Explore the Thames: Win a 3-Night Boating Getaway for Six with Le Boat!

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before entering the competition. By entering you indicate that you accept these Terms and Conditions, and you agree to be bound by them.

1. Promoter’s Details: Crown Travel Limited, a member of the Travelopia Group of companies. Registered office: Origin One, 108 High Street, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1BD. Registered in England with company number 2095375.

2. Eligibility: This competition is open to anyone resident in the UK and Republic of Ireland, who is eighteen (18) years of age or older. We reserve the right to ask for proof of age, residence or eligibility. Employees and immediate family (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and life partners) of the Promoter or its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies are not eligible to enter this competition. 3. How to Enter: To enter the competition you must: go to www.leboat.co.uk/win-thames-river-cruise and enter the requested information in the entry form. All entries must include your first name, surname and email address. No entries from agents or third parties or entries automatically generated will be accepted. Incomplete entries will not be accepted. Entries will only be accepted if they comply with all entry instructions. You may only submit one entry to this competition.

4. Use of Data: All details provided by you will be held by the Promoter and used in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and the Promoter’s Privacy Policy.

5. Dates: The competition opens at 12.00 pm on 28 August 2024 and closes at 11.59 pm on 30th September 2024. All entries must be received by 11.59 pm on 30th September 2024.

6. Receipt of Entries: 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 Promoter reserves the right (in its absolute discretion) to reject entries and disqualify entrants, including without limitation where the Promoter has cause to believe that (i) there has been a breach of these Terms and Conditions or (ii) the entrant has interfered with the fair running of this competition, including without limitation by manipulating entries or the results, or has provided false information or has acted unethically in any other way.

7. Prize(s): Details of the prize for entering this competition are contained within Schedule 1 to these Terms and Conditions (“the Prize”). Anything which is not expressly set out in Schedule 1 is not included within the Prize. IMPORTANT: The Prize is not transferable. The Prize cannot be awarded to any person who, for any reason, would not be allowed by law to purchase or use the Prize. No compensation will be payable by the Promoter if the winner is unable to use the Prize as stated.

8. The holiday comprising the Prize must be taken and completed at, or on, any date before 31 October 2025 (excluding 6th March to 5th April 2025 (inclusive), 27th April 2025 to 10th May 2025 (inclusive), 31st May 2025 to 7th June 2025 (inclusive and 8th July 2025 to 31st August 2025 (inclusive)). Any bookings during this period are strictly subject to availability. The booking for the Prize must be made at least eight (8) weeks before the intended departure date. For the avoidance of doubt the entirety of the Promoter’s booking terms and conditions apply to the Prize, see https://www.leboat.co.uk/about-us/legal/terms-and-conditions for full details. The Prize may be subject to additional terms and conditions imposed by the Promoter or any other organisation in connection with this competition.

9. The winner is not allowed to sell, transfer, or auction the Prize on to a third party and no alternative will be offered.

10. The Prize does not include any transportation. We strongly advise that you do not book any separate transport arrangements unless and until we have confirmed your booking. The Promoter shall not be responsible for, or provide any refund of, any transport arrangements that you book separately and prior to confirmation of the holiday booking.

11. The winner must ensure that they and their guests hold passports that are valid for travel on the selected dates and that they and their guests are not subject to any restriction which may impact their ability to travel. If you have any accessibility requirements, please inform the Promoter as soon as possible.

12. Selection of Winner: The winner will be chosen at random from all valid entries in the competition. Laura Dove will conduct the random draw.

