2026 MASTERPIECE European River Cruise Sweepstakes Official Rules
1. To enter this Sweepstakes, you must agree to and abide by these Official Rules. NO PURCHASE OR DONATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. You must have Internet access and an active e-mail account to participate.
2. Sponsor: WGBH Educational Foundation, One Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135 USA ("GBH").
3. Administrator: Probability, LLC, 2 Woodstock Meadows Ln., PO Box 1484, Woodstock, NY 12498 (USA).
4. Eligibility: The 2026 MASTERPIECE European River Cruise Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") is open only to permanent legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia ( excluding Puerto Rico, Guam and all other U.S. territories and possessions), and Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec and Canadian territories) and who are physically located therein, who are 21 years of age or older and who possess a valid United States or Canadian Passport at the time of entry and departure to or from any international destination. Employees, officers, directors, trustees and agents of Sponsor, Administrator, the Public Broadcasting Service (“PBS”), PBS member stations, and Viking River Cruises, Inc. (“Viking”), or any of their respective related, parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies or who have within six (6) months prior to the start date of the Sweepstakes performed services for any organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Sweepstakes, supplying the Grand Prize (or any component of the Grand Prize), and/or their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or win. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, grandchildren, step-grandchildren, or spouses, regardless of where they live. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three consecutive months a year, whether related or not. The potential Grand Prize Winner may be required to provide proof of eligibility upon request prior to prize award. Void in Puerto Rico, Guam, all other U.S. territories and possessions, the Province of Quebec, Canadian territories and where prohibited or restricted by law.
5. Sweepstakes Entry: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01:00 p.m. Central Time on October 15, 2026 and ends at 12:01:00 p.m. Central Time ("CT") on November 24, 2026 (“Promotion Period”). To enter, navigate the Internet to the “Website” -- http://www.pbs.org/sweepstakes. Complete the online entry form with your legal name, e-mail address, address of your legal residence, state/province, zip code/postal code and the local public television station on which you watch MASTERPIECE. You may be asked to consent to share your entry contact information with MASTERPIECE, your local public television station, and/or Viking (via a third party acting on GBH’s behalf in this capacity).
Consenting to share your entry contact information is optional and does not have to be agreed upon in order to be eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes and does not improve your chances of winning. Unless you expressly agree to share your entry contact information, it will only be used for purposes of Sweepstakes administration. If you are a Canadian resident, you further agree to the collection, processing and storing of your entry contact information in the United States.
Follow all instructions to complete and submit the online entry form. There is a limit of one (1) online entry via the online entry form (known as the “Base Entry”) per eligible person per day during the Promotion Period, regardless of the number of email addresses or accounts a person may have. For the purposes of this Sweepstakes, a “day” is defined as beginning at 12:00:00 a.m. (midnight) CT and ending at the following 11:59:59 p.m. CT, except for the first day of the Promotion Period which begins at 12:01:00 p.m. CT and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. CT and the last day of the Promotion Period which begins at 12:00:00 a.m. (midnight) CT and ends at 12:01:00 p.m. CT. Multiple entries in excess of this limitation or mass entry attempts will result in disqualification of all entries by such person. Entries must be manually key-stroked by the entrant; use of automated entry devices or programs, or entries by third parties, are prohibited. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Proof of entering information at the Sweepstakes website on entry form is not considered proof of delivery to or receipt by Sponsor of such entry.
Personal information collected in connection with this Sweepstakes may be used in accordance with the PBS Privacy Policy available at https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/privacy-policy/ and, if entrant has opted in to receive information from Viking, the Viking Privacy Policy, available at https://www.vikingcruises.com/privacy-policy/index.html, respectively.
6. “Invite a Friend” Additional Entry: During the Promotion Period, you (the entrant) may obtain up to five (5) additional entries by inviting friends to enter the Sweepstakes, each such entry earned when your friend enters the Sweepstakes through your invitation, as described below. Be sure to only invite friends who are personally known to you, who you believe are interested in the Sweepstakes, who are permanent legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (but excluding Puerto Rico, Guam and all other U.S. territories and possessions), and Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec and Canadian territories) and who are physically located therein, and who are 21 years of age or older and otherwise meet the eligibility and entry requirements set forth herein. You are also encouraged to obtain the consent of your friend before sending them an invite to enter the Sweepstakes.
