Eligibility : 2012 Escape Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who as of the date of their entry into the Sweepstakes are eighteen (18) years of age or older.
Promotion Period : The 2012 Escape Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) starts at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on 10/2/09 and ends at 3:00 p.m. PT on 11/19/09 (“Entry Period”).
How To Enter : During the Entry Period, individuals interested in participating in the Sweepstakes online may enter the Sweepstakes by logging onto http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/2012/sweepstakes, (the “Sweepstakes Site”)
Limit : ONLY one (1) ENTRY INto THE SWEEPSTAKES per PERSON, HOUSEHOLD ADDRESS and/or E-MAIL ADDRESS PER DAY WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Prize (s):
GRAND PRIZE:One [1] Grand Prize will be awarded in this Sweepstakes. The Grand Prize consists of a trip (“Trip”) for two (2) to participate in Grand Prize Winner’s choice of one (1) and only one (1) of the twenty-four (24) specific cruise voyage segments (each a “Voyage” and collectively “Voyages”) specified below.Specific dates of travel will be determined at the sole discretion of Sponsor and are based on published Voyage dates below. Available Voyages for Grand Prize Winner to choose from are:
- Voyage 1: Singapore to Chennai (embark March 6, 2010 for 15-nights)
- Lands of the Lotus: Voyage includes: Singapore; Malacca, Malaysia; Georgetown, Malaysia; Langkawi, Malaysia; Phuket, Thailand; Similan Islands, Thailand; Rangoon (Yangon), Myanmar; Andaman Islands, India; Chennai (Madras), India
- Voyage 2: Chennai to Mumbai (embark March 21, 2010 for 15-nights)
- Song of India: Voyage includes:Chennai (Madras), India; Pondicherry, India; Galle, Sri Lanka; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Male, Maldives; Tuticorin, India; Trivandrum, India; Cochin, India; Mangalore, India; Marmagao (Goa), India; Mumbai, India
- Voyage 3: Mumbai to Muscat (embark April 5, 2010 for 13-nights)
- Treasures of Persia: Voyage includes: Mumbai (Bombay), India; Bandar Abbas, Iran; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Sharjah, UAE / Dubai;Dubai;Musandam, Peninsula, Oman;Dibba, Fujairah, UAE;Sohar, Oman; Muscat, Oman
- Voyage 4: Muscat to Alexandria (embark April 18, 2010 for 17-nights)
- Pharaohs and Prophets: Voyage includes: Muscat, Oman; Sur, Oman;Salalah, Oman;Massawa, Eritrea;Dahlak Archipelago;Safaga, Egypt;Sharm El Sheikh, [country];Aqaba, Jordan;Port Suez / Canal Transit;Alexandria, Egypt
- Voyage 5: Alexandria to Istanbul (embark May 5, 2010 for 13-nights)
- Isles of the Turquoise Coast: Voyage includes:Cairo, Egypt; Alexandria, Egypt;Paphos, Cyprus;Antalya, Turkey;Kas, Turkey; Bodrum, Turkey;Kusadasi, Turkey;Samos, Greece;Patmos, Greece;Chios, Greece;Lesvos, Greece;Canakkale, Turkey (Troy);Istanbul, Turkey
- Voyage 6: Istanbul to Venice (embark May 18, 2010 for 13-nights)
- Echoes of Odysseus: Voyage includes: Istanbul, Turkey; Gelibolu, Dardenelles; Syros and Sifnos, Greece; Santorini, Greece;Naxos, Greece;Corinth Canal, Greece;Itea, Greece; Katakolon, Greece;Saranda, Albania;Durres, Albania;Dubrovnik, Croatia;Dubrovnik / Mljet National Park / Korcula Island;Zadar;Venice, Italy
- Voyage 7: Venice to Valletta (embark May 31, 2010 for 11-nights)
- Pax Romana: Voyage includes: Venice, Italy; Porec, Croatia / Pula; Split / Hvar Island;Kotor, Montenegro;Bari, Italy;Guardini Naxos (Taormina), Sicily / Strait of Messina / Stromboli Volcano; Castellammare;Trapani;Porto Empedocle;Siracuse, Greece;Valletta, Malta
- Voyage 8: Valletta to Rome (embark June 11, 2010 for 12-nights)
- Romans & Carthaginians:Voyage includes:Valletta, Malta; Sousse, Tunisia;La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia;Annaba, Algeria;El-Kala, Algeria;Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy;Arbatax, Sardinia, Italy;Amalfi, Italy;Ponziane Islands, Italy;Gaeta, Italy; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
- Voyage 9: Rome to Barcelona (embark June 23, 2010 for 12-nights)
