Romantic Travel Contests & Sweepstakes

Win a Seven-Day Princess Cruise in the Caribbean

To celebrate “National Romance Week,” Princess Cruises has joined with Cruise Critic® to conduct a search for “real-life love stories” – tales of romance from the decks of Princess ships.

“Over the years, we’ve heard many romantic stories from our passengers – everything from meeting their future spouse onboard a Princess ship to unexpectedly reconnecting with someone with whom they develop a new relationship – and so we’re launching a search to find as many of these heartwarming stories as possible,” said Jan Swartz, Princess’ executive vice president. "Princess has such a strong legacy of romance, that it’s natural we collect and share these experiences.”

To help gather these real-life love stories, the company turned to the popular Internet cruise reviews and news website Cruise Critic to ask its members to share their Princess love story for a chance to be awarded a cruise. Gavin MacLeod, Princess’ well-known ambassador and member of the line’s “Department of Romance,” and Cruise Critic editor-in-chief Carolyn Spencer Brown will pick their five favorite stories from among those submitted.

Prize: The Cruise Critic community will then vote on the top five to determine the most romantic story. The winner will receive a seven-day Princess cruise to the Caribbean, including airfare, and the stories will also be showcased on the Princess website.

Details of the search, which begins today and runs through August 28, can be found by visiting www.cruisecritic.com and www.princess.com/romance. The entry voted the most romantic story will be announced on September 28, 2009.

“These love stories are near and dear to my heart, since I met my husband on a cruise ship,” said Spencer Brown. “We know our members are passionate about sharing their experiences on our forums, so I’m looking forward to hearing their romantic stories. Princess has done a great job of catering to couples of all ages who want to start or rekindle a romance on a cruise, so I’m expecting to hear about proposals, honeymoons, anniversaries, and those wonderful ‘just because’ romantic moments.”

Photo courtesy Princess Cruises

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Win a Cruise for Two to Antarctica

Cold weather is made for cuddling...and it just doesn't get much colder than Antarctica. You can win a cruise for you and your sweetie (valued at USD$20,000) through Quark Expeditions.

The Prize: The USD$20,000 expedition planned for February 20-March 3, 2010 includes:

• return airfare for two from the successful competitor’s closest international gateway
• 1 night of hotel accommodation in Ushuaia, Argentina with breakfast
• a Main Deck Twin Cabin aboard Lyubov Orlova for 11 nights, including all shipboard meals
• all excursions in the Antarctic Peninsula as described in the daily program

The Contest: The contest selects a winner to blog about the trip. To enter, a competitor must post one entry of no more than 300 words that captures the imagination of blog readers around the world. Once you've entered, your entries will join others and be voted upon.

According to Quark Expeditions’ Vice President of Marketing, Francesco Contini, “Voters will be looking for entries that demonstrate creativity and clearly explain why the competitor should become the Quark Blogger.” Contini continued, “The entrant must be capable of communicating the excitement of an Antarctic adventure.”

Voters will be allowed to change their vote throughout the competition. Only one vote is permitted at one time, but once the voter is registered, he or she may change the vote for any reason.

Restrictions: The competition is open to anyone 21 years of age or over as of June 19, 2009.

Deadline for Entries: Competition closes September 30, 2009 at noon eastern daylight time.

For More Information:

• visit www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com

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