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OFFICIAL RULES
2019 Q1 Rhine or Iconic Giveaway Sweepstakes

No purchase necessary (void where prohibited by law). Purchase will not enhance chances of winning.

Viking Cruises “2019 Q1 Rhine or Iconic Giveaway” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Viking Cruises, Inc. (the “Sponsor”) and administered by Marden-Kane, Inc. (the “Administrator”). For the purposes of the Sweepstakes, the “Sweepstakes Group” is composed of the Sponsor and the Administrator, together with their affiliates and related companies, including without limitation their parent, sister and subsidiary companies, retailers, franchisees, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers of material and services related to the Sweepstakes, and any other corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity directly involved in the Sweepstakes and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and other representatives.

1. Eligibility: Open only to persons twenty-one (21) years of age or older who are permanent legal residents of the fifty (50) states of the United States, Washington DC (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. territories and possessions) and who are physically located therein. Sweepstakes void outside the United States (“Entrant”). Employees and directors of Viking River Cruises ("Sponsor"), their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and their advertising and promotional agencies and the immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter or son, regardless of where they live) or members of the households of such employees and directors (whether or not related) are not eligible. By entering, you agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.

2. Promotional Period: Promotion begins on 01/01/2019 and ends on 03/31/2019. Eligible entries must be received by the end of the promotional period.

3. How to Enter: One entry per person during the duration of the promotion period. An individual meeting the Eligibility Criteria may enter the Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period by completing the following steps (an “Entry”):

Complete the following steps (an “Entry”)
- Access the Viking Cruises Sweepstakes website at: https://www.vikingrivercruises.com/special-offers/rhine-getaway-sweepstakes.html;
- Opt-in to receive one (1) Entry into the Sweepstakes;
- Complete the Sweepstakes entry form;
- Accept the terms, conditions and Official Sweepstakes Rules;
- Submit your entry form.
Recipients of official Viking Mail with a Sweepstakes Business Reply Card (“BRC”) inserted must write-in an email address in the space provided and return the card (no postage necessary) to the address provided (do not insert into an envelope). Cards must be postmarked by 03/31/2019 and received by 4/4/2019.

Business Reply Card entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Requests for status of a BRC entry will not be acknowledged.

Only one (1) entry, no matter the means of entry, will be accepted per person, all other entries from the same person will be disqualified.

Upon submission of your entry form, you will be entered into the Sweepstakes.

By submitting an Entry, you confirm that you have read, understand and agree to abide by these Official Sweepstakes Rules. Your Entry must adhere to the Eligibility Criteria listed above or your Entry will be void and ineligible for entry into the Sweepstakes.

Entries become the property of Viking River Cruises. ("Viking River Cruises," also referred to as "we" or "us"). Entrants will receive email announcements and special offers from us, but will always have the opportunity to opt out of marketing emails. Your privacy is important to us. Viking River Cruises does not sell or share your personal information with any other companies for the purposes of marketing or solicitation. Entries must be received by midnight on the final day of the promotional period. Any other attempt at entry is void. No person will be awarded more than one prize. No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, or illegible entries; any technical error, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information.

4. Drawing/Odds: There will be one winner for the sweepstakes. Winner will be selected in a random drawing under the supervision of Marden-Kane, Inc., an independent judging organization, whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes, from all eligible entries received. The drawing will take place around 5/31/2019. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Potential Grand Prize Winner: in order to be declared a winner, Potential Winner must:

(i) complete and return to Sweepstakes Group (or its authorized agent) by the deadline specified in the documents a written affidavit of eligibility (or declaration and release), travel release (winner and guest) and publicity release form (collectively, the “Release”), releasing the Sweepstakes Group from any liability in connection with this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any Prize; (ii) complete all tax documentation required by the law of the jurisdiction in which the Potential Winner resides (“Tax Documentation”)

The Sweepstakes Group will attempt to notify each Potential Winner a maximum of two times. If a Potential Winner does not respond within seven (7) calendar days of first attempt by Sweepstakes Group or its agent, Sweepstakes Group will make a second and final attempt to notify the Potential Winner. Return of any Prize or winner notification as undeliverable, inability to reach a Potential Winner or failure of a Potential Winner to respond to notification within three (3) calendar days of second attempt by Sweepstakes Group or its agent, failure to provide proof of eligibility (if requested), Release documents, Tax Documentation or other required documentation in a timely manner, or other non-compliance with these Official Sweepstakes Rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the Prize and, at Sweepstakes Group’s sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible entrant for the forfeited Prize at random from all remaining eligible Entries received, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner.

5. Grand Prize: One (1) winner with one companion will win their choice of one of the following:

a) Rhine Getaway cruise with roundtrip trans-oceanic air; coach-class airfare from a published gateway and category C accommodations on space-available basis only (approximate retail value from $6,796 per couple)

b) Iconic Western Mediterranean cruise with roundtrip trans-oceanic air; coach-class airfare from a published gateway and category DV accommodations on a space-available basis only (approximate retail value from $7,396 per couple).

c) Journey to Antiquities cruise with roundtrip trans-oceanic air; coach-class airfare from a published gateway and category DV accommodations on a space-available basis only (approximate retail value from $7,196 per couple).

Prize to be fulfilled as a certificate.