- Mediterranean Splendor:Voyage includes:Rome, Italy; Civitavechhia, Italy;Bonifacio, Corsica, France;Porto Azzurro, Elba, Italy;Marina de Pisa, Italy;Portovenere, Italy;Portofino, Italy;Villefranche-sur-Mer, France;Riviera day cruising, France;Port-St.-Louis-du-Rhone (Camargue), France;Port Vendres, France;Mahon, Menorca, Spain;Pollensa Bay, Mallorca;Barcelona, Spain
- Voyage 10: Barcelona to Honfleur (embark July 5, 2010 for 15-nights)
- Exploring Iberia and Gaul: Voyage includes: Barcelona, Spain; Motril, Spain; Cadiz, Spain;Portimao, Portugal;Figuera da Foz, Portugal;Oporto, Portugal;La Coruna, Spain;Santander, Spain;Bordeaux / Down river cruising, France;Belle-Ile-en-Mer, France;St. Malo, France;Honfleur, France
- Voyage 11: Honfleur to Oslo (embark July 20, 2010 for 18-nights)
- Viking Conquests: Voyage includes:Paris, France; Transfer to Honfleur, France;Wicklow, Ireland;Portrush, N. Ireland;Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides;Kirkwall, Orkney Islands;Bodo, Norway; Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands; Tromso;Honningsvag, North Cape;Holandsfjord; Trondheim;Molde / Alesund;Geiranger Fjord / Geiranger;Bergen, Norway;Oslo, Norway
- Voyage 12: Oslo to London (embark August 7, 2010 for 14-nights)
- Baltic Treasures: Voyage includes:Oslo, Norway; Bastad, Sweden;Ronne / Bornholm, Denmark;Kalmar, Sweden;Visby, Gotland, Sweden;Tallinn, Estonia;St. Petersburg, Russia;Stockholm, Sweden;Kiel Canal, Germany;London, England
- Voyage 13: London to St. John’s (embark August 21, 2010 for 18-nights)
- A Voyage to Vinland: Tracing the Course of Leif Eriksson: Voyage includes:London, England; Leith, Scotland;Torshavn, Faroe Islands;Heimaey Island, Iceland / Surtsey Island;Reykjavik, Iceland;Nuuk (Gothaab), Greenland;Paamiut (Frederickshaab);Qassiarsuk (Brattahlid);L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland / Red Bay, Labrador, Canada;St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
- Voyage 14: St. John’s to Halifax (embark September 8, 2010 for 14-nights)
- Rendez-vous à Québec: Voyage includes:St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada;Cape Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada;Ile Saint-Pierre, France (French owned);Gros Morne National Park, Quebec, Canada;Harrington Harbor / Iles Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada;Mingan Archipelago, Quebec, Canada;St. Lawrence / Saguenay River, Quebec, Canada; Quebec City, Quebec, Canda; Perce, Ile Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada; Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada; Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada;Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Voyage 15: Halifax to Palm Beach (embark September 22 for 12-nights)
- Exploring the New World:Voyage includes:Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;Eastport, Maine, United States;Bar Harbor, Maine, United States;Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States;Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States;Newport, Rhode Island, United States;Yorktown, Virginia, United States;Charleston, South Carolina, United States;Savannah, Georgia, United States;Canaveral Harbor, Florida, United States;Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Voyage 16: Palm Beach to Panama (embark October 4, 2010 for 12-nights)
- In Search of El Dorado: Voyage includes:Palm Beach, Florida, US;Puerto Morelos/Isla Mujeres, Mexico;Playa del Carmen, Mexico;Majahual, Mexico;San Pedro, Ambergis Cay, Belize;Lighthouse Reef, Belize;Roatan Island, Honduras;Bluefields/Corn Islands, Nicaragua;Portobello, Panama;Panama Canal Transit, Panama;Panama City, Panama
- Voyage 17: Panama to Guayaquil (embark October 16, 2010 for 9-nights)
- Natural Wonders of the New World:Voyage includes:Panama City, Panama;Darien Jungle, Panama;Isla Coiba; Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica;Cocos Island, Costa Rica;Manta, Ecuador;Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Voyage 18: Guayaquil to Easter Island (embark October 25, 2010 for 8-nights)
- Sojourn to Easter Island: Voyage includes: Guayaquil, Ecuador; Easter Island, Chile
- Voyage 19: Easter Island to Papeete (embark November 2, 2010 for 16 nights)