After submitting an online Base Entry as set forth above, you may click the INVITE FRIENDS option to share an invitation with your friends to enter the Sweepstakes via a unique link to the entry form. For each one (1) friend (a “Friend”) that you invite to the Sweepstakes who is eligible for and subsequently enters the Sweepstakes through the link you provided, subject to the terms herein, you will receive one (1) “Invite a Friend” entry (each, an “Invite a Friend Entry”) – up to a maximum of five (5) such entries during the Promotion Period. You may invite as many Friends to enter as you wish, however, the maximum number of “Invite a Friend” Entries you may receive is five (5) in total. Only one (1) Invite a Friend Entry will be associated with each Friend who enters the Sweepstakes via this method, regardless of the number of entrants who invite such Friend to enter the Sweepstakes. If two (2) or more entrants invite the same Friend to enter the Sweepstakes, the one (1) Invite a Friend Entry associated with such Friend will be given to the inviting entrant whose link such Friend first clicked to access the Website and enter the Sweepstakes (as determined by Administrator and/or Sponsor in their sole discretion). For purposes of clarity, such Friend may still obtain subsequent Base Entries into the Sweepstakes for themself by clicking on other entrants’ invitations to enter the Sweepstakes (subject to the entry limitations stated herein), but such Friend’s one (1) and only Invite a Friend Entry will be given to the first entrant whose link such Friend used to initially access the Website. Invite a Friend Entries will only be eligible if Administrator and/or Sponsor determine in their sole discretion that you have fully adhered to the “Invite a Friend” terms and conditions as detailed herein. No Invite a Friend Entry will be received if (a) the provided link is edited or modified by an entrant in any manner and/or (b) any content in addition to the provided link in any way misrepresents, conceals or obscures the fact that the entrant is utilizing the link for the purpose of possibly receiving an additional entry in the Sweepstakes to advertise Sponsor's mission of providing noncommercial educational, arts, culture and news programming to the public. The Base Entry and Invite a Friend Entry are collectively referred to herein as “entries.”
7. Random Drawing: One (1) potential Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about November 25, 2026 at Administrator’s offices in Woodstock, New York or another location designated by Sponsor. To be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing, the entry must be received and recorded by the Administrator’s computer during the Promotion Period. The Grand Prize drawing will be conducted by Probability, LLC, an independent judging organization/Administrator whose decisions (in conjunction with Sponsor) are final and binding on all matters related to the Sweepstakes.
8. Grand Prize Winner Notification: The potential Grand Prize Winner will be notified on or about November 30, 2026. The Grand Prize Winner will be notified by e-mail. Failure to respond to the initial verification e-mail within three (3) business days after transmission to the potential Grand Prize Winner or return of the e-mail notification as undeliverable after two (2) attempts will result in disqualification and award of the prize to an alternate winner. The potential Grand Prize Winner will be required to complete, sign and return within five (5) business days of transmission of each of the following documents, an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and Indemnification, and a Publicity Release, where allowed by law.
The travel companion of the Grand Prize Winner must be 21 years of age or older and will be required to execute a Liability Release and Indemnification, and a Publicity Release, where allowed by law, prior to booking of the Grand Prize (that is, the Cruise as discussed in Section 9 below). If Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and Indemnification and Publicity Release documents are not returned to Administrator within the specified time period, or if a potential Grand Prize Winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, or declines the Grand Prize for any reason prior to award, the Grand Prize may be forfeited and the potential Grand Prize Winner may be disqualified. If the potential Grand Prize Winner is disqualified for any reason, the Grand Prize may be awarded to an alternate winner selected from all remaining eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. If it is verified that a resident of Canada is eligible to win the Grand Prize, they must first correctly answer without assistance of any kind, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by phone at a mutually convenient time in order to be deemed the potential Grand Prize Winner. In the event of any dispute concerning the identity of any entrant, the entry will be deemed submitted/received by the natural person who is the authorized holder of the transmitting e-mail account.
"Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sponsor and its agents (including Administrator) are not responsible for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures beyond Sponsor’s and/or Administrator’s control that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor/Administrator reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. In such event, Sponsor/Administrator reserve the right to conduct the Sweepstakes and award the Grand Prize by means of a random drawing comprised of all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor/Administrator or otherwise award the Grand Prize in a manner which is fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor/Administrator in their sole discretion. Notice of termination/ modification/suspension of Sweepstakes will be posted on the Website. No responsibility is assumed for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or loss, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; or any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or electronic entry to be received or recorded on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials from this Sweepstakes. The failure of Sponsor/Administrator to enforce a given provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute the waiver of such provision.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or any other party. Entrants further agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Sweepstakes and/or prevent others from participating in the Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEBSITE, DEFRAUD SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES VIOLATES CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, SPONSOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.