13. Notification: The winner shall be notified on 3rd october 2024 with instructions on how to claim the Prize. The accuracy of any email address, address or phone number (as applicable, if provided) provided is the responsibility of the entrant. If a winner cannot be contacted or is unable to accept their Prize, the Promoter reserves the right to choose another winner from the eligible entries received. We shall make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. Acknowledgement of the Prize by the winner must be received by the Promoter by 7 october 2024. Should the Promoter not receive confirmation from the winner by this time, or in the event that the winner or substitute winner is unreachable or ineligible or declines to accept the Prize, or a substitute winner fails to acknowledge the Prize as specified by the Promoter, the winner or substitute winner shall forfeit the Prize and the Promoter reserves the right to award the Prize to another eligible entrant, picked by random from the remaining entries. The Promoter has no responsibility to anyone who has not responded in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

14. Winner details: Details of the winner(s), surname and country of residence, will be obtainable after 30 September 2024 by writing to the Promoter’s address specified in paragraph 1 above quoting ‘Winner: Five Little Doves Thames’. The winner may be required to participate in post-competition publicity.

15. General: The Promoter reserves the right to amend the competition in exceptional circumstances. All entrants agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions and the Promoter reserves the right to exclude entrants for any breach of these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered in to.

16. The Promoter may use photographs, names, ages and the town/city of the winner in future publications and publicity, and may require the winner to take part in promotional publicity as specified by the Promoter, including without limitation being filmed, interviews, photoshoots etc. By entering the competition, in consideration of the Promoter providing the competition and the Prize, the winner agrees to take part in such publicity and grants a worldwide, irrevocable, unconditional and royalty-free licence to the Promoter and all necessary rights and consents for the full period of any intellectual property rights to use the winner’s photograph, voice, likeness and/or image, and the name and age of the winner in any media without further payment or permission, for any future promotional activity.

17. The Promoter reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the competition for any reason, extend or resume the entry period, or change or withdraw the Prize at any time without giving advance notice and will do so if an event occurs that renders the competition itself or the awarding of the Prize impossible due to reasons beyond the control of the Promoter (including without limitation reasons which are unforeseeable by the Promoter at the time of running the competition) or if it cannot be guaranteed that the competition can be carried out fairly or correctly for technical, legal or other reasons and the entrant agrees that no liability shall attach to the Promoter as a result thereof.

18. The Promoter has arranged the competition in good faith but, to the fullest extent permitted by law, accepts no responsibility for and will not be liable for any claims, costs, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities, of any kind (including without limitation direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or punitive damages) arising out of or in connection with the competition or with the acceptance, possession, use or any other aspect of any prize awarded. Your legal rights as a consumer are not affected. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes the liability of the Promoter for death or personal injury resulting from the Promoter’s negligence or for any damage or liability incurred by the entrant as a result of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by the Promoter or otherwise as prohibited by law.

19. These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law and the Promoter and the entrant hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Schedule 1 – Details of the Prize

1 Prize

1.1 The Prize supplier is with the Promoter’s Le Boat brand.

1.2 The Prize is one (1) three-night boating holiday for up to six (6) guests (including the winner) on the River Thames aboard a “Budget” or “Comfort” boat which is in the Le Boat fleet.

1.3 The trip must be booked and completed by any date before 31 October 2025 (excluding 6th March 2025 to 5th April 2025 (inclusive), 27th April 2025 to 10th May 2025 (inclusive), 31st May 2025 to 7th June 2025 (inclusive) and 8th July 2025 to 31st August 2025 (inclusive)).The Prize is for the provision of the boat only. The winner is responsible for arranging all other costs which includes (without limitation) any element of the trip which is not expressly described in paragraph 1.2 of this Schedule 1 above, including (without limitation):

1.3.1 Damage Liability Reduction (DLR), fuel, waterside services such as moorings, pump out, optional holiday extras and any other costs;

1.3.2 transfers and travel to and from your departure;

1.3.3 airport, departure or tourist taxes imposed at the destination;

1.3.4 insurance, visas or other travel documentation;

1.3.5 vaccinations, where required;

1.3.6 car hire; and/or

1.3.7 all damage waivers and other mandatory deposits which are required as part of your booking. a pre-authorisation of a refundable security deposit is required at the base on arrival.