- In the Wake of the Bounty: Voyage includes:Easter Island, Chile; Ducie Island;Henderson Island;Pitcairn Island;Mangareva Island, French Polynesia;Marutea Sud; Pukarua, Tuamotus;Raroia, Tuamotus;Fakarava; Ahe;Rangiroa;Mataiva; Papeete, Tahiti
- Voyage 20: Papeete to Lautoka (embark November 18, 2010 for 14-nights)
- Adventures in Paradise: Voyage includes:Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia;Bora Bora;Maupiti; Atiu, Cook Islands;Aitutaki;Rarotonga; Palmerston;Niue Island;Cross International Dateline;Vava’u, Tonga;Fulaga, Lau Group, Fiji;Matuku, Laus; Beqa Island / Suva;Lautoka, Fiji
- Voyage 21: Lautoka to Auckland (embark December 3, 2010 for 13-nights)
- Secrets of Oceana: Voyage includes:Lautoka, Fiji; Yasawa-i-Rara, Yasawas;Ranon, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu;Port-Vila, Efate Island;Port Resolution, Tanna Island;Baie du Santal, Lifou Island, New Caledonia;Kuto, Ile des Pins, New Caledonia;Noumea;Kingston, Norfolk Island, Australia;Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand;Auckland, New Zealand
- Voyage 22: Auckland to Sydney (embark December 16, 2010 for 16-nights)
- Discovering the Maori Coast: Voyage includes:Auckland, New Zealand; Kawau Island;Tauranga;Whakatane; Napier;Wellington;Kaikoura; Lyttleton;Dunedin;Bluff Entrance / Oban, Stewart Island;Milford Sound;Sydney Harbor, Australia;Sydney, Australia
- Voyage 23: Sydney to Darwin (embark January 1, 2011 for 18-nights)
- Matthew Flinders & The Land Down Under: Voyage includes: Sydney, Australia; Brisbane River Cruising, Australia;Brisbane, Australia;Kingfisher Bay, Fraser Island, Australia;Lady Elliot Island, Australia;Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Islands, Australia;Hinchinbrook Island, Australia;Willis Island, Australia;Cairns, Australia;Lizard Island, Australia;Stanley Island, Flinders Island Group, Australia;Thursday Island / Cape York, Australia;Wessel Island;Port Essington, Australia;Darwin, Australia
- Voyage 24: Darwin to Singapore (embark January 19, 2011 for 15-nights)
- Dragons and Spice: Voyage includes:Darwin, Australia; Bathurst Island;Kupang, Timor, Indonesia;Waingapu, Sumba / Pura Kanbera;Komodo Island;Balobalong Besar;Badas, Sumbawa / Satonda Island;Padang Bai, Bali;Semarang, Java;Karimun Jawa Island;Kumai, Kalimantan, Borneo;Tanjung Padan, Belitung Island, Indonesia;Singapore
In addition the Grand Prize includes a Sony HDR-CX100 Handycam® Camcorder; and one (1) 2012 T-shirt (specific size and style selected at sole discretion of Sponsor).
The ARV of the Grand Prize is between $15,014.99 and $37,614.99, depending on Grand Prize Winner’s Voyage choice.
FIRST PRIZE:Four [4] First Prizes will be awarded in this Sweepstakes. The four [4] First Prizes shall be selected in the following order and consist of:
- – 52″ Bravia XBR9 First Prize: Consists of one (1) 52″ Bravia XBR9 Series LCD HD Television and one (1) 2012 T-shirt (specific size and style selected at sole discretion of Sponsor).ARV: $3,024.99
- – Alpha A350K First Prize: Consists of one (1) Sony Alpha A350K DSLR camera and one (1) 2012 T-shirt (specific size and style selected at sole discretion of Sponsor).ARV: $674.99
- – Cyber-shot® T900 Prize:Consists of a Cyber-shot® T900 digital camera and one (1) 2012 T-shirt (specific size and style selected at sole discretion of Sponsor).ARV: $404.99
- – Sony Blu-ray Disc™ Player Prize: Consists of a Sony Blu-ray Disc Player BDP-S560 and one (1) 2012 T-shirt (specific size and style selected at sole discretion of Sponsor). ARV: $374.99
SECOND PRIZE:Twelve (12) Second Prizes will be awarded in this Sweepstakes. Each Second Prizeconsists of one (1) 2012 T-shirt (specific size and style selected at sole discretion of Sponsor).ARV: $25 each.
Total ARV of all prizes:
Between $19,794.95 and $42,394.95
Winners : For an Official Winners List (available after 12/30/09), or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: “2012 ESCAPE SWEEPSTAKES” (please specify Official Winners’ List or Official Rules), PO Box 56436, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91413. The Official Rules are also available during the Entry Period at the Sweepstakes Site.