9. Grand Prize (one (1) winner) (provided by Viking):
(a) Trip for the Grand Prize Winner and one (1) travel companion who are 21 years of age or older on one (1) of Viking’s 8-day European river itineraries to be selected by the Grand Prize Winner from among the following six (6) cruise itineraries for embarkation during 2027 only: (i) Romantic Danube (between Budapest, Hungary and Regensburg, Germany); (ii) Danube Waltz (between Budapest, Hungary and Passau, Germany); (iii) Châteaux, Rivers & Wine (departing from/returning to Bordeaux, France); (iv) Paris & the Heart of Normandy (departing from/returning to Paris, France); (v) Rhine Getaway (between Basel, Switzerland and Amsterdam, The Netherlands); or (vi) Lyon & Provence (between Avignon, France and Lyon, France).
Choice of cruise itinerary is subject to availability, blackout dates, and reservations being made by Grand Prize Winner within 120 days prior to cruise sailing and approval of Sponsor and Viking in their sole discretion (collectively, the "Cruise"). See the Viking website (www.viking.com) for eligible Cruise itineraries including ports of call and available excursions. Winner may not receive their first choice of Cruise itinerary option, date of sailing of Cruise and/or ports of embarkation/disembarkation of Cruise (as applicable). ONCE APPROVED BY SPONSOR AND VIKING, CRUISE ITINERARY SELECTION, DATE OF SAILING AND/OR PORTS OF EMBARKATION/DISEMBARKATION CANNOT BE CHANGED ABSENT EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES AS DETERMINED BY SPONSOR AND VIKING IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION. Air travel to and from a gateway city in the U.S. or Canada will be booked by Viking as detailed in Paragraph 9(e) below. The Cruise is subject to the Booking Terms & Conditions on the Viking website and Viking’s Passenger Ticket Contract (available on the Viking website) which will be part of the 2027 ticket documentation. The Grand Prize Winner and their travel companion are solely responsible for any additional add-ons such as hotels, stateroom upgrades, pre- or post- trip extensions, optional/additional excursions including the reservations and all costs related thereto, whether or not such add-ons are booked through Viking; and add-ons booked through Viking are only payable by credit card. Restrictions may apply.
(b) one (1) Veranda Stateroom up to Category B (with private veranda), double occupancy, for the duration of the Cruise (that is, seven (7) consecutive nights);
(c) all onboard meals, at the option of the Grand Prize Winner and their travel companion;
(d) one (1) included excursion for the Grand Prize Winner and their travel companion at every port of call as designated on the selected Cruise itinerary’s website page (excursions are subject to availability and additional restrictions of Viking; if unused/unclaimed for any reason, no substitute excursion or additional compensation will be awarded);
(e) Roundtrip trans-Atlantic air travel from any gateway city in the U.S. or Canada with a commercial airport which will be arranged/booked by Viking for economy class round-trip travel for two (2) adults, departing from a gateway city in one of the fifty (50) states of the United States, Washington, DC, or Canada (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. or Canadian territories and possessions and the Province of Quebec) and arriving in the Cruise’s port of embarkation in time to join the Cruise and ultimately departing the Cruise from its port of disembarkation to return to the U.S. or Canadian departure city. Airline and departing/arrival cities determined at time of ticketing. Includes all airport-to-ship transfers, and air taxes and air fuel surcharges but excludes transportation to and from departing and arrival of U.S. or Canadian airports. Viking reserves the right to choose the air carrier, routing and city airport from each gateway city for passengers as part of the booking process through Viking River Cruises. Viking may utilize contracted fares and contracted inventory as outlined by each specific air carrier; therefore all flights and routings may not be available. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination and/or negative COVID-19 test may be required to board the Cruise. Other travel restrictions may apply. Airline tickets will not be refundable or redeemable for cash or credit at any time. Tickets may not be sold to a third party.