Grand Prize Terms and Conditions: GRAND PRIZE IS AWARDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

Airline Tickets will not be refundable or redeemable for cash or credit at any time. Tickets may not be sold to a third party. Grand Prize or any of the above listed components may not be sold, traded, transferred, refunded, substituted, commissioned or redeemed for cash value. Choice of Cruise must be completed within the Viking Cruises 2019 or 2020 season as published on their website. Go to VikingCruises.com for sailing dates (dates not guaranteed). Sweepstakes Group will not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions or substitution or any act or omissions whatsoever by the air carriers or other transportation companies or any other persons providing any of these services and accommodations necessitated by same.

Sweepstakes Group will not be liable for any loss or damage to baggage or other property of winner or travel companion. The Grand Prize winner understands and agrees that the Sweepstakes Group has the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify and remove the Grand Prize winner or their travel companion (“Companion”) from any activity at any time without compensation if the Grand Prize winner or their Companion’s behavior at any point is uncooperative, disruptive, or may or does cause damage to person, property, or the reputation of Sweepstakes Group or otherwise violates the policies of the Sweepstakes Group, and in such a case, Grand Prize winner will still be solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes, of all applicable jurisdictions and any other expenses related to the prize.

Actual costs of Grand Prize package components will depend on point of departure, dates of travel and any airfare fluctuations and any difference in value will not be provided to Grand Prize winner. Airline carrier and agent to be selected by Sweepstakes Group in its sole discretion. Grand Prize winner and Companion must travel together on the same itinerary, and ground transportation and accommodations must be taken by Grand Prize winner and Companion together. Once travel dates have been booked, no extension or substitution of trip dates is permitted, except at Sweepstakes Group’s sole discretion. Once travel has been confirmed, any cancellation or change fees or restructuring of the trip are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner. Additional costs including, but not limited to, seat assignments, baggage fees, or other airline-travel related expenses are determined by selected airline and will be the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner and Companion.

Grand Prize winner and Companion are solely responsible for providing all necessary identification documents and will be responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents (i.e., valid passport, visa, etc.) and any fees or expenses associated therewith. Failure to provide such documents may result in trip cancellation upon airport/cruise check-in. The Grand Prize trip conditions stated herein are not all-inclusive and may be subject to additional conditions, which may be stated in the Release and/or Grand Prize winner's travel documents.

Sweepstakes Group is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets, itineraries, or identification, or any other documents or property belonging to Grand Prize winner or Companion during the Grand Prize trip. Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes of any applicable jurisdiction and any other costs, incidentals, and any other expenses associated with Grand Prize acceptance and use not specifically mentioned as being provided, including, but not limited to, unspecified ground transportation and/or luggage handling between Grand Prize winner's home and airport, and items not included as part of the winning Grand Prize package. The following are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner and their Guest: travel insurance; laundry service; beverages, unspecified meals; local and long distance telephone calls; merchandise and souvenirs; incidental expenses; additional tips and gratuities; and all other costs and expenses not otherwise mentioned herein. The Grand Prize winner assumes all responsibility for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Sweepstakes or use or redemption of the prize that may be sustained by Grand Prize winner or Companion. Prizes are not transferable. Sweepstakes Group reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of approximately equal or greater value if the advertised prize becomes unavailable.

By accepting the Grand Prize package, the Grand Prize winner shall release the Sweepstakes Group from all liability and responsibility for payment of the prize.

6. The Prizes are not transferable or convertible to cash and must be accepted as awarded. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. No cash or credit redemption, assignment, transfer or substitution of prize is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value should prize stated become unavailable. Void where prohibited.

7. General Conditions: If prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, disqualification will result and an alternate winner will be selected. By accepting prize, where permitted by law, winner grants to Sponsor and those acting pursuant to Sponsor’s authority (and agrees to confirm that grant in writing) the right to use and publish his/her name, portrait, picture, voice and likeness for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without additional consideration, worldwide and on the World Wide Web, without notification, review or approval. Entrants, by participating, release and agree to hold harmless Sponsor and Viking Cruises and their parents, affiliates, subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, participation in any sweepstakes-related activity, or participation in this sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the sweepstakes; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

8. Arbitration/Choice of Law: Except where prohibited, entrants agree that (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, or the determination of the winner shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association then effective, and (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and/or Sponsor and/or Viking Cruises in connection with the sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without regard for conflicts of law doctrine, and all proceedings shall take place in Los Angeles, CA.

9. Winners List: For the Winners list, available after 5/22/2019 and before 6/15/2019, send an email with your request to: winnerslist@mkpromosource.com. Winners’ names will also be posted at https://www.vikingrivercruises.com/why-viking/community/contest-winners.html.

SPONSOR: Viking Cruises, Inc., 5700 Canoga Avenue, Suite 200, Woodland Hills, CA 91367.

ADMINISTRATOR: Marden-Kane, Inc., 575 Underhill Blvd, Suite 222, Syosset, NY 11791.

©2019. Marden-Kane, Inc. All rights reserved. These Official Rules may not be copied, edited, or used for any other purpose, commercial or otherwise, without the express written consent of Marden-Kane, Inc.

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The World’s Leading River Cruise Line®:

The World’s Leading River Cruise Line®:

Now Offering the Chance of a Lifetime

Now Offering the Chance of a Lifetime

Enter Now for Your Chance to Win:

OFFICIAL RULES 2019 Q1 Rhine or Iconic Giveaway Sweepstakes

Embark on a Journey of Discovery

The World’s Leading
River Cruise Line®:

The World’s
Leading River
Cruise Line®:

Now Offering the Chance
of a Lifetime

OFFICIAL RULES
2019 Q1 Rhine or Iconic Giveaway Sweepstakes