETO. Releasees are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, delayed, garbled, damaged, stolen or misdirected submissions, or problems of any kind, whether mechanical, human or electronic. Releasees are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, inability to access a website, inability to submit an entry, or fraud, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions or inaccurate transcription of entry information, whether caused by Grand Circle, users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions which may damage a user’s system or limit an eligible participant’s ability to participate in the sweepstakes. Releasees are not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, damaged or misdirected entries or mail. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. Should any portion of the sweepstakes be, in Grand Circle’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of Grand Circle, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play, or submission of entries, or should the sweepstakes be unable to run as planned for any other reason, Grand Circle reserves the right at its sole discretion to terminate the sweepstakes and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR ANY ONLINE SERVICE RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, GRAND CIRCLE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Grand Circle’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such term or any other provision. Grand Circle reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who violates the rules or interferes with the sweepstakes in any manner. If an entrant is disqualified, Grand Circle reserves the right to terminate such entrant’s eligibility to participate in the sweepstakes. Any attempt by an individual to access any website associated with the sweepstakes via a bot script or other brute force attack or any other unauthorized means will result in that individual’s IP address becoming ineligible. Use of automated entry devices or programs is prohibited.
DISPUTES
Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of an eligible participant and Grand Circle in connection with the sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Massachusetts.
LIST OF WINNERS
To obtain the name of the winner, send your name, address and the name of the sweepstakes (“OAT Travel Planning Survey Sweepstakes 2026”) to: Grand Circle LLC, Attn: Sweepstakes Manager, 347 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210.
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