(f) The Grand Prize Winner and their travel companion must travel together on the same flight itinerary from the same U.S. or Canadian departure city to the Cruise’s port of embarkation; and return from the Cruise’s port of disembarkation to the U.S. or Canadian departure city. To book the Cruise and related travel, Grand Prize Winner must call Viking’s Reservation line at 877-668-4546.
10. Travel Terms:
(a) Economy class round-trip travel for two (2) adults, departing from a gateway city in one of the fifty (50) states of the United States or Washington, DC (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. territories and possessions) or Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec and Canadian territories) and arriving in the Cruise’s port of embarkation in time to join the Cruise and ultimately departing the Cruise from its port of disembarkation to return to the U.S. or Canadian departure city. Airline and departing/arrival cities determined at time of ticketing. Includes all airport-to-ship transfers, and air taxes and air fuel surcharges but excludes transportation to and from departing and arrival U.S. or Canadian airports. 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.
(b) Grand Prize Winner and their travel companion are solely responsible for all other expenses not specified herein, including but not limited to additional meals, beverages, tips, taxes, additional excursions, fees, surcharges, service charges or passenger facility charges, passport fees, visa fees, security fees, and any additional transfers and/or ground transportation, including taxis. Transfers, land extensions, cruise tours and Christmas holiday itineraries are not included as part of the Grand Prize.
(c) Should the Cruise become unavailable for any reason before date of embarkation, Viking reserves the right to substitute a cruise from the itineraries listed in Paragraph 9(a) of comparable value, subject to availability. The Cruise is neither transferable nor convertible to cash, and the Cruise must be accepted as awarded. No cash or credit redemption, assignment, transfer or substitution of the Cruise is permitted. Airline tickets will not be refundable or redeemable for cash or credit at any time. Tickets may not be sold to a third party. The Grand Prize or any of the above listed components may not be sold, traded, transferred, refunded, substituted, commissioned or redeemed for cash value.
(d) All travel dates and arrangements are subject to change, availability and Viking’s and Sponsor’s approval. Neither Sponsor nor Viking is liable for any expenses incurred because of flight cancellation/delay or any acts or omissions whatsoever by air carriers or other transportation companies. The Grand Prize Winner and their travel companion are solely responsible for obtaining any necessary documentation and fulfilling any necessary travel requirements prior to travel, such as possession of a valid U.S. or Canadian passport at the time of entry and departure to or from any international destination.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER AND THEIR TRAVEL COMPANION ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ALL REQUIRED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND TRAVEL INSURANCE AND HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEITHER SPONSOR NOR VIKING WILL OBTAIN OR PROVIDE TRAVEL INSURANCE OR ANY OTHER FORM OF INSURANCE.
(e) Baggage fees on flights may apply, depending on itinerary. Allowances subject to size/weight limits. Schedules are subject to change without notice. Additional restrictions may apply. It is the responsibility of the passenger to be in possession of all necessary documentation (e.g., valid passport, visa where applicable) and obtaining inoculations that may be required at the time and place of departure. Viking and/or Sponsor will not be liable for any loss or damage to baggage or other property of Grand Prize Winner or their travel companion.
(f) Once flight arrangements have been confirmed, no changes will be allowed except by Viking. An unclaimed and/or unused Grand Prize travel package will remain the property of Viking or its designee.
(g) The Released Parties as specified in Paragraph 12 below are not responsible for any changes of any element of Grand Prize travel nor are they liable for any expenses incurred because of flight cancellation or flight delays.
(h) The Grand Prize is non-transferable, assignable, is not for resale and has no cash value. No prize substitution or cash redemption by the Grand Prize Winner is allowed. Not combinable with any other offer or Future Cruise Voucher. Viking reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value if any portion of Grand Prize becomes unavailable for any reason. The Grand Prize may not be sold, bartered or exchanged by the Grand Prize Winner. THE GRAND PRIZE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND BY SPONSOR, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE. By accepting the Grand Prize, the Grand Prize Winner acknowledges compliance with these Official Rules.
(i) If the Grand Prize Winner does not have a travel companion accompany them on the trip, the Grand Prize will otherwise be awarded in increments appropriate for one (1) traveler (i.e., the Grand Prize Winner); and, in such event, no substitute prize or additional compensation will be awarded to the Grand Prize Winner.
(j) The Grand Prize Winner and their travel companion must follow all instructions of Viking during their trip and should the Grand Prize Winner and/or their travel companion fail to adhere to such instructions or engage in unruly, obnoxious, anti-social or otherwise inappropriate behavior (as determined by Viking in its sole discretion), Viking reserves the right to end the participation of the Grand Prize Winner and/or their travel companion at any point, and send Grand Prize Winner and/or their travel companion home and/or take other actions as Viking deems appropriate in its sole discretion, without Viking or Sponsor having any liability or further obligation to Grand Prize Winner.
11. Total Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize and Odds:
(a) The ARV of the Grand Prize is up to $15,396 United States Dollars/$22,996 Canadian Dollars depending on the selected Cruise itinerary, although this value may vary due to fluctuations in exchange rates, airfares, flight routes and travel dates. Actual final value of trip may be higher or lower based on the selected Cruise, point of US or Canadian departure; flight and cost at time of booking; and, under no circumstances will the Grand Prize Winner receive the difference between ARV and actual final value of prize trip package in cash. No credit will be issued for cruise fares of lesser value. Any costs and incidentals not specified herein are the Grand Prize Winner’s sole responsibility. If the potential Grand Prize Winner cannot accept the Grand Prize as stated, that Grand Prize may be forfeited in its entirety and awarded to an alternate winner.
(b) Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.
THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF ALL TAX OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES. IF GRAND PRIZE WINNER IS A U.S. RESIDENT, THEY WILL RECEIVE A 1099 TAX FORM REFLECTING ACTUAL VALUE OF THE PRIZE.
IF GRAND PRIZE WINNER IS A CANADIAN RESIDENT, THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE AN IRS FORM 1099, BUT MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR U.S. FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX. VIKING IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAX REPORTING OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF IRS FORM 1099 OR OTHER TAX DOCUMENTATION. ANY ISSUANCE OF TAX DOCUMENTATION WILL BE HANDLED BY ADMINISTRATOR.
12. Conditions and Limitations of Liability: By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and Administrator, which shall be final in all respects. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, PBS, PBS member stations, and Viking, each of their respective advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers, any entity responsible for the administration of this Sweepstakes, each of the foregoing entities’ respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns, as well as Meta Platforms, Inc., and Google LLC (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participation in this Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity (including without limitation, any travel related to acceptance and use of the Grand Prize), and/or from entrants’ acceptance, receipt, use or misuse of the Grand Prize or any component thereof. By accepting the Grand Prize, the Grand Prize Winner grants Sponsor and its designees (including Viking) permission to use their name, voice, likeness, photograph, prize information, biographical data and city and state/province of residence on a winner's list (if applicable) and for programming, publicity and promotional purposes, worldwide in all forms of media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Sponsor and its designees are not obligated to use any of the above- mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor's sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation. The Sweepstakes is subject to the laws of the United States and Canada only (excluding the Province of Quebec and Canadian territories). All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. All submissions become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged.
SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE USE OF THE GRAND PRIZE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
FORCE MAJEURE: THE FAILURE OF SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES DUE TO AN ACT OF GOD, HURRICANE, WAR, FIRE, PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC, RIOT, EARTHQUAKE, TERRORISM, ACT OF PUBLIC ENEMIES, ACTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OUTSIDE OF THE CONTROL OF EITHER SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR (EXCEPTING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES AND REGULATIONS), DISRUPTION OF TRANSPORTATION OR UTILITIES, STRIKES, OR OTHER FORCE MAJEURE EVENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A BREACH OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
13. Disputes/Choice Of Law: Except where prohibited, entrants agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or the award of the Grand Prize, or the determination of the Grand Prize Winner shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action;(b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes (if any) but in no event attorneys’ fees; (c) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waive 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; and (d) each entrant’s remedies are limited to a claim for money damages (if any) and each entrant irrevocably waives any right to seek injunctive or equitable relief. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and/or Released Parties in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States without regard for conflicts of law doctrine of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction, and all proceedings shall take place in the City of Boston, County of Suffolk, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. All entrants hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such courts and waive any defense of inconvenient forum as well as any right of change of venue or the like.
14. Winner’s List: For the name of the Grand Prize Winner, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: 2026 MASTERPIECE European River Cruise Sweepstakes, c/o Probability, LLC, 2 Woodstock Meadows Ln., PO Box 1484, Woodstock, NY 12498 USA. All such requests must be received by December 24, 2026. Residents of Canada may omit return postage.
Viking River Cruises, Inc. is not a Sponsor of this Sweepstakes.
